When the call went through, Sophia spoke before Michael could. “Huh? Have you finished filming already?” Her voice was as gentle as ever, and there was no hint of frustration in it at all. It seemed that she was still rather composed.
Michael wanted to speak, but he didn’t know what to say when he tried to open his mouth. Despite having such a huge dilemma hit her company, she never bothered him once. Her resolution made his heart ache.
“Is the company doing okay?”
Sophia was unfazed. “Yeah, it’s just a small problem; we’ll overcome it. Also, I noticed earlier that your equipment is gone. All the data will probably be restored by the day after tomorrow.”
“I heard that the landlord destroyed the rent agreement and asked you to move. Have you guys found a new place to relocate?” Michael continued.
With the landlord suddenly demanding that they move out during such a critical period, there definitely had to be some mastermind pulling some strings in the background. A large company like this would need some time to move; during this period, many things could happen in just a day or two.
“It’s fine, it’s no skin off my back. That old coot of a landlord’s just taking advantage of us while we’re down after he accepted payment from someone else. He even ripped up that agreement himself. We never agreed to move, so he’s got no other choice here. Finding a legal team or forcing us out by suing the company will take time; it’ll be enough for us to solve all the problems here. If he dares to get us out by force, then he’ll be violating the law!” Sophia replied as she walked. “Once we’re done with everything here, we’ll move immediately. We’ve already gotten a new office. It’s currently being remodeled, and it’s actually that new building we bought. Screw that old coot—once we get out of here, I’m going to make sure that one will ever rent this place!”
Her tone was jovial yet steady. Michael truly couldn’t pick up that she was currently undergoing a huge crisis. He continued to ask, “I’ve already seen the dissenters online, as well as the matter about the new gaming fiasco. Do you want me to pull some strings…”
Things were very busy on Sophia’s side as people kept calling for her.
“Miss Edwards, Mr. Goodman requested you to head to the police station at 3.00PM tomorrow so that he can get your statement.”
“Miss Edwards, Mr. Field has already sent the documents over. They’re in your office.”
“Miss Edwards, the time for your appointment with Mr. Barton tomorrow has been decided.”
“Mom, it’s almost time for your interview with Mr. Watts! Nicholas is already here to remind you of that!”
…
As he heard all those people calling for Sophia, Michael suddenly realized that his little chica had already grown up without him noticing. Her wings had slowly spread, but in his eyes, she was forever that scared, jumpy, and skinny little girl who had just arrived at his house.
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