Chapter 69 - 69: You Can’t Reveal My Identity

Because of Sophia's mobility difficulties, returning home at noon was too troublesome for her, and Kevin didn't want her to eat takeout everyday, so he insisted on cooking lunch and bringing it to her every day.

Pearson tried to say no, but somehow he found himself sitting down and eating with Sophia.

There was a spare set of dishes in the lab. Kevin found it and gave half of the rice to Pearson with a smile on his tender face, "Hey, come eat. It'll get cold!"

Pearson ate. Kevin had brought rice and a simple dish. Pearson wondered if it was because he had been so tired all morning, but he thought this simple meal was better than all the delicacies he had ever eaten.

That afternoon, Pearson tried to make it clear that he was here to talk about investing, but for some reason, he couldn't. He did experiments with Sophia and analyzed the possibility of various results. Before he knew it, it was dark.

"See you tomorrow, Pearson!" Sophia smiled at him when she left.

Pearson felt tired when he got home, and he was asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

He hadn't slept that well for a long time.

He had intended to explain his identity to Sophia the next day. But when he woke up, he found he had changed his mind.

Perhaps being Sophia's assistant and doing experiments with her would cure his depression.

He found Principal Lewis of Glinton University the next morning and asked about Sophia's assistant. Principal Lewis told him that they were trying to recruit one, but had not found a suitable person yet.

"I'll do it!" Pearson said.

Principal Lewis couldn't believe it, "You want to be Sophia's assistant?!"

"I don't want wages," Pearson said, "and I can donate another building to the school!"

Principal Lewis was stunned.

So I couldn't turn down an offer like that!

"Of course, there is one condition," Pearson said, "You can't reveal my identity."

Principal Lewis became suspicious of Pearson's motive, "Are you interested in Sophia Green?"

"No. I promise you. I just want to get some sleep!"

Soon afterward, Pearson asked someone in his company to talk to Sophia about the deal. Sophia had no issue with it and signed the contract.

Pearson once heard Kevin complain to Sophia, "Your assistant Pearson... He eats like a horse! I have to cook three times as much food!"

Sophia smiled and said, "He's a kid, he's still growing, just like you. So naturally, he needs to eat more."

Albert was stunned.

He was twenty-two years old, and he was an adult man, not a kid.

Pearson decided to bulk up to prove that he was no child. So he began exercising and of course, with all the exercise he had to…eat more.

Looking into Kevin's grumpy eyes, Pearson offered, "How about I pay the cost of my meals?"

Sophia laughed, "No. I can support you!"

She knew that the assistant was not on the payroll and didn't get much salary. As a professor, Sophia made more money than he did.

Albert Pearson was totally speechless.

It was the first time he heard a woman say she was going to look after him.

But it had all worked out as he hoped it might. After becoming Sophia's assistant, he no longer had to take any sleeping pills. All the symptoms of his depression slowly faded away in his happiness at his new work.

He knew it was all because of the girl with a sunny smile.

"Sophia, I found something interesting. Come and see it!" Barry suddenly ran over and waved to Sophia.

Sophia walked over and asked, "What?"

Barry looked at Pearson not far away and whispered, "I don't think those two men mean well by you. Don't get too involved with them. There's more to them than meets the eye, and you wouldn't be able to fight them, you'd lose."

Sophia thought it was funny that Barry was talking to her like he was an adult. "It's all right. Mr. Pearson and Mr. Sampson are very nice people." She laughed.

Barry frowned, "Don't be fooled by appearances. Good looking people are not necessarily good people! A person like Mr. Pearson must have a girlfriend, and probably many!"

"You're overthinking things."

"No, I'm sure he has more than one girlfriend!"

"I mean, he and I are just friends. Whether he has one girlfriend or eighteen, it's got nothing to do with me."

Barry was startled and suddenly smiled, "Oh, I see. I thought… haha, yeah, I think too much."

He scratched his head, "Well… I want to go over there and see. Do you want to come?"

"No, there are so many people taking pictures over there. I don't like being photographed."

"Uh… Okay."

Sophia thought that Barry Malone was an interesting boy. He had insisted on fighting her before, but now he was worried that she would meet bad guys. It seemed that a child's mind was usually sweet and straightforward.

After visiting several more parts of the house, Katherine announced that everyone would go back to the bus for a rest before going to the next attraction.

The group followed Katherine to the exit. When they got to where the old couple was resting, Katherine didn't see them.

"They just left, they said they'd wait for you on the bus." The staff member said, "I'm sorry there are too many people here, and I couldn't escort them, but they said they knew where it was."

When they reached the exit of the mansion, Sophia caught sight of the old couple talking to a middle-aged man.

Katherine walked over, "We're going to the next spot. What are you doing?"

The old lady laughed and said, "This man said he would sell us a piece of Ming dynasty porcelain. He said it had been passed down through the generations of his family. I think it's very good. I want to buy it.. He said he needs money now, and so the price is very good."