CHAPTER 48 [ Her Freedom ]~SOPHIE~ I wasn’t sure how I ended up here. Standing outside Elaine’s room, staring at the door, especially after I turned her down just a few minutes ago at the lobby. The invitation to her room had caught me off-guard, and frankly, anyone in my shoes would have felt the
CHAPTER ONE.LESLIE’S POVMy husband and boss Kian, is laughing at every joke that leaves the lips of his first love while I watch them through the glass doors that separates his office from mine. I had been dutifully preparing some documents that needed his signature and also setting up his meeting
CHAPTER TWO LESLIE’S POV I am speechless for the next few seconds as his words hit me like a freight train. I wait. I wait for his hard eyes to soften with remorse at the harsh words he threw at me but that doesn’t happen. He is glowering at me, nose flaring angrily. “Kian, how…how could you sa
CHAPTER THREE LESLIE’S POV Grandmother’s funeral is being held on a gloomy day, much to my displeasure. I listened to the weather forecast so I could choose the perfect day for the funeral, and according to the forecast, the day is supposed to be sunny and bright just like Grandmother. I feel dup
CHAPTER FOUR KIAN’S POV I want a divorce. The words circle around my head non-stop. Of all the shits I have had the pleasure of hearing–and trust me, I hear a lot of crap as a CEO–Leslie asking for a divorce out of nowhere has to be the worst. I am a man who takes pride in my strength and abil
CHAPTER FIVE LESLIE’S POV I’m thankful that Travis doesn’t ask any questions as he drives me back home. He offers to drive me into the compound but I turn him down and wait till he drives off before I sigh and walk into the house. The house is brimming with maids who rush over to me the instant
CHAPTER SIX LESLIE’S POV Kian hands the flowers over to one of the maids, asking her to put it in a vase or whatever. He clears his throat, trying and failing miserably to hide his embarrassment in front of his mother and the maids. “The flowers weren’t for you.” He says, voice hard as he stares
CHAPTER SEVEN LESLIE’S POV It begins to rain heavily the moment I step out of the house, a manifestation of the dark clouds that have been present since I was at grandmother’s grave. I am unprepared for the sudden change in weather and I contemplate turning back to seek shelter till the heavy rain
CHAPTER 48 [ Her Freedom ]~SOPHIE~ I wasn’t sure how I ended up here. Standing outside Elaine’s room, staring at the door, especially after I turned her down just a few minutes ago at the lobby. The invitation to her room had caught me off-guard, and frankly, anyone in my shoes would have felt the
CHAPTER 47 [ Polar Opposites ]~SOPHIE~ At that moment, it was hard to tell what exactly made my head spin—getting money thrown at me like I was some beggar or ordering me to leave when my plans to seduce Travis had only just begun.“You’re joking.” I said, sitting up. Only, he wasn’t. His expressi
CHAPTER 46 [ On Snack Duty ]~SOPHIE~I only realized the next morning, after I was sober, that my confession was downright cringey—courtesy of all that alcohol swimming in my bloodstream. It was similar to the childish declaration to make him mine all those years ago, but I meant every word. Opera
CHAPTER 45 [ A Confession and a Warning ]~SOPHIE~One second, I was mad that Travis had the audacity to ask me what I was doing out here after ignoring my very existence all day. And the next, I was luring him like a prey because I saw a small crack in the walls he shields his emotions with. I sa
CHAPTER 44 [ My Heart Hurts ] ~TRAVIS~ *MOMENTS EARLIER* I have never been the type to use alcohol as a coping mechanism but the moment we booked our rooms, my first thought was that I needed a drink. And fast. I left that room, craving the physical burn of a drink. I needed it to replace the e
CHAPTER 43 [ A Woman On A Mission ]~SOPHIE~I was insane. Absolutely out of my mind.How else could I explain getting on a plane to a city I barely knew, with a guy who irritated me to no bounds, to attend a ceremony I wasn’t properly invited to? All because of a man who didn’t give a flying fuck a
CHAPTER 42 [One Hell Of A Trip ]~TRAVIS~From the moment the words I and Elaine finalized our agreement, we were swept up in unending preparations, without a single pause to rethink the choices we were making. First, I got her a ring within hours of agreeing to the engagement. The gesture was noth
CHAPTER 41 [ Travis’ Good Girl ]~SOPHIE~Waiting was not my thing. Scratch that—patience and I were mortal enemies. Yet, it’s all I have been doing since that day. I’d been a slave to my phone two days into Travis’ promise to call, checking it every few minutes without fail. Two days.Forty-Eigh
CHAPTER 40 [ A Facade] ~TRAVIS~ I was almost certain that if I just as much as grazed those scars with my fingers, they would open up and begin bleeding again. That was how mortifying they looked. But what was even more scary was how clear it was they were acquired over the years, as if the pers