Chapter 279 You Make Me So Mad

At this point, Sterling stopped talking suddenly, then leaned in toward the camera and let out a quizzical ‘eh’ sound. Sophia suddenly recalled what happened last night and pulled her clothes up while maintaining her composure. "Sophia White!!! I saw it even if you cover it up!" Sterling sprung up, the screen was exceedingly shaky because of his movements. "You, you, you, you, you actually... You make me so mad!" "What kind of enticing spell did that fox Charles Harris put you under? He did so many things to you and you still slept with him?!" Sophia was planning to tell him about this when she conceived but did not expect him to discover it so soon. "Sterling, I..." "Oh, I remember now, it was because you lied to Master Harris that you were pregnant, am I right?!" Sterling was already in a state of emotional breakdown. "You can opt for IVF, no? Technology is so advanced right now, you don’t have to sleep with him!" "He is coveting you right now. After you sleep with him and give birth to his child, he will surely cling to you shamelessly! Just like sticky candy, you won’t be able to get rid of him anymore!!! Gosh, you’re really..." Seeing that he was getting more and more emotional, Sophia cut him off helplessly. "Listen to me, Sterling." Sterling was still trying to raise a ruckus when Nicole pulled him aside. "What's the matter, Soph?" "Master Harris is very suspicious. He sent his men to check all those who underwent IVF procedures. I think it’s… it's safer to conceive naturally," Sophia said. Sterling started roaring incoherently on the other end and Nicole smacked his head straight away. "Can you be quiet? My head hurts from your yelling all day long! It’s not like Soph is cheating on anyone. So what if she sleeps with Mr. Harris? Just pretend she was sleeping with a gigolo, I don’t see what’s the big deal here!" After saying those words, she turned to look at Sophia and said softly, "I read the news. It’s understandable why Mr. Harris did those things back then. Since things have turned out this way now, I think you can give him a chance. This will be the best outcome for both of you.” "Mm." Sophia did not want to dwell on this topic and changed the subject. "I'm planning to go back to White residence." Nicole was overjoyed when she heard what she said, "You have decided to come back, have you? That’s good. When are you planning to come back? Your brother and I will come and pick you up." "No need, I'll ask Charles to send me there." Sophia said, "Nicole, you are a top student in financial management, can you recommend a few books on the basics in this area?" Nicole listed out a bunch of them to her then said, "Don’t bother remembering them. I will order a few copies from the Internet and deliver them to our place. You can just come over and read them directly and ask me questions if you don’t understand anything" They then talked about all the trivial things in life. Sophia made the twins laugh for a while before hanging up the video call. She put her phone away and got out of bed, trudging downstairs to discuss with Charles about her plans to return to White residence. After searching all over the place for him, she finally found him in the laundry room. The washing machine was vibrating slightly, whereas Charles was standing by the washing machine staring at it. There was a tiny arc hanging on the corner of his mouth. At the sight of his expression, Sophia could probably guess what was in the washing machine. Her body stiffened a little before walking in. "Why did you come downstairs?" Charles turned to look at her when he heard the sound of footsteps, then walked to her side, rubbing her waist naturally. The strength he used was stronger than Sophia’s, the way he massaged it was really comfortable as well. However, she still found it difficult to get used to the close contact between them, hence her taking a few steps back. "You will hit the door at this rate." Charles curved up the corners of his lips helplessly, then grabbed her hand and dragged her toward him. "I told Sterling about my plan to return to the White residence." Sophia was almost twenty centimeters away from Charles. Even so, she could still feel the heat radiating from him. "There is no time like the present. I’ll move back today." Charles looked at her, tapping his finger on the sides of his legs a few times. "Today?" Sophia nodded. The sound of the washing machine running was not loud, but perhaps the items that were being washed in it were too special, hence she found the sound of the spinning washing machine deafening to her ears. "If you return to White residence today, what do you plan to do with the child?" Charles glanced at her belly, his usual chilly voice carried an exceedingly faint trace of banter. "Or perhaps you think that I’m so powerful that I can get you pregnant in a single try?" Sophia found it inexplicably weird when she heard him cracking a dirty joke for the first time. She raised her head to glance at him but did not know what to say. "There’s no hurry." Charles put on his usual lukewarm countenance, looking as though he was not the one who had just cracked a dirty joke. "If you take the initiative to go home so suddenly, your dad will no doubt start to overthink. You can wait until they come and visit you next time and go home with them.” Sophia frowned slightly when she heard what he said. Once again, she did not think things through enough… "I’m sure you know that Grandpa has intervened in Jones Group’s affairs, right?" Charles asked. Sophia hummed in reply. "With Grandpa stepping forward to get involved at this point, your dad will probably misinterpret his intention and think that he is fighting the child in your stomach." Charles said, "The more important he thinks you are, the harder it will be for him to hold his horses, he will certainly bring your mother here to persuade you to go home. When the time comes, you can decline modestly before going home. That will produce the most effective result." Most of the time, he would just tell her the conclusion straight away, or even the ways to do it. There were rarely times when he would go into the details of the matter. No matter how slow Sophia was, she could easily tell that he was helping her to analyze the situation. "I see." Sophia hesitated for a moment and said, "Thank you." Charles lowered his head to look at her, then reached out his hand without warning and stroked her head. There was a trace of indifference in his expression. "Don't thank me next time. Don't say sorry as well. I don't like to hear them." Having said that, he turned around, his back facing her. "Wait for me in the living room. I will go over once the washing is done.” "Are you… mad?" Sophia hesitated to speak. Charles answered mildly, "If you are a man, you probably won't be happy either when you can’t enjoy yourself to the fullest the first time you do it. We call this insatiability. Got it?" Sophia frowned and glanced at him, ignored him, and walked slowly towards the living room and. It was still bearable when she laid down on the bed or sat still, though when she began walking, the tugging and pulling as she walked had made that area even more painful. She walked to the living room with a grimace and sat on the couch. Her legs did not feel so painful anymore, but the soreness of her waist was magnified manifold. "Lie on your stomach on the couch." Charles came over in no time and pointed at the couch when he saw her rubbing her waist. As soon as she heard him telling her to lie on her stomach, Sophia suddenly recalled the heavy and labored breathing he made when he pressed down on her waist last night and hit against her from the back. She pursed her lower lip and sat still. "Do you want me to do it or do you want to do it yourself?" Charles walked up to her and looked at her from a condescending height. They had slept with each other just once, but the relationship between them felt slightly different now. Sophia could not quite describe this feeling, but she could not deny its existence either. "My waist isn’t hurting." Sophia paused for a moment and continued, "My arms and legs aren’t hurting either."