KIAN’S POVTonight is one of those nights that I wish this arrangement with Beverly never happened. One of those nights I wish I could go straight home instead of having to stay with Beverly for over three hours. I started checking the time the minute I got here and hell, it’s been moving so slow,
KIAN'S POVAndre Sanders is the biggest bastard on earth. And he should be the last person that I pick up my phone to call after how we parted ways in business school all those years ago. I swore to never have a reason to get involved with that insufferable bastard but I am left with no choice if L
I knew before I called him that he wouldn’t give in easily, not after the way we parted ways eight years ago. This may sound crazy but I met Andre long before I met Mike who ended up being my best friend all through business school.But I hate having to remember how we drew apart because Andre could
KIAN’S POVI could have just waited till I got home to tell Leslie about the call with Andre but somehow, I couldn’t. In fact, I drove into the company’s parking lot before I started having second thoughts about coming there. So I spend a few minutes in the car, processing my thoughts and thinking
“I know, I know. But you’re wrong, I didn’t come here just because. There’s something urgent I need to talk to you about.”She crosses her arms, face still unsmiling, “Well, spill.”“I kind of went through your emails last night.” I confess and the frown on her face deepens. “What?” “It wasn’t int
“Thank you.” She says before slipping out of the office, leaving me standing there like a fool. TRAVIS’ POVLeslie’s name flashes on my screen and I pick it up immediately, beaming as I walk out of my office. I was on my way to her anyway, excited to share with her what I had just found. “I was ju
LESLIE’S POVI feel relaxed for the first time in four days. Not because I have gotten enough sleep but because things are finally looking up for me. Today is the day I take the trip with Kian to meet Andre Sanders. I still can’t believe that I am actually meeting him in person and not just a repre
“It’s quite flattering that you think so but no. One of them is mine. I only share the place with a couple of others, my uncle inclusive.” Of course, Travis also owns a private plane. A pilot and two other men dressed in uniform are waiting by one of the planes. The uniformed men take our bags an
CHAPTER 64 [ Caged, Not Sheltered ] ~SOPHIE~ There were many questions; like how on earth she was in a place that was at least an hour's drive from her family’s mansion, and why she was chugging down cheap beer when I have only ever seen her enjoy the finest wine. The longer we stood there, wo
CHAPTER 63 [ Edge of Insanity ] ~SOPHIE~ In between the endless nightmares that were triggered by the events of the past week and waiting for Travis to reach out to me again, I had been pushed to the edge of insanity. I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but it did. It got worse. And now I
CHAPTER 62 [ Sugar Daddy ] ~SEBASTIAN~ (2) I’ll be damned if I have to suffer because my father was trying to correct his misdeeds. “Do you have a better plan?” My mother faced me squarely, an unimpressed look in her eyes. “Can’t we just ignore him? He’s too weak to do anything by himself any
CHAPTER 61 [ Daddy Dearest ] ~SEBASTIAN~ (1) “I am going to move into the estate with Sophie.” Daddy Dearest knew how to drop a bombshell—the kind that takes a while to recover from. It was also the kind that makes me wonder if all the drugs he’s been pumped full of in the past month have made
CHAPTER 60 [ The Hell for Bad Fathers ] ~SOPHIE~ I stared at him, convinced I’d misheard. “You want me to what?” My voice came out sharper than I intended, but I couldn’t help it. “Move back in,” my father repeated, his tone calm, as if he hadn’t just said something insane. Did he even hear
Hello, everyone! Adeola here… Although a new chapter will follow this note, please bear in mind that you would have to read the last five chapters ( which are 367-371 on the overall book, and 54-59 on Travis’ and Sophie’s book) to understand the chapter. Those last five chapters have been worked on
CHAPTER 59 [ For Lost Time ] ~SOPHIE~ I thought I was well prepared—that I could stand face to face with Sebastian and not feel like my heart was going to explode. But no amount of preparation changed that. My heart was still pounding as I stared at his smug face. I steadied myself despite that,
CHAPTER 58 [ Home So Soon ] ~SOPHIE~ The moment Sebastian disappeared down the street, a crushing silence fell over me, broken only by the unsteady rhythm of my breathing. My fingers twitched at my sides, my entire body locked in place as if moving would make the moment real, as if accepting tha
CHAPTER 57 [ A Masterpiece ] ~TRAVIS~ Returning to the city in the company of Elaine’s family was an exercise in patience—one that I had already run out of. Three days of forced pleasantries, insufferable small talk, and veiled attempts at control had drained what little tolerance I had left. I