Chapter 319 Are You Afraid of Me
Elijah stayed in the room for a long time and didn't come out until dawn.
His face was cold and stern as he ordered the two subordinates guarding the door: "Send someone to cause some trouble for the White family. As long as you don't kill anyone, do whatever you want."
His eyes were icy cold, revealing a bloodthirsty killing intent, like a venomous snake lurking in the grass, ready to strike at any moment.
"Yes." The subordinates received the order and immediately left the villa.
Silverlight City.
Sophia and Finnley came out of the hospital. "Come on, let's go to the mall first to buy some things, then I'll take you somewhere."
Finnley turned his head to look at her. "Where?"
Sophia smiled mysteriously, a hint of mischief flashing in her eyes. "You'll know when we get there."
She took Finnley's hand and got into the car, instructing Chase in the driver's seat: "To the mall."
Chase received the instruction and immediately started the engine, driving the car to a nearby mall.
Sophia was in charge of shopping, while Finnley followed behind carrying the bags. Both of them were exceptionally good-looking, standing out even in a crowd.
Many people came over to chat them up, but when they saw their intertwined fingers, they backed off.
Even when someone boldly came forward to ask for Sophia's contact information, Sophia would raise her hand clasped with Finnley's and say: "You'll have to ask if my husband agrees."
Finnley's face was cold and stern, radiating an unapproachable aura. Just one look from him would make people feel like their blood had frozen.
So a large group of people who wanted to chat up Sophia were scared away.
Sophia looked at everyone's fearful expressions toward Finnley and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Finnley lowered his eyes and looked at Sophia nestled in his arms, laughing so hard she was shaking, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift.
"Is it that funny?"
"Yes, they're all afraid of you. You must be too fierce." Sophia lifted her face from Finnley's embrace and carefully examined his face.
He did look a bit fierce.
Finnley sighed helplessly, leaned down close to her, and asked: "Are you afraid of me?"
Sophia slowly stopped laughing, reached up to cup his face, and said seriously: "No."
Sophia's clear, bright eyes sparkled with tiny glimmers of light, like dazzling stars, so brilliant that one couldn't look away.
Finnley felt like something had hit his heart hard, and all he could hear was the drumbeat of his heartbeat in his ears.
Sophia's long, curled eyelashes fluttered gently, then she raised her chin and pressed her lips against the thin lips she had been thinking about for so long.
Something seemed to explode violently in Finnley's mind. His face suddenly turned pale as paper, and he frowned in pain.
His tall figure swayed, his hands instinctively clutching his head in excruciating pain, a trace of agony flashing across his handsome face.
Sophia hurriedly supported his arm, staring at him in shock. "What's wrong?"
"What happened? Where do you feel bad?"
Sophia quickly checked his body. His body was even stronger than two years ago, so why was this happening?
Finnley broke free from her hand and stepped back two steps until he leaned against the wall, barely steadying himself.
"Don't come closer yet."
Sophia's foot froze mid-step, staring at him blankly. "Finnley."
Finnley's face was pale and weak, his brows tightly furrowed, a layer of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
Because he was forcing himself to endure the pain, the veins on his forehead were bulging, making him look very distressed.
Sophia also realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately instructed Chase nearby: "Go get the car, we're going home."
Chase glanced at Finnley and hurried downstairs to get the car.
After a while, Finnley finally lowered his hands from his head.
He had moved away from Sophia, and the stabbing pain gradually disappeared, though his face still looked terrible.
If the first time was a coincidence, what about this time?
Why did his head feel like it was being torn apart whenever his heartbeat quickened around Sophia?
He slowly raised his eyes, his gaze falling on Sophia.
At this moment, she stood just two steps away from him, her bright eyes fixed on him, full of concern.
He lowered his eyelashes, hiding the turbulent emotions in his eyes, and stood up, supporting himself against the wall.
"Finnley, are you okay?" Sophia looked at him worriedly.
Finnley showed a reassuring smile. "I'm fine, just a sudden headache. Did I scare you just now?"
Sophia shook her head, more determined than ever to take Finnley to Harmony City.
"Wait here, I'll go downstairs to buy you a bottle of water. I'll be right back."
Finnley wanted to say it wasn't necessary, but before he could speak, Sophia had already run off.
He sat on a chair in the mall corridor, tiredly rubbing his temples, thinking about what had happened in the past two years.
He had woken up from a car accident two years ago, and the first person he saw was Dr. X. Could it be that his memory had already been tampered with at that time?
Why hadn't he noticed anything in these two years?
Or... was that car accident even real?
Countless questions swirled in Finnley's mind, like a dense web trapping him, unable to break free.
Soon, Sophia came back with the water, standing breathlessly in front of Finnley.
Sophia's slender, fair hand tightly gripped a bottle of mineral water, the light blue bottle making that hand look even more delicate, with blood vessels and veins clearly visible.
Finnley's Adam's apple moved slightly as he reached out to take the bottle. "Thank you."
His fingers accidentally brushed against Sophia's soft, delicate fingertips, and his heart trembled.
At this moment, a sharp and malicious voice suddenly came from not far away: "Sophia, Benjamin's body is barely cold, and you dare to have an affair with another man here! How can you face Benjamin?"
He looked up and saw a woman in a dark blue dress walking over aggressively.
The woman held a pearl clutch in one hand and a shopping bag in the other, her eyes full of disgust as she looked at Sophia.
He had investigated the information of everyone in the White family, so he naturally recognized at a glance that this person was Benjamin's mother, Amelia.
He had heard that Amelia had disliked this son since Benjamin was born.
Nineteen years ago, when Benjamin was kidnapped, she had a hand in it.
Amelia only knew that Sophia was close to a man, but she hadn't seen clearly who that man was.
She walked over angrily, looking at Sophia as if she could breathe fire: "Sophia, you jinx, you've completely disgraced the White family!"
She didn't hold back when speaking, so as soon as she opened her mouth, she attracted the attention of many passersby.
Hearing Amelia's words, they all showed surprised expressions.
What?
This handsome man and beautiful woman weren't actually boyfriend and girlfriend?