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BILLION WORTH WIFE CHAPTER 118
Alex..“I heard you found Sophie.” Shooting a puzzled look, I raised a brow and sat back on the seat. I rummaged through my mind in search of who could have possibly told her. Only Benjamin knew, and they certainly didn’t have the kind of relationship where they shared information. Mia slipped into my mind. She was the other person who knew. A frown walked its way onto my face. “Are you still in touch with Mia? I rested my fingers on the table. The warmness seeped through my fingertips. My mother tilted her head back slightly as she sipped her red wine. When she placed the wine glass back on the table with a soft clink, her eyes sliced at me. “Someone has to keep tags on her so she doesn’t do anything stupid.”“You don’t have to do that. I have it under control.” I furled my fingers around the wine glass. “You barely go there.” My mother gave a dramatic eye roll as she puffed. “Wasn’t I that informed you she was in San Francisco?”My fingers tightened around the stem of the wine
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Sophie ..It was 3 a.m., and I hadn’t been able to get any work done. My eyes hadn’t seen sleep, and my fingers hadn’t stopped working. My stomach had more coffee tonight than it had in years. A grunt escaped as I ruffled my hair. I jerked back on the seat, and my hands flew behind my head. Dragging in the air as if it were filled with ideas, I straightened my back. I stared at the laptop, and my empty work stared back at me. With a few stretches and cracks off fingers, I began work. The clicks of the keyboard punctuated the air as my fingers punched the laptop. I changed the colors of the curtains and swivel chairs, yet none still made sense to me.“Hey, Sophie.” Luca’s voice came from the other side of the door. “You’re still awake?” He turned the doorknob, and the door slightly opened. My eyes met with his. “Yeah, I haven’t been able to get anything done, and I have to submit the work tomorrow.” A weak smile curled my lips upwards as I ran my finger across the light wood bui
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Sophie..“Done.” The final click echoed in the office. “And sent.” Phoebe flashed me a smile. My eyes widened. “Sent?” I pulled the laptop closer, and my eyes fell on a large green checkmark icon displayed against the white background of the screen. “Yep.” She popped the p, and she faced her laptop.“But I didn’t make any changes. You know, to make it look like my work.” I pressed my tongue to the roof of my mouth as a salty tang filled my mouth. Turning to me, Phoebe shrugged it off. “You were here as I edited it, and you saw me editing it.” She raised both brows.I pinched my nose. “Yes, I did. But I wanted. You know..” My tongue tied as I tried to explain it. I should have made the touches as she was editing it. “Thank you.” “You are welcome.” Phoebe returned to her work. “Which floors are you designing?” I questioned. “From the ground floor to the twenty-fifth floor. You?”“From the sixtieth floor to the seventieth floor.” Phoebe glanced at me. "Oh, you are the one design
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Sophie..“Who copied whose design?” My breath hitched as the air around me turned cold like it was a winter’s afternoon. I could hear the breath coming in and out of my nostrils. With her eyes, Phoebe motioned for me not to say anything. I swallowed my words and threw my gaze on the floor as I fidgeted with my fingers. Alex leaned back into his chair, and he tapped his fingers on the executive desk, sounding like a ticking bomb. “This would be the last time I’d ask the question.” His voice deepened and turned glacial. “Who copied whose design?”Phoebe’s shoulders tightened as she pointed at me. My eyes widened as I whipped my head in her direction. She didn’t say she used her design for inspiration. Alex snorted with disdain. “And I am supposed to believe that?” His gaze softened as he turned to me. “Sophie, you shouldn’t be allowing people to steal your designs,” he said with a rough tone. I lifted my brows as my mouth gaped slightly in surprise. He just picked my side, even h
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Alex..Our footsteps echoed off the walls on the thirtieth floor. The floor was dedicated to restaurants and shopping malls. The air, musty and stale, and dust had inhabited every surface it could find. I wondered what I was paying the cleaners for. The plumber and I trod towards the commercial kitchen in one of the restaurant spaces as there was a report about some pipes leaking. I leaned on one of the walls that were predominantly stainless steel. Crossing my feet, I pointed at the other wall across me. “The pipers are behind that panel.” The serviceman pulled out his tools from his work bag and strode to the wall. After observing, he slipped into work. With a screwdriver, he began losing the screws.My phone beeped, and I reached for it from inside my suit pocket. A reminder popped up: meeting with Mr. Yang. I pinched at my nasal bridge. I had forgotten about that. For a man who had an impeccable memory, forgetting important things was something I couldn’t get used to. I hea
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Sophie ..The cluster of numerous sphere-shaped pendant lights hung from the ceiling, casting its white hue on the dark panel walls of the dining. The fear of losing Liam still lingered in my veins. My eyes were glued on him, sitting at his smaller table and chair, and this time his legs were on the floor. He attempted to eat his dinner, and my hands just couldn’t stop smothering his hair. They clung onto him as though he could vanish into thin air again.“Mummy will never let you out of her sight,” I muttered, leaning in to peck his head. The cocoa scent from his hair shampoo wafted into my nose. Rising off the floor, I moved to a seat on the dining table nearest to him. My fingers were on the laptop before me, but my eyes just refused to be anywhere but on Liam. Liam dug his spoon into the plate of stir-fried rice and took a spoonful in his mouth. A few grains fell out of his spoon and strewn across his small white table. I must say he has gotten better at feeding himself. I
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Alex..“How did the meeting today go?” My mother’s voice came from the other end of the call.My wet hair clung to my face and the nape of my neck as I came out not too long out of the shower. “Don’t you trust your son?” I plopped on the light beige sectional sofa in the left corner of the bedroom. “I closed the deal.” I swirled the wine glass before I sipped the red wine.A smack sound slipped into my ears, and I could tell she had smacked her forehead, and now I have to wait for her nagging. “Are you still drinking?” Frustration crawled up her tone. “The doctor said you should cut down on your alcohol. But anytime I call you, you somehow have a drink in your hand.” “That’s not entirely true.” With my other hand, I adjusted the rope on my black showerrobe. “I don’t drink at work,” I added.“That’s because it’s not completely furnished yet. I’m even surprised you haven’t got a fridge yet.”I smiled. “Red wine is good for your health. So worry no more. I am safe.”My mother let out
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Sophie ..The sun had risen, and so had I. My footsteps echoed off the walls of the hallway as I made my way to Liam’s room. Entering the room, I trod straight to Liam, who was lying on his bed covered in blue and cream bedspread.Liam’s eyes fluttered before opening completely. "Mummy, good morning.” His voice was sharper than his pale face. He brought out his hands from beneath the multicoloured blanket. “How is my love doing?” I placed the back of my palm on his forehead and then his neck. His body temperature had dropped. “I thought I was your love.” Luca’s voice startled me, and I turned back. My eyes fell on Luca leaning against the door frame in a black suit, one hand dipped in his pocket, the other holding up a cup of tea. The jasmine scent from the tea outlined the air in the room as the steam curled upward.“Tea?” I questioned, arching a brow. This was new. He was a coffee person. “Few days in Japan, and you are now a tea person,” I teased with a hint of a smile, an att
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Alex ..My eyes fluttered open, and a sharp throb coursed through my head, inciting a wince from my throat. A deep ache swathed my lower back and pelvis region. “Alex.” My mother leaned in and cradled my face. “How are you feeling? Can you tell your legs?” Her hands hovered around me as she checked me.“I’m fine. How’s Liam? My voice came out coarse. I attempted to lift my body up, but it was unresponsive, like my nerves had been disconnected from my brain.My mother sprang up and placed her hands on my shoulders; she pushed me back into the bed. “You need to rest. I doubt your legs are working.”“What?” My eyes bulged at our as I craned my neck, her hands still pinning me down by my shoulders. My mother’s lips curled upward. “Because of the anaesthesia and soreness. It might be hard for you to walk for some time.” letting me go, she dropped back into her seat. “Liam and Sophie?” I pressed “Liam is fine. The surgery was successful, and Sophie is by her son’s side.”A soft smile
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Sophie . . The drive from his office to his hospital was heavy with silence, and awkward glances. It was very obvious Alex was having a hard time digesting the news. Shock was boldly written on his face like a billboard. I still remember how his eyes widened and his mouth gaped. My cheeks turned red as embarrassment crept in. Alex parked the car in the car park of the hospital. We both stepped out and scurried towards the Doctor’s office. After He explained everything to Alex, Alex was led to the laboratory to run the compatibility test. I sank onto the long seat in the hallways outside the laboratory room. I buried my head into my bed palms and another wave of tears began to well up again. I was so confused and I had no idea what to do. Should I return to Liam or should I wait here till the result comes out? Sitting here wouldn’t change the outcome of the result. I rose to my feet and trudged down the hallway. With three turns to the left and a turn to the right, I a
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Sophie..I drew a little breath as I placed the thermometer on his forehead. It beeped as it read forty degrees Celsius. “His temperature hasn’t dropped." Luca questioned, leaning on the doorframe of Liam’s room. I shook my head. “I have given him his medications, and I have done everything the doctor said. He doesn’t seem to get anything better.” I turned back on the wooden chair to face Luca. My brows lowered and my lips curled downward. “Or is it because of the big bowl of ice cream?” Luca chuckled lightly and he moved closer. He placed his left hand on the backrest of the chair, while his right hand tucked my hair behind my ears. “It’s been over a month. There’s no way an ice cream can make someone sick for that long.” I returned my gaze to Liam. “The doctor said if his fever doesn’t get better by tomorrow, We would have to take him for more checkups.” I exhaled. Luca’s eyes hovered over my features—my puffy eyes and droopy eyelids, the black circles. “Try and get some rest
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