"Maybe the Oatkers did something to Sophia to enrage her? That's why she decided to repay them like this!" Karen analyzed.
When Chuck went to meet the Lee family a while ago, he mentioned something like this to her over the phone. This was probably the only reason.
Otherwise, there was no other plausible explanation.
"What?" Betty was startled.
This also made sense.
"Go and check it out... Oh, forget it. Let me just ask Sophia directly," With that, Karen took out her phone.
Sophia's sudden actions were enough to catch Karen off guard and disrupt her plans.
The call took a while before finally connecting.
"Hello?"
On the other side, Sophia was struggling to answer the call. If it was in the past, she would definitely not answer it.
However, she had an accidental affair with Chuck. She felt guilty towards him, and she couldn't bear to face Karen. For some reason, she was treating Karen more like an elder instead of a peer.
"Hi," Karen was confused. When did Sophia suddenly become so polite to her?
What was going on?
She thought she had heard it wrong.
Betty was curious when she saw Karen's blank expression. What happened over the phone?
"Hello Karen," Sophia was subconsciously nervous when talking to Karen.
"Ahem, I would like to ask about the bomb that befell the Oatker family... Did you send someone to do that?" Karen quickly asked her.
Karen noticed Sophia's sudden politeness in her tone. Maybe she had gone through some difficulties, or maybe she had realized Karen's strength. That could be why she sounded so courteous now.
"Yes, it was me. Have I done something wrong?" Sophia asked carefully.
"No, don't be mistaken. I don't think you're wrong. I'm just surprised that you did this..." Karen admitted she was shocked.
Why was Sophia suddenly being so kind?
"I... The Oatkers did something to me. That’s why," Sophia thought it would be fine if she phrased it like this.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to explain it at all!
Karen instantly understood. She had her reservations about the matter.
However, whatever Sophia did was already more than enough. Now, Karen was aiming to completely take over the Oatker family!
"Um, can I ask you a question?" Karen felt slightly awkward asking it, but she had to.
"I'm listening," Sophia was extremely nice to Karen.
"Why are you suddenly being so polite to me? It's unnecessary," Karen asked. She really couldn't hold in her curiosity anymore.
The last time they had gone to the Lawrence family, Sophia still looked very arrogant. Why did she suddenly change her attitude?
"That's because..." Sophia replied automatically, only to quickly cover her mouth halfway.
"Because of what?" Karen was even more astonished.
"Because I respect you. Well, that's all. I'm busy now, so I'll hang up here. I'm sorry."
With that, Sophia hung up the phone. She felt nervous, just like how she first met her mother-in-law before her divorce a few years ago.
She quickly calmed herself down.
"Hey, Sophia, be careful, the Oatkers..."
Meanwhile, Karen stared at her mobile phone mindlessly. She was utterly flabbergasted and lost for words.
"President Lee, what's wrong?" Betty couldn't help but ask.
"Sophia is being really kind to me, and I don't know why," Karen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Kind? Why?"
"Maybe she's afraid of me," Karen was speechless. She wasn't thinking of taking over the Lawrence family at all!
She didn't think of it before, and she'd never think of doing it now. After all, Sophia and Chuck were working together.
Therefore, they were Karen's partners.
After listening to her words, Betty was also at a loss.
"What should we do now?" She asked.
A gleam flashed through Karen's eyes. If she took down the Oatker family now at the fastest speed she could manage, there would be both pros and cons from that outcome.
The advantage was that she could force the Yeager family to acknowledge her true strength.
However, the Yeager family could assume that she was weakened after taking over the Oatker family. Hence, they could choose to attack her right after that.
However, Karen felt that the possibility was not very high. The hidden families were so conceited. How could they take this opportunity seriously?
In addition, Brooke's current situation was probably pretty bad. Now, the Yeager family members were probably scrambling around, trying to find ways to cure Brooke.
Therefore, they were probably quite distracted as of now.
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