Little Sophie didn’t expect that the recent few times she returned to Southern County, it was always with Asher Land. However, being with him indeed made her feel much better. Each visit to Southern County left her exhausted and disheartened, but his company brought her a sense of peace.
Leaning against the car window, Little Sophie drifted into a dream. Asher Land parked the car on the roadside and turned to look at her peaceful sleeping face.
Her phone vibrated in her bag, but she showed no reaction.
Asher Land picked up the phone; it was a call from her father.
He didn’t hesitate much and instinctively pressed the answer button.
Today, her father’s attitude towards him was inevitably suspicious. Her father despised him, that was beyond doubt. But the reason for it was something he couldn’t understand.
As soon as the call connected, Christopher Smith’s enraged voice was heard.
"Little Sophie, you mustn’t be with that man."
Mustn’t be with that man?
Asher Land looked coldly at the phone, yet he still wanted to continue listening to see what shocking secrets awaited his discovery.
"Little Sophie, don’t stay silent. Have you forgotten what that man did to our family in the past? If it weren’t for his coercion..." Christopher Smith didn’t continue, but this piqued his curiosity fully.
He hung up the phone, a smile of unfathomable meaning appeared on his lips.
"Seems like I have done something heinous to your family." He was determined to find out. He didn’t know how much she was hiding from him. Right now, he only felt uneasy all over, hating the feeling of being deceived, especially being deceived by her.
When Little Sophie woke up, she found herself already lying on a soft bed. She opened her eyes and glanced around, a kindly face appeared in her view.
How did she end up back in Asher Land’s hillside villa?
"Miss Smith, you’re awake." Nanny Garcia was still very enthusiastic, "Are you hungry? What would you like to eat? I’ll instruct the kitchen to prepare it immediately."
"No need, I’m not hungry."
Little Sophie walked barefoot on the cold floor, searching everywhere in the room on the second floor, but she didn’t see that person’s shadow.
"Where’s Asher Land?"
"Oh, young master is in the study on the third floor, he’s busy with work now, Miss Smith, you see..."
"Don’t worry, Nanny Garcia, I won’t disturb him."
Nanny Garcia laughed awkwardly. In her heart, Little Sophie was a smart and sensible girl. If her young master could choose to be with Miss Smith, she thought they were a good match, but the young master’s father would definitely not agree.
Thinking about this, she involuntarily sighed twice.
Asher Land had his eyes closed, his entire body relaxed in the leather chair. He was somewhat fatigued, a video call on the computer was still displaying. On the other side, Robert Williams saw that Asher Land wasn’t speaking, as if he had fallen asleep. He said nothing, merely waited quietly for Asher Land’s next instructions.
After a long while, he opened his eyes.
"How is the investigation I asked you to conduct?" he asked coldly.
"Everything you instructed has been thoroughly investigated," Robert Williams replied in a deep voice.
"Tell me everything you know."
"Yes, President Land." Robert Williams paused, then continued, "Miss Smith’s current family background is not complicated. Her family consists of four people: her father, stepmother, and her stepmother’s son. However, four years ago, there was an incident in her family."
"Four years ago, Miss Smith’s biological mother jumped to her death. I interviewed the neighbors who used to live near Miss Smith. They said there was only one reason for her mother’s suicide."