Chapter Seventy-five(Few Hours Before Maxon Went To The School)The Mother’s WrathSophie’s POVDid I feel helpless? Yes I did. Did I feel hopeless? Yes I did. But was I a coward? No, I was not. I was not a coward and I wouldn’t let Maxon walk over me and cheat me just like that.I would go against him till my last breath, I would fight against him with whatever I had left to get my kids back.I had nothing more to lose, I had nothing else to be scared of, I was scared to speak and go against him before because of my kids. But to get them back now, I would have to push back my fear and go against him.I hailed a cab and headed for Amara’s school.I didn’t know where he might be keeping my son, Asher, but I was certain that Amara would still be in the school, I could take my daughter back from there.I didn’t need anyone’s permission to take my daughter back, I didn’t need to ask anyone, she was my daughter, they were my kids and I gave birth to them, they shouldn’t be taken away from
Chapter Seventy-eightThe Restraining OrderSophia’s POVI had slept off after crying my eyes out for hours. All I wanted was to see my kids and spend time with them. Why do I have to be treated like a criminal for that?There was just one person responsible for this – Maxon. He threw me into this mess, separating me from the kids I had raised single-handedly for five years. I could still remember all the allegations he created against me at the talk. He claimed I took his kids and kept them away from him, that I didn’t let him know about them.How could I have let him know? He was the one who threw me out without giving me any chance to speak. He agreed with what he was told and made me seem like a liar. He never listened to me even when I pleaded with him to do so. Now, he was blaming me for the mistake he made years ago. I wished he could be man enough to own up to what he did.Lost in my thoughts, the cell door opened, and two officers walked inside. They didn’t say a word before
Chapter Seventy-seven A NannySophie’s POVI paced back on the hallway of Maxon’s office floor, my heart racing with fear and anxiety. After the ordeal at the courtroom, I left there in tears, crying loudly as I stumbled back to the street, I had nowhere in mind, I just kept walking.Until a car pulled over beside me, and Rose stepped out, pulling me into a warmth embrace to console me. After I explained everything to her, she advised that it would be better that I resume back to work. With that, I can get closer to my kids, and that was all I wanted.But, by the time I got here this morning, Maxon’s manager told me that I no longer have my job, that I had been sacked due to my continued absence.I didn’t know what I should do, Maxon knew the exact reason I had been away, and he still took my job from me after that.My heart thumped with anxiety, the exact reason I needed this job back was to get closer with my kids. I remembered the rules he gave me when I started working with him t
Chapter Seventy-eightLiving With The Devil Sophie’s POVI had woken up so early in the morning to prepare breakfast and also prepare the kids for school, the last thing I wanted to was get on Maxon’s bad side and have him take my kids away from me again.The least I could get from him was to allow me to be with them, tagged as their nanny or not. He already took my right to be their mother, but that doesn’t change the fact that they were still my children.I dressed the kids up for school, and served them their meals. While they were eating, I headed up for Maxon’s room. I had resumed back as his secretary and I had to follow the rules he had set up. One was picking his clothes for him.I got to his room and knocked, but I got no answer. I knocked again, and it was still the same, so I decided to go in.I got into his room to see that he wasn’t there, but I could hear the sound of the shower from his bathroom. It would be best if I avoided him, so I just rushed to his closet, looked
Chapter Eighty-oneThe ArrestMaxon’s POVIt has been over a week since Sophie moved in with the kids and I, and I just can’t get my eyes off her. The closer I got to her, the more attractive she looked, why was the moon goddess punishing me this way?I thought I would feel okay snd better after getting my revenge but each time I think about what I did, it made me feel uneasy. Maybe, but maybe I went too far with my revenge, maybe I shouldn’t have done all I did, I should have been considerate.Even when I wanted to back off, it was too late, I couldn’t do it anymore.What made me feel at ease was that I was going to leave soon, and she could have the kids for as long as she wanted, but I just wanted to spend the last moments I had with them. I felt like Sophie won’t let me be with the kids, the only way to be with them was to gain full custody with them.‘You are just trying to hide your mistakes behind your love for your pups.’For the first time since I banished Sophie from the kin
Chapter EightyFinding The TruthSophie’s POVI wasn’t sure of what to do; there must be a mix-up somewhere. Maxon would never steal someone else’s idea; he would never do such a thing.I wandered around the hallway, going back and forth with my mind racing. I wasn’t sure where to go next.He had given me the project, and he even lost the contract he was working on because of me. Now he was getting arrested for stealing that same idea. What the officer said struck me again, that I must have been the one who leaked it, and I was sure Maxon must be thinking the same thing.I shook my head; it wasn’t the time to start brooding. I had to take actions. I rushed back to my space, grabbed my bag, and rushed into his office to pick up the car keys.I rushed back out and headed down; I had to go see him first to talk to him, maybe he was the one who did the mix-up.Maybe he mixed up the project with another one, or he mistakenly leaked it because I was sure the mistake wasn’t from my end. The
Chapter Eight-oneThe Real Culprit Maxon’s POV“I have said this before, and I will say it again. I know nothing about this; I have never stolen anyone’s idea and I will never do that! Never!”“You can keep going on and on with that, but we have the evidence against you.” The officer lashed at me. “It will be better to own up to your mistakes and crime now before it is too late.”Own up to my mistake? That sounded familiar; I had heard it before.From Leo, he had told me to pen up to my mistakes too. Were the heavens trying to punish me? Am I being punished for the mistakes I made already? I shook my head. “You have to believe me, officer. I do not know anything about all these; I didn’t steal this idea, it is mine!” “Well, the...”He stopped when the door came, and another officer walked in. He got to him and whispered in his ears before leaving.“I’ll be right back,” the officer said and walked out.I sighed and buried my face in my palms; who could have done this to me? Who coul
Chapter Eighty-twoThe KidnapMaxon’s POVI turned off the light in my room, moved on to the hallway, and turned it off, down to the main room, the last place. I looked around; I had spent my life there since the last five years, I had been there with sadness and emptiness, and just the moment when I was supposed to enjoy the warm and happiness of being with my kids, I had to let them go so they wouldn’t be in danger.It’s been a week since I forced Sophie and the kids out of my life, for the best reason. It had been hell since then; I tried so much to avoid her in the company; I couldn’t deal with it. I had never known happiness since I came to this world; it changed a bit when I saw Sophie again, and I got the happiness I needed when I found out about my kids and got to claim them as mine, but now, I was losing all of that happiness again.It would be better to keep them away and know that they’re doing well than to keep them close to me and have them in danger.I sighed, taking my