Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 538

It was Valentine's Day, and Yvonne had never expected to receive a call from Sophia.

Yesterday, she had already learned from Felix that Alexander had returned to the country. In that case, Sophia and Alexander would definitely go out to celebrate the occasion.

Thus, she was rather surprised to receive a call from Sophia at that hour. “Ms. Yarrow?”

When the call was connected, Sophia glanced at Miles, her lips curving up a fraction. “Happy Valentine's Day, Ms. Leighton.”

“Happy Valentine's Day, Ms. Yarrow.”

Smiling, Sophia did not waste any time but cut straight to the chase. “Is Junta's vice chairman Jovan Taggart?”

Junta was a company Sunshine Group invested in five years ago. It was successfully listed last year, and Sunshine Group also made a lot of money in line with its hike in net worth.

Junta was not Sophia's personal investment. For that reason, neither of them interfered in the company's main decisions. Nonetheless, the company would send someone over regularly for report meetings.

Yvonne had never been to the meetings, but due to the company's listing last year, she had a look at the list of Junta's high-level executives. Hence, she still remembered the name of the vice chairman. “Yes, Ms. Yarrow.”

“He has a son named Miles Taggart?”

Having worked with Sophia for many years, Yvonne knew that the woman was not prone to gossip. As such, she immediately realized that something was amiss upon hearing that. “I'm not quite sure about that, Ms. Yarrow. Did something happen?”

Sophia cast a look at Miles as she replied placidly, “Yeah.”

She swept a gaze over him before continuing, “Someone rear-ended our car earlier. The driver claimed to be Miles Taggart, the son of Junta's vice chairman.”

As soon as those words rang out, Yvonne grasped her meaning. “Please wait for a moment, Ms. Yarrow. I'll contact Mr. Anderson from Junta right away.”

Xavion Anderson was the chairman of Junta. Back when he visited Sunshine Group to seek investment, Sophia met with him personally.

He owed Sophia a debt of patronage, for it could be said that his current status was inextricably linked with her decision to override all objections and invest in Junta back then.

Therefore, he would promptly send an invitation to her whenever he organized a banquet all these years. As for whether she attended, that was another story.

After hanging up the phone, Sophia shifted her eyes to Alexander. The two of them held each other's gazes. Then, she beamed at him.

In front of them, Miles snorted. “It won't do you any good no matter who you call today. Let me tell you that I just bought this car yesterday, and it cost over one point three million. Now, the headlights have been shattered. I'm only asking for thirty thousand because you're good-looking.”

Arching a brow slightly, Sophia eyed the man before turning to Alexander. “Do you smell alcohol?”

Alexander nodded. “Yeah.”

They kept their voices low, and the cars whizzing by were loud, so Miles did not hear them.

“Let's hand this to the traffic police, then.”

“Sure.”

Alexander gazed down at Sophia. It was as though he would agree to whatever she proposed.

In no time, the traffic police arrived. Miles was arrested for drunk driving. Meanwhile, Sophia and Alexander naturally had to follow suit to the police station to discuss the matter of compensation.

At the same time, Xavion was shocked when he received a call from Yvonne.

It was common knowledge that the latter was second-in-command in Sunshine Group, and Sophia entrusted almost everything to her.

Right then, Sophia's status was no longer as simple as the chairman of Sunshine Group. Xavion was both surprised and delighted to receive Yvonne's call.

Unfortunately, all that was left after he listened to Yvonne was terror. “Leave this to me, Ms. Leighton. I'll contact Mr. Taggart immediately.”

“If so, I'll leave you to it, Mr. Anderson.”

“Don't worry, Ms. Leighton.”

Yvonne did not bother to stand on ceremony with Xavion and hung up right away.

By then, Xavion was not in the mood to exchange further pleasantries either. When the call had ended, he instantly phoned Jovan.

The two of them were classmates during university and were exceedingly close. It was precisely for that reason that he appointed Jovan as the vice chairman of Junta.

Xavion did not bother with pleasantries either, getting down to business when the call was connected. “Have Miles gone out to have fun tonight, Jovan? Just now, Ms. Yarrow's secretary, Yvonne, rang me up, saying that Ms. Yarrow was rear-ended on the way home earlier. Miles gave them your name.”

The moment Jovan heard that, his heart jolted. “What do you mean by that, Xavion? I don't quite get it.”

“It was Ms. Yarrow's secretary who called me personally. I can understand that Miles is young, but of all people, he can't offend Ms. Yarrow!”

It was a matter regarding his own son, so Jovan did not quite believe it. “While he's pretty wild usually, I think he knows his boundaries. Wait a minute, Xavion. I'll call and ask him about it. Who knows, it might have been his classmate or friend who impersonated him.”

Xavion did not care about that. So long as the matter had something to do with Jovan, he would also be implicated. He did not want to offend Sophia. “Then, hurry up and find out what exactly happened!”

Jovan had just hung up the phone and muttered something under his breath when he heard his wife rushing over with panic written all over her face. “It's bad, Jovan! Miles has been arrested and brought to the police station!”

At once, Jovan's expression changed. “What happened?”

His wife appeared to be at a loss. “I don't know either. A moment ago, I received a call that Miles was driving under the influence. We were asked to make a trip to the police station.”

As Jovan recalled Xavion's phone call earlier, his expression stiffened. “I'm going to the police station!”

Seeing that, his wife hurriedly grabbed his hand. “I'm going, too!”

“You... Forget it! Make it quick!”

In the meantime, at the police station, Miles was not only found drunk driving but failing to maintain a safe distance from the car ahead.

The accident stemmed from his distraction as he was using his phone, leading to him rear-ending Sophia and Alexander's car.

The traffic police concluded that all the responsibility was laid on him.

Sophia and Alexander drove a Bentley costing about a million that day, and the taillight was shattered. Miles was asked to bear all the repair costs after they had filed a claim with the insurance company.

Miles was dissatisfied with that, but the police subjugated him.

Moments after both parties had signed the agreement to settle the matter, Jovan and his wife arrived.

The instant Miles spotted Jovan, his eyes lit up. “Dad—”

Jovan, on the other hand, caught sight of Sophia and Alexander right away. Remembering Xavion's words on the phone earlier, he was so livid that he stalked forward and slapped Miles. “Have you lost your mind?”

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Jovan's wife was similarly taken aback. She hastily held Jovan back. “You're out of your mind, Jovan! He's your son!”

“I don't have a son like him!”

While saying that, Jovan swiftly jerked his head to the side and looked at Sophia and Alexander. “I'm sorry, Ms. Yarrow, Mr. Xenos. I failed to educate my son. I apologize for the mishap tonight.”

Sophia merely smiled without saying anything.

Conversely, Alexander regarded him frostily. “Indeed, you failed to educate your son.”

After saying that, he took Sophia's hand before spinning on his heel and leaving the police station.