Chapter 832
“On top of that, you don’t have to worry about me getting involved with him in any way,” Sophie declared.
Once she had said her piece, she strode out of Javier’s study.
The moment she left, Nicholas emerged from the shadows, eliciting a sigh from Javier.
“What’s your goal in getting me to hear those words? Didn’t I already tell you? Stop wasting your time!”
At that moment, sorrow was the only thing Nicholas felt. Nothing else really mattered, for what Sophie said was true.
“Nicholas, why are you such a failure? Didn’t she make herself clear? She has no feelings for you at all. In that case, you should do what’s necessary. Now that you have a golden opportunity, do you still need me to remind you of it?”
Tristan never had the intention of letting Nicholas go.
Now that the former was here in their home, killing Tristan would be extremely easy.
“I don’t want Sophie to hate me.” He obviously knew that this was the best chance he had but couldn’t bear the lifelong burden of Sophie’s animosity.
Javier inhaled a deep breath.
“Nicholas, are you really my son? Since when do I have such a failure like you as my son?” He has forsaken his family on the account of love.
Nicholas remained silent, for it was a question he didn’t have the answer to.
“Let me remind you again that this is as close as you would ever come to killing him. If you let him go, he might not return the favor next time.” They had no illusions as to how ruthless Tristan was.
“If I die in his hands, I’ll gladly accept my fate.” No matter what, he wasn’t going to kill Tristan in front of Sophie.
Meanwhile, Sophie went to see Tristan in his room.
“I’ve ordered someone to pick us up.” It wasn’t safe for them to continue lingering in Nicholas’ territory. If the latter harbored any hostile intentions, they would be put in an extremely precarious position.
Sophie nodded in agreement. “Got it.”
It’s true that staying back isn’t a good idea.
She was then pulled into Tristan’s embrace.
“What’s on your mind?”
“I was just thinking about everything that happened recently,” Sophie answered, as exhaustion caused her to lean into his embrace.
“Now’s not the time for that. You should get some sleep instead.” She hasn’t gotten any rest during her time at International Medical Association. After all that has happened today, she must be exhausted.
“No, I can rest when I’m home.” Truth be told, she didn’t fully trust Nicholas still.
Given that the latter never stopped finding ways to kill Tristan, there was no way she could sleep at a time like this.
“Sure.” Tristan didn’t want to pressure her. After all, his men were arriving soon, and she could have all the rest she needed when they were home.
Meanwhile, even after Marcus’ men combed the primeval forest, they failed to locate Sophie and her companions.
After Barney learned about the shootout in the forest, his expression drastically changed.
“Dr. Smith, as you can see, the men I’ve sent were unable to locate them. Now that chaos reigns across Anglandur, you have to step forward and take charge.” Marcus had run out of ideas.
Barney took a deep breath before replying, “I understand.”
There was no way he could ignore the devastation created by the virus.
Yet he still couldn’t accept the fact that Sophie and Arius lost their lives just like that.
“Dr. Smith, now that the nation is in crisis, we have no choice but to let go of the past. Our current priority is to work hard to solve the problem that lies before us.”
Barney remained silent, as he still couldn’t take his mind off Arius and Sophie. However, the attackers were terrorists, and there was a huge number of them.
Just the thought of those two losing their lives saddened him. All this wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t ask them to come with me. Both of them were still so young, and their future path was paved with limitless possibilities.
While Barney was mired in self-loathing, his phone rang from an unknown number.
Arius’ voice rang out the moment he answered.
“Dr. Smith, it’s me. Don’t worry. Sophie and I are fine, and we’ll be back very soon. On top of that, Sophie has found out the reason for the virus’ mutation and is confident of finding a cure for it very soon.”
Cognizant that Barney would be worried, Arius found a phone to give his mentor a call.
“Arius, are you really all right?” Hearing Arius’ voice felt like a surreal experience for Barney.
“Mmm-hmm, don’t worry. We’re perfectly fine!”
After exchanging a few more words, Barney headed to his temporary lab and returned to his work.
Thank God they’re all right.
Upon ending the call, Arius was given a fright when he turned around to see Butterfly appear out of nowhere.
“What are you doing? You almost scared me to death, standing behind me silently like that.”
“What’s there to be afraid of if your conscience is clear?” What a strange man. Why is he so worked up when we have escaped from the jaws of death together?
“I’m not afraid of anything.” He has turned out this way simply because he’s just too kind.
“By the way, we’ll be leaving soon. Are you coming with us?” Arius asked Butterfly.
“Yes, I am.”
Even though Nicholas had saved her life, there was no point in her staying back, as they were not on the same side.
Soon, Tristan’s men came to pick them up. Knowledge of their departure quickly upset Nicholas.
“Sophie, why can’t you stay one night before leaving?” What do the lives of all those people have anything to do with us? Is it necessary to sacrifice so much for them?
No matter what, he refused to let Sophie leave.
His objections caused Sophie to stop in her tracks.
“Nicholas, our values diverge from each other. It’s very difficult for me to explain what I’m doing.” Since she failed the first time, she felt that repeating herself was nothing but a waste of time.
“That said, I’m truly grateful to you for rescuing us.” She would never forget that she owed him her life despite the bad blood.
“In that case, why don’t I come with you?” Since she’s unwilling to stay, I’m sure I can go with her.
“How can you do that with your wounds? Besides, didn’t you agree to see a psychologist?”
Nicholas would be a lot more useful if he could keep his emotions in check.
“I don’t care. I just want to be by your side.” He couldn’t be bothered with the Sable family anymore.
