Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride-Chapter 975 - 971: Introducing Her to His Friends

"Nicholas," Sophie Foster suddenly became crestfallen, the excitement on her face disappearing, "When you say things like that, it makes me feel like I’m being kept by you."

Nicholas Croft raised an eyebrow, "Why, don’t you want to be?"

Puffing out her cheeks, Sophie said, "I like being with you, Nicholas, but..."

At this point, meeting Nicholas Croft’s teasing gaze, she hesitated slightly and said, "But I don’t want it to be this kind of relationship." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Then what kind do you want?" Nicholas Croft suddenly had the urge to tease her, and Sophie puffed out her cheeks again, lowered her gaze and said dejectedly, "I don’t know either."

She liked the handsome Nicholas, perhaps because she didn’t receive paternal love when she was younger, so she relied on him a lot, or maybe she was just greedy, because... she hoped there was a normal romantic relationship between them.

"Silly girl!" Nicholas Croft withdrew the arm Sophie was clinging to and wrapped it around her waist, drawing her a bit closer, he laughed and said, "What’s wrong with being kept by Nicholas, as long as you behave, Nicholas will take care of you for a lifetime."

Sophie Foster...

Raising her eyes to look at the handsome Nicholas, she blinked, unable to hide the joy on her face, "Nicholas, can I understand that as you confessing to me?"

"Confessing what, let’s go, I’ll take you to play cards." Nicholas Croft pulled Sophie up, striding out of the private booth. Sophie’s tightly pursed lips couldn’t hide the joy in her heart, Nicholas said he would take her to play cards, was this a sign he was going to introduce her to his friends?

Taken by Nicholas to Shang Mu, in the private room, three men were already playing cards. Seeing the little one following Nicholas, all of them paused, especially Felix Shaw, who playfully exhaled a puff of smoke, his eyes filled with obvious teasing, "Big bro, since when did you develop a thing for minors?"

Before Nicholas could speak, Sophie Foster was already protesting defiantly, her waist tightly circled by Nicholas as she stood tall and said, "This gentleman, I am already an adult."

"Sweetie, tell him how old you are?" Felix Shaw smiled and continued to tease, but Sophie disdainfully snorted, retorting, "Sir, don’t you know, a woman’s age has always been a secret, it’s very impolite to ask so bluntly."

"Woman?" Felix Shaw took a drag on his cigarette, nonchalantly puffing out smoke while appraising Sophie from head to toe, his eyebrows and eyes full of disdain, his gaze shifted to Nicholas, "Big bro, even for someone that’s not fully grown, you would go for it? How desperate are you really?"

Felix Shaw had no ill intent; he just found Sophie adorable so he couldn’t help but tease her a little more. But being called underdeveloped, Sophie’s lips immediately pouted with grievance, "Nicholas, your friend is dismissive of me."

"It’s alright, what he says doesn’t count. As long as I don’t mind, it’s all good." Perhaps to affirm Sophie’s place in his heart, Nicholas Croft lightly pecked her pouting lips while introducing her formally, "Lara, this is Nathan Moore, Uncle Nathan."

"Hello, Uncle Nathan." Sophie quickly put on a smile and greeted Nathan Moore, who only slightly nodded, his lips curving up with feigned amusement.

"Wow, Uncle Nathan, you’re so cool, like a legendary aloof CEO!"

Faced with Sophie’s candidness, Nathan Moore didn’t say much. As the little lady of his big brother, even if she spoke out of turn, he wouldn’t hold it against her.