novelxo Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Chapter 43
“Andrew, Elizabeth. Long time no see.”
Andrew and Elizabeth stepped into the Hayes’s residence hand in hand. As soon as they entered the living room, they saw Henry greeting them warmly as if the tit–for–tat earlier had never happened.
Andrew frowned and did not even bother to look at him.
Seeing that Andrew was ignoring Henry, Elizabeth naturally followed him. The two of them walked directly to Benjamin. and called him “Grandpa” one after the other.
Benjamin was very happy to see the two of them. He directly asked them to sit on the sofa. The three of them began to exchange pleasantries. The harmonious and warm scene made Henry, who was excluded, grit his teeth.
“Mr. Hayes, the fruit is ready. I’ll bring it over for you to eat.”
At this moment, a pleasant female voice came from the kitchen. Then, a girl walked out.
Sophia was wearing an avocado–colored dress today, which gave off a sweet and homely feeling. It was a stark contrast to her previous image of a strong woman.
“Andrew, what a coincidence. We meet again.”
When her gaze landed on Andrew, Sophia’s eyes lit up. She greeted him happily, completely ignoring Elizabeth.
Andrew frowned. Because they had worked together, he nodded very coldly in response to Sophia.
However, Sophia was overjoyed by his nod. She sat down beside Henry with a fruit plate and kept staring at Andrew. She even joined their conversation from time to time. She did not feel like an outsider at all.
Due to the relationship between the Hayes family and the Hall family, Benjamin was still relatively polite to Sophia.
With Andrew’s reminder last time, Elizabeth played the role of Mrs. Hayes especially well.
She held Andrew’s hand the entire time. The two of them were very intimate.
“This woman is actually Andrew’s wife? Is Andrew blind to actually marry her?”
Sophia whispered angrily into Henry’s ear. She was brought here by Henry to show off. She did not expect to see the culprit who stopped her from holding hands with Andrew the last time. And this woman was actually Andrew’s wife?
“It’s inappropriate for them to be together, but there’s no need for you to slander Elizabeth.”
Henry frowned. He now loved and hated Elizabeth, but he would never forget the first time they met there that day. Elizabeth was simply stunning.
He planned in his heart that after he took down Andrew, he would definitely take Elizabeth back and control her at home so that she could not go anywhere.
“Oh. I see.”
Seeing Henry’s expression, Sophia had a meaningful look on her face. If that was the case, it would be much easier. With she and Henry working together to try to break the couple up, no matter how deep their relationship was, it would not be able to withstand such a fierce attack.
Besides, the two of them were newlyweds and seemed to be in a marriage alliance. They did not have any emotional foundation, and they could be broken apart with some tricks easily.
While chatting. Elizabeth had been paying attention to the interaction between Henry and Sophia.
The two of them looked like they had ulterior motives. It was obvious that they were planning something shameful. She had to be careful.
The butler came over to remind them that the food was ready, so the group stood up and went to the kitchen.
Benjamin sat at the head of the table. Andrew and Elizabeth sat side by side on the left. Henry and Sophia sat opposite them.
Sophia’s adoring gaze almost never left Andrew.
At first, Elizabeth only wanted to fulfill her obligations as Andrew’s wife and act intimately with Andrew to scare Sophia.
away.
It could be seen that not only was Sophia not scared away, but she also became more aggressive. Gradually, Elizabeth felt uncomfortable.
At this moment, Sophia suddenly stretched out one of her legs, but she did not find the right position to reach over and reached Elizabeth’s leg
Elizabeth remained calm on the surface, but she used her leg to kick Sophia’s calf hard.
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She used a little too much strength, and Sophia’s expression changed. Her hand that was holding the fork suddenly lost its grip and the fork fell onto the plate with a bang, which instantly attracted the attention of everyone at the table.
“What’s wrong? Sophia?”
Benjamin asked with concern.
“No… nothing… Mr. Hayes. I didn’t hold the fork properly. I’ll be careful next time.”
Sophia shook her head, but she was gnashing her teeth in hatred. She couldn’t possibly tell Benjamin that she went to seduce Andrew and was caught by Elizabeth, right?
She could only swallow this bitterness.
Seeing Sophia’s innocent look. Elizabeth could not help but sneer.
“Miss Hall, don’t think of using such a low–level trick to attract my husband’s attention. I’m a very petty person. If I find out that there’s a next time, I won’t just kick you!”
She directly revealed Sophia’s intentions. The warning in her tone was completely proper.
“Mrs. Hayes, how can you slander me like this? Andrew and I were childhood playmates. I was very happy to see him, so I couldn’t help but want to get closer to him. Aren’t you too jealous? You didn’t give Andrew any space at all. This will force him to suffocate.”
Despite being exposed by Elizabeth, Sophia was not intimidated by her at all. Instead, she criticized Elizabeth and pushed
the blame on her.
“It’s not your place to criticize my wife!”
Andrew, who had been silent all this while, stepped in to defend Elizabeth. He even put a few dishes into her bowl. His protectiveness and pampering were so obvious that it almost hurt Sophia’s eyes.
“Alright, since it’s a misunderstanding, let’s stop arguing. Enjoy your food.”
Seeing that the situation was about to go out of control, Benjamin stepped in to mediate.
As soon as he spoke, the originally noisy room immediately fell silent. However, it only turned the gunpowder on the surface into hostility on the inside!
With this small interlude, everyone was not in a good mood for the entire meal.
Even though Sophia was warned, she did not stop expressing affection to Andrew. However, this time, she also made Henry join in. She explicitly and implicitly told Elizabeth how close the three of them were when they were young, that she had known Andrew for 20 years before Elizabeth did, and these memories were something that Elizabeth could not have even if she wanted to.
Elizabeth was a psychiatrist, so she naturally knew what Sophia’s actions meant. However, she was surprised to feel uncomfortable. She felt like there was anger in her heart and had nowhere to vent it.
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