I Refuse to Be Your Second Choice novel Chapter 167

Sophia Green had just finished filming a variety show and was back in her dressing room, removing her makeup.

Her assistant hurried over and whispered something in her ear.

Sophia frowned and glanced at the makeup artist. “You can step out for a minute.”

Her dressing room was private. Once the staff member left, it was just her and her assistant.

“You’re telling me Alexander Ramirez went to that charity auction and saved Natalie Watson?”

The assistant nodded. “Mr. Ramirez and Ms. Watson were both injured and are staying at The Ramirez Hospital. I have a friend who works there as a nurse, and she saw them. Mr. Ramirez has a head injury, and Ms. Watson has a minor fracture in her left hand.”

“Just her left hand?”

Fury flared in Sophia’s eyes. She snatched a comb from the vanity, ready to hurl it at the mirror.

Her assistant quickly grabbed her arm. “Sophia, we’re at the television station!”

If she threw a tantrum here, someone would surely film it and post it online. It would become a trending topic, and reporters would have a field day with their speculations.

Sophia angrily shoved her assistant away. She was bursting with rage but had to contain it, and the effort was driving her mad.

Keith Foster, a vice president at Prestige Properties Group, was one of her admirers. During a dinner once, she had learned about the upcoming charity auction.

Knowing the company’s shady reputation, an idea had formed in her mind. She would get Natalie to host the auction, stir up some trouble, and teach her a lesson about stealing her man.

Keith, hopelessly infatuated, had done anything to please her, even revealing Zachary Byron’s entire plan.

Raymond Gates was a notorious womanizer. With him there, they wouldn’t even need to orchestrate anything; Natalie would fall right into his hands.

And after all that, all Natalie had was a minor injury?!

Sophia gritted her teeth, wishing she could tear Natalie to pieces right then and there.

“Sophia, now’s not the time to be angry,” her assistant warned. “Mr. Gates and Mr. Byron have both been arrested. If they’re interrogated, what if Keith Foster…”

If the police dug deep enough, the trail could lead back to her.

Sophia immediately grabbed her phone and called Keith Foster.

She started by berating him, then switched to a worried tone. “Are the police going to find anything? I’m telling you, this cannot be traced back to me!”

The voice was so menacing it sounded like it came from the depths of hell. Keith may have worked for Prestige Properties, but he wasn’t one of the old guard. He had never been part of the brawls and turf wars of their early days. The simple threat was more than enough.

“I’ll talk! I’ll talk!” Keith cried out, his promise to Sophia completely forgotten.

He confessed everything, down to the last detail.

In his hospital room, Alexander watched the surveillance footage on his tablet. After hearing Keith’s confession, he handed the device back to Aaron Lee.

His face was devoid of expression as he gave the order, as if discussing the most trivial of matters.

“You know what to do. Handle the rest.”

As long as he didn't end up dead, Keith Foster's life was effectively over.

Aaron considered for a moment, then asked, “And the Green family? Do we handle them the same way as the Gates family?”

Alexander closed his eyes to rest. Just as Aaron thought he had fallen asleep and was about to leave, he spoke, his voice cold and distant.

“Mr. Green helped Natalie once. We won’t touch his family. As for Sophia Green, she will receive a taste of her own medicine.”