Though Zivon had initially wanted to correct Sophia—since he knew for a fact that Xavia hadn’t done anything wrong, which was why she never needed Sophia’s forgiveness in the first place—, he was able to sense just how much hatred was in that woman’s voice. He wasn’t here to provoke her, just to settle things, and this made him say, “State your conditions.”
Even if she asked for half of his company’s shares, so be it. However, Sophia was no longer business-minded, and to his surprise, she quickly replied, “I want you to be in a real relationship with me. Not a fake one like what we previously had. You have to be a concerned boyfriend who’ll care for me, and never push me away. I don’t mind if there’s no love. You simply have to fulfill the responsibilities of a boyfriend. How about it?”
Immediately tensing up, Zivon couldn’t help but glare at her as he said, “You know that’s impossible. You should know that I’m only bothering to settle things personally because of who you are, Sophia. That aside, you should know very well that my goal is simply to give Xavia peace of mind.”
So he had only come over because of her identity? Sneering in response, Sophia then retorted, “The way you say it almost implies that I need to thank you for your consideration, Young Master Burton…! Still, Xavia provoked my mother which resulted in that heart attack, and following that, the decorative mountain only fell on her because she was looking for Xavia!”
“Can you truly say that that woman is innocent?! Why don’t we upload this on the internet and let the masses decide!” concluded Sophia in the most relentless way possible. She, for one, had never failed in negotiations, and she wasn’t about to fail now!
“…You’re threatening me?” replied Zivon with a frown.
“So what if I am? You’ve been around me for long enough to know that I’ll never give up until I get a direct answer. If we’re talking about morality, then I’m sorry, but I’ll do everything I can to seek justice for my mother! That aside, if you disagree, feel free to head back and prepare a public relations team for her. We’ll meet again online.”
…The fact that this woman who was once simple and weak now had the guts to threaten him… it was honestly laughable. What’s more, she actually had the capital to negotiate with him! In the end, all he could do was chuckle wryly as he said, “…Not bad…! For you to be so confident in your abilities… It really was worth saving you back then, huh?”
His reply made her heart skip a beat. Had he not saved her in time back on that hot summer day, she would’ve surely died at that construction site… And there’d be no legendary Sophia Harrison to speak of. It was true that she owed him her life but…
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