Chapter 132

"What are you driving at?" Sofia asked growing impatient.

"You will have to offer something in return for this game we are about to play. I need a victory card too." Lily smiled at her and Sofia's frown deepened.

Sofia knew the woman was deceitful. She wasn't even ashamed to admit that she was helping Alice only so she could get money out of it. That was stupid!

"What do I have to offer?" Sofia snarled. She shouldn't be making a deal with someone like Lily, but she was running out of options fast. Ariana could never be allowed to have a happy ending she needed to suffer. She couldn't be allowed to be happy. Never!

"I want a part of your inheritance Sofia,"Lily said with a straight face.

Sofia raised her brows so high it almost touched her hairline. Lily Lawson was truly shameless.

"First of all, I do not think that can be done secondly, I do not even have inheritance! I only get salary from whatever profit we make in the company but everything, and I mean every damn thing belongs to my sister. My father wrote that will a long time ago!" Sofia retorted yet Lily smiled even wider.

She knew this about the Brentwood. Sofia cared less about the business and was more into the entertainment, the fame, the money and the boys.

"I know this my dear and I promise to help you with that as well as long as you accept my offer. Consider it a two in one offer," Lily chuckled.

Sofia narrowed her eyes at the older woman. The meeting was fast becoming one she dreaded. Lily was controlling the steering and she was left with no choice at all.

"What do you mean?" She asked despite herself.

"Just accept the offer and let me do my magic," Lily stated with more confidence than before.

Sofia swallowed her doubts and decided to even hear the offer to start with. She couldn't make a decision if she didn't know what she was up against.

"I want you to marry one of my sons," lily said.

The café finally went silent and it felt like the only people in it were the two of them. Sofia looked at the woman in front of her and the first question that came to her mind was, how did she even get there?

"Do you even know why I want to make Ariana pay?" Sofia spat out. This Lily woman was delusional!

"Of course, I know. You believe Ariana took away your happiness because the young prince Ethan John found her more worthy to be his girlfriend and even after you had offered yourself to him, he rejected you. I know the entire story my dear," Lily said.

Her reply made Sofia very angry. This woman was trying to mess with her pain.

"If truly you know all about that story. Why then do you want me to marry your son when you know I can't love either of them?" Sofia spat.

Lily smiled and paused as the waiter brought their orders. She allowed the man to finish serving before she spike again.

"I know that what you feel for Ethan John, isn't love. It is an obsession and besides, who said we all have to marry for love! Think about it, Ethan would never want you anyway! No matter what happens he won't be with you! He would rather keep chasing her. Now of we remove her from the picture, he would be completely useless, you don't want to end up with a man like that, trust me," lily said

Sofia was quiet. Would she really go as far as being with someone else just so Ariana could pay for meddling in her life?

"Think carefully about it my dear Sofia. And when you are ready, you can cal me. We still have a lot of time. The family won't fall in love with dear Ariana in one day," lily announced as she got up from the seat with her smoothie in hand. "Do have a lovely day!" She picked up her small bag along with her and waltzed out of the café leaving Sofia with her thoughts.

If she refused to take the offer lily was giving her, surely Ariana would leave happily ever after with Calhoun. she couldn't let that happen. She had to do something. She wouldn't be able to fight Ariana from the outside and there was truly no way for her to punish Ariana without getting the wrath of both Ethan and Calhoun. In the end she would still need Lily's help.

She picked up the smoothie on the table and started to slowly suck on it. Ethan would surely never love her. Not in this life at least. She had tried everything that she could. Every tactic she knew didn't work on him. She gave him everything from her body to her pride but Ethan remained blind to it. All he saw was Ariana and no one else mattered.

She would have to do something about it. She would agree to Lily's deal.

Besides there was something else she could gain from it.

Her inheritance.

Alice had abandoned her in her time of need. She had giving up on a fight her younger sister had so dearly wanted to participate in. She found peace and joy in the company like Sofia had no part in it. She would have to get her share. And Lily looked like the right person to help her with it. It must definitely be a huge fight in the Lawson's house to get inheritance giving their large number. Lily would surely have experience on how to get a share for her.

Another point was the fact that, Sofia would be getting married to an actual Lawson and honor the family. Unlike her sister who couldn't even fight for what she wanted.

"Yes, her deal is good," Sofia whispered to herself.

She would call Lily and inform her that she had accepted. Ariana must pay for ruining her!