Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 67 The Burn

when they saw what had happened.They all had a crush on Bailey because not only did the young man come from a wealthy family, but he was also kind and smart. Most importantly, he was exceptionally good-looking.Bailey’s admirers thought his appearance was as impressive as that of an angel.“Your spaghetti is on the way.” A waiter was rushing toward Sophie and Ysabelle when somebody bumped into him.“Soph, look out!” Ysabelle’s heart almost skipped a beat when she saw the plate of hot spaghetti flying toward Sophie.Fortunately, Bailey was strong and quick enough to pull Sophie out of the way.Some of the sauce landed on Bailey’s arm, but most of it ended up on the floor.Had Bailey not rescued Sophie in time, the young woman would have been covered in spaghetti.“Oh, my goodness! I’m terribly sorry. It was an accident. Are you okay?” The waiter was so shocked that his face was drained of color.Since the spaghetti came just out of the kitchen, it was piping hot.“Are you hurt?” Bailey wanted to ensure that Sophie was fine even though his arm was slightly burned.“I’m fine. We need to get you to the hospital!” Sophie could see a sizeable red patch on Bailey’s fair arm since the young man got the sleeves of his school uniform rolled up.“That’s not necessary. I’ll just apply some healing balm, and it’ll be as good as new,” said Bailey nonchalantly since he did not think his injury was anything a man like him could not handle.“I still think you should go to the hospital.” Ysabelle insisted that the young man seek professional help after looking at his injury.“I’m good. Really.”“Fine! If you won’t go to the hospital, at least let me get you something from the pharmacy. You guys wait for me at the school gate.”“Sophie…” Before Bailey could finish his sentence, Sophie had already left.The young woman went to a pharmacy to buy a bottle of burn relief spray and returned to the school gate, where her schoolmates waited. “Take off your jacket.”“Let me help you,” offered Ysabelle, but Bailey would not let her.“It’s fine. I can do it myself.”Bailey wrapped his jacket around his arm after taking it off.Then, Sophie approached the young man to lift his arm with one hand while holding the spray with the other.Even though the process could not be simpler, Sophie gave Bailey her full attention anyway.Suddenly, it was as if they were the only two people around.Bailey found himself completely captivated by the young woman treating his arm.After she was done spraying, Sophie handed the bottle to Bailey.“Spray again before going to bed and make sure your arm stays dry.”“Thank you.”“I’m the one who should be grateful here, Bailey.”“It’s nothing. That’s what schoolmates do. Hey, you guys haven’t had dinner yet, right? What do you say we go get something to eat?”“Sure. To show my appreciation, I’ll buy,” offered Sophie generously.She was the kind of person who knew how to hold a grudge, but at the same time, she was also quick to repay kindness with kindness.The three then went to a pizza place near Jipsdale Premier High.Sophie only returned to her seat after placing their orders.“I heard Mr. Elswick wanted you to participate in the physics competition, Sophie. Let’s do it together!”“I haven’t decided yet.” Sophie knew she had to keep her promise to Josiah, so she could not afford to be distracted.“Well, I hope you’ll decide to participate.”“I’ll think about it.”Ysabelle could not believe there was no hot sauce on the pizza when it got served. “Who eats pepperoni pizzas without hot sauce?”“I don’t mind,” responded Bailey before glancing at Sophie unconsciously. Sophie may look cold, but she’s actually a very thoughtful person.“Let’s dig in!”During dinner, Ysabelle posted on her Instagram: What should I do? I think Soph is going to abandon me for someone else soon. Still, she was lucky the campus hunk was around to save her today. For Soph’s sake, I’ll keep my thoughts to myself for now.It had only been a minute since Ysabelle posted on Instagram when Tristan called her.“What’s going on?” questioned Tristan.“What are you talking about, Uncle Tristan?” Ysabelle had no idea what the man was referring to.“Where are you now?”“At school, of course!” Ysabelle was about to say something else, but Tristan had already hung up. “Hello?”“What’s wrong?” inquired Sophie curiously when she saw how baffled her friend was.“Nothing.” Ysabelle had not the faintest idea what had gotten into her uncle.Even though she did not say anything about it, Ysabelle thought there was something seriously wrong with Tristan then.When Tristan finally arrived at the pizza place, he saw the three walk out.Even though he could not hear the conversation between Sophie and the young man beside her, he could see how attentive she was.The two were so absorbed in their conversation that they did not even notice Tristan when they passed by his car.“What are you worried about, Mr. Tristan? It’s just a harmless boy. He’s got nothing on you.”“Give me a cigarette.”As instructed, Felix lighted a cigarette before handing it to Tristan, who then took a