Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 70 Keep Him Alive

was someone he should never provoke, so why was his son dumb enough to poke the bear?“What should we do, then? We can’t possibly leave our only son in the lurch!” Brayden’s wife, Valerie, muttered.Brayden flew into a rage. “Why don’t you tell me? We’re up against Mr. Tristan, for goodness’ sake! No one in Jipsdale or even Chanaea dares to aggravate him! It’s all your fault. You’re home every day, yet you’ve failed to educate our child.”“You can rely on your connections, can’t you?” Valerie pleaded. “After all, you’re a famous director. I’m sure Mr. Tristan would go easy on you.”Left with no other choice, Brayden continued calling up his friends in a bid to track down Tristan.Valerie is right. I’m a famous director with legions of fans. The CEO of Lombard Group can’t possibly make me his enemy and risk incurring the wrath of everyone, can he?Meanwhile, Tristan opened the door to the private room and ushered Sophie in, causing everyone inside to look up at them.After seeing the suit jacket around Sophie’s waist, Felix roared with laughter. “Sophie, what a unique dress sense you have!”Winter had initially thought that Tristan would change his mind about Sophie after the earlier episode with Trevor.To her horror, not only had he brought Sophie to the party, but he had also shown just how much he cared about her.After all, if she meant nothing to him, why would he mind that others were looking at her legs?Sophie merely shrugged off Felix’s comment. Unique? So be it. What baffles me more is why Mr. Tristan doesn’t seem too happy.“Scoot over,” Tristan instructed Felix.Without hesitation, the latter got up to sit with Sean, leaving the two-seater couch for Tristan and Sophie.The couple had just taken their seats when Tristan’s phone started ringing.After answering the call and listening for a few seconds, he scoffed, “Well, what do you think? His son pissed me off, so why shouldn’t I teach him a lesson to keep him in line? I won’t kill him, but if he continues antagonizing me, don’t blame me for changing my mind.”As it turned out, Brayden had managed to find someone to intercede with Tristan on his behalf.“Wow. Who knew Brayden Gardner had that much influence?” Sophie mused, surprised that the director could find people willing to help him.Tristan hung up the phone, a flicker of annoyance crossing his face.I don’t care who tries to intercede for the Gardners today. No amount of pleading would work.“Don’t be angry, Mr. Tristan. It’s not good for your health,” Winter said as she poured him a glass of red wine.Besides, is it worthwhile getting so worked up for Sophie?Instead of drinking the wine, Tristan opened one of the beers on the coffee table and took a gulp.Naturally, Winter was shocked. Everything around her was changing so rapidly that she had trouble grasping them. “Mr. Tristan, didn’t you use to dislike drinking beer?” she blurted out.“Winter, there’s no need to be so strict,” Tristan replied. Does she expect me to report my likes and dislikes? How ridiculous.Sophie, too, had grabbed a beer to drink.Winter’s trying to show me up, isn’t she? Why else would she keep implying how much she knows Tristan? Then again, so what if she knows him well? He