Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride-Chapter 1011 - 1007: Being Separated from Uncle Chu Feels Like Losing Family Again
Leaning against the bed, Sophie Foster hugged her knees tightly, staring at the phone on the bed, her small face puffed up as if she didn’t want to miss anything.
For Nicholas Croft, today was destined to be a busy day. The collaboration with Phoenix Entertainment to make a film had already been signed, and the two companies were holding a media press conference.
The press conference was chosen to be held at the city’s most luxurious hotel, as one of the organizers, he was making preparations in advance.
It wasn’t until the afternoon that Sophie Foster received a call from Nicholas Croft, hurriedly saying, "Uncle is very busy today and will be home very late. Lara, take a cab back to the villa," and then he hung up the phone.
Sophie Foster had heard before that there was going to be a press conference these days. After hanging up the phone, she felt a bit better, quickly freshened up, changed into a little denim dress, slung on a backpack, and went out to shop.
Near the end of work hours, she called Mia Foster and enthusiastically said, "Mia, it’s me, Lara. Let’s go out for dinner together!"
Mia Foster agreed readily. Despite having been married for a long time, Felix Shaw had never been intimate with her, leaving her feeling quite depressed, so this was a perfect chance to go out and relax.
They chose a music-themed restaurant, with a guitarist performing at the front. After the dishes were served, Sophie Foster raised her juice glass with a smile and said, "Mia, I’m sorry I couldn’t attend your wedding that day. Let’s consider today as my apology."
This was the first gathering between Mia Foster and her after Mia’s wedding.
Mia Foster also raised her juice glass, smiling, "Didn’t we have dinner together that night?"
"Oh, that doesn’t count. That night was Uncle Nicholas treating us, it had nothing to do with me!" Sophie Foster teased, clinking glasses with Mia Foster, then taking a sip of juice.
Mia Foster took a small sip too, smiling, "Isn’t Nicholas like your man? How does it have nothing to do with you?"
Thinking of Uncle Nicholas’s blind date with Hannah Hargrave yesterday made her uncomfortable. Sophie Foster picked up a bite of food, grumpily huffed, "He’s not my man, for all I know he could be snuggling up to some woman right now!"
"What’s going on? You two having a squabble? Come on, tell me how Nicholas is bullying our little Sophie?" Mia Foster asked with a smile. Sophie Foster was still too young and couldn’t keep secrets, so after putting down her chopsticks, she rested her elbows on the table and sighed, "Uncle Nicholas went on a blind date."
"What did you say?" Mia Foster thought she must have heard wrong, but she saw Sophie Foster fuming, "He says it’s just going through the motions, but who knows what’s really on his mind!"
In a fit of passion, Sophie Foster even picked up the chopsticks and slammed them on the table, knowing that Uncle Nicholas was tricked into it, yet she was still very anxious. The root of everything was her inferiority complex; Uncle Nicholas was so outstanding, so perfect, she feared one day he’d abandon her.
For an ordinary girl, a breakup might just mean being sad for a while, but for her, if she parted ways with Uncle Nicholas, it would be like losing family again.
She didn’t want to live those days without reliance, didn’t want to live alone in this foreign city. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
After confiding in Mia Foster for a while, Sophie Foster said dejectedly, "Mia, I’m in a bad mood, I want to drink."
Seeing Sophie Foster looking so downhearted, she wasn’t the only one feeling low. Instantly, Mia Foster picked up her purse and drove Sophie Foster to a bar.
In the slow rock bar, there was no absence of glittering lights and liquor. The two chose a secluded spot, and once they sat down, Sophie Foster boldly ordered two pitchers of beer. When the drinks arrived, Sophie Foster picked up a bottle and said to Mia Foster, "Come on, Mia, we can have just as much fun without men!"
