"I'm not telling you!" Squirming out of Colin's arms, Sophia turned over and kissed him.

She wanted him to be satisfied with the kiss, and stop asking questions. What she would answer might upset him...

To her relief, her plan worked and Colin stopped asking.

Colin relented because he had sensed Sophia's unease. He decided to let her keep her secret.

"If I found evidence of the Pei Clan and Lien Clan's involvement in the crime, what would happen to Hugh and Patrick?" Sophia was worried for Patrick's wife, June, who had been very good to her.

Colin smiled. "Hugh and Patrick will be able to protect themselves. They have their own companies separate from the family business." After Colin's undermining, the Pei Group and Lien Group were on the verge of bankruptcy.

Although they appeared to be operating normally, Gregary Lien and Jonas Pei were desperately trying everything they could to prolong the survival of their companies. This was why Gregary was anxious to have Colin marry Dorothy.

But Patrick and Hugh had helped Colin in his revenge.

Hugh hated Jonas so much, that he believed death was too kind for his father. And Patrick didn't have much feelings for Gregary either. After all, he wasn't Patrick's birth father.

When Gregary and Marcella got married, Gregary found himself infertile. To sustain his power and influence, he adopted a baby from an orphanage in secret.

But years later, Marcella got pregnant. She gave birth to their daughter, Dorothy. Since Dorothy's birth, she had been cherished by couple. Her every whim would be catered to by their parents.

In the beginning, Patrick wanted to get along with her for his foster parents. But after hearing of Dorothy's deeds, especially what she had done to Sophia, Patrick was deeply disappointed. With time, his indifference grew, until he completely ignored her in the end.

"Really? No wonder Hugh has told me that I could do whatever I wanted to in the company. He also assured me that he would come to my aid if I got myself into trouble." She hadn't known that Hugh had his own company.

Frowning at her words, Colin locked Sophia into his arms. Burned by jealousy, he blurted out, "Hugh's parents are your mother's murderers. Although you two are good friends, he can never be your partner."

Despite his friendship with Hugh, Colin would say anything against him to keep Sophia at his side.

Sophia didn't say a word. She had her own opinions on the matter. In her eyes, Hugh was still a brother figure for her, not her enemy's son. She would never extend her hatred to an innocent person.

When Sophia didn't respond, he tried to guess what she was thinking and gradually started to panic.copy right hot novel pub