Anything For Her

“Mr. Tristan.” The man was immediately petrified when he saw Tristan.

F*ck! She’s his woman, and she was even in his room. I’m doomed.

“Get lost,” Tristan growled.

“Sure thing. I’ll leave right away.” With that, the man disappeared without a trace.

Everyone in Jipsdale knew their days would be numbered if they dared to cross Tristan, and the man had no wish to meet a sticky end.

Under the crowd’s envious gazes, Tristan extended his hand in a gentlemanly gesture of invitation. “May I have this dance?”

Sophie placed her hand in his, silently agreeing to dance with him.

Tristan held her hand and led her onto the dance floor, then placed one hand on her slender waist while resting the other on her shoulder.

As the other ladies watched Tristan hug Sophie’s waist, a thought surfaced in their minds. They wished Sophie would disappear at once and that the person in Tristan’s arms was them.

“D*mn it! Why is it Sophie again? How is she so lucky?” one of them whined.

“Yeah! How could she end up with the man of my dreams?”

Another choked out through bitter sobs, “This is going to make me cry myself to death.”

“I won’t let that little minx get away with this!” Danielle hissed through clenched teeth, her fingers gripping the stem of her wineglass so tightly as if she was going to crush it.

Winter was also still among the crowd. I thought I’d get the opportunity to dance with Tristan, not expecting I’d still lose to Sophie in the end.

“Forget it. There’s nothing we can do about her,” she said.

“What are you talking about, Winter? What do you mean by there’s nothing we can do about her? She’s just a member of the Tanner family. What could she possibly be capable of doing?”

“You’re no match for her.”

Danielle was enraged. “You… Don’t look down on me, Winter. Just you wait and see how I’ll make her suffer.”

Winter knew Danielle would not be able to stir up much trouble. Nonetheless, the latter was capable of causing Sophie some minor upsets, which wouldn’t be such a bad thing.

Meanwhile, Tristan and Sophie were twirling away on the dance floor in effortless harmony. It was their first time dancing together, yet they made for a completely compatible pairing. “Mr. Tristan, I didn’t think you had what it took to cause a national crisis,” Sophie remarked.

“What do you mean?”

“Sir, don’t tell me you can’t tell that all the ladies here are thinking of sinking their teeth into me and ripping me to pieces,” Sophie replied, deliberately emphasizing the word “sir.”

“They’re just jealous that you’re much more beautiful than them. You don’t have to worry about a thing.”

His response rendered Sophie speechless.

Very well, then. Since you’re so handsome, everything you say is correct.

“Mr. Tristan, this dance doesn’t require us to be so close together, does it?”

pressed so closely together in uncomfortable proximity, and Sophie was sure that Tristan

he answered

ladies in the crowd started

as I thought, Sophie is a minx!

she trying

me hold him instead,” another lady

to bear the sight of them dancing any longer, Winter turned and

harbored feelings for since she was little being so close to

was also so angry that

the music stopped, Tristan still did not want to

Tristan, I think that’s enough,”

wise to go overboard. I certainly have no wish to make myself more enemies. Although I’m not afraid of them, I already have enough

loosened

It wouldn’t be appropriate to take things too far. I

her fill of

Ysabelle handed a keycard

Sophie said, “I’m exhausted, Belle. I’ll go to my room

see Sophie to her room. There are many

did not think anyone

Felix made no answer and merely looked

he possibly give me the chance to do

stay here with you.

murmured to Ysabelle and the

and opened the door, she turned toward Tristan

and pressed a kiss to

kiss. Go on in and

a loss for words once

just get kissed by him again? This man

room

then went into her room and shut

time anyone had treated Tristan so brusquely, yet he did not

room was next to Tristan’s, and as Winter returned from drinking her glass of wine, she saw

was thoroughly agitated by

would see him

“Mr. Tristan…”

out his name, hoping

the smile on his face faded the moment he

rest,”

uttered those three words was worlds apart

“Why her?”

asked that question. After all, Tristan disliked others prying into his

it. I really, really, really like him. It has nothing to do with

your brother’s sake, I’ll let it slide

that, Tristan opened the door

leaned against the door, and her body slowly slid

did not even dare to make a sound