All Chapters of Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around!: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Sophia wore a beige-colored wool sweater while standing under the white lights in the walkway. Her neck was splattered with many red hickeys, which was a striking contrast to her skin and the color of her clothes.It was like a glaring black stain on a white piece of paper, which was particularly painful to Sterling’s eyes.Sophia was embarrassed by his stares as her hands subconsciously reached up to cover her neck. However, this was calling attention to something she wanted to be hidden. She gave an unnatural cough as she put her hands down.The room door was now open as Sophia had been pulled out of there. Sterling stared painfully at Sophia with a look of disbelief as he pushed the door wider to look into the room.Charles was sitting calmly on the big, pink bed that looked like it was designed for a teenage girl. He was covered with a sky-blue blanket that once belonged to Sophia. His half-naked torso had a few obvious scratches.There were quite a few male and female underga

Sterling swallowed with difficulty as the bloody veins spread in his eyes. He clenched his teeth as green veins popped up on his forehead, but he did not say a word.“Ster, you’re not a little boy anymore. Don’t be so rash when handling things or you’ll only bring trouble to yourself. You might even place Nicole and the two kids in a precarious position. You need to remember that you’re not alone. You can’t be doing this with wanton disregard,” said Sophia.Tears flowed down one side of Sterling’s cheek. His whole body was tight with tension. “So, we can’t… We can’t return to how we were?”“Yeah.” Sophia lowered her eyes and nodded, her fingers grasping the corner of her sweater.Sterling trembled as he took a breath. “I’ll do my best to be more powerful, then we can…”“We can never return to the past,” Sophia finished his sentence.“Ster, even if you work hard right now, all you can do is make a better life for yourself and stop yourself from being manipulated by others, but no

“I’m already up, so I might as well have breakfast downstairs. Where are Nicole and the kids?” Sophia asked.Sterling replied to her, but his eyes were staring at Charles. “They’re still in bed. They’ll have breakfast later.”After that, he frowned when he saw Charles’ hand around Sophia’s waist. He wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in his throat. He forced himself to swallow them.“Go ahead and have breakfast first. I’ll head back upstairs to change my clothes,” Sterling said to Sophia and later grunted loudly at Charles before going upstairs.When they got to the dining room, James and Jenny were already there. The former had an unhappy look on his face while the latter’s eyes were red and swollen. She looked terribly pale.“We were about to get both of you down for breakfast, but here you are!” A smile immediately appeared on James' face when he spotted them. He stood up and took special care to pull out a seat for Charles.Charles did not take the seat, but he

James was taken aback and went mute. His expression changed, and he could not say a word.“If you weren’t worried about the pressure of public opinion, I believe there would be even less of a problem for Sophia who has been through terrible criticism and defamation before. What do you think?” Charles asked casually.“….” James coughed drily.“Soph is only 20 years old and has never been involved with company management nor has she studied it. It would sure cause dissatisfaction among employees if she were to be appointed president out of nowhere.”Charles looked at him with a slight smile, not saying a thing.James lowered his eyes and continued with his meal, avoiding Charles’ stare. “I was appointed out of nowhere as well back then, but at least I had studied something that was related to the job and was my university’s top graduate.“Besides, Sterling is just a junior manager now. If I allow Soph to be president, Sterling would not be happy about it.”Bam!Sterling slammed h

Sophia listened to her mother rattle on about how she was at fault. Sophia tried her best to console her mother in the beginning but ended up listening to the ranting numbly. She no longer had any idea what to say to her mother.“I’m gonna get some books from Nicole.” Sophia stood up before leaving the room with a neutral expression.Nicole’s room was next door. Sophia knocked on the door and went in after Nicole answered.“Here for the books? Give me a minute.” Nicole was helping the two kids change.Sophia nodded and found a spot to sit down.Nicole came back with Sophia’s books after she was done helping the kids with their clothes and sending them to the playroom.“There’s a total of eight books. You can read these first. Once you’re done with them, I’ll pass other books to you. However, I think you’ll learn faster by practical learning rather than reading books,” Nicole said.Sophia took over the books unenthusiastically. “Thanks, Nicole. I’ll learn the basics first and con

White Industries could never compare to Harris Corporation. This could be seen from the architectural design of the headquarters. Although, White Industries was not a small company. At the very least, it stood up considerably from other buildings.“Morning, Mr. White. Morning, Miss White.”“Good morning!”“Morning, Mr. White.”James was the chairman of White Industries and he was also president, but the employees were used to calling him Mr. White. Many greeted them along the way. There were also others who gave curious or condescending looks at Sophia, trying to figure her out by staring her up and down.“Don’t think you’re somebody here just because you’re my daughter. Do whatever you need to do on a normal basis. Don’t act haughty or overambitious here and embarrass the White family! Do you understand?” James got into the elevator first and gave her a reminder.Sophia followed him into the elevator and stood next to him. “If you’re worried about me being an embarrassment, you

Sophia had heard much worse words than this. She apologized to Maisie and did what she was instructed to. She headed back to the office of the chief finance officer.The office door was not completely closed. She could see Maisie lecturing someone in there. Sophia hesitated but knocked on the door.“Come in!” Maisie did not even look at her.She continued berating the person standing in front of her desk coldly, “What did your team promise about the financial analysis deadline?! Take a look at the date today!”The person’s head was lowered. They said in a low voice, “It’s just about to be…”“Stop telling me that it’s just about to be done. You said that yesterday! If you knew you weren’t able to do it, why did you promise me?! This is deception! You’re making use of someone else’s trust for you!!” Maisie interrupted sharply.That person’s face went bright red as the apologies continued.Bam!Maisie slammed hard onto the table and sat in her chair. “Give it to me! Give me the an

Beep.Beep.Her phone began buzzing all of a sudden. Sophia grabbed her phone and saw that it was Charles calling her. “What?” “How are you doing at the office?” Charles asked.Sophia lowered her eyes as she replied, “It’s… Going well...”Newbies were probably always treated this way.“Really?” There was a hint of amusement in his voice. “It’s going so well that you got chased out?”Sophia, “...” She pursed her lips and checked her surroundings with her phone gripped tightly in her hand.Honk! A Bentley was cruising along slowly behind her about ten or so meters away and had honked at the sight of her. A few pedestrians strayed beside the Bentley, taking pictures and videos.From the looks of it, it seemed that the Bentley had been following her for some time now. Otherwise, there would not be this big of a crowd. She had been too immersed in her thoughts to notice her surroundings. #Wow! Is this how the rich and handsome men coax an angry girlfriend?##A Bentley d

“There’s something on your head,” Charles said softly with a vague expression on his face before stopping the car in front of a seafood restaurant. Sophia loved seafood but was slow when it came to peeling the shells off shrimps and crabs. Charles sneaked a look at her and put all the ones he had already peeled on her plate.“Have your share too. You don’t have to peel them for me,” Sophia said. Charles lifted his wrist to look at the time. “I have to rush back to the office later, and you eat too slowly.” “You can go after you’re finished eating, then.” Sophia looked down and frowned when she saw the shrimp and crabmeat that was gradually increasing on her plate.Charles was indeed much quicker than her in peeling the shells.“And leave you alone?” Charles took out a napkin and wiped his hands elegantly. “I wouldn’t even do that to a business partner, let alone my girlfriend.”After the two finished eating, they left the restaurant together. “I know you’re in a rush, so ju

Sophia made a quick stop at the front desk to collect the books Charles had ordered for her. When she rushed outside the financial director’s office, Maisie was in the middle of a phone call. Judging from the expression on her face, it was not going well.Sophia immediately withdrew her hand that was already on the door when she saw Maisie and stayed outside the door quietly. “Mr. Stewart, we have agreed on the payment five days ago but you’re telling me that you can’t make the payment now. That’s not very nice, is it?“You don’t have to give me these excuses. I am quite aware of Jones Group’s current situation as well.”The talk ended unpleasantly as Maisie finally ended the call with a sullen expression. She sat back in her seat.Sophia summoned up all her courage and knocked on the door.“Do you think of nothing about everything I said to you this morning?” Maisie cast her a cold glare and did not bother inviting her into the room. “Or do you think you can disregard my words