Chapter 334 She was no longer the person Nora liked.
$50,000 per painting was actually not expensive.
Nora and Sophia were both very skilled, even in the oil painting circle, they were outstanding.
They have both participated in national oil painting competitions. Nora had won first place several times, and although Sophia hadn't always taken first place, she had consistently ranked in the top ten.
The paintings they usually took on start at $100,000.
So even when business was bad in the past, sometimes going one or two months without any sales, they never considered closing the shop. A few orders a year, and they wouldn't be at a loss.
The order Sophia took this time seems to be more about quantity, with lower quality requirements, and that's why the price was so low.
Sophia said, "We'll split it fifty-fifty. The client requires delivery within six months, so we have plenty of time and can take it slow."
"If you're too busy to finish your part, I can handle it all by myself."
Nora laughed, "I won't let you take all the work. I need to make money too."
Sophia knew she was joking and laughed along, then took out a notebook that detailed the client's requirements.
Nora looked through the notebook and started dividing the work with Sophia, each choosing the types they were good at.
By the time they finished, it was already evening.
Nora glanced at the time and said, "I need to go pick up my kid from school. If I don't have time to come to the shop, I'll finish the painting at home. We can stay in touch via phone."
Sophia nodded with a smile.
Nora walked to the door, then stopped and turned back to Sophia, "If you can't find an artist, then hire a maid. With your big belly, it's inconvenient to do anything. Hiring a maid to cook and clean is also an option."
Sophia nodded, "Okay, I'll check online later."
Nora finally left.
Sophia stood at the door, watching the direction Nora left.
She didn't look away until Nora's figure had long disappeared.
"Sophia, what are you looking at by the door? Watching your baby daddy?"
The owner of a nearby clothing store walked over, glancing disdainfully at Sophia's belly, her tone full of contempt.
"I'm telling you, a girl like you, unmarried and pregnant, it's disgraceful!"
"Do your parents know you're pregnant out of wedlock? Aren't they ashamed? I'm ashamed for you!"
Sophia's face turned very unpleasant.
The clothing store owner had always been hostile towards her.
The reason was probably that her bald, beer-bellied husband had harassed Sophia before, and Sophia had called the police, getting him detained for fifteen days.
But this woman kept accusing and cursing Sophia, claiming she had seduced her husband.
When Nora found out, she beat the woman up.
For a long time, the woman was too afraid of Nora to cause trouble, only glaring at Sophia and occasionally throwing trash at their shop door.
In the past few months, since Nora had been coming to the shop less, the old woman started acting up again.
Especially seeing Sophia's big belly, she insulted her for being pregnant out of wedlock every day.
Sophia couldn't say she wasn't angry. Even a fly buzzing around your ear every day would make you annoyed, let alone a person constantly insulting you.
But Sophia didn't want to argue with this woman.
On one hand, she didn't want to attract a crowd; on the other hand, she couldn't gain the upper hand in an argument with that woman.
Moreover, she was afraid that getting into a fight would upset her and harm the baby.
If anything happened to the baby, Rylan would take her away and force her into confinement to ensure the baby's health, taking away her freedom.
Sophia's eyes turned colder.
She looked down at her protruding belly, her eyes filled with disgust.
She didn't like the baby inside her at all.
People say mothers naturally love their children.
Even if they don't like them at first, as the baby grows inside them for ten months, they develop a strong maternal love.
But she had been pregnant for seven months and still didn't like the baby inside her.
In fact, she felt a deep-seated disgust and hatred.
This baby constantly reminded her of the humiliation and disgusting treatment she had endured.
She hated this baby and hated the baby's father even more!
Sophia's breathing started to quicken.
She was getting angry.
Just thinking about the baby's father made her fury uncontrollable.
Sophia took a deep breath, repeatedly doing breathing exercises to calm herself down.
The clothing store owner thought she had angered Sophia and became even more smug.
"Some people are just naturally indecent, always out there seducing men, not even knowing whose baby they're carrying. She even dared to call the police on my husband for harassing her. She was the one shamelessly seducing my husband but then had the nerve to accuse him. Truly shameless!"
"You're a rotten person, and the baby inside you is a bastard. It'll be a rotten person too!"
Sophia opened her eyes, grabbed a broom by the door, and without hesitation, struck the clothing store owner.
"You little bitch, how dare you hit me? You're asking for it!"
The broom handle poked the woman's eye, causing it to instantly fill with blood, and her anger flared up.
The woman furiously charged forward, raising her hand to hit Sophia.
Sophia looked at her expressionlessly, neither fighting back nor dodging.
Because she knew the woman wouldn't be able to hit her.
Someone would step in to deal with her.
Just as predicted, before the woman's hand could touch Sophia, a few people suddenly appeared out of nowhere, kicked the woman to the ground, covered her mouth, and quickly dragged her away.
In less than a minute, the clothing store owner was gone.
Sophia sneered.
Rylan had indeed been having her monitored all this time.
She had always felt like she was being followed and watched but had never confirmed it.
The people who had just appeared confirmed her suspicions.
Her anger flared up again.Why could that man act above the law, force her to have his child, and have her watched?
She wanted to kill that man!
Sophia was startled by her own thoughts.
She realized she had changed.
She had become dark and vicious.
In the past few months, she often thought about killing people or dying together with someone.
She remembered Nora had said she liked her because she was lively, kind, full of sunshine, and always positive and optimistic about life.
But now, she was no longer sunny or kind.
Her body was dirty and filthy, and her heart had become dark and malicious.
She was no longer the person Nora liked.
Sophia covered her face, tears streaming through her fingers.
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