"You witch! You're still on that?"
"Bruce, Lola is our only plan. It is only when Lola marries into the Austins that our family can hold our heads up high."
To her surprise, Bruce slapped her again the moment she said that. "Must I rely on a woman to climb up the ladder? Sophie, you better pray this works out. If it fails, I'll be divorcing you."
"Don't worry. It can absolutely be done," Sophie said, patting her chest in a gesture of certainty. "Anyway, Arthur planned this entire thing himself. If he won't work with us, we'll go to Old Mr. Austin instead. There's no way Arthur won't do as you please then."
"Okay. You'll take care of this. I have to head to the office to clean up the mess."
With that said, Bruce staggered out of the mansion.
Sophie absolutely understood that he was no
