Chapter 261 Desperate Gamble

Another week had passed, and Derek still had no luck with Sophia. 

A few days ago, he confronted her in the library, asking if she had received his text. 

Sophia casually replied that she'd been too busy to notice it. 

Frustrated but undeterred, he tried texting her again—no reply. 

Changing tactics, he reached out to Jasmine but received the same cold treatment.

"Should I go for a different girl? Althea Quinn, perhaps?" Derek mused. 

He knew the famous actress was currently in Parkland City, and, like Sophia, she was linked to the same man who had stolen Sophia's heart. 

The two had been spotted together numerous times by paparazzi, but getting close to them was impossible. 

With hundreds of bodyguards guarding their every move, even a mosquito would have trouble getting near.

In the end, Derek persevered. He refused to let his string of failures discourage him. By the weekend, however, he decided to try a new approach.