Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 74 Going Off The Deep End

there.He phoned Sophie again, but her phone was turned off.“Please excuse me while I take a puff, Mr. Tristan.” Finding the atmosphere scary, the driver decided to make himself scarce.At that exact moment, Aaron stepped out of the gates of Jipsdale Premier High with Bailey and Sophie.“Let’s continue after dinner! There’s still another experiment today.”“Mr. Elswick, there’s still a long time before the physics competition. We really don’t need to be in such a rush.”“The physics competition this time is a national competition, Bailey! If your performance in the physics competition this time is outstanding, you can go to Jipsdale University directly. As such, we must work hard now!”“I also think that there’s still much time left. Mr. Elswick, I’ve still got something else to do tonight, so I’ll take a rain check on dinner.”As soon as Sophie came out, she caught sight of Tristan’s car.“You’re supposed to have a self-study session today anyway. What else do you have to do?”“Would you please give me some freedom, Mr. Elswick? Don’t worry. I won’t embarrass you during the physics competition.”“Fine, then. Go, go!”Thereafter, Sophie walked toward Tristan’s car.“Let’s go! I’ll bring you to dinner. Sophie has taken off, so you can’t do the same.” Aaron dragged Bailey along.While being dragged away, Bailey peered over his shoulder, curious to know the identity of the person in the car.When Tristan saw Sophie heading over, he swung open the car door from the inside.Sophie got into the car.“Why are you here?”“No particular reason. What were you busy with today?”“Nothing! I just went to school as usual!”Tristan said nothing.“What’s wrong with you, Mr. Tristan?” Sophie sensed something amiss with the atmosphere.“Nothing’s wrong.”Disappointment flooded Tristan that she was keeping secrets from him.I thought we could at least be honest with one another!“Where were you all planning to go originally?” he questioned.“Dinner. Mr. Elswick wanted to take us out for dinner.”Us? Does that refer to her and the other guy?“I’ll bring you out to dinner instead!”Tristan wound the car window down and instructed the driver to get back into the car.Willow had a stomachache, so she planned to go home to rest. Unexpectedly, she spotted Tristan’s car.She was all too familiar with that car, for she recognized it as the car that often dropped Sophie off at school.That was the first time she beheld the man’s face clearly.He was incredibly handsome and striking. In fact, if he were to join the entertainment industry, he would definitely shoot to stardom.Wanting to take a photo, she took out her phone. Alas, Tristan swung his gaze at her.She promptly stilled, not daring to move a muscle.Sophie saw Willow as well, upon which a smirk tugged at her lips.What rotten luck to always bump into her!“Step on it,” Tristan ordered the driver in the front.Willow stood there with the phone raised in her hand, but she didn’t dare press the capture button.This morning, a SWAT car came to pick her up. Then, Bailey was all attentive to her at school. And now, it’s a man with an unknown identity. She’s really good at seducing people!“I’ll just wait and see how you ruin yourself, Sophie!”“That sister of yours seems rather dismal.”That remark had Sophie stupefied.That doesn’t seem to have anything to do with me!“Why is your phone turned off?” Ultimately, Tristan couldn’t resist voicing that question.Sophie took out her phone and turned it on straight away.“I don’t know. I didn’t notice that.”Tristan had no response to that.The car drove to Blossom Garden.Sophie had heard of it in the past, but she hadn’t had the opportunity to visit it.The owner of Blossom Garden was a lovely middle-aged woman. As soon as she saw that Tristan brought a guest, she came over to serve them personally.“You haven’t been here in a while, Mr. Tristan. Are you taking your usual room?”“Yeah.”The proprietress, Blossom, personally led Tristan and Sophie to a private room with a retro feel.From the window there, one could see the pavilions in the courtyard. It was a stunning sight.“I don’t think I’ve seen you before, miss. May I be so bold as to ask for your name?”“Sophie Tanner.”“Go and make the preparations, Ms. Blossom. Just