Chapter 571

Sophia Brooks felt her heart sink the moment she heard that. "Okay," she replied flatly, clearly defeated. The small spark of joy she’d felt when she first saw Sebastian Dawson vanished in an instant. But in Sebastian’s eyes, her mood seemed way more serious—like she was deeply hurt or upset about something. "Sophia, if something’s bothering you, just tell me, okay? Don’t keep it all bottled up," Sebastian said, looking at her with genuine concern. Sophia already had that soft, delicate kind of look that made people want to protect her. Now with her downcast expression, it just hit harder—like you'd do anything in the world just to see her smile. But despite Sebastian’s concern, Sophia couldn’t feel happy at all. She remembered what her sister-in-law said about Sebastian being a total emotionally clueless guy—and now she actually believed it. If she didn’t already know he had no female friends and wasn’t the flirtatious type, she’d have thought he was stringing her along on purpose. "Y