Daniel smiled and remained silent.
Colin pulled Sophia away from Sh.e.l.ly. "Stay close. Don"t run away!"
Sophia didn"t know how to respond. She hadn"t run away yet, although she wanted to. She"d been staying in the living room all this time!
After realizing that Leila was interested in her husband, Sophia changed her mind.
She squeezed Colin"s hand and replied, "Sure."
Colin was surprised at her tenderness. He lowered his eyes to look at her, but didn"t say anything.
Leila asked, "Colin, won"t you introduce us?"
Colin nodded. "Leila, this is my wife, Sophia Lo. Sophia, this is Leila Ji, my friend. But I"ve always seen her as my sister."
At the introduction, the two women exchanged pleasantries.
Then Leila turned her back to Sophia. She completely ignored Sophia as she resumed her conversation with Colin.
After a while, Daniel was called away by his wife, leaving Colin, Sophia, Leila, Herring, and Sh.e.l.ly behind.
Colin loosened his grasp and whispered to Sophia, "Go upstairs and change your dress."
He had noticed the dress dilemma, but he hadn"t found a chance to talk to Sophia.
Sophia blinked innocently at him. "But I want you to accompany me."
Before Colin could reply, Leila pulled his arm and turned him to another direction. "Colin, Colin! Look! That"s granny! I want to say hi to her. Would you come with me?"
Herring and Sh.e.l.ly exchanged a look at her words. They knew exactly what Leila was doing.
Colin was about to refuse her, but Leila didn"t give him a chance and pulled him towards Angie.
Sophia watched them leave, her eyes filled with disappointment.
"Don"t worry, sister. My brother doesn"t like Leila that way. They grew up together since childhood and my brother treats her like his own sister, that"s all." Sh.e.l.ly comforted Sophia, even though she wasn"t convinced by her own words.
Even a blind person could see Leila"s feelings for Colin.
Leila had stayed close to Colin since she entered the dining hall, no wonder a lot of people a.s.sumed that she was Colin"s wife.
Sophia drew her gaze back and said, "It"s okay. I"ll go change my clothes.
"You"re my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours."
Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.
Six years pa.s.sed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...
and on the doork.n.o.b, Colin suddenly pushed her against the door.
"Sophia Lo, how dare you have affairs with other men at my house!"
...
"If you want an excuse to whip a dog, it"s enough to say he did something wrong, isn"t it?" Sophia sneered.
Colin lifted her chin. "Are you saying you were wronged?"
"Definitely!" She stared fearlessly into his eyes.
"Okay, I"ll buy it for now." Colin let her go and fixed his clothes.
If he hadn"t already punished her in the afternoon, he wouldn"t have let her get away with it.
Faced with Colin"s constant lack of trust, Sophia felt exhausted.
She walked to the bed and sat down. "I"m not going to attend the dinner."
"You"re going down with me now!"
Sophia glanced at him. "Go downstairs? For what? To watch you display your love for another woman?
What the h.e.l.l was that supposed to mean? He had merely stayed with Leila for a while that night. "Leila is like a sister to me, we grew up together. You know that!"
"No, I don"t!" Sophia snapped.
"What do you want, Sophia?" Colin walked to her and forced her to lie down on the bed. He got on top of her and pressed their bodies together, with his arms outstretched beside her.
Blushing profusely, Sophia took a deep breath. "I want to sleep with you."
That"s right! She would sleep with him. Then when she was pregnant with his child, she would divorce him.
That"s what she wanted!