CHAPTER 3 [To be alone]~TRAVIS~ Sophie Summers. Twenty-six. Graduated top of her class with credentials that could get her a job at any reputable company in the country. Aside from her age, there was nothing peculiar about little miss rainbow. She was certainly much younger than I was but she w
CHAPTER 4 [Her Life’s Mission]~SOPHIE~“Sophie! You mad woman!” I heard her angry voice from a distance away, yet I still wasn’t fast enough to escape the slipper that hit me smack at the back of my head. Celeste, my roommate and sadly also the only friend I had, barged into our cramped apartment
CHAPTER 5 [The Freaking Prize]~SOPHIE’S POV~There was only one reason why my relationships never lasted more than three months; I was too good for them. I was the freaking prize. Sure, they were too much of a coward to just admit it and came up with silly excuses as listed below: ~You’re too obse
CHAPTER 6 [An Anomaly] ~TRAVIS~ I’ve dealt with mergers that threatened to collapse entire divisions of my company. I’ve handled hostile negotiations with billionaires who’d rather burn than concede. I’ve faced reporters armed with intrusive questions and competitors who’d sell their souls to see
CHAPTER 7 [Sweet Tooth] ~SOPHIE~ The car ride back to the office was painfully silent. Not just any kind of silence—the loud, suffocating kind that made every second stretch like an eternity. I had played my cards too boldly today, and Travis Sinclair’s scowl was proof of that. He didn’t speak.
CHAPTER 8 [Anything But Ordinary] TRAVIS It had been two days since the disaster at Ridgeview, but Sophie Summers had refused to leave my mind. No matter how hard I tried to push her out, she lingered like a splinter under my skin, irritating and unavoidable. I leaned back in my chair, rubbing m
CHAPTER 9 [The Picture Of Caution]~SOPHIE~Celeste was already waiting for me as I stepped out of Travis office, her arms crossed and her usual look of exasperation firmly in place. I knew I had this coming when I came here but it was actually surprising that she let me in without a fight.“Sophie,
CHAPTER 10 [The Sophie Effect] ~TRAVIS~ If chaos had a face, it would undoubtedly wear Sophie Summers’ unrelenting smile. For the past few days, she had inserted herself into every corner of my life at my textile company, leaving me to wonder how someone so seemingly innocent could wreak such calc
CHAPTER 106 [A Rebound] ~SOPHIE~ I stared at my reflection in the mirror, tilting my head to the left, then the right. My dress fit like a second skin—black, sleeveless, simple but elegant. It wasn’t over-the-top, but it hugged me in all the right places. Still, I felt uncertain. “Do I look l
CHAPTER 106 [A Rebound] ~SOPHIE~ I stared at my reflection in the mirror, tilting my head to the left, then the right. My dress fit like a second skin—black, sleeveless, simple but elegant. It wasn’t over-the-top, but it hugged me in all the right places. Still, I felt uncertain. “Do I look like
CHAPTER 105 [Erasing Him] ~SOPHIE~ I’d made up my mind to erase Travis totally. In my thoughts, in my future and even in my memories if I could help it. I had decided, and now, I was beginning the painful process of erasing him. The first conversation I had that morning was with my father. I’d ti
CHAPTER 104 [ Another lost kid] ~ELAINE~ (8) I kept my gaze locked on the food, my hands gripping the edge of the blanket wrapped around me. My stomach twisted painfully, but the fear in my chest held my body in place. I didn't trust it. I didn’t trust him. He didn’t look like he was trying to
CHAPTER 103 [The Lesser Evil ] ~ELAINE~ (7) I curled up tighter on my bed, pulling the covers around my frail body even though I wasn’t cold. It wasn’t the temperature that made me tremble—it was the growling in my stomach and the pounding in my head. Hunger had a way of distorting everything, e
CHAPTER 102 [No String and a Billionaire’s Name] ~SEBASTIAN~ (3) The moment I stepped into the house, silence greeted me like a sneer to the face. No voices, no footsteps, no Sophie playing the dutiful daughter as I ordered her to do. Just silence and the faint creak of floorboards as I shut the
CHAPTER 101 ~TRAVIS~ I didn’t know what it was or what to call it exactly; that feeling that curled in my chest the moment Sophie looked at me like a stranger and walked away with an actual one. But whatever it was, it was familiar. I’d felt it before on the very night she ended things. That
CHAPTER 99 [You Heard The Lady ] ~SOPHIE~ The can of juice in my hand was already warm. I hadn’t taken more than two sips, but I tossed it into the nearest trash can like it had personally offended me. Coming here was a mistake—again. I shouldn’t have let my father’s excited words or Travis’ i
AUTHOR’S NOTE 📝 Hi, everyone. I know. I have done the unforgivable—leaving without a word and not updating for a long period of time. I sincerely apologize to everyone of you who has dedicated your time to reading my book. I didn’t intend to but I was in a terrible place last month—mentally—