No Remarriage for us Stay Away by Livia Storm

Chapter 491 The Saying Is True

"What?"

"What?"

Both David and Evelyn asked in unison.

As the words fell, the two exchanged a glance.

Back then, when Evelyn first learned that David had been unfaithful to her twenty years ago, that he even had an illegitimate child who was now old enough to attend university, she had her own bout of hysteria. Nonetheless, she quickly regained her composure, and the first question that came to her mind was whether she should divorce him.

The answer was no.

She knew that once they divorced, it would inadvertently pave the way for the mistress to force her way into the Tortell family. In other words, she'd be giving up everything to someone else without a fight. Sophia was, after all, the daughter David had raised by his side. Out of guilt, he had become increasingly indulgent toward her. If he were to pass away now, Sophia would surely inherit a substantial fortune. However, if the mistress were to join the Tortell family, that would be a different story.

David was in good health at the time, and it seemed inevitable that he would spend the next ten to twenty years with his mistress. Already, he had begun to contemplate handing over the reins of the company to his son. In ten to twenty years, Sophia would gradually be marginalized, and might even be ousted from the Tortell family.

From a young age, Sophia was quite carefree and simple-minded, lacking guile. She also had a bit of a stubborn streak. This undoubtedly made Evelyn very worried about her.

Already past the age of fifty, there wasn't much to look forward to in the latter half of life. At this point, divorce seemed meaningless to her. Instead of parting ways, she figured that it seemed better to uphold the status quo and fight for more for Sophia.

Once Evelyn decided against a divorce, she calmed down significantly. She had a thorough discussion with David, taking advantage of the lingering guilt within him to convince him to transfer a portion of his wealth under Sophia's name. And so, the two of them maintained a superficial peace currently.

"Don't be surprised." Sophia glanced at the two of them, a faint smile playing on her lips. "My boyfriend wants to come over and visit you guys tomorrow."

Taken aback, David and Evelyn shared a glance.

David slightly furrowed his brows, reprimanding in a low voice, "When did you get yourself a boyfriend? You never mentioned anything. Don't bring home someone of questionable character."

Evelyn looked at Sophia and nodded gently.

Sophia wasn't a naive and ignorant girl. The fact that she suggested bringing her boyfriend home either meant their relationship was profound, reaching a stage where marriage was on the table, or she had been deceived by sweet talk. From Evelyn's perspective, she believed it was certainly the latter.

"If he's a shady person, why did you introduce him to me?" Sophia raised an eyebrow.

with looks. "I was

"It's him."

blind date. Now you see I wasn't lying, don't you?" David wore an expression that clearly indicated

felt reassured enough that they agreed to let him meet Sophia for a potential match. Evelyn asked, "But didn't you mention before that you weren't interested in him? You said he wasn't serious because he chose a bar as the meeting place,

was particularly annoyed with him at that time, so I purposely said so to you all."

paused for a moment, racking her brains, but she truly couldn't concoct a response. With no other option, she playfully grabbed Evelyn's arm, feigning shyness as she said, "Oh, Mom, can you please stop asking?" "All right, all right, I won't pry any further. You've started dating and didn't even inform us. Now that you two are together, we should meet

"Mhm."

of them dined together, David and Evelyn would occasionally

you know what his family situation

old friend

vouched that Zephyr was a decent young man. He came from a humble background, but he was a self-made individual. During his studies abroad, he established

ventures there.

dad, I'm not quite sure. I didn't ask in detail." Sophia sounded somewhat hesitant, panicking internally. D*mn, I forgot to ask Zephyr about his situation. She recalled that during their high school years, Zephyr's father

point of meeting each other's parents and you still don't know what his family

and innocent.

"No."

Zephyr's father must have

have no family members by his side, and that's why he never brought up the matter of me meeting

slightly furrowed her brows, asking, "What is he doing now? Has he joined a company or started a

at the corner of her mouth, her forehead breaking out in a

all for this visit. This is all Zephyr's fault. What's with the

and she turned to David and Evelyn, saying with

"1

just want to get to know him a bit

ask him again tomorrow and get to know more about his financial situation. So, why am I even bothering to explain it now?"

tomorrow. I'll get

night, Sophia didn't

his visit planned

dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and suit trousers. His prominent beer belly was cinched with a black belt. His

revealing

on his