Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 3 Does She Even Have A Family

in at the sight of Sophie outside. She raised her arm with the intention of giving Sophie a slap.However, Sophie grabbed her arm and glared at her icily.“Mrs. Tanner, what are you doing? You and the Tanner family should stay out of my business. You discarded me back then, right? Stop poking your nose into my business.”They made their choice five years ago, right? They chose Willow, and I was their unwanted daughter.“Sophie, what was that? How could you be that rude? What else are we supposed to do after your humiliating incident? You were the reason our family became the laughingstock of Jipsdale. Haven’t you learned from your mistake?” Charmaine demanded.Sophie was disappointed after hearing her words. Despite being her mother, Charmaine had never trusted her.“I’ve humiliated you, so I’ve cut all ties with the Tanner family. Whether I die or live on is none of your business. Stop coming to me or butt into my business,” Sophie told her calmly. Going to her classroom, she grabbed her backpack and marched out of school.Charmaine’s disappointment increased when she saw how stubborn Sophie was.I can’t ignore her. No matter what, she’s still my daughter. Besides, if Dad comes home and finds out we abandoned Sophie in Horington, there’s no telling what he’ll do. After all, Dad adores Sophie the most.“Mr. Tristan, Sophie has been expelled from her school,” Felix promptly updated Tristan. “She’s the youngest daughter of the Jipsdale Tanners who was abandoned in Horington.”“She’s Caleb Tanner’s younger sister?” The Tanner family wasn’t that influential in Jipsdale, but Tristan knew who Caleb was.“Yep, she’s Caleb Tanner’s younger sister. Apparently, Sophie caused an uproar in Jipsdale for living together with a thug when she was in eighth grade. She even got an abortion.”“Apparently? How could you believe a baseless rumor?”Sophie isn’t one who would live together with a thug and abort her child in middle school. That sounds ridiculous.Felix scratched his nose awkwardly.“It was her elder sister, Willow Tanner, who spilled the truth.”“Willow Tanner?” Tristan had no recollection of the name.“Mr. Tristan, this is the Tanner family’s personal matter. Are you going to interfere?”“I find Sophie extremely interesting. If we bring her back, she might be of use to us one day,” came Tristan’s answer.“What? Mr. Tristan, are you planning on letting her work in Lombard Group?” Felix was dumbfounded.“Why? You’ve got a problem with that?”Felix shook his head profusely.“Of course not. I don’t have any problem with that. You call the shots,” he responded in an attempt to butter up to his employer.Night soon fell, but Charmaine couldn’t figure out any solution. She didn’t even get to