Conquest Game: The Aloof Husband is Dangerous!-Chapter 180 - 164: I Told You Not to Interfere! 2

After exchanging pleasantries for so long, Victor Turner finally stated the important purpose of his phone call.

Laura Quincy curled her lips into a cold smile; she knew that every time this father called her, it was never simple...

Heh.

"Dad, I’m sorry, I don’t have that kind of authority!"

After saying that, Laura hung up the phone immediately, unwilling to listen for even an extra second!

Victor Turner sighed helplessly after being hung up on; his eldest daughter truly had a heart of stone this time! She wouldn’t listen no matter how much he said, as if she no longer considered them family...

Laura took a deep breath; for the term "family," she shouldn’t hold onto any hopes anymore!

Why couldn’t she just give up? Even though her father admitted he had no feelings for her mother and didn’t like her as a daughter, each time he called her, she still harbored a tiny shred of hope...

Was it because she craved family affection?

Heh...

As soon as Victor’s call ended, his wife and daughter gathered around him, asking in unison, "So? What did Laura say?"

Victor Turner shook his head in disappointment, "Little Laura still refuses to come back."

Ruth Leighton didn’t seem concerned about this, "Did she at least say she’d help plead for me?"

Victor shook his head, and Ruth instantly bristled, "What? She wouldn’t even agree to such a small request? Does she consider us her family at all?"

She cried heartbrokenly, occasionally glancing up to gauge her husband’s reaction.

Victor Turner lit a cigarette without speaking; he hadn’t anticipated the family relationship would deteriorate to this extent.

Phoebe Turner wisely kept quiet; her parents were in a bad mood, and she didn’t want to add to it unless she could come up with a better solution...

"Dad, Mom, maybe I should keep watch in the neighborhood where my sister lives every day? I think she’ll come back for the New Year."

"That heartless little wretch!"

Ruth couldn’t help but reveal her true nature.

Victor Turner glared at her, "It’s because of your attitude that Laura won’t come back!"

Scolded by her husband, Ruth no longer dared to speak; she already needed a favor, and saying something like this was undeniably slapping her own face.

Phoebe Turner gently defended her mother, "Dad, sister really went too far this time. Mom hates the smell of trash the most, and yet she sent her to clean the streets, where the stench is hundreds or thousands of times worse than our own garbage. Not to mention, Mom’s friends all know about it. These past days have been mental and physical torture for her..."

She spoke sincerely, carefully watching her father’s expression, afraid to anger him.

Ruth looked at her daughter with immense gratitude; it was her own heartache speaking! That vile girl repaid her with cruel revenge!

When she thought about it, she wished she could ruin Laura’s seductive face!

Originally, Victor Turner felt his wife was being too much, but seeing her come home late every day after sweeping trash sparked sympathy...

After all, she’s the wife who shared his bed for so many years, and seeing her like this inevitably made him uncomfortable...

"Honey, it’s not that I don’t want to keep sweeping trash; I just hoped to relax a bit during the New Year, yet Laura wouldn’t agree to such a small request, boohoo..."

As she continued, Ruth broke into tears, acting as if she was greatly wronged.

Her pitiful act successfully garnered Victor’s sympathy, as he sat there smoking one cigarette after another...

"Phoebe, it will be a hassle for you these few days. If you happen to see your sister, be sure to mind your tone with her. For your mother, you must endure more, understood?"

Phoebe Turner nodded, "Mm, Dad, don’t worry!"

Asher Thorne was feeling downcast. He had high hopes to check the video records from that night, only to find out that by some coincidence, a computer malfunctioned the very next day, and the previous video records were all accidentally lost during repairs.

After hearing this news, Asher felt as if the heavens were against him...

How could there be such unfortunate timing!

The next day as soon as he arrived at the company, he instructed his assistant Connor Sterling to summon Sophie Sutton over. He simply didn’t believe this misfortune and wanted to clear things up!

Five minutes later, Connor called, "Young Master Thorne, Miss Sutton is out on an errand."

Asher’s tone was icy, "Have her come back!"

Connor expressed difficulty, "It’s said that she went to Sixth Young Master Thorne’s company and was taken away by him."

Asher raised an eyebrow slightly, "Eric took her away? What’s going on?"

Beads of sweat were about to roll down Connor’s forehead, "Well... I need to confirm further."

Asher didn’t say much more, "Hurry up!"

He knew there must be a special situation. It was reasonable that Connor wasn’t aware since he hadn’t instructed him to keep track of Sophie Sutton’s whereabouts constantly.

Connor Sterling quietly wiped his forehead, "I understand, sir."

Sophie Sutton was originally just sent by her boss to deliver a document to "Prospera Media Inc.", but unexpectedly, she ran into that flashy guy with an Aston Martin who she had a "history" with!

Eric Thorne didn’t expect the person delivering documents this time would be that arrogant girl. No wonder he couldn’t find any information about her; turns out she’s a junior employee at my third brother’s company...

He was almost about to give up looking for her, but she appeared herself.

"It’s you!"

Both Eric Thorne and Sophie Sutton were taken by surprise.

Since their first meeting, she never had a good impression of this flashy guy! She thought he was just another rich playboy...

But it turns out he’s the CEO of "Prospera Media Inc."

What a shocking revelation...

Eric Thorne slightly narrowed his charming eyes, "What’s your name?"

Sophie Sutton glared at him with annoyance, "Why should I tell you? I’ve delivered the document, I should get going!"

Saying this, she turned to leave.

Eric Thorne called out to her, "Wait a minute."

Then, picking up the phone on the desk, he dialed a number, "Director Chandler, what’s the name of the girl you sent to deliver documents?"

Director Chandler was completely baffled but could only answer truthfully, "She’s a new recruit, her name is Sophie Sutton."

Eric Thorne nodded with satisfaction, "She’s quite clever. I just happen to need to go out on some business, so let her accompany me as a business trip."

A confused Director Chandler could only nod repeatedly. He dared not offend the Sixth Young Master Thorne! After all, when it comes to being ruthless, he’s no less so than the Third Young Master Thorne.

Therefore, crossing those two young masters of the Thorne Family is unwise...

Sophie Sutton was utterly dumbfounded listening to Eric Thorne’s words. Just as she was about to object, he hung up the phone and threatened, "Thorne Group and Prospera Media are sibling companies. That means I’m also considered your boss, unless you’re thinking of defying a superior’s order?"

Sophie Sutton retorted angrily, "Order my ass! I think you’re just doing this on purpose!"

Eric Thorne lifted an eyebrow, unfazed, "So what if I am? The boss does have the authority to assign tasks to employees, unless you don’t want this job anymore."

The final words struck a chord with Sophie Sutton’s heart. If she wasn’t afraid of getting fired and never seeing Asher again, she really wanted to retort, "Then I’ll quit! I don’t care for this job one bit!"

Sadly, for her Asher brother’s sake, she had to endure!

"Abusing the boss’s authority, how infuriating!"

Eric Thorne shrugged off her accusations without a care, seeing as today the little wildcat ventured onto his turf, he naturally wouldn’t let her off easily...

Remembering her previous arrogant attitude towards him, he felt she needed a lesson!

Sophie Sutton followed Eric Thorne to the set most unwillingly; today truly was an unlucky day to run into the loathsome flashy guy!

Upon arrival, she received a call from her second brother, stepping aside to answer, "Second brother, what’s up?"

Silas Sutton paused for a second, "Sophie, do you... have feelings for Asher?"

Sophie Sutton was left dumbstruck, "Second brother, did you suddenly forget? The person I’ve always liked is Asher! Why would you ask such a weird question? And oh! You’ve been calling me a lot lately, always with strange questions, what’s going on?"

Silas Sutton sighed, becoming more certain that Asher must have mistaken someone else that night; Sophie is so fond of Asher, how could she not recognize him and even scold him...

It seemed impossible!

After his repeated inquiries these past days, Sophie had been perfectly normal, confirming that Asher must have mistaken someone else!

The corridors of "Twilight," such an upscale entertainment venue, are dimly lit, so mistaking someone isn’t unimaginable.

"Nothing’s wrong."

"Second brother, really, what’s the matter! That day, Asher asked me some bizarre questions too, claiming he saw me at ’Twilight,’ but I’ve never been to any ’Twilight’ at all!"

Sophie Sutton cooed, though deep down she felt somewhat reassured by this ordeal—it at least showed how much Asher cared for her...

Silas Sutton questioned back, "You’ve never been to ’Twilight’?"

But Aunt did say Sophie indeed drank too much that night, so what actually happened?

Sophie Sutton nodded affirmatively, "That’s right!"

Silas Sutton could not help but ask, "Then where did you get drunk?"

Sophie Sutton thought for two seconds, "At a KTV! I was out with friends having fun there that night."

Her casual response convinced Silas Sutton entirely, having watched over his little cousin growing up; although a little temperamental, she was simple and kind, never one to deceive him.