Chapter 340 Kiss Caught
Hearing Sophia say this, Isolde couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.
Isolde's eyes lit up as she said excitedly, "How romantic! Even though your husband lost his memory, he still found his way back to you..."
"What's so romantic about it? You only see the sweet parts. You have no idea how much our Sophia suffered."
Just then, a deep voice suddenly came from above.
Isolde looked up and met Joshua's cold, profound gaze.
She froze for a moment, then argued back, "People say after hardship comes happiness. Only when you've been through suffering together and still stay together does the relationship become truly precious."
Joshua swirled the wine glass in his hand, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. "That's because the suffering didn't happen to you. If you actually experienced Sophia's pain firsthand, you wouldn't think that way."
"You!" Isolde was left speechless by his retort, glaring at him indignantly. "If you can't say anything nice, then just don't talk."
Seeing this, Sophia couldn't help but say, "Joshua, how can you bully Isolde like that?"
Joshua protested his innocence. "When did I bully her? Aren't I just stating facts? Besides, I watched you grow up. How can you take an outsider's side?"
Sophia pouted, thinking to herself: You're just being stubborn. You'll regret it later.
"We girls are talking here. You men should stay away and not ruin our mood."
Isolde and Hannah quickly chimed in, "Exactly!"
Joshua, who had become the target of everyone's criticism over one comment: "..."
Fine, he was the extra one here.
"I'm leaving, okay? I'm leaving."
With that, Joshua let out a deep sigh and walked away from the dessert area.
Watching his retreating figure, Isolde couldn't resist making a face at him.
After all, Joshua had finished filming his scenes, so she wasn't afraid of him at all now.
However, what she didn't expect was that Joshua, walking ahead, suddenly paused and turned around.
She hadn't had time to drop the face she was making.
Major embarrassing moment.
Joshua and Isolde locked eyes from a distance. Isolde's hands suddenly froze, and she hurriedly pulled them back, pretending nothing had happened.
Joshua let out a helpless chuckle, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Only after his figure completely disappeared did Isolde breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Oh no, oh no. Joshua definitely saw her making that face at him. What if he gives her a hard time on set in the next production?
After hearing her concerns, Sophia couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, Joshua isn't that kind of person."
But Isolde wasn't as optimistic as Sophia. She pursed her lips and worried, "He's your senior, of course you'd speak up for him. I'm doomed. What if he holds a grudge?"
Sophia just found it amusing. Isolde, like Chase, always loved watching other people's romances.
But as soon as they encountered love themselves, they became completely oblivious.
It had been two years now. Joshua always found various excuses to get close to Isolde, but she hadn't noticed his feelings at all.
For a moment, Sophia didn't know who to feel sorry for.
However, she didn't plan to clue Isolde in, because from the looks of it, Isolde didn't seem to have any feelings for Joshua yet.
Love required the right timing, place, and people. If she broke through that thin barrier now, Joshua and Isolde would definitely feel awkward around each other later.
Better to let them figure it out themselves.
After a while, they had quite a bit to drink, and Sophia was getting a bit tipsy.
She excused herself from the girls beside her and got up to go to the restroom.
After coming out, she stood at the sink to touch up her lipstick when a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the mirror.
Without saying a word, Finnley walked up behind her and wrapped her tightly in his arms.
Finnley rested his chin on top of her head, rubbing gently, his deep eyes tinged with amusement. "Are you having fun tonight?"
"Yes. Aren't you supposed to be entertaining guests?"
"Your friends kept monopolizing you. I couldn't find a chance to get close to you."
There was a hint of grievance in Finnley's low voice.
Sophia couldn't help but laugh, leaning into his embrace and looking at him through the mirror. "So many business leaders who are on good terms with the White family were trying to talk to you. Why did you come looking for me?"
"Talking to them is exhausting and mentally draining. They all love beating around the bush. Something that could be resolved in one sentence, they can talk about for half an hour, going from one topic to another, from entertainment gossip to social news."
So annoying.
It wasn't that he couldn't handle them, but he had something on his mind and didn't feel like dealing with those people.
Besides, Alaric was the one really managing the company now. It had nothing to do with him.
So he really didn't want to listen to those people talk.
When Finnley saw Sophia go to the restroom, he also found an excuse to slip away.
He held Sophia's shoulders and turned her around to face him, then lowered his head and kissed her lips.
Finnley didn't give Sophia any time to react.
Feeling the warmth on her lips, Sophia's pupils dilated slightly. She wanted to say something, but all her words were blocked by Finnley's lips.
Finnley wrapped one arm around her slender waist and cupped the back of her head with his other hand, gradually deepening the kiss.
He didn't give Sophia any chance to struggle.
His kiss was hot and burning, completely enveloping Sophia.
Only when he had kissed her breathless did Finnley reluctantly let her go.
Sophia covered her slightly swollen lips and glared at him coquettishly. "What are you doing? There are people everywhere."
"It's fine. I had someone put up a sign at the door. No one will come in."
As Finnley spoke, he leaned in to kiss her again.
This kiss wasn't as urgent as the first one. Instead, it was gentler, like a soft breeze and light rain, subtle and pervasive.
Lingering and tender, making one unable to help but become lost in it.
As they kissed, his hands started to wander, removing the suit jacket draped over her and casually tossing it aside.
Finnley's burning palm caressed her bare, smooth back and slender waist.
"Don't."
Realizing what he was about to do, Sophia instantly sobered up and hurriedly stopped his movements.
Finnley's hand paused. He lowered his head to kiss the corner of her lips, and his hand obediently stopped moving.
Just then, the restroom door suddenly made a sound and was pushed open from outside.
Sophia and Finnley froze and looked toward the door, only to see Alaric standing there, looking completely shocked.
Alaric was stunned, not expecting to walk in on such a scene. He quickly recovered.
"Sorry, wrong room."
After saying this, Alaric quickly backed out and closed the restroom door again.
The restrooms and various appliances in the house were regularly maintained and inspected. They had just been checked a few days ago, so there shouldn't be any problems at this time.
Besides, if something really went wrong, the servants would definitely tell Finn immediately.
So he had just wanted to come in and check the situation.
He didn't expect to see that scene.
With so many people at tonight's party, Finnley didn't know to restrain himself a bit.
Wasn't he afraid of outsiders seeing this?