Chapter 236

Chapter 236

But seeing Michael beside her, she understood.

After all, there's a difference between being rich for a while and staying rich forever.

Griffin's son looked like he knew what was going on and pulled out a settlement contract. "Let me say this one more time. My father was definitely in the wrong here, but once we sign this contract, there'll be no connection between us anymore."

"No problem."

In just a few minutes, both sides, being straightforward people, quickly signed the agreement.

Sophia breathed a sigh of relief and headed back to the hotel.

Ella and Preston were waiting there.

Seeing Sophia arrive, they walked over excitedly.

"We've thought it over. If they want to sue, let them sue. If Aiden really has to be arrested, that's his fate. But this means you're our only daughter now, and we want to go with you."

Looking at their attitude, Sophia just felt exhausted.

So even at this point, they still hadn't forgotten to scheme against her.

"I'll say it again. There's no relationship between us anymore. I've agreed to give you money and find you jobs, cutting all ties. Of course, you can also choose to keep playing games with me, but I can't guarantee you'll still have what you have now."

Sophia handed over the contract.

It was written clearly in black and white. All they had to do was sign, and they'd get 2 million dollars, plus a high-paying job.

You have to understand, this was a small county town. 10,000 dollars a month was basically heaven.

At this moment, their minds were completely drawn to the salary, and without a word, they signed their names.

It was all over.

Sophia leaned on Michael's shoulder as they drove back.

Several hours later, Sophia finally returned to her rental apartment. Seeing Olivia lying on the couch watching shows, she threw herself into her arms.

"Olivia, I'm so grateful to you. If you hadn't been comforting me these past few days, I really couldn't have made it through."

"Come on, you think I don't know? Michael went there, and I can tell he really cares about you."

"You know the company's at a critical stage right now. Without the boss there, it's basically chaos, but he still stayed by your side. Have you thought about what the future holds for you two?"

In Olivia's view, so what if Michael and Mia were engaged?

Even being a mistress was better than being an ordinary people.

After all, when they were young they didn't understand the importance of money, but after working for a few years now, she completely got it.

In this society, you can't do anything without money.

If you have a chance to latch onto a rich backer, you should treasure it.

Besides, this whole thing showed that Michael cared about Sophia, otherwise he wouldn't have wasted so many days.

Sophia sighed. "I don't know what to say either. He told me he'd break off the engagement and marry me, but..."

It all felt too much like a dream.

Too much had happened these past few days. Sophia's whole mind was in chaos.

So for the moment, she couldn't tell what was real and what wasn't.

Olivia jumped up from the couch excitedly. "What did you say? You two are getting married?"

"Alright, keep your voice down and don't get excited. We're not getting married. He just brought it up. I don't know what to do."

Even now, Olivia was sure Michael was sincere, but could they really get married? After all, they were so different.

A CEO and her, just a working person with a family that dragged her down.

Even if Michael didn't care about these things, Michael's family definitely wouldn't ignore them.

The road ahead for them wouldn't be easy.

And just as Sophia thought, as soon as Michael got home, Evelyn cornered him in the living room.

Evelyn was furious. "You bastard, do you even know what you're doing? Running off there for a woman. If I hadn't been here helping you, the company shareholders would have lost faith in you already."

"You've really disappointed us this time. As a man, you should be putting all your time into work, but now you're letting a woman affect your work. You're being ridiculous."

Hearing the scolding, Michael looked exhausted. "You said I was there for so many days. Don't you want to ask if I'm tired, if it was hard, if I need to rest?"

The series of questions left the person across from him stunned.

Then Evelyn got even angrier. "You have the nerve to ask me to care? You ran off for another woman, a woman I don't approve of. I'm being good by not hitting you."

"Are you sure you didn't try? You just didn't succeed."

Michael's words were cold.

To prevent his family from causing trouble, he'd been having people watch them. He never expected Evelyn to be so ruthless as to try to kill Sophia.

Fortunately, the people he sent discovered it in time and stopped it, otherwise Sophia would have been hit by that car.

"I'm finding you more and more of a stranger. You used to be gentle and kind, friendly to everyone, so why have you become like this?"

Ever since the two families confirmed the engagement, Evelyn had basically decided that Mia was her future daughter-in-law.

Because of this, no matter what happened, she would fiercely protect her.

It was like she was protecting her own daughter.

It was absurd.

Michael gave her a cold look. "I know what you want to say and what you want to do. But I want to tell you. I'm a person, not a puppet. I have my own thoughts and my own mind. I don't want anyone changing my life."

"Of course, if you insist on going against me, then we'll see what happens. I don't think I'll lose to you."

More importantly.

He was no longer that child who depended on anyone. He'd grown into a towering tree.

And Evelyn obviously thought of this too. "You want to break off the engagement?"

Under her stern gaze, Michael shook his head. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I understand what the marriage between our two families means. If we propose breaking it off, it won't just embarrass Wesley."

It would also embarrass Victor.

Even if the engagement was broken, it had to be done properly and openly.

Hearing this, Evelyn obviously relaxed. "It's good that you understand these things. Don't do anything rash. You need to understand one thing, only when you have power do you have the right to choose."

Life in wealthy families, survival of the fittest.

Without absolute power, you have no say at all.

Fortunately, after all these years, Michael finally had a say.

Michael looked deeply at Evelyn. "If you could choose again, would you still marry Dad?"