Seeing the number of the CEO displayed on her phone, Sophia Hamilton frowned, unable to understand why the CEO was calling her so late.

Under her mother’s urging, she still picked up the call, and had just called out "CEO" when a woman’s voice came through the receiver. The woman’s voice was very pleasant and polite; it was Titus Zane.

"Hello, is this Secretary Han? I’m Nathan Moore’s wife. He left an important document at the office. Could you please help deliver it?"

"Madam, not a problem at all. I’ll go to the company right away, and then send it to your home," Sophia said politely, feeling comfortable listening to the CEO’s wife’s voice, which was courteous and polite, unlike some wives who always act superior because of their status.

"Oh, that’s not it. We’re at the club now. Please bring the document here..." Titus Zane mentioned the name "Shangmu," and after hanging up the phone, Sophia jumped off the sofa and went to her bedroom to change clothes.

"Xiaoru, where are you going so late?" Juliana Lancaster asked, confused upon seeing her daughter dressed, as Sophia took down a cotton jacket from the clothes rack and said, "Mom, the CEO needs a document, so I have to deliver it."

"It’s so late and freezing outside, can’t it wait until tomorrow?" Juliana Lancaster complained after looking at the time, to which Sophia zipped up her cotton jacket and smiled, saying, "Mom, you don’t understand. If it could wait until tomorrow, Madam wouldn’t have called me."

"Then go and come back quickly!" Juliana Lancaster instructed, turning her head.

"Mom, if you’re tired, please go to bed and don’t wait for me." Sophia smiled, replied, and grabbed the car keys from the small cabinet by the door before heading out.

Driving her mini QQ, she first went to the company, then drove towards Shangmu after obtaining the document.

In winter, the temperature was cold, and Shangmu’s location was quite remote. She hardly encountered any vehicles along the way, with a section passing through a suburban forest. If she weren’t driving herself, Sophia might not have dared come to such a place alone.

Upon reaching Shangmu Club, she casually parked her car by the roadside and stepped out with the document, following the attendant to the private room, where she handed the document to Nathan Moore, "CEO, here’s the document you requested."

Nathan Moore acknowledged with a sound as he continued to play cards, showing no intention of taking the document but casually said, "Sit down."

Sophia Hamilton...

Initially thinking she could leave after delivering the document, albeit reluctantly, she still sat on the empty chair next to the CEO.

Nathan Moore sat next to Evander Lancaster, and Sophia’s position was right beside Evander.

Upon sitting down, Sophia realized that there were four men in the private room, each accompanied by a female partner.

She recognized Titus Zane, the wife of the CEO, and the woman playing cards opposite was likely also a wife, given the man beside her kept calling her "wife." The man sitting near Evander Lancaster, she had seen in the newspapers, a renowned entertainment mogul once scolded by netizens for proposing to his girlfriend’s sister.

Sitting in the private room, Sophia felt uneasy, especially because the men and their partners openly displayed intimacy without reservation.

The woman playing cards had a man beside her who directly draped his arms over her shoulders, their heads almost touching, while the couple near Evander consisted of a doll-like pregnant woman snuggling up to the man like a koala, while beside herself...

Sophia glanced sideways, feeling even more uncomfortable inside.

Why should she sit beside him when she wasn’t his companion?

Thinking this, she instinctively shifted her chair back a bit, distancing herself from Evander, clinging to the document, her expression pensive.

Yet, she was worried if her QQ parked by the roadside might get a ticket.

"Uncle Nicholas, I’m tired, want to go home." Sophie Foster yawned, covering her mouth as Nicholas Croft extended his arm to wrap her in a gentle embrace, agreeing, "Hmm, once this round ends, we’ll leave."

Opposite, Felix Shaw suggested to Mia Foster, "Wife, let’s not go home, how about we get a room upstairs..." Mia responded indifferently, while Titus Zane, not fond of staying out, held Nathan Moore’s arm and said, "Nathan, let’s go home."

"Alright," Nathan Moore responded, planting a kiss on Titus’s forehead.

Sophia Hamilton...

Despite maintaining a stern expression, she felt her cheeks flush.

Unfamiliar with everyone in the room, and without any romantic experience, she felt out of place.

As she was caught in an awkward moment, her waist suddenly tightened as Evander Lancaster’s long arm encircled her. Just as she was about to protest, he casually asked while playing cards, "Spicy girl, are you staying upstairs or going home?"

Unhappy, Sophia removed Evander’s hand and noticeably moved sideways, "I’m definitely going home!"

"Alright, together," Evander said, discarding a card he just picked. Opposite, Mia Foster pushed forward her mahjong tiles, "Big Three Dragons, All Pairs!"

"Wife, you’re amazing!" Felix Shaw’s eyes lit up with a smile, having won a lot this time.

Evander Lancaster abandoned his drawer to throw some chips over, sighing, "Such bad luck, no more gambling, let’s call it a day."

Seeing the numbers on the chips, Sophia felt a bit smug inside, deserved it, only losing his pants would serve him right!

Listening to Evander Lancaster being teased by several couples made Sophia Hamilton feel even more satisfied. Scumbag, daring to bicker with me, huh! Acts tough at home!

Evander Lancaster was rendered speechless by Mia Foster’s words. She took his money and then exposed his past, saying he had never succeeded in love or gambling. Looking at the woman beside him, who was pretending not to notice, Evander felt all the more displeased. Little Pepper, always ready to argue with me, yet when I’m bullied, she doesn’t even help.

He stood up and tapped Sophia Hamilton’s chair back, saying with annoyance, "Why are you still sitting there foolishly? Let’s go!"

Sophia Hamilton glared at him, ignoring him, and continued to sit holding the documents. Nathan Moore got up and took the documents from her, handing them to Titus Zane, and only then did Sophia ask, "President, may I go back now?"

"Hmm," Nathan Moore responded lightly, walking to the coat rack to pick up Titus Zane’s coat. He casually draped it over her shoulders, saying, "It’s too late; it’s not safe for a girl like you. Let my brother give you a ride back."

"Thank you for your concern, President. I drove here myself," Sophia Hamilton slightly bowed to the group. "I’ll be leaving now."

With that, she quickly walked out of the private room, a bad thought in her mind. It seemed like the president asking her to send over the documents was just an excuse. If the document was truly urgent, he didn’t even glance at it, and then he didn’t allow her to leave, making her sit next to that scumbag...

All the signs suggested the president was just creating opportunities for his scumbag brother and even wanted him to take her home? Ha, so funny!

With a cold sneer in her heart, Sophia Hamilton quickened her pace.

She walked out of the club doors, looking at the spot where she parked earlier, thinking she must have seen it wrong.

Rubbing her eyes and taking another closer look, the spot was indeed empty.

She walked back to ask the doorman, "Hello, did you see the QQ parked here just now?"

"It was towed away," the doorman said honestly.

Sophia Hamilton...

There’s really a tow truck in such a remote place?

Clutching the car key, she tentatively asked, "Has this happened before?"

"This place only allows temporary parking; usually, cars aren’t allowed to be parked too long."

Sophia Hamilton was about to ask the doorman who made this ridiculous rule, considering it’s a suburban area and the traffic police wouldn’t come all this way to tow cars, especially in the middle of the night.

Just as she was about to speak, Evander Lancaster had already walked out, his eyes filled with teasing, smiling as he asked, "Little Pepper, why haven’t you left? Waiting for me?"

Sophia Hamilton glared at Evander Lancaster, ignoring him, and walked down the club steps to stand by the roadside waiting for a taxi.

It was already close to midnight, and not a shadow of a taxi was to be seen on the street in front of the club.

With no other options, Sophia Hamilton had to use the app to hail a ride. Just as she took out her phone, Evander Lancaster had sauntered over, his jacket unzipped revealing a plain white shirt, hands in his pockets, looking around he smilingly suggested, "How about catching a ride back with me?"

Sophia Hamilton glared at him again, holding her phone as she opened the ride-hailing app.

After being ignored twice when making conversation, Evander Lancaster wasn’t angry. He sighed, "Forget it, I don’t want to embarrass myself," and turned to leave. Just as he was about to go, he turned back again, "Don’t say I didn’t warn you, this area is remote. I heard a few days ago a girl hailed a ride and ended up being assaulted and murdered, her body left in the wilderness..."

Knowing Evander Lancaster was bluffing, yet considering the club’s way to the city included a stretch through vast woodlands, she felt slightly scared about catching a ride from a stranger late at night, so before Evander Lancaster turned away, she arrogantly raised her chin to speak.

"Considering how sincere you are, I’ll reluctantly take your ride!"

Evander Lancaster looked her up and down, grinning mischievously.

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll assault and murder you too?"

Sophia Hamilton waved her fists, "I dare you!"

Evander Lancaster smirked internally but kept a straight face. Assault... maybe worth considering.

Seeing Evander Lancaster’s sleazy grin, Sophia Hamilton immediately shouted in displeasure, "Are we leaving or not!"

"Okay, follow me!"

At the same moment, the parking attendant had brought up Evander Lancaster’s luxury car, a champagne-colored sports car, flashy and eye-catching.

Originally, Evander Lancaster didn’t care much about his choice of car, but he’d heard women loved sports cars, so he specially got one a few days ago.

Watching Evander Lancaster swagger towards the car, Sophia Hamilton couldn’t help but feel life was unfair. Her mother was also a doctor, who worked tirelessly for a lifetime to afford a QQ, while this scumbag drove a luxury car!

Thankfully it wasn’t this car that got scratched that day, otherwise this scumbag wouldn’t have been easy to talk to.

Before closing the car door, Evander Lancaster called out to Sophia Hamilton, "Little Pepper, what are you standing there for? Come over!"