Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 70 Keep Him Alive
Terrified, Trevor started groveling at Tristan’s feet.The latter turned to look at Sophie. “Well? What do you think we should
do?”“Miss, I was wrong. I’ve made a big mistake. Please let me off!” Trevor begged, hoping Sophie would be soft-hearted
enough to speak up for him.At that moment, five strapping men entered the bar and walked up to Sophie. “Ms. Tanner, we’re
here.”“Mr. Gardner loves having fun with men. You guys like that, don’t you? Take him away! You can do whatever you like to
him, but make sure to keep him alive.”“Yes, Ms. Tanner!”“N-No! Ms. Tanner, I was wrong! I won’t do it again!” Trevor pleaded.A
cold grin crept across Sophie’s face. “Didn’t you say you were amazing in bed? Have you forgotten that you wanted to play with
Mr. Tristan too?”“I didn’t know he—”“Enough!” Sophie interrupted. “You said you love having fun, so I got plenty of people to play
with you. By the way, they don’t need your money, so you can enjoy yourself without spending a dime! Take him away! What an
eyesore.”With that, two of the burly men pulled Trevor to his feet.“Let’s go, Mr. Gardner! Stop resisting. Otherwise, don’t blame
us if you get hurt.”Seeing the scene unfold in front of her, Letitia hurried over.“What are you guys doing? Let go of Mr. Gardner
this instance, or I’ll call the police!”“You’d better mind your own business, Ms. Gatrell! Aren’t you ashamed of yourself after all
that you’ve done? What gives you the right to stand here and lecture us?” one of the men said before dragging Trevor away.Now
that Sophie had instructed them, they’d make doubly sure not to kill Trevor from all the fun they were about to have with
him.“Well?” Sophie asked as she turned to Tristan. “Are you pleased with that resolution?”“Not really, but I can still accept it.”“Y-
You... You guys have gone too far! Do you know who his father is? He’s none other than—”Before Letitia could finish her words,
Sophie interrupted, “So? Do you want to go with him? If that’s what you desire, I can call my men back to take you along. You
can all have a wild night together.”Urgh. Letitia is seriously testing my patience. Doesn’t she know how tiring it is to teach people
a lesson?Suddenly, Tristan removed his suit jacket and tied it around Sophie’s waist.“What are you doing?” Sophie asked in
bewilderment. We’re in a bar, for goodness’ sake. I’m already dressed very modestly for the occasion.“It’s nothing. Let’s go
in!”Still seething with anger, Letitia ran off to inform Brayden.With Brayden around, Trevor will be fine, won’t he? Tristan and
Sophie are feeling pretty smug now, but I’m sure the Gardners will never let them off! Just wait and see!As expected, Brayden
immediately sent people to rescue Trevor when he got the call.However, upon learning who his son had offended, he was
rendered speechless.“That a*shole! Does he know what he has done?”Brayden was a famous director, so it was natural for him
to rub shoulders with high society.He might have heard of Tristan’s name, but he had never met the latter in person
before.Despite that, he had always known that Tristan was someone he should never provoke, so why was his son dumb
enough to poke the bear?“What should we do, then? We can’t possibly leave our only son in the lurch!” Brayden’s wife, Valerie,
muttered.Brayden flew into a rage. “Why don’t you tell me? We’re up against Mr. Tristan, for goodness’ sake! No one in Jipsdale
or even Chanaea dares to aggravate him! It’s all your fault. You’re home every day, yet you’ve failed to educate our child.”“You
can rely on your connections, can’t you?” Valerie pleaded. “After all, you’re a famous director. I’m sure Mr. Tristan would go easy
on you.”Left with no other choice, Brayden continued calling up his friends in a bid to track down Tristan.Valerie is right. I’m a

famous director with legions of fans. The CEO of Lombard Group can’t possibly make me his enemy and risk incurring the wrath
of everyone, can he?Meanwhile, Tristan opened the door to the private room and ushered Sophie in, causing everyone inside to
look up at them.After seeing the suit jacket around Sophie’s waist, Felix roared with laughter. “Sophie, what a unique dress
sense you have!”Winter had initially thought that Tristan would change his mind about Sophie after the earlier episode with
Trevor.To her horror, not only had he brought Sophie to the party, but he had also shown just how much he cared about her.After
all, if she meant nothing to him, why would he mind that others were looking at her legs?Sophie merely shrugged off Felix’s
comment. Unique? So be it. What baffles me more is why Mr. Tristan doesn’t seem too happy.“Scoot over,” Tristan instructed
Felix.Without hesitation, the latter got up to sit with Sean, leaving the two-seater couch for Tristan and Sophie.The couple had
just taken their seats when Tristan’s phone started ringing.After answering the call and listening for a few seconds, he scoffed,
“Well, what do you think? His son pissed me off, so why shouldn’t I teach him a lesson to keep him in line? I won’t kill him, but if
he continues antagonizing me, don’t blame me for changing my mind.”As it turned out, Brayden had managed to find someone
to intercede with Tristan on his behalf.“Wow. Who knew Brayden Gardner had that much influence?” Sophie mused, surprised
that the director could find people willing to help him.Tristan hung up the phone, a flicker of annoyance crossing his face.I don’t
care who tries to intercede for the Gardners today. No amount of pleading would work.“Don’t be angry, Mr. Tristan. It’s not good
for your health,” Winter said as she poured him a glass of red wine.Besides, is it worthwhile getting so worked up for Sophie?
Instead of drinking the wine, Tristan opened one of the beers on the coffee table and took a gulp.Naturally, Winter was shocked.
Everything around her was changing so rapidly that she had trouble grasping them. “Mr. Tristan, didn’t you use to dislike drinking
beer?” she blurted out.“Winter, there’s no need to be so strict,” Tristan replied. Does she expect me to report my likes and
dislikes? How ridiculous.Sophie, too, had grabbed a beer to drink.Winter’s trying to show me up, isn’t she? Why else would she
keep implying how much she knows Tristan? Then again, so what if she knows him well? He doesn’t fancy her at all.Winter
tightened her grip around the glass. “That’s not what I meant, Mr. Tristan.”“All right, all right. We’re here tonight to celebrate
Winter’s success, so cut her some slack, Tristan,” Charles chimed in. He couldn’t bear to see his sister being so infatuated with
someone who didn’t reciprocate her feelings.Thankfully, Tristan glanced at Charles and said nothing more.Even though she felt
aggrieved, Winter merely sat silently, not daring to say anything else.However, there was no doubt that she hated Sophie with a
vengeance.I was supposed to have my celebration party tonight, yet Sophie has to show up and ruin everything for me. It hurts
so much to hear Tristan criticizing me!“It’s getting late. I should go home now,” Sophie muttered as she got up from the
couch.Since Winter and I dislike each other, there’s no point in staying here and wasting my time. We should go our separate
ways.“Okay. You guys continue with the party, then. I’ll send her home,” Tristan said.Winter looked up in disbelief, but Tristan had
already left the couch.“Mr. Tristan, what’s this about?” Felix asked in bafflement. We’ve barely started drinking, and he’s already
on his way out?“I’m not in a good mood. You guys carry on without me!” Tristan answered before following Sophie out of the
room.“Got it!”Ha! So, Mr. Tristan’s also the kind who favors his lover over friends!After leaving the room, Sophie turned to
Tristan.“Mr. Tristan, I can make my own way home. You don’t have to give me a lift.”“Even if I stayed, I’d only be drinking with

them. What’s so fun about that?”With so many people jostling about in the bar, Tristan swiftly pulled Sophie into his arms when
he saw someone about to bump into her.“Are you all right?”“I’m fine,” Sophie replied. “Are you sure you don’t want to stay? I
know Ms. Quigley would want you to.”“Sophie, it doesn’t matter what Winter thinks. I have nothing to do with her.”Indeed, Tristan
wasn’t a promiscuous person by any means, and he had never done anything to lead Winter on.