Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 278 Gloves

The noise inside came to a sudden halt.

Sophie never thought the person who'd show up would be Richard. She wished she could just vanish.

"How much for these broken dishes?" Richard's voice was cold, with a hint of disdain.

The owner, knowing Richard was about to interfere, didn't care that he was a regular. He snorted, "At least five or six hundred bucks."

Richard pulled out his wallet, quickly counted out six hundred dollars, and tossed it

over.

"I'll cover it! Pay her what you owe her. I doubt you want to keep her around," Richard sneered.

The owner, knowing better than to mess with Richard, reluctantly settled Sophie's wages.

As Richard walked out, Sophie hurried after him, clutching the money tightly.

Richard hopped on his motorcycle and glanced at Sophie standing there.

"Get on, I'll take you home," he said.

Looking back, he always thought he must've been crazy to help a stranger. Was he really a nice guy?

Sophie looked up, her tear-filled eyes wide with surprise.

"Three."

"Two."

Richard started counting down impatiently, and Sophie clumsily climbed onto the back seat.

The motorcycle roared to life, and she clung tightly to his waist to avoid falling off. Richard's back wasn't broad, but it was warm, and her tears flowed uncontrollably. She felt wronged; she had narrowly escaped an assault and was then saved by Richard. Her emotions were all over the place, and all her past grievances came rushing back.

At that moment, she thought he was the best person she had ever met.

Sophie cried harder, forgetting who she was holding onto, just instinctively hugging him tighter.

"Damn, are you trying to choke me?" Richard cursed.

Sophie quickly loosened her grip a bit but didn't dare let go completely because Richard was driving too fast, and she was scared of falling off.

"Sorry!"

She apologized softly but kept sobbing.

Richard suddenly braked hard, and Sophie, unprepared, bumped her nose against his back.

"Get off!" Richard ordered.

Sophie got off the motorcycle, rubbing her sore nose.

They were on a deserted street with hardly anyone around.

Sophie looked around, confused about why he had stopped there.

Did he live nearby? But with his generosity, he didn't seem like someone who lived in such a rundown area.

A sinister glint flashed in Richard's eyes as he walked closer, pinning her against the wall.

"You really are naive. I told you to come with me, and you did. Aren't you afraid I'll..."

he deliberately slowed his speech, adding a sinister tone.

But Sophie showed no fear, instead looking at him calmly.

"I have a gut feeling that you're not a bad person."

"Is that so?" Richard seemed to find the word amusing.

withdrew his arm, took a few steps, leaned against the red brick wall opposite, and

can leave. Otherwise, if your family sees you later, they

far away, there was

the darkness as cover to openly observe Richard.

felt he was different from the other boys who

emotions had calmed down, and she got back

didn't drive as fast as before, and she didn't dare hug him again,

not far from that street, and

intending to thank him, but

night, Sophie never went back to work at that small restaurant, and Richard

a few more times but never

day, Sophie came home and saw Richard fighting

shouted, "The police are coming," and

had a small injury on his

very concerned and told him to wait

was not far from her home, and she ran back in less than five minutes. She was out of breath, probably afraid Richard wouldn't wait for

the only streetlight, and she applied ointment to his wound and asked him to take off his jacket so she could sew

with great care. They didn't talk, but he thought

age rarely knew how to sew, but Sophie seemed very familiar with it and sewed

Sophie suddenly

"Why are you apologizing?"

the guys you were fighting with earlier, I've

restaurant owner. The owner must have sent them to

scoffed, saying with a sneer, "Them? Get back

a group

they? We've all brought

off!" Richard

uninterrupted enjoyment. The next chapter is just

Sophie and started joking

you start

face turned

ass!"

she wasn't special to

finished sewing and was cutting the thread when Richard grabbed his jacket and stood up,

said to

hang out at

"Richard, we brought her."

as Sophie walked into the private room, she looked extremely uneasy. She

annoyed, and one of his friends changed the subject,

girls whispered among themselves as they watched

she Richard's

the looks or the body. Why

you must be

in jealous tones,

"You,

he was talking to her, slowly

she reluctantly sat next

girls' eyes nearly popped

is she really

Richard smirked.

that a

to cheer, and Sophie had no choice but to raise her

Richard, wishing him a happy

their conversation and mostly

talk, she gathered they weren't up to any

she mustered the courage to ask what he did and

to

when do you get to tell me what to do? You really think you're something? I was just using you as a shield to keep those women away from

even more nagging

parted on bad

time they met was on

staying home for New Year's, so he wandered