"Mr. Shannon, before accusing me, see how your wife talks to my girlfriend." Thomas Shannon snorted coldly and turned to leave.
"Lincoln, stop."
Sophie Sullivan quickly descended the stairs, called Derek Clark, and was about to leave the manor.
"Miss Sullivan."
A gentle female voice came from behind.
Sophie paused, turned back to glance at Mrs. Shannon standing on the stairs, who was smiling at her.
Sophie was confused, "Does Mrs. Shannon need something?"
This term ’Mrs. Shannon,’ compared to earlier calling her ’Aunt,’ clearly showed the distancing.
Mrs. Shannon laughed; time hadn’t left any marks on her face, looking like she was in her thirties, her face was beautiful and her demeanor was elegant. She waved, "Will you accompany Aunt for a walk in the flower garden, please?"
Sophie hesitated for a few seconds, "Sorry, I still have things to do."
She really didn’t know what more there was to talk about with Mrs. Shannon.
Mrs. Shannon descended the stairs and came to her, "It won’t take too long, just 10 minutes, how about that?"
With things being said to this point, rejecting further would only make her appear rude.
In the flower garden, myriad flowers bloomed, the faint fragrance of the flowers, accompanied by the gentle breeze, softly brushed against the face, making people feel refreshing and delightful.
Mrs. Shannon walked ahead, Sophie followed behind her, maintaining a distance that wasn’t too close or too far.
Mrs. Shannon picked a flower, turned and handed it to her. Sophie looked puzzled, Mrs. Shannon smiled, "Lincoln, since small, has always made his own choices in all matters. Including choosing a girlfriend, what type of girlfriend, as long as there is no issue with character, his father and I wouldn’t interfere. This time, I can see Lincoln is serious about you, so I wanted to talk to you."
Sophie didn’t take the flower but instead gave a self-deprecating smile, "Does Mrs. Shannon want to advise me to stay away from Thomas Shannon?"
"Not at all." Mrs. Shannon toyed with the flower in her hand, "Earlier I said I was going to see Cheryl, you might have misunderstood me as trying to embarrass you, but I wasn’t. Cheryl is a timid child, kind-hearted. This time she returned to Imperial City, found out she has an elder sister in this world, she’s both happy and sad. Happy because she found her sister, sad because her sister’s legs are already disabled..."
Upon hearing this, if Sophie still couldn’t guess who Cheryl Chew’s elder sister was, then she would be an idiot.
"That’s right, I had Gaby bite Raina Bell’s legs, I don’t deny this." Sophie’s face was calm, without any shame or guilt.
She was very open and her gaze remained clear as she faced Mrs. Shannon, fearless and unyielding.
Mrs. Shannon probably only knew what she did to Raina Bell, but perhaps didn’t know what Raina Bell did to her.
She admitted she, Sophie Sullivan, wasn’t a kind-hearted person, but she would also never proactively stir up trouble.
People don’t provoke me, I won’t provoke them. If people provoke me, then don’t blame me for being ruthless.
At that time, Raina followed Minimus Hart, causing her constant frustrations, and even after Minimus Hart, continued stirring trouble.
She attempted to assault Thomas Shannon, even tried to kill her. These things alone, if revealed, would be enough to obliterate the image of Raina as a weakling in Mrs. Shannon’s heart.
Mrs. Shannon smiled as she looked at her, her beauty wasn’t just the unparalleled appearance; what her son saw in her was perhaps her fearlessness, her proud and unrestrained nature.