Chapter 132

The whole scene went dead silent. No one could wrap their heads around the fact that the notoriously cold, distant, and ruthless heir of the Brooks Group was suddenly acting all gentlemanly and warm. It was unreal. For a minute there, everyone was too stunned to react. Everyone except Sophia, who was already crying like a fountain. She still clamped her hands over her mouth, terrified her brother might hate it. “Touched, huh?” Vivian reached over, pulled Sophia to her side, and handed her a tissue to dry her tears. There were still cameras rolling, after all, and Vivian didn’t want Sophia to end up trending for the wrong reasons. Gone were the days when people loved fragile, innocent celeb girls—now it’s all about badass queens who don’t take crap from anyone. “…Yeah!” Sophia sniffled with a watery smile. She really was touched. Never in her wildest dreams did she think her brother would ever publicly call her his sister. “See how badly you’ve treated her? Just calling her ‘sister’ got