Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around! novel Chapter 271

“I said the wrong thing." Master Lewis sighed heavily. "Don't take it to heart, Charles. I am here today mainly to apologize to you and Sophia on behalf of Leah. When she wakes up, she will certainly come and apologize to you."

They exchanged greetings and pleasantries afterward. Although Master Lewis sounded apologetic the entire time and had humbled himself considerably, it was not difficult to hear it in his voice that he was defending Leah the whole time.

There were a few times when Madam Jones and Tiffany tried to interject but were both reprimanded by Master Lewis. During this period of time, Mr. Jones had also hurried over to offer Sophia a sincere apology.

The group seesawed for almost an hour before Master Harris bid them farewell and led his family away.

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch anymore, the onlookers began to disperse in twos and threes as well.

An apple had appeared in Marie’s hand out of nowhere. She munched on the apple and said whilst shaking her head, "Tsk, there isn’t a single fool in this world… Wait, that’s not right."

When she said the last three words, she glanced pointedly at Sophia.

Sophia made no comment on this. There was no denying that she was the fool among this group of people. Even her schemes and life experiences were inferior to them.

—This was also why she still wanted to leave Charles after learning the truth.

However, from the analysis he made in the car, she knew that leaving him was destined to be mere wishful thinking. The only thing she could do now was to counter every move as they arose instead of stubbornly evading because that would only make her even more passive.

"You talk way too much." Charles glanced at her with a faint look of warning in his eyes.

Marie gnawed what was left of the apple in two or three bites and threw the core into the trash can, grinning from ear to ear. "I got two people to record Madam Jones' performance just now."

"Good job. Your bonus this month will be doubled." Charles praised her and took Sophia by the hand and walked toward Dream Club.

Marie thought that Sophia would resist at first, but instead, she found her standing next to him compliantly and unmoving. The corners of her eyes were raised slightly and she clicked her tongue.

"Thanks, Boss." Marie followed the two of them, gloating. "When Master Lewis came over, the two guys behind him mixed into the crowd and took pictures. I’m guessing nothing good will come out of this."

Charles was not surprised by this. In fact, he had noticed it when Master Lewis came over.

"Was he trying to whitewash Leah when he apologized just now?" Sophia paused for a moment and turned to ask Charles.

Before he could say anything, Marie laughed. "The court trial’s verdict is now ironclad. He can whitewash all he wants and it will still be useless."

There were ripples in her eyes and twinkling in them. "Master Lewis is just trying to pull the Lewis and Jones families out of trouble as much as possible by doing this. This is also the best way to deal with the problem at the moment. Am I right, Mr. Harris?"

"Mm." Charles nodded.

Sophia pressed her lips firmly and lowered her head, entering Dream Club with them.

She and these people were worlds apart. Unfortunately for her, there was no way she could avoid contact with them in the days to come…

Powerless.

This word best described her current mood of being in a situation like that.

"Come to my office. I just received a can of good tea leaves." Marie led the way gracefully but looked pensive when she noticed Sophia's expression.

Charles lowered his head to look at Sophia, holding her hand a little tighter. "I'm here."