Sophia knew that if she kept asking, Sebastian would tell her everything. But, maybe, she might be disappointed then.

She smiled bitterly. She was curious about what had happened. Why did Sebastian suddenly treat her so differently? He was fine just a few days ago.

Did he not like her anymore?

A trace of sadness flashed in Sophia’s eyes, but she immediately brushed that feeling away. Since Sebastian did not want to tell her the reason, she could only wait for the day when he would tell her.

Sophia sighed softly, turned around, and walked out of the door.

A pretty figure brushed past her and entered Sebastian’s office.

“Sebastian, long time no see.”

“Ellie, you’re back? Since when?” Sebastian was a little surprised, pleasantly surprised at that.

The girl called Ellie took the initiative to hug Sebastian, and he went up to greet her.

Sophia turned to see who it was, but the door was soon closed.

Who was this girl? She seemed to know Sebastian very well. Was she an old acquaintance? He even took the initiative to hug her back, which was very different from what Sophia remembered about Sebastian, who was indifferent to everyone else. This girl named Ellie must be very special. This was Sophia’s first thought.

Sophia recalled the girl’s appearance.

She had a delicate little face, long eyelashes, pink lips, a high nose bridge, snow-white skin, a long neck, and long arms. She wore a light blue short skirt and looked so mature. Yet, it was inevitable that she had youthful beauty, vitality, and sunshine.

Although it was only a few glances, her appearance was unforgettable. It could be said that she stood out everywhere as if she had a spotlight that was following her wherever she went.

Sophia picked up the mirror on the table and looked at her slightly swollen face due to pregnancy. A sense of inferiority rose in her heart.

Was Sebastian’s attitude toward her because of Ellie?

“Why? Can’t you come back occasionally?” Ellie pouted and said, “You know. It’s not that I don’t want to come back, but I’ve been busy and have no time to come back.”

“Of course. I know that you must be very tired recently,” Sebastian said with a smile.

“Sebastian, I’m here for business,” Ellie said, suddenly serious.

“What’s the matter?”

“It’s not convenient to talk here.” Ellie looked in the direction of the door and said, “Can we talk about it somewhere else?”

“Where are you taking me?”

“Let’s go to the usual,” Ellie said with a smile.

Sophia watched the two walk out side by side. They looked at each other as if the rest of the world had disappeared. Sophia looked at Ellie carefully again and found that she could not compare to this woman.

The two went to a coffee shop. Ellie ordered a latte and a cappuccino.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been here. I didn’t expect this place to be the same still.” Ellie sighed.

“Tell me, why are you looking for me? I heard that you’re very busy right now,” Sebastian asked curiously.

Ellie took a sip of the cappuccino, then put down her coffee cup. “You’re still as direct as before,” she said. “Then, I’ll be straightforward with you. You know my family’s situation. Now that my family is in trouble, I want to ask you for help.”

“In trouble?” Sebastian was slightly stunned.

He knew a bit about Ellie’s family. After Ellie’s grandfather died, her father, Alex, continued to protect their family and improve the family’s standing to the position it was in now.

However, the family was now in crisis.

Ellie’s father and Alex’s parents had already died. Now, only Ellie was left in the family. Although Ellie already held a large part of the authority in the family, the other family members still refused to accept her. After all, she was a girl.

What was even more urgent was that someone was plotting against her family. Just who was it?

“My family has too many enemies. So many people want to snatch the wealth from our hands.”

Ellie lowered her head and said softly, “And they have joined forces to target us.”

“Who?” Sebastian asked.

“A guy with the family name of Soladina,” Ellie said through gritted teeth.

“Soladina?” Sebastian frowned. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere before.

“Mhm. My family is in deep trouble now. Meanwhile, the Soladina family is on the other side,” Ellie said fiercely.

“So, how do you want me to help you?” Sebastian asked straightforwardly.

“Haha! I knew you wouldn’t refuse me.” Ellie knew Sebastian had never refused her before..