Chapter 272 No, It’s Too Expensive

Sophia felt uncomfortable from getting too close to the voluptuousness of Marie's upper body and had no choice but to shift toward Charles. The heat of her body passed through the clothes on her body and spread onto Charles. His Adam's apple rolled slightly and he drained all the tea in the cup, yet the sense of thirst he felt did not diminish even the slightest. Sophia did not notice this and pursed her lips, trying to say something, but simply opened her mouth without saying anything at all. "Tell Mr. Fredrickson I said okay. Tell him that I hope that he as well as other directors won’t change their minds." Charles stood up and pulled Sophia up. "As for my aunts and uncle, I will deal with them myself." Marie darted a coquettish glance at him and tucked the loose strands of hair on her temple behind her ears. "Don't worry. Do you think a cold-blooded, ruthless, and self-centered capitalist like him would choose to give up on a ferocious creature like you for a fortune cat?" She w