After drinking with Peter Hughes until one in the morning, Nora Scott and Pedro Langley hailed a cab to send him off, then took one ho themselves.
The next day, Nora Scott called Crystal Hughes to inform her of the matter.
"Oh."
Unexpectedly, Crystal Hughes was particularly calm.
Nora Scott raised an eyebrow.
"I talked to Hughes and asked him to go easy on him." Crystal Hughes expressed very calmly.
Nora Scott: "..."
She was overthinking it.
Then Nora Scott switched the topic, "How about sending Andrew over this weekend? I have ti to teach him."
"He’s right in the middle of handling his school transfer paperwork, so he’s resting at ho for now." Crystal Hughes said, "I’ve been busy at work lately, and Hughes is having issues with Camilo. I’ll send him to you tomorrow?"
"Alright." Nora Scott hesitated, "School transfer?"
"Yeah. The quality at this kindergarten isn’t too great, and Andrew doesn’t get along with the classmates." After pausing, Crystal Hughes added, "I’m thinking of moving out with him."
"With Camilo Nogueira?"
"Ah, no." Crystal Hughes said, "I have a place outside, but..." her voice lowered with a soft chuckle, "it’s more convenient."
Nora Scott chuckled.
Looks like she might be attending a wedding before hers.
*
Crystal Hughes brought Andrew Hughes over early the next morning.
Nora Scott had already taken care of Pedro Langley’s little nephew, so handling Andrew Hughes, who was bright, well-behaved, and exceptionally intelligent, was even easier.
While staying at the Scott residence, Nora Scott occasionally taught Andrew Hughes the chanical Techniques or joined Hardy Rivers online to work on the chanism City model. When Pedro Langley was around, they talked about love, and days passed in the blink of an eye.
However, on the side of Ernesto Scott and Oliver Scott—
They both believed Sophie Scott was interning outside and would regularly report her safety, so they never thought Sophie would run into trouble outside.
Now that Ethan Scott revealed Sophie Scott’s situation, both a father and a brother were naturally concerned. Even though Ernesto Scott knew Nora Scott’s Biel Hall couldn’t find her, he still tried everything he could to determine Sophie’s whereabouts. The police had also filed a case, connecting to internal networks nationwide.
——But it was all to no avail.
The intelligence systems were far inferior to Biel Hall. If even Biel Hall couldn’t find soone, relying on the police was pointless.
However, in the midst of perpetual waiting, Nora Scott received a bit of useful information.
"Master Aunt, Robert Durant and Alexander Vaughn have completely severed ties!" Benjamin Durant’s voice was extrely cheerful, "Got the news yesterday, Robert Durant is offering a 10 million reward for Alexander Vaughn’s head. Now the entire Northwest is stirred, it’s just a matter of whether Alexander Vaughn can stay hidden."
"Oh," Nora Scott played card magic in the living room, "how about the situation in Sand Delta?"
"They’ve sent a lot of people over, but there’s no news."
Because Robert Durant and Alexander Vaughn’s target is chanism City, which is located in Sand Delta, Nora Scott suspected Alexander Vaughn would cultivate so power near Sand Delta.
Coupled with the circulation points for fake antiques, there should be so in Anchel as well.
Nora Scott instructed Benjamin Durant to focus on investigating Sand Delta and Anchel.
After speaking, Benjamin Durant frowned, feeling thoughtful, "He’s really good at hiding."
"Keep investigating thoroughly," Nora Scott said, "A life of hiding, he might manage, but Sophie Scott cannot."
"Alright."
Nora Scott chatted briefly with Benjamin Durant about other matters, and sohow the conversation drifted to Benjamin Durant’s newly developed dishes. Recently, when dining at Virtue Retreat, Nora Scott had tasted them, and they didn’t quite suit her palate, so she gave an honest evaluation, which nearly drove Benjamin Durant into introspection.
Benjamin Durant depressingly hung up the phone.
Nora Scott chuckled lightly, lifted her head, and suddenly saw Oliver Scott standing at the staircase, lips slightly pursed, hesitantly watching her.
"Sis." Oliver Scott hesitated before speaking, "You just..."
"No news."
Nora Scott responded to him as usual.
Due to Sophie Scott plagiarizing Nora Scott’s comics, Oliver Scott had always avoided bringing up Sophie in front of Nora Scott. However, given the current circumstances, it was inevitable to worry, so after a mont of struggle, he approached and asked, "Will second sister be in trouble if she stays with Alexander Vaughn?"
"No." Nora Scott paused, "At least, not in the short term."
"But—"
"When Alexander Vaughn took Sophie Scott away, he didn’t know who I was. He neither took Sophie to deal with nor to harm the Scott family." Nora Scott said calmly, "In this way, he truly wants to bring Sophie away. And, considering Alexander Vaughn’s cautious nature, since he took Sophie away then arranged her well, it’s likely he genuinely likes her."
Upon hearing this, Oliver Scott’s eyebrows drooped.
"Sophie might not be unaware of what he’s done." Nora Scott continued, "This is Sophie’s personal choice."
Lowering his head, Oliver Scott scratched his hair and softly said, "She was downcast for a long ti after the new year, and there was a period when her mood finally improved. I thought she had co to terms..."
At this, he looked up again, "If the family had cared about her a bit more, would she not have followed Alexander Vaughn?"
"Perhaps." Nora Scott said lightly, "But, it wasn’t caused solely by one side."
Nora Scott had never held positive expectations for Sophie.
Sophie, since childhood, had been subjected to Alma Ferreira’s oppressive education, making her insecure and sensitive. She wanted to rise to the top but lacked the capability; everything she did fell just short of being the best. With the comparison to Oliver Scott, such an outstanding and perfect brother day after day, year after year, Sophie’s ntality had long collapsed.
Both Oliver Scott and Ernesto Scott extended a helping hand to her.
Yet, she herself gave up.
Choosing Alexander Vaughn, not necessarily because she loved him much, but because he happened to appear at that mont to pull her out, allowing her to escape the environnt she found as deep a chasm as an abyss.
But now, saying these things is aningless.
*
In the bedroom.
Andrew Hughes sat on the floor crafting chanical shapes with stiff paper.
Marcus Shaw sat at the desk browsing information on his phone.
Boss Alex had just sent it over.
It was about Parker Shaw’s experiences over the past few years.
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