Chapter 429 Obey
At the mention of Amelia, both Tobias and Preston's faces darkened, their eyes clouding over with gloom.
After a long silence, Tobias spoke first: "Let's leave this matter to Benjamin. I trust he knows what to do."
"Alright, I'm heading upstairs then. You guys should get some rest too."
Meanwhile.
Benjamin carried Sophia to the car and instructed Chase: "Tomorrow, call all the lawyers from the White Group for a meeting. This matter absolutely cannot end here."
"Got it, I'll arrange it." Chase immediately agreed.
He glanced up at the rearview mirror and noticed Benjamin's face was terrifyingly dark, like a storm brewing.
Looks like Isabella is in for it.
But he was happy to see it happen - who told her to keep targeting Sophia?
Sophia was clearly a gentle, kind, and adorable little angel. Why did people keep asking for trouble?
When Sophia woke up again, she found herself still leaning against Benjamin, and she was even pressing on his injured arm.
She sat up abruptly and grabbed his arm guiltily. "Are you okay? Why didn't you wake me? Let me check your injury."
Although Benjamin's arm injury had mostly healed, this was only the first day after removing the cast.
Given his recovery progress, he shouldn't be lifting heavy things or doing strenuous activities during this time.
Yet he had let her use it as a pillow the whole ride.
"I'm fine, my arm has healed." Benjamin waved it off casually.
"No, take off your clothes and let me see." Sophia insisted on holding his arm, her eyes full of concern.
Benjamin had no choice but to remove his suit jacket and roll up his shirt sleeve, revealing his well-defined arm.
Since his injury was mainly to the bone, there was almost nothing visible from the outside.
Sophia reached out with her delicate fingers and pressed on the injured area, asking with concern: "Does it hurt?"
Benjamin couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath, saying through gritted teeth: "Are you trying to murder your husband?"
Sophia huffed lightly, "Who told you to tough it out? Why act so tough?"
Although Sophia kept complaining, her body was honest as she took out ointment and applied it for him.
She lowered her head, her smooth fingertips dabbed with white ointment, gently applying the medicine for him.
From Benjamin's angle, he could clearly see her long, curled lashes and slightly pouted lips.
The car sped along the road, the streetlights making the interior flicker between light and dark.
He was almost completely hidden in the darkness, except for his eyes which shone remarkably bright.
Sophia had been giving instructions for a while without getting a response, so she instinctively looked up.
She happened to meet Benjamin's deep gaze and froze for a moment.
Then she heard Benjamin's pleasant voice by her ear: "Sophia, have I ever told you that you look beautiful when you're being serious?"
Hearing his sudden compliment, Sophia's cheeks flushed with a hint of red.
But soon, she turned her head away from him. "Don't think I'll let what just happened slide just because you're complimenting me."
This absolutely couldn't happen again.
Only by making him realize the seriousness of the situation would he learn his lesson.
Benjamin helplessly pulled her into his arms with his uninjured hand, resting his chin in the curve of her shoulder and nuzzling.
"Yes, ma'am."
Sophia hugged him back and yawned again.
Her antidote had no side effects, but she hadn't expected Isabella to increase the dosage this time.
If she hadn't prepared in advance, she would have really fallen into her trap.
The drug Isabella bought was a very strong aphrodisiac, mostly in powder form, kept in a very small bottle.
Half a bottle could make someone's mind confused.
A whole bottle would make someone completely lose their rationality and be controlled by desire.
Isabella probably poured the entire bottle into the glass.
Benjamin stroked her hair tenderly and sternly instructed: "Don't be so reckless again, understand?"
"I know!" Sophia nodded with a smile.
Benjamin cupped her face and kissed the corner of her lips. "Good girl."
While things were peaceful here, Zander's side had already descended into chaos.
He had been in a good mood today, planning to come to his private villa to have a heart-to-heart with Isabella.
But Isabella wasn't at the villa at all. The servants said she had gone out wearing the evening gown he had just bought her.
Zander called her, only to find her phone was off.
His face immediately darkened, and a trace of annoyance rose in his heart.
Since being with Isabella, Zander felt he had been very good to her, even going above and beyond.
But she seemed completely unsatisfied, wanting to marry him and saying she hoped to stand by his side openly.
After he refused her, she actually threw a tantrum!
Now he couldn't even find her!
Getting too impatient to wait, he grabbed his car keys and went home.
Early the next morning, he was woken by a piercing ringtone. It was a call from Dax.
"Mr. Stewart, something's wrong - Ms. Brown has been arrested by the police!"
"What happened?" Zander sat up abruptly from the bed.
Dax relayed the information he had gathered, then asked weakly: "Mr. Stewart, do we need to get Ms. Brown out of the police station first?"
Zander was about to say he'd go to the station tomorrow when he heard panicked exclamations from the other end of the phone.
He frowned: "What's going on?"
"Mr. Stewart, Stanley just called saying he wants to break off the engagement with the Stewart family."
"How could this happen? Are you sure it was Stanley who called personally?"
Zander was fully awake now, finding it hard to believe.
He knew better than anyone how much Phoenix liked him. How could the Knight family possibly cancel the engagement?
Then Dax said: "Actually... it's not just the Knight family. Many business partners have also called saying they want to cancel their cooperation."
Zander's mind exploded, feeling dazed, unable to react for a long time.
He hurriedly opened his phone to check the news and found that the Knight Group had actually issued a public statement.
The statement basically said: Zander used the Knight Group's investment to successfully become the head of the Stewart Group, but then betrayed their trust by secretly keeping a mistress behind Phoenix's back and letting the mistress cause a scene at the Martinez family's banquet.
All the major media outlets and netizens were discussing this matter, with public opinion overwhelmingly condemning him.
Zander nearly fainted with anger, his vision going dark.
He slumped onto the edge of the bed, forcing himself to calm down, and immediately opened his stock trading app.
Seeing the Stewart Group's stock nearly hitting the limit down, he felt even more agitated and nearly coughed up blood.
He violently threw his phone on the ground, shattering the screen, but it still couldn't quell the rage in his heart.
Now all of Silverlight City knew that he had been keeping a mistress behind Phoenix's back.
It was over!
Everything was over!
All his years of careful planning had been destroyed by Isabella!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, his chest feeling like it was pressed down by a heavy stone, suffocating him.