Chapter 278 I’ve Heard Of This Too

Charles put down his chopsticks, pulled out a tissue, and wiped the corners of his mouth gracefully. "No one can say for sure whether Grandpa will still be alive until then." Silence. After a while, Yvette said with mixed feelings, "If your grandpa isn’t alive then, then naturally, the two of you won’t have to worry about this problem. However, a new drug for cancer has been developed in the United States recently. Even if your grandpa cannot be cured with that, he probably will last for a period of time." "I've heard of this too." Charles frowned subtly. Yvette waited for him to continue. "You don't need to worry about this. I will figure out a way to deal with it," Charles said. "Can you really figure out a way to deal with it or you really can't deal with it at all?" Yvette said anxiously, "Excuses like accidental miscarriage or overdue is just another way of telling your grandpa that you were both lying to him!” Charles lowered his head to eat. He did not answer her. "When Soph is pregnant, try going for induced labor. It should be fine for a baby to be born two months early," Yvette said. Charles set his chopsticks on top of the bowl and said solemnly, "No. I'll think of another way to deal with this." "Charles Harris!" Yvette yelled at him with a frown. Charles chuckled but his smile did not reach his eyes. "If I have the heart to lay a hand on my own child, do you think I will not lay a hand on you and Dad?" Silence. After a long time. Yvette sighed lightly. "Your grandpa tampered with the account book? Just go to Uncle Evan if you really can't handle it." "There’s no need for that," Charles said. Yvette looked at him and said helplessly, "Why do we have relatives? They’re there to help you, aren’t they? You wouldn’t have to suffer so much if you weren’t so strong-minded." "They’re so many people out there who are trying to catch Grandpa Cox and Uncle Evan’s weakness. I will only cause them trouble if I ask them to help me." Charles did not want to continue with this topic and said, "Sophia is planning to return to White residence." Yvette did not insist on talking about the previous topic anymore. She pondered for a while and asked, “Soph is worried that she will drag you down?" "Not really… she’s afraid that she won’t be able to fall for me." Charles picked up his chopsticks. The smile on his face was… rippling. Yvette, "..." The two talked for a moment. No matter what Yvette asked him, Charles would ask her to leave it alone, telling her that he would solve it himself. "Oh, this child. You don’t tell me anything when I ask you about it, nor do you let me know when you face any troubles." Yvette looked at the distinct slap marks on Charles' face and the gauze that was still wrapped around his cheek, a layer of dark clouds enshrouding her face. "I'm really worried that you will infuriate your grandpa someday, and..." Charles dropped the curves on the corner of his mouth and said with a stern look on his face, "Do you think he will let me go even if I didn’t make Grandpa mad?" Yvette was lost for words. "If you consider him making me a money-making dog as letting me go, then yeah, he’ll definitely let me go." Charles paused and said slowly, "But I am a man, not a dog." Yvette opened her mouth but sighed without saying anything in the end. Both mother and son stayed for a while longer and talked about what everyone else in the Harris family was up to lately when Yvette finally got up to leave. She was almost at the door when she stopped walking and turned around to look at Charles, vaguely reminding him not to place too much emphasis on making love for the next two days so as not to injure Sophia. "...Mm.” Charles felt slightly awkward when she reminded him of things like that. Seeing the hesitation on his face, Yvette warned him again with a stern look on her face. "You may be on fire right now, but you have to take care of Soph’s health instead of just having all the fun by yourself!" "Mom—" Charles called out to her in a rather helpless manner. "I know this. Your heart aches for her, but my heart aches for her even more." A layer of goosebumps broke out all over Yvette’s body when she heard her son saying such cheesy words for the first time ever. She then glanced at him again and left looking pensive. Upstairs. Sophia wrapped herself in a blanket and ate. She could not stop feeling uncomfortable and insecure being completely bare. After having her meal, she went back to her room wrapped in a blanket, then put on her pajamas before returning to Charles' room with her phone. She switched on her mobile phone, scrolled through Weibo, and noticed that Leah and she were still on the trending page. In addition to that, news that Jones Group's stock had hit a limit down was also trending. Sophia tapped into the news about Jones Group's stock hitting a limit down and found that Leah was not the only reason why their stock had hit a limit down, but there was also another reason: Jones Group had entered the electrical appliances market, but almost all of their electrical appliances were duplicated from Harris Corporation’s appliances. When Master Lewis and William offered their apologies, Jones Group's stock had not fallen so hard then, but with Master Harris getting involved now, Jones Group was crushed terribly, hence their stock hitting a limit down was simply unavoidable. Sophia pursed her lips, her expression changing unpredictably. Even when the Jones and Lewis family had joined forces, there was still absolutely no room for them to strike back at Master Harris, what about her then? In Master Harris's heart, she was probably an ant that was not even worthy of attention! Buzz— Buzz— Her phone started buzzing. Sophia glanced at her phone, her dark and gloomy expression stained with traces of softness. She accepted Sterling’s request to have a video call. "Soph!" As soon as the video was connected, her phone screen was occupied by Sterling's excited face. "Have you read the news? Jones Group's stock has hit a limit down! Hahaha… Someone told me that this is just the beginning. Jones Group’s stock will continue to hit a limit down several more times! Awesome! This is so awesome!" His video was held at a really weird angle, hence Sophia could only see the part under his nose. She could not even see his eyes. "Stand further away from the camera, Sterling. I can't even see you." "Gosh, you little brat, how many times do I have to tell you not to poke my *ss with your toy!!!" Sterling turned his head, not knowing which one of the twins he was currently reprimanding. Sophia then heard someone bursting into sobs. Immediately after that, a duet of sobs broke out, accompanied by Nicole’s voice as she scolded Sterling. "Can you be more like a dad, Sterling White? Can you even count how many times you have made the kids cry?" Sterling was quibbling and apologizing. The turmoil and chaos went on for a while. Sophia looked at the chaotic scene on the other side and stroked her stomach in a daze. She would soon give birth to a child after a period of time, would things turn out this way too? "I’m finally done coaxing the little prince and princess!" Sterling returned to the camera and picked up the phone with a bitter look on his face, ran his fingers through his ruffled hair caused by the twins, and complained. "I am slowly losing my status at home!" "Last time, only you and Nicole would bully me, now even these two little rascals are riding roughshod over me!" Sophia laughed. "We bully you because we respect you. Have you ever seen us bullying others?" "You are beautiful, so everything you say is right!" Sterling sighed, a look of indulgence filled his face. Then, he continued talking about the Jones family with glistening eyes. "Their stock has hit the down limit several times in a row now. Jones Group is going to lose heaps of money this time, right? Humph, this must be the punishment for that scheming b*tch for bullying you, she..."