Chapter 849
“Let’s wait a couple more days! Once the situation here stabilizes a little more, I’ll definitely go back with you guys.”
Barney was still concerned about the situation at hand.
“Sure, then let’s wait for a few more days.” Sophie had no issue with the arrangement.
Arius shrugged nonchalantly in response. “All right. You two can decide when it comes to things like this. I’m practically useless every time we’re caught in this kind of situation.”
Hence, Arius did not even bother to provide any insight. As long as Barney and Sophie agreed with each other, that was enough.
“Dr. Smith, I’m getting tired. I’ll be getting some rest now. You should too! It’s been a while since you’ve gotten quality rest,” Arius urged, unhappy at the fact that Barney had over-exerted himself as though he was still young. In Arius’ opinion, Barney should accept that he was getting old and that his body was not as strong as it used to be.
“All right. All right. I got it. I’ll go rest now.” Barney did not argue. After all, he knew that they always had his best interests at heart.
With that, Arius and Barney went to rest.
Likewise, Sophie and Tristan retired back into their room as well.
At that moment, Anglandur was in a state of chaos. It was a complete mess everywhere. Thus, there was no point in going out.
Soon after they returned to their room, Tristan received a call from Ophelia.
A line formed between Tristan’s brows as he frowned.
A situation had arisen at Lombard Group’s branch company. In the past, Felix and Ophelia were the ones in charge of dealing with such issues. However, Felix was not here at present, which meant that Tristan had to go over to investigate the problem himself.
“What’s wrong?” Upon noticing the sudden change in his expression, Sophie thought that something terrible had happened.
“It’s no big deal. I need to go out for a while. You can stay here and rest.” Since it was nothing major, Tristan did not think it necessary for Sophie to follow him.
To his surprise, Sophie latched onto his hand.
“I’ve gotten enough sleep today. No matter where you go, I’ll follow you.” Tristan had always been by her side all the while. Now that things on her side had calmed down a little, she would naturally want to follow him wherever he went.
Tristan did not object. “All right. I’ll go get you a jacket.”
Springtime had arrived at Anglandur, and it was starting to warm up. With the sun hanging high, the weather was looking great.
A light ash-colored jacket overlaid Sophie’s white short-sleeved blouse. Her long hair flowed freely around her shoulders.
As simple as her outfit was, she still looked incredibly stunning.
Once they were dressed, Tristan and Sophie headed straight to Lombard Group’s branch company in Anglandur. By the time they arrived, Ophelia was already waiting for them.
It had been a while since Ophelia had last seen Tristan. Her eyes lit up in anticipation as she awaited his arrival.
When Ophelia saw how tenderly Tristan was treating Sophie upon the couple’s arrival, however, the light behind her eyes faded a little.
Regardless, she kept her emotions in check in the blink of an eye and greeted the couple politely and respectfully.
“Mr. Tristan, the situation right now is a little troublesome. I called you because I have no clue how to resolve it.”
As the person in charge of the branch company, Ophelia was supposed to deal with such situations on her own. Yet, she had failed to do so that time around. Needless to say, Ophelia knew that it was because of her incompetence.
“Noted. Let’s discuss this in the conference room,” Tristan replied. It seemed inappropriate to talk about it at that time and place.
Ophelia immediately shut up.
Meanwhile, Tristan had already brought Sophie to the conference room. Before long, Ophelia entered with a group of executives.
In the room, Sophie was seated beside Tristan and scrolling through her phone. Ophelia’s gaze had not left Sophie the moment she stepped into the conference room.
Upon noticing Ophelia staring at Sophie, Tristan was beginning to feel annoyed.
What’s going on with Ophelia? Has she never seen a woman so beautiful? Why is she staring at Sophie like that?
Tristan was displeased.
“Mr. Tristan, I think it’ll be better for Ms. Tanner to take a break at the lounge. It seems a little inappropriate for her to be here,” Ophelia suggested. She genuinely did not think it was appropriate for Sophie to be in the meeting. After all, they would be discussing the management of Lombard Group, and Sophie was not part of the company.
Tristan frowned at her words.
“Stay in your lane, Ophelia. You only have to focus on your task at hand. There’s no need to pay any attention to her,” Tristan defended Sophie.
Even though Tristan knew that it was almost impossible to ignore Sophie’s presence, he did not think it was necessary for Ophelia to keep staring at her.
“My apologies, Mr. Tristan. That was not what I meant.” Ophelia bit her lip and lowered her head.
“What’s wrong? Should I go wait for you in the lounge?” Sophie did not think it was an issue for her to leave. After all, she would not be of much help even if she stayed.
“No need. You can stay here and listen to your music.” Tristan smiled as he personally put her earphones into her ear.
Sophie was listening to the songs from Ysabelle’s newest album. Ysabelle had sent her the songs the previous night and was hoping to receive some comments from her.
I’ve slept too much today. Now that I have time, I should give these a listen.
Ysabelle had improved greatly. Her newest album did not disappoint Sophie. As she listened, Sophie typed down the comments on an electronic document.
All those comments were her feedback on the album.
Tristan’s meeting lasted for quite some time. Even after Sophie finished listening to all the songs from the album and completed writing her feedback, the meeting was still ongoing.
Sophie then opened WhatsApp and sent Ysabelle the electronic document consisting of her feedback.
Within seconds, Ysabelle’s reply came: Sophie! You’ve finally got some free time! I thought you were still occupied! What do you think of my new album?
Sophie’s thumbs flew across the keyboard. She wrote: It’s quite good. I’ve sent you my feedback. You can take a look. You’ve improved a lot with this album, so it should be a raging success.
As long as there were no accidents, Ysabelle’s new album should be a hit. Nevertheless, Sophie would not allow any accidents to happen as long as she was around.
Ysabelle replied with a sense of pride: Really? It’s such a relief to hear you say that! I really like this album too!
Truth be told, she had already received a lot of compliments from various parties for the past few days. Nonetheless, it was only after receiving the positive comments from Sophie did Ysabelle truly feel overjoyed.
What she actually wanted was Sophie’s acknowledgment.
Sophie then changed the topic: Which reminds me. The Wheelers have a song that’s supposed to be a duet. I think your voice is suitable for the collaboration.
In the past, Ysabelle had worked together with The Wheelers on other minor projects, but she had never officially collaborated with them.
Sophie intended for the two trump cards of TS to have a collaborative work.
Isabelle gaped at the message before replying: Really? Can I really sing with The Wheelers? Ysabelle knew about the duet in the making. However, she had never expected she would have the opportunity to work on it.
Sophie wrote: You can contact Mark after this. I’ve already notified him about it.
Ysabelle texted back instantly: Sophie, I love you so much! When you come back, I will definitely treat you to a fancy meal! Ysabelle was in awe of Sophie’s abilities. Even though Sophie was overseas, she still managed to arrange everything so flawlessly.
Sophie replied: Sure.
In the meantime, the meeting had come to a conclusion. With Tristan present, there were no problems they could not resolve.
As the meeting adjourned, all the executives exited the conference room—all except Ophelia. Her eyes were shining with admiration as she fixated her gaze on Tristan.
This man is truly remarkable.
“Mr. Tristan, it’s almost time for dinner. Should we grab a meal together?” Ophelia boldly extended the invitation.
She firmly believed that Tristan was out of Sophie’s league.
Throughout the whole afternoon, Mr. Tristan has been working. What did Ms. Tanner do? All she did was listen to music and text her friends. What’s the difference between her and a teenage girl with internet addiction?
