Chapter 399

Sophie knew Claude would try that, so she stood her ground, asserting, "You can talk to me, and I'll relay the message to Olivia." Claude maintained his intense gaze, but Sophie remained resolute. Eventually, breaking the standoff, Claude uttered, "Soof," with a frown of discontent. Witnessing Claude's uncharacteristic anger, Sophie hesitated briefly. After a moment of consideration, she relented and lowered her hands. "Fine, you have ten minutes." She then walked away. As Sophie left, Olivia acted normal and greeted Claude, "Hi." Claude saw that she didn't try to hide or walk closer, so he told his secretary. "Leave us." The secretary nodded and walked away too. He then looked at Olivia and asked, "Are you… okay?" Olivia was no longer concerned about what happened, so she said, "Yes. I just hope you'll keep your distance." "I couldn't get through your phone in the past few days." He sighed. "I wanted to speak to you at my home but didn't get the chance." Claude looked worri