Novel - Drama Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 “lam on my way to the office,” Sofia said as she started her car. “I can’t talk
now.
“Oh, then | am going to bring some lunch later. How does that sound?” Daniel asked. Sofia sneered inwardly. In the past, she would have had no problems with this. Now, she realized that Daniel would only volunteer to bring something during office hours when Charlotte was there.
Was Sofia actually this dumb?
No. She had been busy with everything else. She simply had no time to think about small things. “Of course,” Sofia hid the anger in her voice.
“Alright, love you. I'll see you later.”
“Right,” Sofia ended the call and held the steering wheel, her grip tight. She did not even realize how that call affected her until she saw her white
knuckles.
It took her a few minutes to completely calm herself down to drive to LH DESIGN.
Located in Springfield, Illinois, LH DESIGN is only one of the subsidiary companies of LH GROUP.
Just two months ago, the CEO of LH DESIGN suffered a major health problem and is still in the hospital to this very day. Because of this, the board decided to have an Interim CEO, someone who would provide leadership during LH DESIGN’s critical time.
And Sofia was chosen to lead the company.
This was not a random choice or something born out of the fact that she was the heir of LH Group. This was because she was currently the Creative. Director of the company and had so much experience in both
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management and the production aspect of LH DESIGN itself.
When this decision was made, not one of the board members of LH Group refused. Since then, Sofia’s schedule has been very hectic. Since she became the Interim CEO, she had not had any date night with Daniel, and he would only drop by her office with gifts from his travels.
Sofia never thought that there was anything wrong with this. She liked those gifts and even had a wall in her flat with just those various gifts from all over the world. She made a mental note to immediately start a renovation next week. She could simply use that as a reason to remove those things from her wall.
“Good Morning, Miss Lockhart,” Sofia was greeted by Miss Amores the moment she walked inside LH DESIGN, located on the top floor of the building.
“Morning, Miss Amores. | already had coffee,” Sofia smiled when Miss. Amores handed her a cup of coffee. “And breakfast,” she eyed the sandwich in Miss Amores’s hand.
“Of course,” Miss Amores nodded. “Miss Charlotte is in your office. She has been here for about an hour... she wanted me to call you.”
‘you.
“Hmmm,” Sofia nodded. Yesterday, she instructed Miss Amores not to disturb her unless someone died. She had been working under Sofia for years and knew that Sofia would do something like this if she was designing something. “Schedule?”
“You have a strategic planning after lunch and a briefing at three in the afternoon. | have all the things that you need to sign. Shall | give it to you now?”
“Yes,” Sofia nodded as she walked inside her office. The bland black and white office greeted her. However, despite liking it, her mood was ruined when she saw the smiling Charlotte.
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“Sister!” Charlotte immediately pouted. “How dare you make me wait?”
“Sorry... | had something...” Sofia tried to stop herself from acting awkward but knew it was useless. Her facial expression said it all. Moreover, unlike Charlotte, Sofia was not an actress.
Immediately realizing that something was wrong, Charlotte blinked her large beautiful eyes. Today, Charlotte was wearing an all— white frilly dress that already made her look like an angel. Coupled with her pitiful eyes, the normal Sofia would have immediately smiled and assured her that
nothing was wrong.
However, instead of calming her sister, Sofia walked past her and sat on her chair. She accepted the papers that Miss Amores handed her and started reading their details. It was not her intention to ignore Charlotte, but a part of her was trying to control herself.
She was tempted to ask the woman why she betrayed her. What the hell was she doing pretending to be good only to stab her in the back? However, this was not the time for that.
“Sister, did something happen?” Charlotte asked.
“No. However... the annual meeting is coming, and the winter collection needs to be finalized. | have yet to have a good night’s sleep for a few days now,” Sofia faked a smile as she started signing some of the papers in her hand.
“Is it that bad?” Charlotte asked.
Since Charlotte is not exactly a Lockhart, she has no right in the company. She also chose not to involve herself with LH Group when she decided to pursue acting.
Sofia lifted her gaze and stared at Charlotte's angelic face. How could someone look so kind and beautiful on the outside yet have that rotting heart on the inside? Sofia smiled. “This is the first year that | am managing*
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the company as its CEO and creative director at the same time.”
“Oh... right... | forgot about that.”
Again, Sofia focused on the documents in her hand. “Hmmm... you just got back from your taping?” “Yes. | arrived last night and | immediately tried to call you.”
“| had to finish some designs,” Sofia lied without batting an eyelid. Everyone knew that she would sometimes turn her phone off just to avoid distraction while making her designs. “Oh. Sorry...” she once again stared at Charlotte. “Did you come here for something? I- Miss Amores, did you forget to tell me about any appointment today?”
“No, Miss, Miss Charlotte did not set an appointment in advance.”
“Right,” Sofia turned her gaze towards Charlotte. Her words just now had a very clear meaning. Why was Charlotte here without setting an
appointment to see her?
Charlotte.immediately understood her meaning. “I actually forgot to call Miss Amores.”
“It's not a problem. However, It would be best to call ahead of time. | do not want you completely wasting your time by coming in here while | am away having meetings,” Sofia said, her voice completely cold. For a few seconds, Charlotte stared at her as if she could not believe what she just heard.
Sofia only dared to act like this because of the upcoming Annual Shareholder’s Meeting. “Ah, yes. Do you need something?” Sofia asked.
Charlotte hesitated. She looked at Miss Amores, who was standing next to Sofia helping her out with the documents. “Ah, you need Miss Amores to leave? Miss Amores, please leave us fora
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few minutes. | will call you when | need your help.”
“Yes, Miss Lockhart.”
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After Miss Amores left, Sofia immediately looked at Charlotte waiting for her to speak. Under that gaze, Charlotte could not help but frown. “I did not know that father is overworking you like this. If | had known... | would not have asked you to write that song for me.” She pouted like a child who just lost her candy.
Hearing her words, Sofia sneered inwardly. She already had suspicions as to why Charlotte would come here and would wait for her for more than an hour. In the past, Charlotte would only do something like this when she needed something. It seems that this woman would never change.
If this was in the past, Sofia would comfort Charlotte and tell her that this was not her fault. Then she would tell her not to worry and that she would send the new song tonight.
However, Sofia was no longer the woman that Charlotte and everyone else liked to fool. She was no longer that naive ghostwriter who agreed to write songs for Charlotte to help her career in music. “Song?” Sofia blinked, and then her eyes widened. Then, she made a dramatic gasp. “Are you talking about the song for your next album?”
Are Charlotte immediately paled. “Please don’t tell me you forgot about it.” Sofia immediately frowned. “I- “her face reddened. “I completely forgot
about it.”