Chapter 856
Sophie had a plan ready in no time. She made her way to the toppled champagne tower Sandy had knocked over earlier. When no one was looking, she bent down and gently nicked her ankle with a shard of the broken champagne glass.
“Ouch!” Sophie’s cry grabbed everyone’s attention.
Sandy recognized the voice and saw that it was indeed Sophie.
“Sophie?”
Sandy’s anger flared up, and she also remembered how Sophie had bullied her friend. She marched over, ready to slap Sophie, but Caelum’s voice rang out, “Sandy! Stop!”
Caelum’s stern interruption made Sandy stomp her foot in frustration. “Dad! This woman stole Colby and made Vanessa a laughingstock. Why can’t I hit her?”
“Enough, Sandy. We’ve had enough drama today. You need to control your temper. She’s a guest and got hurt because of your antics. If you hit her, people will say we have no manners.”
Caelum turned and walked toward Sophie.
Sophie was caught off guard. She hadn’t expected Caelum to approach her, and she felt a bit nervous. Caelum, known for his cunning ways, made her wonder what he was planning.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Caelum bent down, glanced at Sophie’s ankle, and said, “The injury isn’t serious. Looks like an accidental cut. How about this: you go upstairs, and I’ll arrange for someone to clean your wound.”
Caelum’s previously stern eyes now held a touch of kindness.
Sophie thought she might be imagining things. Sandy, not far away, ran up to Caelum, angrily saying, “Dad! Why are you being nice to her? Do you know she…”
“Enough, stop this scene. People are watching this,” Caelum said, helping Sophie up and instructing a nearby maid, “Take Mrs. Costello upstairs.”
By calling her Mrs. Costello, Caelum acknowledged her relationship with Colby.
Sophie stayed on guard. She couldn’t tell if Caelum was genuinely kind–hearted or just putting on a show.
“Dad!”
“There, there, my dear. Go on now. I’ve had Odie buy your favorite estate, so you can get some rest when you return, alright?”
Even the news that Odie had bought an estate didn’t cheer Sandy up. No matter how good
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the estate the Minton family bought, it couldn’t compare to half of what the Pollard family owned!
“For Dad’s sake, I’ll spare you this time. But next time, I’ll make you pay!”
Sandy turned and left, leaving Sophie puzzled. Things hadn’t gone exactly as she planned, but at least Caelum had spared her for now. And Sandy wasn’t bothering her.
Maybe Caelum was wary of Colby, which is why he hadn’t made things difficult for her?
“Mrs. Costello, let me help you upstairs.” The maid kindly stepped forward to assist Sophie toward the stairs.
Before heading up, Sophie gave Bea, who had been silently enduring everything, a provocative glance. Bea, predictably, was infuriated again.
Sophie had thought Bea was important to Caelum, but now it seemed, maybe not as much as she had imagined.
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