novelraw Chapter 1020 - 1016: He Seems a Little Off
Chapter 1020 - 1016: He Seems a Little Off
After trying on the wedding dress and lingering for a long time, evening had come. Asher Land took Sophie Smith out for dinner before preparing to head home.The car drove through the bustling, noisy streets illuminated by neon lights. Sophie turned her head towards the car window, quietly observing everything around her.
Asher Land wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him.
The beautiful image of her in the wedding dress lingered in his mind like a spell he couldn’t escape.
The car stopped at a traffic light.
The wait was a bit long. Asher lowered the car window and glanced outside. But with that glance, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Irene Morton...
Why hadn’t she left Eastern City?
At the entrance of a nightclub, Irene was wearing a seductive lace outfit and a spaghetti strap dress, walking with a slight unsteadiness. It seemed she had consumed some alcohol. Two men were beside her, helping her into a car, moving in the opposite direction.
It was only a matter of seconds, but Asher recognized her — it was Irene.
He frowned slightly.
...
Once they returned home, Asher was distracted.
"What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? You look terrible." Sophie looked at Asher, who was leaning against the headboard in a trance, with some confusion. She ran to the kitchen, poured a glass of warm water, and handed it to him. Asher took it and sipped.
"I’m fine." Seeing the worry on her face, he slightly curled his lips to reassure her.
He placed the glass on the crystal table beside the bed and gestured for her to come closer.
"It’s getting late, come and rest."
"Okay." Sophie obediently climbed into bed and lay down beside him.
That night, Sophie sensed that Asher hadn’t fallen asleep and even faintly heard a slight sigh from him.
What was wrong with him? Was there something troubling him?
Finally, he gently got out of bed and walked to the study.
It was already past three in the morning. He sat at the desk for a long time before finally picking up his phone.
He called Robert Williams.
"Help me investigate Irene Morton."
...
When Sophie woke up in the morning, Asher was already not by her side.
She remembered that last night, he seemed to have had insomnia and then left the bedroom for the study.
Later, she waited for him until she fell asleep, but he never returned.
Early in the morning, Sophie felt completely unsettled. She had a lingering feeling that Asher was hiding something from her.
She shook her head, telling herself not to overthink it.
Going downstairs, Asher was nowhere to be seen. Sophie increasingly felt that something was off. Normally, wherever he went, he would give her a quick notice. He would never leave without saying a word like today...
Feeling a bit disheartened, Sophie ate breakfast. She didn’t know what exactly was bothering her.
After breakfast, feeling somewhat bored, she went to Eva Miller’s house.
"Sophie, how do you still have time to visit me these days? Isn’t your wedding with President Land approaching?" Usually, she shouldn’t have such leisure time now.
"I don’t have to worry about the wedding at all — with Asher Land, it’s enough."
All the wedding details had been planned by him. When Sophie said this, her lips curved into a smile.
At that moment, Eva finally understood the meaning of the phrase on Twitter, ’Be a woman like Sophie Smith and marry a man like Asher Land.’