Chapter 173 - 173: Don’t Believe Him

Benjamin hurriedly pulled her, and said with an aggrieved face, "You are my sister. Can't you just talk to me for a while? Well, I heard you come here for the show. You have to be careful. The Pattons are very powerful here. Their main enterprises are here. Patton is not a good guy. If you meet him, you must be careful."

Before he had finished, a gloomy voice came from his side, "Oh, really?"

Startled by the sudden voice, Sophia turned to see Eddie Patton staring at Benjamin, with a ferocious look as if he were about to pounce on and strangle him at any time.

"Hello, Mr. Patton." Sophia greeted him. The last time she met him was when she took a walk with Albert in Lands City. She didn't expect to meet him here.

Eddie turned to Sophia, and a smile broke out on his face. The expression changed so fast that Sophia wondered if he had learned Chinese face changing.

"Nice to meet you again, Miss Green," said Eddie.

When he smiled, his eyes curved nicely, looking kind.

Sophia had never told him her name. She guessed that he might know her information from the Super Quiz. After all, his company sponsored the show and was accessible to the show files.

She forced a smile and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Patton. Are you here to travel?"

Eddie shook his head and said, "I am a local. I have been here many times. I come here because…"

He turned to Benjamin, and the expression on his face suddenly became grim and terrible. "Because an arrogant person who claimed to be a detective messed me. I wondered if it would be a shame for me if I let him go back in a piece."

Benjamin was not scared at all. He smiled and said, "Are you threatening me? I have a recorder with me at all times, and I'll sue you. I'll really sue you."

Eddie suddenly laughed, "Then, should I kill you to avoid the trouble?"

Benjamin also laughed, "With your such attitude, should I take it as guilty?"

He turned to Sophia and said with a smile, "You heard that, sis? If I disappear someday, you should know what's going on."

Sophia didn't know what to say. Neither of them seemed normal. Eddie's words sounded like a threat to Benjamin to stop his investigation to him, but he said that with a smile, it made her feel panic.

It was obvious that Benjamin was not afraid of him. His adoptive father was an internationally renowned detective. He could not have done the job if he was afraid of being threatened.

"Sister?" Eddie stared at Benjamin. "She's your sister? What are you talking about? How can you, a foreigner, have a sister here?"

Then he turned to Sophia and said, "Don't believe him. He's not a good person. Besides, the rich guy I met last time was not a good person, either. You didn't believe him, did you?"

Sophia knew he was talking about Albert. She shook her head and said, "He is not rich."

Eddie nodded, "No. He's very rich. He is not a good guy. A simple and kind girl like you should be away from him. Understand? That guy… I will teach him a lesson sooner or later."

Sophia didn't know what he was talking about. Was it indeed Albert that he is talking about?

And, simple and kind girl? Was he talking about her? Then he indeed looked down on her.

After that, he turned and left, inexplicably, as he had come.

"So… he came here to threaten you, did he?"

"It seems like that. He had sent someone to threaten me several times. I don't care about him."

Sophia frowned, "Is there anything he's afraid of being found out? Is the murder really him?"

Benjamin shook his head, "He didn't know I was looking into the lab fire. He thought I was looking into his finances. There are some financial problems with his company. But I am not interested in that. Although I found something, I didn't bother to care."

Sophia had heard Benjamin say that Patton Group had been greatly affected by the Jarred incident. It had risen rapidly in recent years, probably with secrets unknown to outsiders.

Albert entrusted Benjamin to investigate Eddie because he was a suspect in the lab fire. But if that made him hold a grudge against Albert, Sophia thought, it might not be good for Albert.

Suddenly, Sophia remembered that Eddie said Albert was very rich.

She didn't think Eddie made it up. And Eddie seemed afraid of Albert. Was Albert tough?

Sophia realized that she didn't know much about Albert. She didn't know anything about his identity, family or background. When she was with him before, she always thought something was wrong, but she never thought about it.

She never cared for anything but the character in her relations with others. It didn't matter to her whether he had money or status.

Just then, she wondered about Albert's identity.

"Mr. Terry," Sophia said, "can I ask you something?"

Benjamin smiled, "Of course you can. But I charge a lot of money. But you are different, and you're my sister. I won't charge you. So what do you want to know?"

Sophia ignored the first half part of his words and asked, "Do you know Albert?"

Benjamin laughed, "Yeah. He's my client."

"That's not what I'm asking. I mean, is there anything I don't know about him?"

"It is not quite in line with my professional ethics to disclose information about my client casually. But… call me, brother, I'll tell you."

"Then forget about it."

Then she turned to leave.

Benjamin hurriedly pulled her and sighed, "Your temper is too grumpy. Who dares to marry you in the future? All right, I'll tell you. There is no big deal about his identity. He's a rich kid from a rich family. The one who doesn't need to work but has endless money and his family does business. The famous Pearson Group, you know, his father manages it."

Sophia was shocked.

The Pearson Group? Albert owned it?!

She had thought Albert was rich, but she didn't expect him to be so rich.

Then, everything could be explained, such as the discount activity, winning the lottery, the block booking, and so on, Albert might do all these.

The only thing that confused her was why Albert had been her assistant for two years. Just because he had nothing to do?

Were rich men so bored?