Next One Is a Babe
Chapter 853

Although lan was hungry at that moment, he was not in the mood to eat as he was bothered by the fact that Sophia was pregnant. At the thought of that, lan lost his appetite, so he only responded with an indifferent grunt after hearing Sophia's question. "That's fine by me."

After instructing the waiter to prepare the food, Sophia continued to stand in place, wondering how she should face lan. We both used to be close to each other, so why do we feel awkward now that we meet again? What has really gone wrong?

Meanwhile, lan could tell that Sophia was feeling a little awkward, so he wasn't comfortable with that as well. I only just left for a short period of time, but I can't believe so much has changed while I was gone. If I had known this is how the matter would end up, I wouldn't have left Sophia to join the competition. Nonetheless, there is no turning back now.

Sophia stood in place for a few moments. Then, she came closer to the couch and sat down but kept her distance from lan. After clearing her throat, she asked, "How was your competition? Has your latest ranking been announced?" Since lan was a candidate highly recommended by Lorraine, it shouldn't be hard for him to secure a good place in the rankings.

lan clicked his tongue and replied, "They only told me to take a break for two days since they need to assess the forum comments and vote counts before making any further announcement about the ranking."

Despite her confusion, Sophia had a rough picture of what lan was trying to tell her in her mind. "I wish you the best of luck in your competition! May you secure a job in an established company and prove your worth to the Morgan Family."

"My family actually contacted me when I was in the competition," Ian said with a smile.

In fact, Bryce was the one who had contacted lan back then because he wasn't happy to see his son on TV. He viewed lan as a disgrace like his mother. Initially, he called lan to make him give up on the competition, but when his persuasion failed to sway his son, he began to lose his temper. Seeing that reaction of his, lan was afraid that the old man would come over in a fit of rage to cause a scene. Later, his phone had been kept away from him, and as time went by, he no longer bothered to return Bryce's missed calls or respond to his messages.

This time when lan came back, he didn't inform any of the Morgan Family members because he wouldn't like to see them.

At the mention of his family, Sophia instantly knew what she could talk about. In order to get herself out of the awkward situation, Sophia decisively brought up the matter about Sally. Ever since Sally was detained, Leah had been trying to pull every string she could to get her off the hook. Nevertheless, the incident somehow took a turn for the worse as the victim refused to let things slide. Therefore, Sally was still in custody, even though Leah had spent a fortune on getting her daughter out. When Leah subsequently realized there was nothing else she could do, Sally was forced to plead guilty.

As for Simon, he hadn't returned to his office yet. Due to his rebellious nature, he had been laid off by Bryce and grounded at home. Irritated by that, the man swore to oppose his father by indulging in a life of nightly debauchery.

According to what Logan had learned, Sophia knew that the Morgan Family had been in constant disharmony. Therefore, Bryce, whose health was originally in poor condition, had been regularly asking his doctor for check-ups and consultation due to the stress that had been caused by the disturbances. When Logan told that to Sophia, he gloated gleefully and rejoiced in the Morgan Family's misery, thinking that they deserved what was coming to them. After all, Bryce had made countless mistakes that he shouldn't have made in his youth. Thus, Logan reckoned that karma had caught up with that old man.