Chapter 86 - 86: I’ll Take Him

Right then, the bus was coming. He got on the bus and left.

When Sophia came back home, Kate said apologetically, "I… shouldn't have said that, should I? Will your classmate be scared?"

On that occasion, she was emotional and just talked about Sophia's brother naturally. She didn't think much about it at the time but regretted later. 

Sophia smiled, "It's all right. He won't mind."

"That's good. Invite him home later. I really like the kid."

"Yeah. Kev said he likes you, too."

***

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, many shopping malls were making a big sale of mooncakes, which were not sold during the festival.

When Kate went to the supermarket to buy vegetables, she bought some for their low price. Back home, she tasted and frowned, "It's not as good as the one you brought back yesterday."

Sophia smiled, "Of course."

The mooncakes she brought were made by Kevin and Louie, and was far more delicious than those on sale.

She worried about the wound on Kevin's hand and called him. Kevin said he was fine, and he just needed to change the medicine on time.

Then Sophia was relieved.

When it was time to go to bed, Sophia got a call.

"Hi, Sophia," Watson spoke in English with the local accent.

"Hi, Mr. Watson. Are you back?" Sophia asked when she saw that the phone number showed a local landline.

"Yes, I'd like to pick up my son tomorrow. Are you available?"

Sophia was a little lost by the news. Having been with Ever for so many days, she was reluctant to leave him.

"Yeah." Sophia answered, "When will you pick him up?"

Watson thought for a while and said, "I'm going to meet a partner tomorrow. The meeting place is not far from where we first met. Where do you live? I'll go to you after the meeting."

Sophia thought about it and said, "I'd better go to you. You are not familiar with here. This is an old residential area. It's hard to find. You say a place. I take Ever to meet you!"

"Ever? Oh… you mean my son. OK. Sorry to bother you. I'll send you the address. I'll be there at about nine o 'clock tomorrow morning."

Sophia hung up and soon received an address from Watson on her phone. The place was close to where she lived, just a block ahead.

She got up early the next day. Then she combed Ever's hair, fed him some food, and held him for a while before loosening him.

Ever was confused and didn't understand why Sophia was like that. He seemed to be worried about Sophia and rubbed her feet as a consolation.

Kate was also sorry that Sophia had to send Ever back. But they had to do that. After all, Watson was Ever's owner.

Sophia kissed Ever twice on his head. Then she pulled the chain and took him out the door.

Walking to the street ahead, she then came to the place they appointed, a tea house. She waited at the door because the dog wasn't allowed in.

Watson had said that he would probably be done by that time. Sophia knew he would be out soon.

As expected, after a while, she saw Watson coming down the stairs. Two people followed behind him. They seemed like natives. One was a young girl, and the other was a middle-aged man in his forties.

"So, our cooperation has been decided. Wish us good cooperation! Mr. Anderson!" Watson said.

The girl beside him immediately repeated his words in Chinese. That was when Sophia realized that the girl was an interpreter.

Anderson laughed, "Good. I'm glad to have a cooperator like you. The Chess Training School will definitely be good!"

The interpreter interpreted his words to Watson.

Sophia was about to go to them. Suddenly, Ever rushed forward, broke free from her, and ran in the direction of Watson.

The waiter tried to stop him but couldn't do that in time.

Sophia had to follow up and apologized to the waiter, "I'm really sorry for that. I'll take him…"

She was suddenly frozen before finishing her words.

She had thought Ever broke free from her for seeing Watson.

However, Ever didn't run to Watson. He passed Watson directly and rushed to the interpreter.

Watson, with a sad look on his bearded face, complained in English, "Son, you..."

Ever just ignored him and ran to a stranger like that. How could he do that to him?

With a look of consternation, the interpreter looked at the dog running around her, and suddenly cried out, "You are… Mitch?"

What? Sophia was confused.

Did she call him Mitch?

Watson was confused, too.

This name sounded familiar.

The interpreter looked quite excited. She bent down and held Ever tightly, "Why are you here? I thought I'd never see you."

Everything happened so quickly. It took Sophia a long time to figure out that this young interpreter might be the first owner of Ever.

Ever's original name was Mitch.

The interpreter took a while to calm down. Then she explained, "I'm sorry. I used to keep this golden retriever. Then I gave him to another man. I didn't expect to meet him here."

"What a coincidence! You can tell Mr. Watson about it, Miss Garcia. I have some other things to do. I should go now!"

"OK," the interpreter interpreted his words to Watson.

Watson shook hands with Anderson. Then, Anderson left.

The waiter was still watching there. Sophia suggested to take Ever, or they should call him Mitch out of there and talk somewhere else.

She knew the neighborhood very well. Knowing that there was a park not far ahead, she took the two to the park.

After sitting down on the park bench, the interpreter walked with Mitch and told them the story about Mitch and her.

Her name was Diana Garcia. Six years ago, she lost her sight after accidentally injuring the cornea. While waiting to change the cornea, she bought Mitch.

Four years ago, the cornea was finally available for her.. After the surgery, she could finally see things again.