Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

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be coming, Grandpa. I saw her leaving with a delinquent when school ended.”“Forget about her, Dad. It’s your eightieth birthday today. There are so many relatives here. Why should we let others make a joke out of us if Sophie comes?”Hearing that, Josiah slammed the glass he was holding on the table.“A joke? Who would dare do that? Whoever here who doesn’t want to eat with our Sophie can leave,” he retorted. No matter what he did, they still had such an attitude toward his granddaughter.“What’s wrong?”Yale came over instantly when he heard such a big commotion.“Notify Sophie. No one can start eating if she doesn’t come.”All he wanted was to have a happy family dinner. How could he start dinner if Sophie wasn’t here?Yale’s expression turned dark in an instant.“How old are you, Dad? Sophie’s being immature, but are you going to be the same as well? Everyone’s waiting! Everyone here is of seniority, so what if a younger one doesn’t come? Why should we make everyone wait for her?”Right then, Sophie pushed open the door and entered.In truth, she had not received a call from Charmaine, but she knew that it was her grandfather’s birthday that day. It had not been a difficult task for her to find out where they were having dinner to celebrate it.“I’m here, Grandpa.”Josiah finally looked at ease at the sight of his granddaughter.“Soph! Come here.”Sophie walked over and sat beside him.“There’s no need for you to get angry, Grandpa. It’s your eightieth birthday, so how could I not come?”Hearing that, Josiah couldn’t stop himself from smiling. As expected from my Sophie.Patting her head, he said, “Oh, Soph! What would you do if I wasn’t here anymore?”“You’re still in great health! Don’t worry too much.”“All right. Since everyone is here now, bring the dishes over!”Yale had a grim expression on his face, but he said nothing else. After all, it was his father’s birthday today. He couldn’t make it an unhappy day for him.“Willa, your monthly exam just ended, right? How was it?” Willow’s maternal aunt, Yara, asked.“It was all right, Aunt Yara.”“I heard from our Taylor that the papers this time were really difficult. You’re really lucky, Charmaine,” she