Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 796 Play The Victim

“I'm not suitable for you.” That was the only thing Arius could think of to say.

Georgina paled. “Don't overthink my gift, Professor Gullifer. This is just a token of my appreciation for the help you've provided me.”

Well, if she's putting it that way, I have to accept her gift now. Otherwise, I'd be embarrassing her. Without any other choice, he accepted the box.

In response, she sighed in relief. “I'll be heading to work now. See you.”

When Arius opened the box, he saw a costly watch. This is way too expensive. Why would anyone gift someone such an expensive watch for no reason? I'm feeling very burdened right now. What am I supposed to do? I can deal with any experiment, no matter how complicated it is, but I've no experience with romance. Georgina's a good woman, so I really don't want to hurt her feelings.

Sophie was amused by his reaction and let out a laugh. I didn't expect Arius would one day be in such a situation.

“Why are you laughing? This is all your fault. What do you think I should do now? I really don't want to hurt her.” Arius sighed. It wasn't easy for Georgina to join the Chanaean Medical Association. I can't let this become the reason for her departure.

She answered, “How would I know what you should do? As impressive as I am, I'm incapable of controlling other people's emotions.” There's nothing anyone can do to change someone's mind when it comes to liking or disliking someone.

The matter was genuinely troubling Arius. What the heck should I do with this gift?

“All right, that's enough. We should head to Dr. Smith's office. I have something I want to tell you two about.” Her smile faded, replaced by a serious expression. I mustn't let our enemy know that we're aware they've planted a spy here. Otherwise, things'll get messy.

Upon arriving at Barney's office, Sophie told him and Arius about the spy. “Our research is at a critical point right now, so we must be vigilant.”

I feel exhausted by this. We're all just doing research, so why are they so ruthless? Why must they do this? Barney thought.

“Our data during this period is crucial, so please install strong protection on your own data. As for the spy, we'll fish them out once the research has concluded,” Sophie continued.

“What about other people's data?” Due to the complicated nature of their latest research, there were other people researching other data.

“We don't know who's the spy, so the only option is for us three to handle everything ourselves,” Sophie answered. Right now, we can't afford any mistakes with the data. If our adversary tampers with the data calculation, it'll significantly affect our final result.

“This'll be tiring, but it's our only solution right now.” Barney was in support of her plan.

Nodding, Arius said, “In that case, let me do more. Since I'm alone, I don't have much else going on after returning home.”

“Okay. Oh, by the way, I'll assign you two a few bodyguards. Just in case,” informed Sophie.

“You only need to send people to protect Dr. Smith, Sophie. I can keep myself safe.” Arius was pretty confident in his skills. As long as it isn't that maniac, Nicholas, I can handle it.

“This is a critical period, Arius. Anglandur won't let us off, so you must allow the bodyguards to follow you no matter how uncomfortable you are with it.”

“I guess it can't be helped, then. Fine, I'll go along with it.” He knew Sophie was doing that because she was worried about them.

“That's all I have to say. If there's nothing else, let's return to our experiments!” She didn't want to waste any more time because the deadline was tight.

Another reason was that classes would be starting in roughly two weeks. Once school starts, I'll be incredibly busy. That's why I must finish conducting the remaining few key experiments when I still have time.

Barney was delighted with how Sophie was handling everything. Indeed, she's the most suitable person to take over my position! She has excellent management skills, knows how to allocate her time well, and always makes decisions others will agree on.

Upon arriving at her lab, Sophie scanned her fingerprint before entering the room only she could access.

She wore her white coat, tied her hair, and began experimenting.

Her experiments didn't stop until the afternoon when she had to leave to deal with other matters. After tidying the lab up, she left.

Initially, Arius was going to invite her and Georgina to a meal.

However, when he approached Sophie, he realized she was leaving. “Didn't you say we should hurry up with the experiments? Where are you going?”

“I've completed my tasks for the day, and I have other matters to attend to, so I must leave,” she replied.

“Is it something important? Do you need my help?” Arius was always eager to help her out if she needed his aid.

“No need. It's just a small matter.”

“All right, then. You should be careful, considering you're a thorn in many people's side right now.” He and Barney weren't in as much danger as she was.