Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

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been a difficult task for her to find out where they were having dinner to celebrate it.“I’m here, Grandpa.”Josiah finally looked at ease at the sight of his granddaughter.“Soph! Come here.”Sophie walked over and sat beside him.“There’s no need for you to get angry, Grandpa. It’s your eightieth birthday, so how could I not come?”Hearing that, Josiah couldn’t stop himself from smiling. As expected from my Sophie.Patting her head, he said, “Oh, Soph! What would you do if I wasn’t here anymore?”“You’re still in great health! Don’t worry too much.”“All right. Since everyone is here now, bring the dishes over!”Yale had a grim expression on his face, but he said nothing else. After all, it was his father’s birthday today. He couldn’t make it an unhappy day for him.“Willa, your monthly exam just ended, right? How was it?” Willow’s maternal aunt, Yara, asked.“It was all right, Aunt Yara.”“I heard from our Taylor that the papers this time were really difficult. You’re really lucky, Charmaine,” she continued to flatter.Charmaine was delighted when everyone turned their attention to Willow. She had spent so much time and energy on her daughter, after all.“Taylor is really well-behaved too. I’m sure she did well in her exams.”“I’d probably do better than Sophie,” Taylor replied with a smile.“Watch what you’re saying, Taylor.”“I was just telling the truth, Mom! No one here is a match for Willa.”A smile surfaced on Willow’s face when she heard the compliment, but she stayed silent.Nonetheless, she really liked hearing praises like these.“Don’t mind her, Soph. Taylor is still young, so she doesn’t know any better.”“I don’t mind!” Sophie had never cared about irrelevant people like her.“Soph, now that you’re back in Jipsdale, you have to study hard. Stop with the nonsense you did in the past.”“What did I do in the past that was so nonsensical, Aunt Yara?”Hearing that, Sophie raised a brow. These two are here to stir up trouble on purpose, aren’t they?“Since when is it your turn to tell me what to do with my life?”“Watch your words, Sophie! She’s your aunt!” Charmaine scolded as she glared at Sophie.“This is how I’ve always spoken. Don’t you know that I have no manners and am a delinquent? Besides, I’m holding back today since it’s Grandpa’s birthday. Don’t blame me for being too hard on you next time I hear you saying something like this again.”Sophie couldn’t help but feel disgusted at how they were flattering her mother while trampling over her.“That’s enough. Are we still eating or not?”No one dared to utter another word when Josiah spoke up.“Don’t mind their words, Soph,” he said, his heart aching for Sophie.After their meal, everyone got up and gifted Josiah with the presents they brought.“I’ve also prepared something for you, Grandpa.”Willow stood up and took out a red velvet box.“I bought this emerald ring from an auction for two million. I hope you will like it, Grandpa.”“What a filial child you are, Willa. Two million!” Yara’s eyes lit up. Two million was not a small number for an ordinary family.“I used the money I’ve saved up since I was young, and the gift is nothing too expensive. I just hope that you will like it, Grandpa,” Willow said gently. Would Grandpa still like Sophie as much now?“Sophie, Old Mr. Tanner gave you his twenty percent of the shares. Did you not prepare anything for him on his birthday?” Yara asked, not wanting Sophie to have an easy time.“What I gave Sophie is just a gift to her as