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Sophia CensatioA deep sigh left my lip as I walked into the hospital and look around for a second. I really hate visiting hospitals but with my mother's condition, I have no other choice. I hate the smell especially. It's been a week I last visited her and I'm missing her already. I had tried my best to make either Nicholas or Janet come with me but all to avail. Janet had a maths competition to partake in school while Nicholas is still not yet ready to listen to me. He refuses to come with me despite trying my best to make him see things in good way. I walked into her room and took a seat right beside her bed. I hold her cold hands and caressed it softly. "Mom, how are you feeling? yesterday was my birthday. Both Nic, Janet and my friends made it memorable for me. I never expect all that they did for me. I was so happy and felt loved. I came to tell you this because I'm sure you're going to be happy about it.""They all got me different gifts, It felt like a dream. I'm sure, you
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Sophia Censatio I finally got both couples' attention as I said to them, I'm taking my leave. "I need to take my leave now."Just a few seconds back, it felt like I wasn't here with them. The look on Chris's face is enough to prove that he truly loves his wife so much. He was staring at her all through, lovingly.Not only are they both lucky to have each other but also love each other dearly. They're so perfect, rich, and cute. I'm positive, their kids will get the beautiful genes of their parents."Sophia, care for a coffee?." Chloe asked."That's a very fantastic idea but, I'm so sorry Chloe, I need to leave now else, Aaron might fire me without any consideration." I apologized with a puppy face."I can't believe you choose that jerk over me" She pouts dramatically."Babe, stop it okay? You're aware of how important our work is... I'm sure, Ms. Censatio is only being professional. This is about her boss's work. Ms. Censatio.. you can take your leave now. Thank you for stopping by
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Sophia CensatioI suddenly squealed in excitement as I jumped on Seb taking him off guard. We just found the file, the complete one!"Thank you so much, Seb. Thank you." I said as I glue my body to him tightly. He chuckled and rough my hair before saying. "Come on, you need to hurry else, he won't be nice to you" "You're right." I said and broke the hug. "I will see you later, okay? Lunch on me!." I added and ran out of the office.I placed the complete file on his table and stood there smiling like an idiot who has just won a lottery. He went through it carefully, one after the other while I stood there, waiting for him to stay something. He didn't even offer me a seat.Meanie!!!!While he was done, he placed the file aside and look straight into my eyes. "I told you to get me the file at all costs, did I ask you to hug a guy?." He said.Huh? Hug a guy? What is he talking about? Wait, what?!- I mentally exclaimed.Don't tell me he... He was... He was watching me now?"H...how did
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Sophia CensatioI looked at the phone and smiled as his name showed on my screen. "Nic!! I missed you." I said in an exciting tone."I missed you too, baby girl. You never bothered to check up on me ever since the day I called you last. You seem to be love your new work and you forget your friend in return.""That's not the case, Nic. I've... I've just been busy and going through some things at the moment, that's why. I'm sorry."Now, I feel bad. He has always been treating me right, always been there for me when I needed him but, I forgot about him all of a sudden. I'm such a bad friend."Hey! Don't feel bad, I was only kidding.""You have to make it up to me, let's have dinner tonight. We need to talk, Sophia... Please." He said in a desperate tone.This is unlike him, I hope everything is fine. "Of course! I can't wait." I answered. He might be my friend but, he doesn't know much about me yet. I haven't let him in. "Okay, see you tonight. I will give you a call or probably, pic
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Aaron Samuel"Agreed, you lost all trust that you have for me but, you still want me, Aaron. You still love me and we can work this out. I know I did hurt you and I'm sorry for doing that." She said.She was right. How could I have forgotten that she knows so much about me. Deep down in me, I still feel something for her. My heart still beat weirdly when she's around me. But, despite realising all of this, I feel no excitement around her. I feel nothing in me. My heart might still beat weirdly around her but, I feel no happiness just in same way, I felt whenever Sophia is close to me. I'm trying hard to deny this feeling but, it's not working for me. Sophia is making me weak slowly and I don't like that idea at all."I know, you hardly take your meal especially when you engross yourself too much with work. I'm here now, for you. I brought you your favorite to eat and please, do not turn me down. I work hard to make this to your taste" She cleared my table and placed the lunch box on
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Aaron Samuel"Please Aaron, I can-""You were not the one who got hurt, I did! Because you hurt me, I'm not healed yet, and now, you tell me to forget about everything that has happened?" I burst angrily at her. "I'm sorry okay? I know you're hurt and that's why I'm here, Aaron. I'm here to set things right between us. I've once lost you and I'm not ready to lose you again. I can make it up to you only if you give me the chance to. I'm ready to do anything just to set things right again between us" She said as she caress my cheek. Seeing her like this, I can't say or do anything other than a deep sigh that left my lip."I'm aware that dad wants you to take over his empire and he has been pressuring you to get married before he does. I'm here now, that's why I'm here to help you take over the empire. I heard, becoming the owner means, you'll become the richest man in the whole world. No one can beat you, not even the president of this country. I'm aware of how much the empire means
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Sophia CensatioAll through the ride, I was thinking of Seb. I had promised I was going to treat him to lunch this afternoon but, Aaron had to show up and won't let me be. He wouldn't even give me the chance to talk. He kept threatening me he was going to kiss me if I let a word out. Seb on the other hand has been calling me but I can't pick up his call. I decide to send him a text.Hey! I'm sorry, something came up. I'm with Aaron right now. I'm going to make it up to you next time.Aaron's car came to halt and we both hopped down. I stood in front of the same restaurant we both came to eat at the other day and stood there looking staring around, stunned. Is this man joking right now? Why is he not scared of the paparazzi? What if, they took pictures and make false news about us? "Wh... Why are we here?" I asked him but the idiot only stood there smirking at me. "The last time we came here, you left me all alone. I couldn't even pay for the meal we took! Your mom had to!." I bu
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Sophia Censatio"Of course, Mr. Blake. It will be a pleasure to work for you." I smiled as I answered him but, not without feeling Aaron's hard glare on my body. Me Blake left the meeting room and Aaron also left to receive a call. I was left in the meeting room with Nic... No, Jonathan. I hurriedly got up and pick up my bag to leave, I do not want to be in same place with him. He has fooled me enough and, it's so uncomfortable being alone with him in same place. I took my mini iPad and turned to leave but, he stopped me with his voice."Sophia please, don't go." He said as he hold my hand." I do not want to talk to you now. Just let me go""Sophia, I know you're upset at me and you have a lot of questions going through your mind right now but please, just give me the chance to explain myself.""A chance?!" I turned around and glared at him. "A chance you say? You got all the chance while we were together but what did you do? You never use those given chance!" " It's not what you
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Sophia Censatio8 Months laterIt's been three months already. Everything is now in places. If there's anything I'm so sure of right now is, my family is complete once again. Eight months ago, Aaron did his best in making it up to him and I must say that, he really tried his best. I almost had a misunderstanding with him because of that so called girl Alissa. He begged me and told me it was all a mistake. Everything happened when he lost his memory and he regretted his actions. I forgave him though and my parents, both my mom, I did forgive them also. Weeks later, I have no idea of what Cynthia was thinking, she came to me and apologized to my husband and I. Not only that, I also reconciled with my sister, Bianca and brother, Joseph too. Did I also tell you that Jonathan came to ask for a forgiveness? Well, he did. And now, he is going out with Cynthia again, hopefully, the two will get married at the same time with Nathan and Tiana. Well, that's what I've been hoping for. Six mon
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Sophia CensatioThe doctor, who I assumed was a friend of Aaron's, checked my arm for a few minutes before looking up at him and telling Aaron that everything would be fine. She prescribed me medications and told me to take them constantly without missing them. She leaves the room and Aaron follows. I swear, I saw the look she gave my husband. A loving and seductive look. My whole body suddenly heated up with jealousy. I get up from Aaron's bed and follow them in silence without them noticing. I saw her cross her hand over her chest and give Aaron a seductive look. I knew it! I knew something was wrong when she bit her lip before leaving the room prematurely. "What are you doing Alissa?" Aaron asked her as she suddenly approached him and put her hand on his chest. I was very calm not to be noticed, even though I'm seething with rage right now. “Stop your stupid trick, idiot, tell her to stop touching you like that and you're my man. make her understand, idiot" I wanted to come out
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Sophia Censatio"Hmm," I mumbled. " What the hell ! How dare she?" he shouted angrily."He saved me from her, thanks to Jonathan who was there when she attacked me."“Damn it! I can't believe she's here to show her face and do this to you.” Saying that, he hissed.“Can we forget that for a moment? My right arm hurts Aaron." i cried for him.Before I knew what he was doing, he grabbed me, picked me up in a bridal style. "Aaron!!! What are you doing?" I asked him."Aaron, where are you taking me?" I asked again as he left my room. "That's up to me to know and up to you to find out." he says as he kisses my cheek."Okay, I don't know where you're taking me, but can you at least drop me off? I don't want people to see us like this," I said."Why? You are my wife. As much as I can proudly show you to the world, I don't care what other people think." He kissed my cheek again as he said that.Well, this person is no longer acting normal. I'm still surprised he wasn't totally upset after see
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Sophia Censatio"Sofia! Are you okay?" he asked again concerned. I look at him and sneered at him, I can't believe you had the courage to show me his face after everything he did to me. "Jonathan, what do you think you're doing here?"" how did you get into my room? who told you I was here?" I ask him questions.“Sofia, can you at least let me explain? You didn't let me explain and you're so upset at me for what-""Wait a minute, did you say upset?" I'm running out of patience now. “If I was upset at you, I would have told Aaron to put you in jail a long time ago. Listen, I have nothing to tell you. Get out of my room for now. I don't want to talk to you and I don't have to listen to you. Stay away and never come back. ""But Sofia, you...""I said you need to leave." I raised my hand to stop him from saying another word. My hands, shaking again. Now I can actually feel the pain behind my arm. I can't believe I hurt this arm badly earlier. "You're still the same, so stubborn," he sa
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Sophia Censatio"Oh! How did I forget you're not close and I can totally understand what that means. Your mean mother, Ivy, has made my life unbearable ever since my father died. Not only did she made my life miserable, but she made me her tool. A tool to extract money from the rich.""What are you talking about ?!!""Why?! Why are you so surprised? Didn't you see how she almost made me take everything from Aaron? I was about to reach my goal when I found out that Aaron had signed all of his properties in your name. And now you think... I will allow you and that miserable mother to ever be happy? It has to be ruined, just like she ruined mine."“You know, I still feel weird about the whole thing because I can't believe we had the same father. And my biological mother has always been good to you and Ivy couldn't do that to me. My mother took care of you and Ivy makes my life miserable every day. Well, it looks like someone is in danger." Her face suddenly smells of danger.“Cynthia, do
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Sophia CensatioWeek laterA week has passed since the incident. I heard from Aaron that Susan had left the country. She's in Greece now. But I wonder what she was doing there and how he knew where she was. She left without telling anyone... Kate, on the other hand, was very worried about her and her parents. But Aaron wanted nothing more than to catch her and make her pay for what she did to me.Even if she pays for what she did to me, it won't change anything for now. And Kate, she took such good care of her I think. I mean, I was told that. She sees her as the daughter she lost a year ago.Come back to me.Where do you think I live now? I am staying at one of the Aaron hotels. He wanted to take me home but I still can't. We had several conversations about staying in a hotel at the moment, which was very hard to convince. He told me he would only allow me to stay at his hotel.And I'm glad he understood that I want to be alone for now. I take the time to think clearly. And mom, I pi
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Sophia Censatio"Don't touch me! I deserve to know the whole truth...and now that I know it, the woman I loved so much, the woman I would give my life for, the woman I would sacrifice my happiness for, ain't nothing like a liar. She ain't nothing but a cheat! She's a kidnapper!" I got mad and spat on her. I don't know what's wrong with me or why I'm so mean to her all of a sudden, but I have to tell her everything I'm thinking right now. It's too much for me to bear. I may seem strong, but I'm in deep pain with myself right now. "Sophia!!! How dare you call me a kidnapper?!" She demanded angrily and she stopped midway to hit me. My eyes widened in horror, but she stopped as she slowly withdrew her hand."Come on, hit me! Do it! Come on, hit me! After all, I'm not your biological daughter. I'm not yours, so hit me! Come on, hit me. Hit me all you want!" I took her hand and kept hitting my face with it.She tried to pull her hand away from mine, but mine was gripped so tightly. I wasn'
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Sophia Censatio"Hello Alvira." I heard a voice, I mean, we all heard his voice behind us, me and my friends. Needless to say whose voice it was, of course it was Ivy.I wonder what this woman is doing here right now. She is the last person I want to see right now."Hi girls." She greets my friends. I can't take my eyes off her for a second. She was now a person who behaves like a good person. I can't believe she's the same Ivy I used to know. The ivy I knew was cruel, disrespectful, and ruthless, with no regard for the feelings of others. The ivy I see now is different from the ivy I knew before. The Ivy who doesn't care and act random but I know why the act all of a sudden. Well, nothing will change my mind just because of her sudden change in attitude."Hi, Ivy," Janet greeted her with a small smile on her face."Hello." Beth said."Hello Ivy. Good morning." Lexy greeted her."Hello." Chloe said.She walked over to where I lay on the bed and walked past my friends with a small sm
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Aaron Samuel"Where is she now?" I asked Nathan."Okay, I haven't heard from her since the accident, she's been missing since yesterday.""So now, you're saying no one knows where she is?""I called David and I think his call will come in now." Nathan said. Time passed and my phone rang. I took it out of my pocket and kept it. "Yes David?""Boss, we found her whereabouts. She's in Greece."" Greece? ! What the hell is she doing there without paying for her sin?" I wasn't talking to anyone in particular, more likely to myself."Good. Please send me all information on her whereabouts immediately.""Okay boss, Roger that." he said. "Boss…" he reminded me before I hung up. "What is it, David?""I have something important to share with you."“Look David, whatever you want to tell me can wait…I'm sure it doesn't matter as much my wife's. if it's not about my wife, set everything aside for now.""Exactly, boss. But that goes for you too, it has to do with your wife.""What happened to my wi
