Chapter 16 Eavesdropping

Finally finding the bottle of Ecchymosis, she handed it to Remington who was behind her. "Could you help me apply some more medicine?" Remington took the medicine bottle, looked at it, and confirmed that it had pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects. Afraid that it would hurt her, he was very careful when applying the medicine, avoiding touching her wound and being very cautious.
Sophia could feel his carefulness. After applying the medicine, her previous sleepwear top had gotten some powder on it.
Remington looked at it and said, "Don't put it on yet, I'll bring you a new one."
"It's in that cabinet." She didn't feel comfortable getting up directly.
Remington brought a new sleepwear top and handed it to her, "Please put on the clothes, the air conditioner is on, don't catch a cold."
"Thank you!" Outside the door, Charles was eavesdropping on the door. Although it was a rented house, the soundproofing of the door was pretty good. Charles couldn't hear very clearly.
Were the young couple talking about undressing or getting dressed? It seemed like it was about getting dressed? Could it be that his son, who had never touched a woman before, had already made a move on his daughter-in-law?
But they were already putting on clothes so quickly, wasn't that too short of a time? It couldn't be, his son's stamina, how could he not know?
Charles wanted to hear more, but at that moment, the door creaked open...
Charles hurriedly tried to withdraw, but it was too late. Remington came out and collided with him head-on. Luckily, it was Remington who came out, otherwise if his daughter-in-law found him it would have been massively awkward.
The father-in-law listened at the corner of the wall, how embarrassing and humiliating.
He is not someone with particular fetishes; he is just too eager for his son and daughter-in-law's relationship to progress.
At the moment when Charles's head bumped into the door, Remington instinctively closed it shut, furrowed his brow, and looked at his father with a dark expression.
"Cough, cough!" Charles coughed to cover up his embarrassment.
"Are you eavesdropping?" Remington's expression turned unpleasant.
"Don't talk nonsense." Charles pretended to be calm and lay back on the couch. "I don't have that hobby."
Watching his father lying down, Remington snorted. "Ha! The chairman of the prestigious Waverley Group, yet you have the habit of eavesdropping, it does sound bad if it gets out."
"If you got married normally, had a normal bridal chamber night, would I be pushed to this point?" Charles stood up, agitated.
Remington coldly snorted again, "If you didn't interfere with my freedom, would I be like this?"
"How long do I have to wait for you to have a free love relationship? Until I'm buried in the soil? How old are you, don't you know?" Charles exclaimed.
Remington, however, didn't think much of it. Not to mention not getting married at thirty-two, it's common for people not to get married even at forty.
Afraid that Sophia would hear them arguing, Remington didn't want to continue the discussion. "I can't be bothered to argue with you."
The next day, when Sophia went to work, her back still hurt.
She walked and rode her bike very cautiously. When Lilly arrived at the company, she asked about her with concern.
Sophia smiled and said, "There's no need to go to the hospital, just some ointment will do. I'm not that delicate."
"Did Remington help you apply the ointment?"
“Yeah."
"Let me see your injury."
Sophia's office happened to be empty, so Lilly closed the door and had her lift her clothes to take a look.
"The injury is on your back so it must be uncomfortable to sleep."
"I slept on my side and stomach yesterday; I didn't dare lie flat."
"Sophia, you have to pay attention to this injury, and you should also make sure Remington pays attention to it. Don't be too intimate these days, be more careful."
Sophia put her clothes back down and smiled, glaring at Lilly, "What are you talking about? Nothing like that happened between us, it's not like what you're thinking."
"Really?" Lilly was somewhat surprised. "You've been married for several days, and you haven't done it yet?"
"What do you mean?"
"That… thing."
"It didn't happen." Sophia once again smiled and glared at Lilly, "Are you starting to gossip now?"
"No, I just thought as newlyweds, you should be intimate every night. When Connor and I were just starting out, it would happen multiple times in one night."
This kind of intimate conversation between best friends, Lilly would only have with Sophia. But now she regrets being with Connor. All of the once sweet and passionate moments now make her feel nauseated.
She sighed, anger filling her eyes. "But, I deeply regret following Connor."
"Did you think that Remington would be as impatient as your Connor? He is a gentleman," Sophia said. "And I wasn't as infatuated as you were back then, with your eyes full of Connor."
Lilly also deeply regretted it. At that time, she was truly too infatuated.
"Lilly, I'm not saying that you are bad. I just think that girls should be more rational. Alright, let's get back to work."
Later, Lilly's elder sister-in-law and mother-in-law came to the company, bringing Noah with them.
The two women went straight to Sophia. Sophia was quite busy and had made several calls, so she didn't have time to deal with these two women.
Lilly walked over and hugged Noah for a moment before asking, "Sister, Mom, what do you want with Sophia?"
"What else could it be?"
Maria Walker glared at Lilly.
"How could you leave your husband alone in detention? Since Sophia's husband has connections and can help people, why didn't he rescue Connor as well?"
Lilly understood, "So you came to find Sophia?"
Maria Walker said in an unfriendly tone, "If not her, then who? She won't even help with such a small matter."
Lilly replied, "This matter isn't Sophia and Remington's fault. Originally, Remington planned to rescue Connor as well, but Connor was too arrogant and disrespectful towards Remington, constantly mocking and teasing him. Whose fault is it? It's his own fault for being so arrogant."
Maria Walker widened her eyes, with a fierce expression. "No wonder Connor said you are easily influenced."
"Is Connor still your man?" Agnes, Lilly's mother-in-law, suddenly stared at Lilly.
As she looked at Agnes's dark and fierce face, Lilly forced a smile.
Ever since they got married and she refused the dowry, Agnes had become increasingly ruthless towards her. She refused the dowry because she saw that the Walker family was struggling, and she didn't want them to have an even harder time because of the dowry. But they thought she was someone they could easily bully?
If she had a chance to be willful, she really wouldn't want this man anymore or acknowledge this mother-in-law.
But for Mia and Noah's sake, she couldn't sever ties with this family for now. After having children, she couldn't be willful anymore.
At this moment, Sophia finished her phone call and walked over, teasing Noah for a moment before looking at Maria Walker and Agnes.
"Sister and aunt, you both came here today?"
In front of others, Agnes remained polite, "Sophia, it's been a while since you last came to aunt's place for a meal, right? Today, bring your husband to aunt's place, and aunt will personally prepare the dishes for you."
Although Sophia and Agnes don't have much contact, she still understands.
She guessed Agnes and Maria Walker's intentions at a glance and said straightforwardly, "Auntie, sister, you want my husband to help get Connor out of the detention center, right?"
Agnes smiled and said, "Just a small matter, since your husband can easily get you and Lilly out, it's easy for him to get Connor out as well. Just lend a hand, it's not difficult."
Sophia's smile faded.
"I'm sorry, but my husband is broke. He doesn't know his own identity, an ignorant and arrogant peasant. He can't help."
"Just a small matter like this, and you won't help? That's not fair." Agnes' smile also froze, immediately revealing her true face.
"Auntie, that last sentence was said by your son Connor. He thinks my husband Remington is incapable and doesn't want his help. You should go find someone that Connor sees fit to help. I have things to do, so I'll go ahead."
Sophia didn't want to waste any more time on such terrible people and matters. When she turned to leave, she did so decisively.
Agnes and Maria Walker immediately directed their anger towards Lilly. "Just look at this, she's your best friend, yet she won't even help with this small favor. As elders, we pleaded with her, and she remained so indifferent and heartless, lacking all humanity. She's only good at dressing up and seducing men, not a good person at all."