Four years ago, when Dina found out that Sophia had married a useless freeloader, she was overjoyed. So, she desperately needed an opportunity to mock Sophia. Dina, through various channels, learned about Sophia’s birthday. She deliberately chose this day to host a class reunion, using it as an opportunity to taunt and ridicule Sophia.
Dina decided that this day was the perfect time for revenge.
Knowing that Karen was Sophia’s best friend, Dina first convinced Karen to invite Sophia to the party no matter what. Karen understood Dina’s motives. She originally wanted to refuse Dina outright, but the current Leo was not the same Leo as before, and Sophia had become the woman Dina could only look up to. So, Karen reluctantly agreed.
“Sophia, if you don’t want to go, I won’t go either. We don’t need to bother with that woman,” Karen said.
Sophia thought for a moment and replied, “Let me ask Leo. If he’s willing to accompany me, I’ll go.”
“Alright, I’ll wait for your message,” Karen said before ending the call.
Exiting the bathroom, Sophia shared what Karen had told her with Leo.
Leo didn’t hesitate after hearing it, “Go, you must go! Your classmates are deliberately planning a birthday celebration for you. We can’t just avoid them, right?”
Sophia understood Leo’s meaning and smiled, saying, “Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
On the way down the mountain, sitting in the passenger seat, Sophia leaned her head sideways and gazed at Leo with a dreamy look in her eyes.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Did I suddenly become handsome again?” Leo joked.
“Leo, I’m very happy today. Thank you,” Sophia said.
“Making my wife happy is the most fulfilling thing for a man.”
Sophia hesitated for a moment and then continued, “Leo, after we move into Cloud Dream Mountain Villa, what about my parents…”
“Let your parents move in with us. I know your mom has always wanted to live in Cloud Dream Mountain Villa,” Leo replied.
“But…” Sophia had some concerns, “My mom’s treatment of you, letting her move in, will you hold a grudge?”
Sophia understood her mother well. If she found out that Leo had purchased Cloud Dream Mountain Villa No. 9, she would undoubtedly move here immediately, regardless of Leo’s consent, as long as Sophia and Leo were still married.
“Grudge?” Leo paused for a moment. “There’s no such thing. Your parents are my parents too. This house is too big for just the two of us, it would be too lonely. It’s better for the family to live together.”
Hearing this, Sophia’s eyes became a little moist again. Over these four years, she was well aware of how her mother treated Leo. Leo not only had no complaints but had also silently endured everything. Sophia knew that Leo did all this for her, as Jessica was, after all, her mother. Many times, when her mother scolded Leo, Sophia felt guilty.
“Leo, I…” Sophia was moved and didn’t know what to say.
“Why are you crying again? It’s your birthday today; you should be happy,” Leo said.
Sophia quickly took out a tissue to wipe the corners of her eyes.
“By the way, I think we should take down the wedding photo hanging in the bedroom,” Sophia remembered the wedding photo she had seen in the bedroom on the second floor of the villa and said to Leo.
“Take it down? Why?” Leo paused for a moment. That wedding photo took him a long time to find on an old USB drive, get reprinted by a photography company, and frame it to hang on the wall.
Sophia pouted her cute little mouth and coquettishly said, “That wedding photo doesn’t look good. I plan to take a new one. What do you think?”
Leo instantly understood and became excited, “You’re absolutely right, we must take a new one!”
Speaking of that wedding photo, it was taken four years ago when Leo married into the Henley family. The purpose was to give Sophia a big surprise during her illness.
At that time, Sophia thought she wouldn’t live much longer, but to avoid causing sadness to her parents, she went along with it.
On the day of the wedding photo shoot, Sophia was extremely unwilling, so she wore a frowning face throughout the session. Leo’s expression wasn’t much better, looking dull.
So, that wedding photo was an extremely failed one.
In fact, Leo had long wanted to retake the wedding photo with Sophia. Unexpectedly, she voluntarily suggested it today, which made Leo overjoyed.
Seeing Leo so happy, Sophia smiled and said, “You look so silly. It’s just retaking a wedding photo. Is there a need to be so happy?”
“Making the beautiful lady in the wedding photo smile is a cause for happiness!” Leo replied.
Time: 5:00 PM.
Location: Star World Entertainment Club at Hang Lung Plaza.
“I heard that for this class reunion, Dina invited our former campus belle, Sophia. Do you think she’ll come?”
“Ever since Sophia married that freeloader, she’s no longer a campus belle but a joke! I bet she won’t dare to come today.”
“I guess she won’t dare to come either. It’s a shame. Our campus goddess ended up marrying a useless guy and even had to support him. That freeloader must have saved the world in his past life…”
“By the way, this class reunion was organized by Dina. I heard she got married. Do you guys know who she married?”
“I can’t believe you don’t even know who Dina married! Let me tell you, she married Franklin Stone, the eldest son of the Stone family from the top tier family in Langstel !”
“Wow, that’s impressive! The Stone family is a giant in the internet industry and ranks in the top ten in the IT world. I never expected Dina to marry into such a prestigious family.”
Some early arrivals gathered and began discussing Sophia and Dina. When they learned that Dina had married into the Stone family, envy was evident in their eyes. For these pragmatic women, if they weren’t born into privilege, their only chance to change their fate was to marry into a wealthy family.
In the parking lot, Leo had already parked the car. As they got out, a Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly pulled up next to his Audi A8.
After the Rolls-Royce came to a stop, some of the people who had just gotten out of their cars saw the scene and couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
“It’s actually a Rolls-Royce Phantom! This is the first time I’ve seen this car in real life. People who can ride in a car like this must be incredibly lucky!”
“The Stone family is indeed a top-tier family. Their financial power is terrifying. If a woman marries into such a prestigious family, she’ll enjoy endless wealth and prosperity!”