Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around! novel Chapter 413

Madam Jones hurried over as soon as she heard Charles.

With so many people present right then, it was hard for Mr. Phillips and the rest of them to run away. They had no choice but to brace themselves for Madam Jones as well as Mr. Jones and William who rushed over.

Frankly, William did not like how they were behaving, kneeling on the ground like beggars begging people for help. It made him feel worthless and undignified.

However, with the Jones family’s current situation, if they did not find alternatives to save themselves, Jones Group might face bankruptcy. He could not just sit aside and watch.

“It’s getting a bit cold, let me get you a new one.” Charles ignored what was happening at their side and reached for the hot water pad in Sophia’s hands, then ordered someone to replace it with a new one.

Sophia had always felt weak and personally attacked whenever Charles saw through her mind, but watching Mr. Phillips and the other men now, she suddenly felt comforted.

She was not the weak one, he was just too good.

“Just wait a bit more, it should be over soon.” Charles was worried that she was getting bored waiting in the corner.

“I actually wish it would go on longer,” Sophia mumbled.

Then, the so-called ‘screenplay’ Sylvia had written for her would have to wait a while longer. After all, she was anxious about what was to come, going up against Sylvia and the mysterious bigshot.

She had a feeling that things might get out of control!

“What?” Her voice was so soft that Charles did not hear what she said.

“Nothing.” Sophia shook her head.

With the recording device on her, there was nothing she could say.

Charles’ gaze lingered on her purse where the recording device was kept and clenched his fists, then quickly uncurled them.

Just be patient for a little while longer! He was close to finding out who the bigshot was!

Once this was resolved, he would never let her be wronged anymore!

His penetrative gaze stayed on Sophia and she could not help but look up at him and asked, “What’s wrong?”

He seemed like he had something on his mind.

“I just miss you.” Charles smiled and reached out to cup her face before planting a kiss on her lips.

Sophia stiffened all over. Was she not right in front of him right now? By the time she recovered, he had already let her go and several people were staring in their direction, clearly muttering under their breaths.

“This is your grandfather’s funeral, you should be more mindful.” Her face heated up slightly. She was worried that people would take this opportunity to gossip and criticize him for being unfilial or worse.

Charles casually glanced around and tapped her nose. “What are you scared of?”

Once this matter was settled, she would never be threatened by anyone, and she need not be afraid of anyone anymore.

Truth be told, Sophia was not exactly afraid. She was just concerned that his reputation might be affected, but he seemed to be unbothered.

Not far away from them, the Phillips, Sommer, and Johnson families were still in the middle of what seemed to be a heated discussion with the Jones family. Several people had joined them as well and the situation seemed to be much more chaotic than before.

“Sophia!” Clara skipped over and wanted to give Sophia a hug, but Charles suddenly stepped forward and positioned himself right in front of Sophia, and so Clara immediately stopped in her tracks.

Whew!

What a close call, she had almost run into Big Iceberg!

She giggled to herself before continuing, “You haven’t answered me though, do you want to go out to celebrate? There’s a new bar opened and I heard the resident singer there is very handsome!”

At the mention of a handsome singer, Charles’ arm that was initially rested on the right side of his body twitched a little. “She’s not going to go.”

“I… I’m not asking you, I’m asking Sophia!” Clara tried her best to convince herself not to be afraid, but the instant she saw the look in Charles’ eyes, she could not help but jump up in fear and hid behind her mentor, who was also her boyfriend.

Oh my goodness, he was frightening!

Zachary, “...”

“Charles, she’s a timid girl, can you not scare her like this?”

Charles glanced at Clara briefly and said, “It’s Grandfather’s funeral today, Sophia can’t go out to celebrate with you.”

If someone were to leak this to the press, this would certainly not do both Sophia and the Harris family any good.

Worried that Clara would say something wrong, he lowered his voice and quickly explained to her, “Ms. White is a part of the Harris family now, if she’s seen at a bar with you, people might say things about her.”

“Alright, I got it ——” Clara pouted again as she slumped. Such killjoys!

She walked out from behind Zachary, and as she suddenly remembered something, she smacked her head. “Big Iceberg, about this human experiment case, my dad says it might be…”

“Cough!” Sophia placed her finger before her lips and motioned Clara to stop talking as she coughed to interrupt Clara from speaking. Although she remained a calm and collected expression on her face, her heart was racing against her chest.

Judging from what Clara was saying, she seemed to have an idea who this mysterious bigshot was!

However, even if she did, they could not talk about it here because of the recording device. If Sylvia were to overhear, Clara might be dragged into this mess and that would not be good!