Chapter 170

"That's for the best. I’ve already arranged someone new for Evan—a well-educated, classy girl from a prominent family. He really likes her. She's way out of your league. To him, you're nothing more than a temporary distraction. You’d better be smart and back off." With that, she turned around, opened the door of her Bentley with practiced grace, and got in. You were never meant to step into the Smith family. All I need is to make sure the woman he marries meets my standards... With my son's status, even after he gets married, there’ll still be plenty of women around. If it’s not you, it’ll be someone else... I stood there alone in the cold wind, her words echoing again and again in my head. My nose suddenly tingled, and my eyes stung out of nowhere. I already knew all this, didn’t I? So why does hearing it from her still hurt so much? Come on, Sophie, pull yourself together. Even if Henry’s different now, don’t be dumb enough to let your heart fall for him again. "Sophie!" I was passin