Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around! novel Chapter 381

Leah’s eyes instantly lit up when the call connected. Her brother did not block her number after all, which meant that he did not hate her completely!

Worried that he would hang up, Leah quickly said, “Will, I really am sorry for what I did this time and I promise to never do anything stupid to Sophia and Charles anymore! Can you please lend me some money? I… missed two meals already.”

She had never expected the day would come where she would not have the money to pay for food.

Silence.

Leah’s heart pounded against her chest. Knowing how much her brother loved her, he could not possibly turn her down, could he?

“... Do you really know what you did wrong?” William’s voice was a little hoarse.

Leah bit her lip. “I like Charles and I never thought there was anything wrong with trying to fight for his love, but I gave my shot, and the fact is that I didn’t win him over. I won’t waste my time on him anymore.”

“You really still don’t know how to repent!” William’s voice was heavily interlaced with disgust.

“Will——” Leah pleaded, “I really do know my mistake and I promise that I’ll never try to fight against Sophia anymore! I mean it!”

She had lost everything now and she did not want to stand on her brother’s opposing side because of Sophia once again!

“Leah, you have lied to me so many times that I can’t bring myself to trust you anymore.”

Leah’s eyes dimmed instantly as tears surfaced. “Just believe in me one more time, please… Can you do that please?”

“I really don’t dare to. The company is in a mess now, please stop calling me.” With that, William hung up.

When Leah tried to call again, the number was already blocked.

Leah laughed at herself wryly and threw her phone to the ground before stomping on it.

Even when Sophia was at her lowest in prison, she still had that idiot of a brother Sterling looking after her. She still had her brother’s love… Why did she end up losing everything when she had worked so hard to fight for what she wanted?!

God was truly unfair!

Her grandfather had once told her that as long as she worked hard for something she yearned for, she would succeed… They were all lies!

Lies!!!!

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That very afternoon, White Industries issued a press release addressing all the negative news, and even presenting evidence that Jones Group had been slandering them. They also stated that they would be suing the Jones family for defamation.

The tables have officially turned.

All sorts of news regarding the Jones family and Jones Group instantly broke the internet as netizens cursed the family, and most of them pinpointing Leah especially.

The next day when the stock market opened, White Industries’ market value rose for the first time in a long while whereas Jones Group was the complete opposite as they plummeted.

The bank could no longer keep quiet either. They warned the Jones family that if they were unable to make the repayment on time, the bank would have to auction off the fixed assets they had put down earlier when they took the loan.

Sophia wanted to go back to work but Charles was worried about her safety since he had not dealt with Sylvia, so he refused to let her go.

She was at home reading up about prenatal care when Sterling called.

Knowing him, she was always the first he called whenever he was happy about something, and she was used to it by now.

“Our stock price rose to the daily limit? Alright, got it. Congrat…”

Before Sophia finished her sentence, Sterling interrupted her angrily. “Your sister-in-law told me that Charles has a hand in Mom’s death and you already knew about it, is that true?”

The smile on Sophia’s face was instantly wiped away. Nicole had told Ster about it after all. “Ster…”

“Don’t say anything anymore! Soph, come back home this instant! That’s it!” With that, Sterling ended the call.

Sophia felt her throat went dry and she gulped down an entire glass of water. She took a deep breath and recollected herself before calling Charles.

If Nicole said no, she would not tell her brother what Nicole had done!

However…

“Soph, I know you must be upset about this but it’s just the truth. Even if you continue denying it, it will still be facts,” Nicole said earnestly.

Sophia tugged on her sleeves and she felt her chest get heavier.

She had given her sister-in-law so many chances, again and again. Yet, Nicole had disappointed her every single time…

“Everyone is very upset about what happened to Mom, and I understand how you feel, but you should know that Mr. Harris isn’t someone we can afford to offend. Soph, please listen to me. Just leave him and your brother and I will come up with a plan to send you abroad,” Nicole advised.

“Nicole is right!” Sterling’s expression was sullen. “Leave avenging Mom to me, you don’t have to worry about it anymore. I’ll go get ready everything we need to send you abroad right now!”

With that, he left the room.

Now that Mom was not around anymore, it was his responsibility to keep Soph safe!

“Ster, let’s not be hasty,” Sophia pulled her brother’s arm and said warily.

“How is this hasty?! Sophia, Charles is our enemy! Are you really planning to stay by his side and give this man a baby and become his wife? This man killed our mother!” The protruding vein on Sterling’s forehead made him look unusually menacing.

“Ster, just give me ten minutes. If you still insist on sending me abroad after these ten minutes, I’ll do it, okay?”

Sterling hesitated slightly before nodding his head glumly.

Sophia took her phone out and called Charles. “You can come in now.”

“Come in?” Nicole asked cautiously, “Soph, who are you inviting in? Did you bring someone over?”

Sophia felt as if an invisible hand had grasped her heart. “Nicole, why do you look so nervous? Are you worried that I brought someone over?”