voice dropped with disappointment as she replied. "He hung up on me."


    Sophie faltered for a second but quickly recovered to offer a smooth exnation. "It''s a weekday. He''s busy. Maybe he''s in a meeting, right?"


    nced at her daughter and continued in a reassuring tone, "Look, sweetie, let''s just have the driver pick us up for now, You can reach out to umser maybe after work.


    "And this time, don''t be stubborn like you were three years ago. Apologize to him properly and make it up with him, you know?"


    With the whole lookalike wife and sudden divorce situation in mind, Roseanne actually felt more confident than ever. So when her motherforted her, the easily bought into it.


    Roseanne huffed. Tm not apologizing to him. We''ve lost contact for three years. Now I''m the one reaching out, and he doesn''t eve


    next time I see him, I''m not speaking to him first.


    Despite her words, the yful lift in her voice and the slight curve of her lips told


    a different story.


    answer my call.


    Sophie saw the teasing smile on her daughter''s face and knew she had sessfully convinced her.


    To be honest, if Sophie hadn''t already found out that Rosalie looked like her daughter, or if Matteo hadn''t assured them that Julian filed f right after hearing Roseanne wasing back, even she wouldn''t be so sure about Julian''s feelings.


    for divorce


    Good thing we still have time to fix things. Roseanne just needs to secure Julian''s heart once and for all. If she does, Ascend Group will have a solid foothold in Hasmond. As for Palmer Group, we''ll take it back sooner orter, thought Sophia.


    The thought sent a flicker of greed and ambition through Sophie''s eyes