Flipping through old pictures, he was lost in memories. He felt nostalgic and sad at times, but at other moments, the corners of his mouth lifted.
Even the youngest son’s family now had a child. His life hadn’t been perfect, but at least he had lived long enough to see his fourth son get married and have children.
As for Sophia…
Well, she’d have to do.
He would never admit that he was actually satisfied with her. Never!
—
Livinus was working in his office when the door was suddenly pushed open. Joanna followed closely behind, looking helpless.
“Boss Scott, I didn’t even have time to announce them before they barged in.”
He didn’t seem surprised. A group of men dressed in expensive suits strutted in, but despite their polished appearances, they acted like a bunch of unruly troublemakers—one of them even kicked the door open.
“Got it. You can leave now.”
Once the door closed, Elias grinned. “Boss Scott, how does it feel to be in charge of the Scott empire now?”
“Why don’t you guess?”
“I’d guess it feels great! Everyone’s been talking about you lately. You pulled off a beautiful victory—your brother didn’t even get a chance to fight back before you crushed him.”
Livinus lifted his eyes slightly and said in a calm tone, “He never had a chance to stand up in the first place.”
His gaze was cold and deep, sending a chill down Elias’s spine. Richard wasn’t necessarily incapable, but Livinus was simply too outstanding. He had always been suppressed. Facing someone like Livinus, who seemed rational on the surface but was utterly ruthless when he acted, an ordinary person had no chance of winning.
“Anyway, we came to help. Just tell us what you need us to do!”
“No rush.”
Livinus glanced at his watch. Tomorrow was the live competition for the Traditional Medicine (TCM) Championship. This time, Sophia would be competing. She had gained significant popularity online, attracting crowds of spectators who wanted to see her in action. Livinus had personally arranged for the event to be broadcast live on streaming platforms.
When the time came…
—
The next day, Sophia got ready to leave for the competition. Strangely, Livinus didn’t come to see her off in the morning.
In the past, no matter what she did, Livinus would always take care of everything for her. Being with him meant she never had to worry about anything—he pampered her to the point that she almost forgot how to take care of herself. But now, on such an important day, he hadn’t shown up.
What had he been so busy with lately?
She frowned and dialed his number, only to find his phone was turned off.
By now, all the patients in the hospital knew that Sophia’s boyfriend was Livinus. Upon hearing about the competition, their reactions were mostly the same—
Livinus? He’s alright. At least he’s worthy of Dr.Smith.
Knowing she was heading to the tournament, her patients took it upon themselves to send her off.
When she stepped outside the TCM clinic and saw the massive crowd, she was stunned.
“You… why are you all here?”
The line of people stretched from the top of the mountain all the way down. Everyone was carrying something—some had eggs, some had fried dough sticks, some were holding banners, and some even had white headbands with “Sophia Must Win!” written in bold characters. It was outrageously exaggerated.
Sophia stood there, mouth agape in disbelief.
Waylon laughed. “Dr.Smith, this is their way of showing support. No matter what, they insisted on coming to see you off. They said they feel like parents sending their child to an important exam—they won’t be at ease until they escort you to the competition.”
There was no way for her to refuse.
Thus, a strange phenomenon occurred in City—dozens of buses followed behind a red sports car, all heading toward the stadium. Later, over a thousand people formed a massive cheer squad, shouting in support of Sophia!
The commotion even caught the attention of the media. Many reporters wanted to interview Sophia, but she managed to escape.
Clutching her chest, she was still in shock. Her patients had gone way overboard—this was even more exaggerated than Chloe’s cheer squad.
On the other side, Chloe looked at his own carefully selected team of twenty professional cheerleaders and let out a long sigh.
“I lost! I completely lost! Sophia, could your patients leave some room for the rest of us? I hand-picked my team from the best beauties in my beauty clinic, and I still lost!”
Sophia laughed and spent a long time comforting him before he finally gave up the idea of bringing his entire beauty clinic staff to the tournament.
The competition soon began. Due to the high level of interest, the organizers had even arranged for a speech from the leaders, dragging the opening ceremony out for more than half an hour before the real event started.
