Old residence.
Sophie Nye was on the phone.
"I said I'd give you the money, but you have to give me some time to gather it, right? Where am I supposed to get that much money right now?" The past few days, Sophie felt like she was being cornered by Nolan Lawson, sensed that he was on the verge of going berserk on her, and staying any longer was like a ticking time bomb.
Thoughts racing in her mind, she caught a glimpse of a servant passing by, so Sophie Nye replied with a few perfunctory words and hung up the call.
She hurried back to her room, closed the door, squinted her eyes sharply, menace flitting through them, and dialed a number, "Hello, I need you to handle someone for me..."
...
That day, Aurelia Shaw was invited by Isabella Bradford to her place for tea; the environment where Isabella resided was calming, though Aurelia couldn't quite understand why she had been feeling restless lately.
Midway through their tea, she received a call from Hadrian Turner.
