My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 1137

The current office building of Ronney Group used to be L/K's office building. After the restructuringdone by Ryan and Henry, it became the Ronney Group's temporary office building.

Upon arriving at the meeting room, Sophia sat down to wait for Ryan and Henry while Linus satbeside her and played with his phone. She was mulling over how she should negotiate with the Yardtwins later. After all, she refused to be dragged into the Yard Family's struggles for no reason.Before Ryan and Henry arrived, Sandra arrogantly swaggered into the room. Then, she threw thecooperative project proposal Sophia had handed over to Henry's assistant on the table with greatforce. “Sophia Edwards! Aren't you amazing? Are you jealous that the Yard Family is investing in theMitchell Family?”

Sophia was not surprised to see Sandra here. Thus, she smilingly replied, “Even an idiot like you canwork with the Yard Family, so why can't 1?”

These days, Sandra considered herself a success in life. Even if she lost some money, that amount ofmoney was nothing but pocket change to the Yard Family that was supporting her. Hugging herarms, she looked at Sophia in amusement. “Your proposal for cooperation with the Yard Family hasended. The Yard Family doubts your working capabilities and will not work with you again. Just giveup!”

Meanwhile, Sophia continued smiling as she said, “The Yard Family hasn't said anything yet. Who doyou think you are to speak on their behalf?” Then, her gaze shifted downward. Seeing that Sandrawas wearing a hip-hugging skirt, she smiled even wider. “Wow. You've gotten gutsy! I see you dareto wear skirts in front of me now!”

Upon hearing those words, Sandra's expression shifted instantly. She could still recall the horror ofSophia ripping her skirt open. Thus, she subconsciously grabbed at her skirt. Frustrated, she glaredat Sophia and snarled, “As long as I'm around, you will never get the chance to work with the YardFamily!”

Sophia was a little worried that Sandra might cause trouble. Just as she was about to speak up, thedoor to the meeting room opened, and two identical men walked in. No; they barely passed as menin Sophia's eyes. They were simply two big boys in their early twenties. Moreover, one of them haddyed his hair bright green—it was the only thing that differentiated the two of them.

"Why are you here, Miss Mitchell?” The one with the dyed hair was the older brother, Henry. Assoon as he walked in the door, he noticed Sandra's presence and directed his question at her.Sandra immediately resumed her dignified smile and said, “I heard Sophia was here, so I came totake a look at her. After all, we are family... President Henry, I'll be waiting for you in the office. Let'stalk about the details of our contract.”

After that, she sashayed out of the room and closed the door of the meeting room behind her.While closing the door, she revealed a mysterious smile. Sophia, do you know what it means to walkinto the lion's den?

Only four people were left inside the conference room. Ryan and Henry both took a seat oppositeSophia. Placing the documents in his hand on the table, Henry took a sip of tea before saying, “Let'sskip the pleasantries. Since you came here to propose cooperation with us, Miss Edwards, why don'tyou try and convince us with your sincerity and ability?”

He smiled after saying that. Meanwhile, Ryan said nothing and sipped at his tea quietly. However,his eyes kept flicking between Sophia and Linus. The look in his eyes made Sophia feel veryuncomfortable.

Calming herself, she started talking about her strengths. “Mr. Callum and I have signed severalcooperative projects. The first phase of the products is doing very well. It produced a huge responseamong the customer groups... So, I hope that I can continue working with you, Mr. Henry, inaccordance with the previous contract. Pourl will never let you down.”

In response, Linus quickly brought out the cooperation contract Sophia had signed with Callum andCade before. Needless to say, it was a brand-new copy of the contract—the original had been tornto pieces. Turning the page of the contract, she continued, “This is the contract from before. You cantake a good look at it, Mr. Henry.”

Henry took the contract from her and looked through it seriously. On the other hand, Ryancontinued to remain silent. Only his eyes lingered unpleasantly on her body.

That gaze upset Linus greatly. It was thinly veiled and extremely vulgar. In layman terms, it was alecherous gaze. Before he came, he had investigated these twins. Callum and Cade had startedworking at the Ronney Group at the age of fifteen. After working hard for ten years, they had astrong foundation. They were regarded as geniuses since they were young; they never made anymistakes. Moreover, they were disciplined and strict when it came to their private lives. But, this pairof twins... were surrounded by bad rumors. However, Linus had not had the time to investigate thetruth behind those rumors. In short, Anna seemed to have raised Callum and Cade according to astandard of perfection. She forced them to be outstanding and was extremely harsh on them.Contrarily, she left these twins to do as they wished...

Today, Sophia was wearing a low-cut blouse that was not particularly low, yet revealed a portion ofher fair bosom. A string of diamonds draped across her chest, enhancing the crystal-clear beauty ofher skin. Linus calmly stretched out his hand and pulled up the neckline of her clothes from behind,effectively covering her luscious bosom.

On the other side, Henry seemed to have finished looking through the contract. Putting the contractdown, he interlaced his fingers as he leaned back in his chair comfortably. His posture seemed toindicate that he believed he was holding the upper hand in the discussion. With a slightly troubledexpression, he said, “From what I see in this contract, it's not particularly advantageous toward theRonney Group.”

Sophia quickly said, “The details of the contract can be discussed.” The details of the contract canchange. I don't want to become Callum'’s tool!

Ryan, who had kept silent the entire time, suddenly leaned forward. Putting his elbows on the table,his slender fingers tapped against the table as he looked Sophia up and down. “Miss Edward, Iheard you're married with children. From your appearance, you look like you're eighteen ornineteen at most. You don't look your age at all!”

Sophia felt euphoric upon hearing those praises. She was a woman, and women were happiestwhen somebody complimented them on their youthful looks. Besides, she also believed that shelooked rather young with her small nose and slender face. Whenever she attended the parentmeetings at Carmen's kindergarten, everybody said that she looked like Carmen's sister—so muchso that when Sophia stood beside Michael, they looked more like a father and daughter pair ratherthan husband and wife.

However, Linus could tell that something was amiss about the way the words were said. Thus, heglared at the twins warily.

Then, Ryan continued, “You are of mixed race, right? No wonder you have some exotic features.”After floating on cloud nine for a bit, Sophia returned to the main topic at hand. “Let's continuediscussing the contract...”

Looking at her, Henry suddenly smiled for some reason. Meanwhile, Ryan straightforwardly said,“Miss Edwards, we've seen this contract before. To be honest, the contract is unattractive to us.Unless... you play a game with us. Then, we'll agree to sign the contract.”

A game? Perking up her ears, she asked, “What game?”

Henry slowly leaned toward Sophia, observing her from up close. He couldn't replace any blemishes onher delicate facial features—her skin was so smooth that he couldn't replace a single pore. Her skinlooked as soft and tender as tofu, and every inch of her skin seemed to be glowing. She did notlook like she was approaching her thirties. Rather, she looked no different from the freshmen whojust entered Bayside University. Moreover, her entire body was as fair as snow, and her figure wasperfect.

As a person of mixed-race, she had inherited the best of both worlds while shedding theimperfections. She had a Westerner's snow-white skin and sharp facial features, and yet she was asrefined and delicate as a Cethosian. Her skin was particularly smooth and spotless; it also did nothave a lot of hair nor odor. Furthermore, her skin was so thin that he could practically see the veinsjust beneath the surface. I want to take a bite out of her! She's such a stunner!