Chapter 579

Sebastian walked over and stopped in front of her. As he reached out, Sofia instinctively backed away. “What are you doing?” she asked.

His warm fingertip brushed across her neck, and in a low voice, he asked, “Who did this to you?”

“Huh?” Hearing Sebastian’s words, Sofia instinctively touched her neck.

“Did you go find Dan?”

Sofia remained silent. She was fine without mentioning Dan, but bringing up that guy made her recall how he almost went too far. During the fight last night, while others might not have noticed, Sofia clearly felt it. Every move Dan made was intended to be deadly, which was why she didn’t hold back and knocked him out.

What a joke. Dan was the man she once cherished in her heart, carefully preserving their shared memories. Yet, he was also the man who tried to bring her harm.

Sofia took a deep breath. “I went to get something from him.”

“Richard’s documents? Do you think there’s any point in getting them back now?”

Sofia said, “I don’t think it’s any use either, but Richard keeps bugging me for them, acting like I’m crazy if I don’t. The way he hassled me yesterday, it seemed like he wouldn’t let it go until I got the files back.”

Sebastian asked, “Did you get it back?”

“No, I knocked him out, and didn’t get the documents.”

She had to admit that Dan was pretty tough. Even after getting beaten up like that, he still didn’t give back the documents. Now Richard had even more reason to keep bugging Sofia.

Sebastian said, “Don’t go looking for him anymore.”

Sofia’s expression faltered. Then she nodded. “OK, I won’t go.”

The words seemed simple, but they held Sofia’s silent determination. A decision to let go and feel relieved. Dan had been in her heart for so many years, and now it had come down to this. She had cherished the wrong person. She just had to let it go; otherwise, it would keep humiliating herself. That was not Sofia’s style.

Sebastian left. Sofia turned and went inside, where Stephanie was still on the couch. As soon as Sofia walked in, she saw Stephanie leaning over the couch back, eagerly looking at her.

Stephanie was clearly waiting for Sofia. From Sofia’s perspective, Stephanie seemed like a guilty kitten, pitifully resting her paws on the sofa. Sofia initially wanted to tease her a bit, but seeing her like this, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

“Alright, I know Sebastian was picking on you. It’s not your fault you’re not related here,” Sofia said as she ruffled Stephanie’s hair. “If he bothers you again, just tell me… oh, never mind!”

If someone else was bullying Stephanie, Sofia could stand up for herself. But with Sebastian, there was no way she could. Stephanie noticed Sofia’s messy hair and reached out to fix it. “Did you get into a fight with Dan last night?”

Sofia nodded. “Yeah, I did.”

Stephanie asked, “Did you win?”

That was what Stephanie really wanted to know. But seeing Sofia’s messy hair, Stephanie was genuinely concerned. Before Sofia could say anything, Stephanie noticed the marks on her neck. “Oh no, did he strangle you?”

“No, it wasn’t Dan. It was Richard who did it,” Sofia clarified. She was honest and didn’t falsely accuse anyone, as Dan hadn’t touched her last night.