Chapter 178 Sophia Actually Got Married?
Cillian saw Benjamin pull out some wet wipes and reached out his hand with a smile.
However, Benjamin just gave him a cold glance, then slowly put the pack of wet wipes back. "All out."
Cillian nearly jumped up in frustration. "Benjamin, are you even human?"
Benjamin narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous gleam flashing in them. "What did you say?"
Meeting Benjamin's gaze, Cillian immediately felt scared and shrank back into the corner, not daring to speak again.
This was so hard for him.
Benjamin, you've changed!
Sophia watched their interaction, unable to help the smile tugging at her lips.
Only Sawyer stared straight at Benjamin, seemingly lost in thought.
After a long while, he finally found his voice and asked slowly, "You... you're Benjamin? You're really Benjamin?"
Benjamin's whereabouts had always been mysterious. He rarely accepted interviews and seldom appeared in magazines, so many people had only heard of Benjamin but never had the chance to meet him.
Sawyer was the same.
This was his first time seeing Benjamin.
Even if someone's identity could be faked, the presence and sense of pressure they gave off couldn't be.
Sawyer was hailed as the entertainment industry's rising Best Actor, with acting skills acknowledged by many veterans.
He knew that some things could be acted out, but some things could only be possessed by those who truly held positions of power.
Just like the man before him.
He was tall and well-built, with handsome and striking features, as if specially favored by the Creator and carefully sculpted.
The powerful and cold aura around him was impossible to ignore, even carrying an indescribable sense of oppression.
His cold, sharp eyes were like a hawk's - when he looked at you, you couldn't help but feel a chill down your spine.
Sawyer hadn't believed what Sophia and Cillian said at first, but seeing how close Sophia was with this man, and Cillian's attitude toward him...
All signs pointed to him being Benjamin.
Everything Sophia said was true.
But how was that possible?
Even if the Brown family didn't like Sophia, she was still the Brown family's biological daughter, their real daughter.
How could Olivia and Hayden be so heartless as to use their own daughter as a bargaining chip and send her to the White family?
He couldn't believe it.
Benjamin lifted his eyelids and gave him a cool glance. "What? Got a problem?"
From the first moment he saw Sawyer, Benjamin had already recognized him.
More precisely, he had investigated everyone in the Brown family.
"Are you really... together with Sophia?" Sawyer still couldn't believe it.
"Of course." Benjamin reached out to put his arm around Sophia's shoulder, drawing her into his embrace.
Sophia obediently leaned against his shoulder, exchanging a glance with him, unable to help the smile on her lips.
"It's getting dark. The rain outside should stop in about two hours, and then we can leave." Benjamin gently patted Sophia's shoulder, coaxing her. "If you're tired, just lean on my shoulder and sleep for a bit."
Sawyer watched their interaction in disbelief, his lips pressed into a tight line.
He lowered his eyes, his lashes hiding his gaze, making it impossible to see what he was really thinking.
From that moment until they left, he didn't say another word.
This whole thing was too much of a shock for him - so much so that he felt like everything he'd heard was just a dream.
Soon, the rain outside gradually stopped.
Benjamin scooped up the drowsy Sophia in his arms and walked toward the cave entrance.
Joshua paced back and forth in the tent, occasionally unzipping it to look outside.
As time passed, he grew more and more anxious.
Why wasn't Sophia back yet after so long?
Could something have happened?
If Sophia had an accident, he would never forgive himself!
The rain outside gradually stopped. Joshua paused, preparing to change clothes and go look for Sophia.
Just then, he saw a group of people slowly approaching.
"Sophia!"
Seeing Sophia being carried in someone's arms, Joshua's pupils contracted, and he rushed out without thinking.
"Sophia, are you okay? Are you hurt?" Joshua's brow furrowed tightly, a sense of regret suddenly rising in his heart.
He shouldn't have let Sophia go look for people. She was so small, so fragile...
"You're too loud. She's sleeping." Benjamin had no good feelings toward this person who suddenly rushed out.
Coming up and calling his wife by such a familiar name - he definitely had ulterior motives.
Thinking this, Benjamin's expression turned stern as he took half a step back.
Only then did Joshua notice that Sophia was currently being held by a man.
Like Sawyer, he had been in the mountains for over two months.
That meant he'd been without news from the outside world for a long time and didn't know that Sophia was now married.
He frowned, looking Benjamin up and down.
When he saw Benjamin's exceptionally handsome face - even more dazzling than the male celebrity known as the entertainment industry's highest standard of looks - a flash of amazement crossed his face.
If this face entered the entertainment industry, it would definitely attract a huge fan base.
If his professional abilities were up to par, and he found a good PR team to package him, he could absolutely carve out a path in the entertainment world.
But he quickly suppressed this thought.
Because he could tell this man's presence was extraordinary - he was definitely not an ordinary person.
Most importantly, he was holding Sophia, and his eyes flashed with intense possessiveness.
"Sir, please put her down." Joshua's brow furrowed as he reached out to take Sophia from his arms.
However, Benjamin suddenly stepped back half a step, his eyes flashing with wariness as he looked at Joshua.
"Sir, please show some respect."
What a joke! How could he possibly hand his wife over to another man?
Sophia was already a light sleeper. Suddenly awakened by the commotion, she slowly opened her eyes.
She reached out and rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Honey, are we out?"
Benjamin lowered his gaze, the coldness in his eyes instantly fading, replaced by endless tenderness and affection. "We're out. Sleep a bit more, I'm here."
Whether it was Benjamin's voice being too gentle or his chest being too warm, Sophia actually fell back into a deep sleep.
"Honey?" Joshua was thunderstruck.
What honey?
Where did this husband come from?
In just two months, his most innocent, cutest, kindest, gentlest Sophia had actually gotten married?
Matthew actually agreed to this?
Joshua clenched his fists, his cold eyes staring straight at Benjamin, full of scrutiny.