Chapter 426 Husband, My Feet Hurt!
Sophia's tone was calm and unhurried, forming a sharp contrast with the guilty Isabella.
Everyone immediately knew what to think.
It seemed like Isabella had tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. Someone like her deserved no sympathy.
Everyone felt utterly disgusted with Isabella.
For a birthday party of the Martinez family's caliber, many people came not just to celebrate Tobias's birthday.
More importantly, they wanted to take the opportunity to connect with business bigwigs, attract investments, and discuss partnerships.
Now that Isabella had stirred up all this trouble, who was in the mood to talk business?
For a moment, many people who had hoped to attract investments at this party wished they could throw Isabella out themselves.
They had never seen such a shameless woman—not only did she come to cause trouble, but she also falsely accused Sophia.
Due to Isabella's insistence, the police had to bring all their professional equipment for on-site testing.
The testing process was lengthy. Originally, Tobias wanted to let the guests leave first.
But everyone was too curious—no one wanted to go.
Isabella watched their examination without blinking, afraid they might pull some trick.
She was certain she had been drugged.
So Sophia definitely couldn't escape!
Even if it meant exposing herself, she had to drag that bitch Sophia down with her!
Then all of Silverlight City would know that Benjamin's wife was a vicious woman.
Once the White family's reputation was ruined, would they still treasure her like a precious gem?
With this thought, she felt more confident and raised her chin provocatively at Sophia.
Sophia stood calmly beside Benjamin, her eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
Benjamin held her soft, delicate hand tightly in his palm and asked worriedly, "You drank that glass of wine earlier. Are you okay now?"
Originally, his plan was to stall Isabella first, pretending to refuse to avoid her suspicion.
Once Isabella let her guard down, he would drink the wine himself and act like he'd been drugged.
Then catch her red-handed.
He had taken the medicine Sophia gave him in advance, so he wasn't worried about anything happening to him.
However, what he didn't expect was that Sophia would suddenly appear and drink that glass of wine herself.
Meeting Benjamin's worried eyes, Sophia felt warmth in her heart. "I'm fine. I also took the medicine in advance."
Actually, when Isabella took the wine from the server, that glass had already been drugged.
She had secretly arranged for the server to do it.
However, the drug she used was something she had specially developed recently—colorless and odorless.
The drug would only amplify a person's deepest desires and had no side effects.
After about fifteen minutes, the drug would completely evaporate.
Even the most precise instruments couldn't detect it.
This was why she wasn't afraid of Isabella having the police publicly test both wine glasses.
"When did you start preparing this?" After hearing Sophia's explanation, Benjamin was secretly amazed.
He hadn't expected that Sophia, who looked so delicate and small, had such enormous capability inside.
Sophia raised her chin proudly. "You've been staying at the hospital this whole time, so of course you didn't know."
After a pause, she added, "I really need to thank Celestia this time. If she hadn't told me in advance about Isabella's plan to drug someone, I wouldn't have prepared in advance."
Although she couldn't bring herself to like Celestia, she had to admit that she'd been a huge help this time.
Benjamin tapped her forehead helplessly but affectionately.
He felt both gratified and fortunate that marrying Sophia was truly his blessing.
Isabella kept staring at Sophia and Benjamin.
Seeing them flirting at such a serious moment made her furious.
She clenched her teeth so hard, her eyes looking like she wanted to tear Sophia apart alive.
Sophia was leaning in Benjamin's arms when she keenly sensed a malicious gaze.
She instinctively turned her head and met Isabella's sinister, venomous eyes.
Sophia raised an eyebrow and made a face at Isabella.
I just love seeing you hate me but can't do anything about it!
Isabella was about to explode with anger!
She had never seen anyone as shameless as Sophia!
If the police weren't still there, she would have rushed over immediately to tear that fake face off Sophia!
But Sophia seemed to be doing it on purpose, acting as if no one else was around as she started being cute with Benjamin. "Honey, my feet hurt a little."
Hearing this, Benjamin immediately looked at Sophia's feet with concern.
She was wearing a pair of delicate, beautiful high heels. Her toes were plump and lustrous, her instep smooth and fair.
Perhaps because Sophia had been standing for quite a while, the veins on her instep were clearly visible and somewhat tense.
Without thinking, Benjamin bent down, scooped Sophia up in his arms, and walked toward the sofa.
Benjamin completely ignored everyone's stares.
Sophia let him carry her, her slender white arms wrapped around his neck, her cheek resting on his shoulder.
She looked lazy and casual.
"Honey, you're so good to me."
"Now you know I'm good? Didn't I remind you before we left not to wear such high heels?"
Benjamin placed Sophia on the sofa and slowly crouched down.
His large, warm palm held her ankle, gently massaging it.
He was worried about hurting her, so he deliberately lightened his touch.
Everyone watched this scene in disbelief, unable to believe this was the same Benjamin who dominated the business world.
No!
This definitely wasn't the Benjamin they knew!
The difference was way too big!
Benjamin paid no attention to others' stares, keeping his head lowered as he massaged Sophia's ankle.
"Does it still hurt?" he asked, looking up.
Sophia smiled and shook her head. "Much better. Thank you, honey!"
Although Benjamin's technique wasn't exactly professional, it was very gentle and helped relieve the soreness in her ankle.
To avoid being watched like a monkey, Sophia pulled Benjamin up and had him sit beside her.
Sophia yawned while waiting for the test results.
Benjamin pulled her into his arms and rubbed the top of her head. "Rest for a bit. I'll wake you when the results are out."
Everyone: "..."
Benjamin, do you remember you're a suspect right now?
Not only are you calm and collected, but you're also showing off your relationship like no one's watching?
What's going on here?
Benjamin didn't know his image had been completely overturned in everyone's minds. All his attention was on Sophia.
Besides, he had already guessed the test results, so there was no need to panic.
Sure enough, when the test results came out, everyone was shocked.
Of the two wine glasses, the one Sophia drank from had been drugged, while Isabella's own glass had nothing in it.
In other words, Isabella had indeed planned to drug someone at the party.
And the intended target was originally Benjamin of the White family.
It was just that, by a twist of fate, the drugged wine was drunk by Sophia instead.