Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle
Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Atoa Amores handed Sofia the files needed for signing to the LH Design headquarters. Her responses had ceased, and her schedule for the next few weeks was packed.

Sofia nodded and skimmed through the papers. They had already discussed the details of the winter show, and now she was working on the spring collection.

Fashion was not something Sofia took lightly. She had always been passionate about it, and now as the head of LH Design, she was determined to bring new ideas to the table.

The winter show preparations were done, but Sofia's focus had already shifted to the upcoming spring collection. The design team was buzzing with ideas, and Sofia was excited about the challenges that lay ahead. However, her personal life caused her stress. She was managing the responsibilities of her new job and her engagement to Daniel Beaumont.

"Spring Collection. They've got some bold ideas that I think caught everyone's eye," Miss Amores commented.

"As the new CEO, they had to choose a new Creative Director and promote a few other staff. She was already in the process of picking the person who would replace her position," Sofia said, smiling. "Let's show LH Design's creativity and craftsmanship."

"Is there anything else I should be aware of?" Miss Amores asked.

"Any more questions about the spring collection?"

"No," Sofia said. "Now, call everyone for a meeting. It's time to show everyone that the scandal did not affect her. Miss Amores nodded and left the room.

As she was preparing for the meeting, Sofia noticed the woman standing behind Miss Amores. It was none other than Teresa Beaumont.

"Miss," Miss Amores started, but Teresa walked into Sofia’s office as if it were hers.

"I see you've opened your office to visitors," Teresa smiled before she turned towards Miss Amores. "Coffee with two sugars, please."

Sofia narrowed her eyes at Teresa. How dare she come here and act like she owned the place? "Give her coffee," Sofia instructed Miss Amores, then got up and walked towards where Teresa was sitting. "I never expected to see you sitting in my office without an appointment."

"As your mother-in-law—"

"Ex-mother-in-law," Sofia corrected. She was not in the mood to act cordial with someone like this. Almost immediately, Teresa’s expression changed.

"You are not breaking up with Daniel," Teresa insisted.

Sofia smiled but did not say a word. Instead, she sat opposite the woman. "Are you here to threaten me?" she asked.

"I would never do such a thing."

"Then why are you here, Mrs. Beaumont?" Sofia asked, her voice calm. "Because I don't remember having an appointment with you."

"Can't I come without an appointment? After all—"

"Your son cheated on me," Sofia said. "I don't think you are in any position to act like nothing happened. Unless you are here to threaten me." Sofia couldn't fathom why this woman was acting hostile towards her.

"I know it was you who led the scandal," Teresa said. "Just this alone is enough to ruin your credibility. You intend to harm the Beaumont Empire by accepting the proposal and releasing the scandal the very next day. If I release this to the media—"

"Ah," Sofia nodded. She leaned back and crossed her legs. So... she was able to figure it out. Sadly, she has no proof of this matter. Sofia smiled and looked at Miss Amores, who just arrived with Teresa’s coffee. Seeing this, Teresa added, "Our team was able to confirm that the images are fake. It was not Daniel. There was no cheating."

"If there was no cheating, then may I know why you are here, Mrs. Beaumont?" Sofia asked, the smile on her face not vanishing. "Because right now you sound so desperate for this marriage. Am I missing something?"

Teresa narrowed her eyes at Sofia. She never expected Sofia to back down and immediately warm up to her. She was only here to inform Sofia that she knew about this woman’s scheme.

"Daniel is going to marry you... and you are going to walk down that aisle with him," Teresa declared.

Hearing this, Sofia frowned. She could not understand why this woman had the confidence to actually do this kind of thing. However, now that Sofia carefully thought about it, she quickly realized that Teresa seemed so used to doing something like this.

Does this mean she has been doing this for a while now? If so, does this mean all the things that Daniel has achieved in the past were not actually something that he did on his own? Sofia did not know that Daniel actually had a mother who would do everything to protect him.

"And if I say no?" Sofia asked.

"You see..." Teresa smiled. "Daniel had leukemia when he was younger. Then he had depression and for a while, he had become suicidal."

"You are going to use mental health to scare me?" Sofia abhorred these kinds of people.

If she was right, Teresa would simply twist the narrative against Sofia. These days, gaining sympathy from social media is easy. One could easily spin a sob story of a broken-hearted man who was willing to do everything for the woman that he loved, who unfortunately left him because of something that he did not do.

"I'm trying to tell you that my son would not be able to handle all this stress that this relationship and scandal are giving him. I hope that Miss Lockhart understands that my son has always done what he could. He grew up insecure as his father always compared him to his older brother."

Sofia snorted. She did not want to hear this nonsense anymore. At first, she thought this woman was just trying to intimidate her, but now she was actually going to use her son’s life as a wager in her wicked game.

Why was she willing to do this just for Daniel to marry Sofia? Was she simply twisted or was there something else happening? Was this the actual reason Alexander chose to marry her?