Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 463 Must I Forgive Her

The silence in the office was beginning to disconcert Bianca and Cecily. They sat on the couch uneasily, still unable to believe that was the first thing Sophia had to say after that long pause.

While Sophie browsed through her phone quietly, Cecily had already turned pale. Unlike Cecily, Bianca looked more composed, although she was initially a little taken aback. She had been through worse and could deal with a sticky situation like that. "Ms. Yarrow, I heard Cecily argued with you over a bag last night. You must have been so upset because of her, but rest assured she had no ill intention. She just liked that bag too much. As her mother, I would like to apologize on her behalf for her unthoughtful words and behavior. She is still young and doesn't know what she should and shouldn't say. We want to make it up to you. If you really like that bag, we don't mind letting you have it. I know my daughter is at fault here, so we came here in person to apologize to you. Just let us know if there is anything we can do to make it up to you. Our family will do everything within our capacity for you."

Despite Bianca's proposal, Sophia was fully aware that it was just lip service since there was nothing the Young family could offer her.

The truth was Sophia had wanted to forgive Cecily since that was her first offense, but she had changed her mind when Cecily began spreading rumors about her and Samuel. Sophia was no saint to let Cecily walk all over her.

Looks like she didn't heed my warning yesterday.

"You may not be familiar with how I do things, Mrs. Young. I am not a woman of patience, so let me recap what your daughter said about me yesterday: I wonder if she's responsible for what happened to Alexander when he went to Doveston with her. After all, he seemed fine before their journey," Sophia repeated Cecily's words verbatim. Given her photographic memory, she narrated every word exactly and could even retell the story in Cecily's original tone. Having laid all the cards on the table, she smiled and glanced at Cecily. "Tell me, Ms. Young. Did I misquote you?"

Bianca was horrified when she heard the whole story. She had thought that Cecily had spread some frivolous gossip about Sophia, but upon learning the harsh truth, she glanced at Sophia and turned to slap Cecily. "How dare you say that? You went out of line!"

Cecily, already frightened by the mess she caused, broke down in tears when her mother slapped her, but Bianca did not stop.

She kept berating her daughter and slapping her while Sophia sat there, watching quietly as if she enjoyed the entertainment.

Suddenly, a knock came on the door, and Yvonne entered with some coffee.

"Mrs. Young," Sophia finally interrupted, "I warned Cecily yesterday afternoon to stop her idle talk. She promised not to do it again, but she forgot all about it that night itself. I think there's no ridding her of this habit."

Here, Sophia looked at her secretary and asked, "Ms. Leighton, what do you think is a good way to make her stop this bad habit?"

Yvonne looked Sophia in the eyes and suggested apathetically, "I think you should just cut her tongue so she never talks again. That's how she can completely wean herself off the habit."

Bianca turned pale as a sheet when she heard Yvonne. Beside her, Cecily was quivering in fear as she inched closer to her mother subconsciously.

"M-Ms. Yarrow, this is against the law."

Young. This is against the law," Sophia said with a

citizen. How could you suggest that

pursed her lips and replied, "I'm sorry, Ms.

it again." Sophia then got up. "It's time I get back

"Ms. Yarrow—"

her sentence, Yvonne said, "Mrs. Young, Ms. Young, Ms. Yarrow

her tongue, Cecily pulled her mother's sleeve and urged,

dear daughter was, Bianca decided to leave, although

two reached the door, Sophia's voice

lifted the untouched package. "I'm not a

between the lines, Bianca wanted to say something, but Yvonne beat her to it. "Mrs.

would not put Cecily's wrongdoing behind her that easily. However, she could not tell what Sophia's next step

at the table,

Cecily, she asked, "Ms. Yarrow, is

put down her pen and smiled at her. "Do you have any

and has a son with her," the secretary replied after

son the favor

so much, I'll let her

it," Yvonne replied

smiled, thinking how Cecily would feel when her own family was caught

thoughts and dived right into work until

phone

call from Samuel. Sophia

and put it on speaker, then rested against the chair as she massaged her sore neck.

Samuel who was on the other end of the call. "I just wanted to ask how Cecily's visit to

from Alexander, there was no way Samuel would want to meet Sophia