Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 4 Ask For Help

she checked in and went to her room to take a shower. All freshened up, she hailed a taxi to the Tanner residence.“Mom, did you say Sophie’s coming back?” Willow’s expression grew grim after she learned about Sophie’s return.“Your grandpa told Caleb to bring her home.” Charmaine was seething, too.“What does Grandpa want? After what Sophie did, people are still gossiping behind my back! Now that she’s back, people will start saying that the Tanner family’s daughters are…”Sophie stepped into the house before Willow could finish her sentence. Clearly, Sophie had heard everything.Willow wasn’t afraid of being heard, anyway.“Sophie, how could you be this shameless? If I were you, I would immediately end my life in shame!” Willow scorned. “If you feel sorry, you can end your life now.”“Where’s Grandpa?” Sophie ignored her blatantly. After all, she was back to see her grandfather as he wished to see her.A wave of fury crashed through Willow.“Mom, just look at her!” she huffed.“Shut up!” Right then, Josiah descended from the stairs.“Sophie’s my granddaughter, and she has the right to stay in the Tanner residence. If you both have any objection, you can scram now.”“Grandpa, you can’t do this to me. Sophie—”Josiah cut in, “Willow, don’t you understand my words?” There was a hint of warning in his tone. “Sophie, come here. I haven’t seen you for five whole years.”Sophie’s heart ached when she saw her grandfather’s white hair. Obediently, she went to him.“Grandpa, I’m here to pay you a visit.”Oh, she’s so skinny. They left her to her own devices in Horington when she was a kid, and there was no one who could take care of her.Josiah squeezed her hands.“Sophie, I wasn’t here five years ago and had no idea what happened. Now that I’m back, no one will dare to bully you,” he promised.“Thanks, Grandpa.” He was the only one who trusted her wholeheartedly in the family.“There’s no need to thank me. Morgan, go clean Ms. Sophie’s room now.” Josiah was in a jovial mood after seeing Sophie. “Charmaine, you’ll have to enroll Sophie into a school tomorrow,” he ordered.“Dad, Sophie was expelled by her school five years ago. I’m afraid no school would take her in now,” Charmaine explained.They weren’t in Horington and couldn’t pay a school to take Sophie in.“Sophie can attend Jipsdale Premier High together with Willow,” Josiah added as though he hadn’t heard her explanation.“Dad, not everyone can get into Jipsdale Premier High. It’s the hardest high school to get into in Jipsdale! Not even rich and influential people can send their children there. Willa got into Jipsdale Premier High through her own abilities.”“Grandpa, you don’t have to do this.” Sophie only came here to pay him a visit. She added, “Besides, I’m staying somewhere else. I’m not moving back.”Josiah’s face turned dark at her words.“Sophie, I promise no one can bully you here. The Tanner family needs you,” he reiterated.“Grandpa, Sophie knows nothing! All she does is fight and spend her time with delinquents.”Bang!Josiah slammed his teacup onto the table so loudly that the tea splashed out.“Willow, you are to leave right this instance if you dare to utter one more word!” Josiah fumed. “Are my orders ineffective now as I wasn’t home for five years?”He turned to Sophie. “Sophie, are you going to disobey me, too?”“Grandpa, I…” Sophie trailed off hesitantly. She would definitely ignore those words if they came from someone else’s lips.However, Josiah was the one who said