"Mr. Blake, you're really something. No wonder Sophia stood no chance arguing with you." Sophia's face went pale and then red at Julian's words. Her voice was laced with sarcasm as she turned her sharp glare toward a clearly flustered Anna. "Anna, you tell me—who do you pick, him or me?" "Huh?" Anna blinked, thinking she must've misheard. But then Sophia repeated herself, word for word. Now both of them were staring straight at her, eyes focused like spotlights. Anna just stood there, mentally crashing. On one side was her lifelong bestie; on the other, a man who dropped twenty million to "buy" her. Yeah… not exactly an easy call. She swallowed nervously, forcing a weak smile. "Can I… maybe have both?" The room went dead silent. Sophia clenched her fists, fighting

