Chapter 457 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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Outside the door, Arthur’s face stiffened as he remembered what he did to acquire the company. It was true that the theft of his family heirloom had pushed him into putting a knife on Drake’s partner and threatening him to set up a trap for Drake to fall into, making him lose his company and even owe the bank one billion.

Arthur was never one to regret his actions, but for this matter, he did regret a little. If Drake and Emma knew about this, did their daughter know as well? If she did, was it the reason why she hadn’t answered his calls?

In the hospital, Sophia had just taken her phone from the nurse. As soon as she turned on the screen, twenty-eight missed calls appeared in her notifications.

She couldn’t help but feel surprised and quickly clicked in to see who had called, only to find out that it was all from Arthur. Was this guy crazy? Why did he call her so many times? Just as she was thinking that, her cell phone rang again with another call from him.

Sophia’s hand jolted, causing her to nearly drop her phone. Fortunately, she scooped it back into her arms and asked huffily, “Why do you keep calling me?!”

The man on the other end coughed slightly before asking, “Where are you?”

“I’m at work.”

“You’re working?”

“Yes, I’m working now. If you don’t need anything in the future, don’t come looking for me,” Sophia said righteously.

“I only gave you a short holiday. I didn’t allow you to completely leave my side,” Arthur grumbled unhappily.

“I don’t think I’ve signed a contract to sell myself off to you! I didn’t put my fingerprint on anything either. I have my own freedom, and you don’t have the right to interfere,” Sophia rebuked sharply, her back straightening as she spoke.

Her guilt of losing his heirloom disappeared because of what he had done to her father. If she lost it, then so be it. If he wanted her to pay for it, she had nothing of value to compensate him, only her own life.

“Let’s meet!” Arthur suggested, not wanting to argue with her over the phone.

Unexpectedly, Sophia agreed readily. “Fine. I’ll be waiting for you at the cafe next to Presgrave Corporation.”

She even decided on the venue.

“All right.” Arthur was clearly taken aback.

Sophia took a taxi back to Presgrave Corporation and walked to a high-end cafe next to it. She kept cheering herself up and thought about many things. In particular, Martha’s words clung to her mind like a magic spell, telling her to leave Arthur, and that even if she hurt him, she had to leave him.

She was just dazing away, immersed in her own thoughts, when she felt someone coming over. She raised her head and saw the man who had just come in from outside appearing in her sight, his handsome figure silhouetted by the light. She felt her heart beat faster uncontrollably, and all of the women around them had their gazes and hearts stolen away by the man as well.

Arthur saw the girl sitting in a corner at the back instantly. He strode over elegantly, and as he sat down on the couch, he crossed his long legs as if it was the most natural thing ever. When the waiter came over, he casually asked for a cup of iced Americano.

Sophia glared at him, her eyes no longer as timid and obedient toward him as before.

“Let me ask you. Did you use any dirty methods to take my dad’s company away?” She immediately interrogated him.

Arthur nodded. “Yes, I did pull some strings, but that was because…”

“You don’t have to explain; I don’t want to listen.” Sophia pretended to be irritated. “What’s done has already been done.”

A flash of surprise passed through Arthur’s eyes. This girl is a little different today, he thought.

After his coffee was served, he picked up the cup and took a sip before saying in a low voice, “Then, how do you want me to pay your family back? Tell me, and I’ll do it.”

Sophia’s beautiful eyes narrowed. This man was admitting his mistake? It was her first time hearing that from him!

“My family and I don’t need your compensation.” Saying that, Sophia tightened her grip around her cup and bit her lip before continuing, “Also, I have something to confess, because I lied to you.”

Arthur raised his eyebrows curiously. “What is it?”

Sophia took a deep breath and fixed her eyes on the man opposite her. “I lost your family heirloom, and I can never get it back.”

Arthur paused in surprise for a few seconds, while she lowered her head and waited for him to burst out in anger. She had prepared herself to bear his fury.

“How did you lose it?” Unexpectedly, he only asked her a question calmly.

Sophia raised her head in shock. “Aren’t you going to scold me?”

Arthur smirked. “Do you want me to?”

“I thought you’d scold me. After all, it is your family heirloom, and it’s priceless.” Sophia blinked. “I didn’t mean to lose it. When I saw my dad being arrested and thrown into jail, I lost it while hurrying back. Before that, I’d been wearing it the entire time.”

Arthur’s eyes suddenly narrowed. “You were wearing it?”

When Sophia heard this, she thought he was a germaphobe and hurriedly apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t wear it on purpose, but I knew it was very precious, so I didn’t dare to leave it in the hotel in case I lost it. That’s why I kept wearing it and hiding it under my collar. It was fine until I came back home.”

“I didn’t say you couldn’t wear it,” Arthur said in a low voice. When he had inherited the necklace, she was the only other person except for him who had worn it, and Martha had said that the second person to wear the family heirloom could only be his future wife. That was why he was so surprised when he found out that this woman had worn it.

“I know I shouldn’t lie to you. When I said that I wanted to work for you for a year, it was just a half measure. I was afraid you’d send my dad to jail again, so I thought that I could stay by your side for a year, then…” At this point, Sophia’s pretty face turned red uncontrollably.

Her original plan was pretty despicable in its own way for trying to make him fall in love with her and forgive her for losing his family heirloom. Now that she thought about it, it was unfair to him as well.

“Then what?” As he looked at her hesitant expression on her flushed face, he was extremely curious about what she had to say next.

Sophia had always been honest since she was a child, so she didn’t think much. She took a deep breath and looked up at him, saying, “Promise not to laugh at me.”

“Okay, I won’t laugh.” When Arthur looked at her serious expression as she said this, he already felt like laughing. How could she make an apology so interesting?

Sophia blew a few stray strands of hair on her forehead before slowly saying, “This is what I had planned. I was thinking that since you couldn’t get your necklace back, then I’ll… I’ll stay by your side a little longer and see if you would fall in love with me… If you fell for me and I told you that I lost your family heirloom, you might forgive me, so… I was going to seduce you…”

Arthur was just about to take an elegant sip of his coffee when he nearly choked on his drink. He clutched his chest and coughed.

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