Chapter 27 Sofia's Pov I was able to manage to get to the bathroom and I recalled asking one of the maids to get me painkillers the other day, I reached for the shelves and opened it taking the bottle of pills. I dry swallowed two pills and leaned on the wall waiting for the pain to subside first before moving, after twenty minutes I was sweating profusely but the pain was getting less and I was able to stand up straight. This isn't cramps and I have no idea of what is going on with me, it's as if my insides were being shredded and sewed back together, I decided to put it behind me for now I need to get my shit together and dress up before his mother arrival. I remembered what they did to me that day and sighed, the pain stopped and I straightened my posture. I can do this and whatever his mother says today I will just ignore her and apologize for the humiliation I was causing, I know she wouldn't fall to rub it in my face that I'm unfit for her perfect son and grandchild
Chapter 28 Mark's Pov Sofia's scream made my men pause and I held my hand out for them to stop, she looked so pale I walked over to her side and she lifted her gaze. Her whole body was trembling and she was on the verge of crying, "You want me to let her live?" I asked and she nodded as tears streamed down her pretty face, I reached out and wiped the tears with my thumb. I hate seeing her cry and to think I'm the cause of her tears made me feel guilty, I forgot she was too fragile and what happened at our wedding must have traumatized her, and she isn't a fan of violence from what I noticed, "But she humiliated you and she refused to apologize at you" I reminded her in case she forgot how they treated her at the party. "But you can't just kill someone because of that, she's your cousin, right? I will be fine" She said in a low voice, and I didn't think before pulling her into my arms. She was still shaking and I patted her back until she relaxed in my arms, I turned to face
Chapter 29 Sofia Pov I smiled as he walked out of the house it was a relief that he didn't kill anyone because of me, his family would have hated me forever and his mother would have made it her life purpose to throw me out of the house. I headed for the kid's room and Joey was fast asleep while Lois was playing with his toys as usual, I exhaled in relief they would have heard the gunshot and I kind of didn't want them to see their father like that, after all, they are still kids and it might affect them. Protecting Carl from my abusive father has made me realize how important it is to keep kids out of any violent environment, it's my job to shield them from these things as their mother. I went downstairs for breakfast and took my phone along with me, I found out I wasn't trending as much as before and most of the articles were deleted. But that doesn't solve anything because people would know that my husband is responsible for it, I need to do something and Mark didn't men
Chapter 30 Mark's Pov I had never been so scared as I was when I got here and the doctor recommended we do the surgery, and I was shocked how can she have fibroid at such a young age. It must have been hard for her and her mother died when she was still a teenager, then her father is the most stupid shitty father I have ever seen. I should kill that sick fuck for neglecting his children like this, she might have noticed the changes in her body but she was too busy taking care of the family. I called him yesterday but he didn't pick up, I already sent one of my men to pay him a visit and I found out he wasn't staying at his house and he only came to change his clothes. That man will soon be in jail for the amount of debts he owes at the casino, he doesn't even pay attention to his son at home although I made sure the little boy was alright he still lacks a parent figure. Sofia filled the gap and now that she is gone, he is all alone. I called Damian before heading to her
Chapter 31 Sofia Pov I just stare at where he was sitting a couple of minutes ago, I miss him and I wish I could tell him not to leave but I was too scared to even say it. It's funny how I went from being terrified to hating then to liking him, "What am I even doing?" I asked out loud. He is not over his wife yet and I'm merely a girl who he was forced to get married to because of his kids, it's been two days and I can't move my body without feeling pains in my abdomen. A nurse walked in and I wanted to sit up but the sharp pain made me pause, "Crap!" I snapped in frustration. "Just relax Mrs. Carvajal, you don't want to reopen your stitches, I'm here to ask some questions" She proposed and I nodded in agreement, it's not as if I can tell her to go because I'm pissed about not being able to move. "Yeah sure" I gritted out and she smiled. "Alright! How do you feel now?" She asked holding a pen and notepad, it's such a random annoying question. "Like shit" I responded
Chapter 32 Sofia's Pov I watched my so-called father fumble with the chair beside my bedside, I felt a hand on my shoulder and sighed. "Your husband told me what happened to you, I wanted to come see how you were doing, how are you feeling?" He asked. "Better than before" I replied coldly because I'm not really used to seeing him trying to care, I'm pretty sure Mark has something to do with his sudden visit. "I was told your little brother came to visit you, I'm sorry for not coming as soon as I heard" He claimed but I was done listening to his bullshits. "Are you done?" I demanded. "What?" He blinked. "Are you done acting like you care? Or are all casinos closed for the year? Or are you shut on cash huh? You want me to leave this bed and get you some money?" I sniffed and Mark's hand tightened on my shoulder then I recalled that he was beside me. "No Sofie I-" "Don't you dare! Don't even say that name you have no right to even call my name, the only family I have i
Chapter 33 Mark Pov I was fuming in anger as I watched the live news from my phone, I was still at home when I received a phone call from Damian and he told me the new secretary found a solution to the scandal but he didn't tell me it had anything to do with Sofia's condition in the news. I wasn't surprised to see reporters outside my company when the driver parked the car, I got out of the car and they rushed towards me like ants do with sugar. My guards flew into action pushing them out of the way before they even got to me, but the press will always be the press so they fought and yelled. "Why are you here isn't your wife at the hospital?" "Mr Carvajal, is it true you value your business more than your wife's well-being?" That's bullshits and I'm only here today because I have a lot of documents that needs my attention, I was planning on staying for a few minutes before going to the hospital. Joey has been acting weird lately so I called the doctor to come check up o
Chapter 34 Sofia's Pov These past few weeks at the hospital were all about drugs and care, I felt like a child learning how to walk again. Surprisingly my husband has been a regular visitor here sometimes he comes with the kids and I pretty much ignore him when he comes alone, I honestly have nothing to say to him except cruel words. It's finally time for me to get discharged from the hospital, Mark was the one to come pick me up. "Aren't you busy or something? Why isn't Damian here instead?" I asked out of curiosity. "Damian is busy, and he is not your husband" He replied coldly. "Forgive me for acting like I care" I rolled my eyes and looked away from him, he sighed as the doctor came in for one last checkup to see if I was free to go. "That's it, Mrs. Carvajal, just make sure she is taking a lot of rest and not straining herself, we think there might be a possibility for her to get sick again even after the surgery, we will advise she doesn't conceive for now, due to
EPILOGUE AUTHOR'S POVSofia was dressed in a white flowing gown and held the bouquet in her hand tightly as she waited with her friends outside the door. "Do you think it's pretty?" She turned to the girls who smiled at her. "You look perfect honey, breathtaking. Mark will want to speed up the process and take you home if he sees you" Petra divulged and she beamed when the others nodded in agreement"Thank you" She mumbled, just then the door opened and a melodious tone was played as she walked down the aisle. They had wanted to renew their vows and have a proper wedding unlike the one they had before, this time it was just friends and family. Her father was in the front row dressed in a decent suit along with her little brother who she winked at, she saw her husband waiting for her at the altar in his ridiculous outfit. Mark felt as if the world stopped as she walked toward him, he stood at the altar waiting for his wife. 'His stunning wife' He thought. She got to him and he
Sofia's Pov My head ached and my vision was still a bit blurry, I recollected how I got here, the familiar antiseptic smell was all I needed to know I was at the hospital. I had cut the rope and ran to Mark. I fainted after that, I was exhausted and weirdly hungry to the extent I couldn't think of anything else. Even now I was starving. It's stupid that I had been kidnapped and I survived only to be thinking about food, the nurse setting the IV drip smiled at me before leaving. I wanted to ask if my husband was outside but I didn't get the chance to speak before he barged in with the doctor following from behind. He rushed to my side and threw his arms around me, I chuckled and hugged him back. I understand why he was like this, he had lost Emily before so this must be hard for him. I felt so ashamed for being the reason this whole thing happened. "I'm sorry, I should have listened to you. I should have believed you" I sobbed and he pulled away cupping my chin he looked into
Mark's Pov My blood boiled as Marcel confessed about everything, they were responsible for the death of Emily. They were the reason my kids were motherless, why Joey had to start drinking milk and eating food when she was supposed to have a mother to feed her. She claimed it was supposed to be a scare but Damon made a mistake, the thugs he sent overdid it and that was why she died. I almost killed her if not for Enzo holding me back, now they have Sofia. I couldn't imagine what she was going through now, "Tell me all your hideouts" I ordered and Enzo had to turn on the chainsaw putting it close to her throat before she started spitting out the information we needed. First, we went to an abandoned warehouse but they weren't there so she said to try the underground, and if they aren't there then we will try each of their houses. I let her talk and stayed quiet because I was trying so hard not to snap her neck, "Boss, we got a lead, they are car tracks. I think they are here" Dami
Sofia's Pov "This isn't what we said we were doing to do" Harry blocked the way with his body and I blinked my eyes opened.What is he doing? "Didn't you hear? They caught her, imagine what she is going through right now, we can't just hand her over without doing something to her too" Damon countered fiercely and I noticed Judy had stopped typing and was watching them. "You can't just assume that-""Are you still in character? Should I call you Bruce? Do you feel sorry for her?" Damon asked with a wolfish grin. "What the fuck are you talking about? You were the one who insisted I played that part, don't try to act like you don't feel shut for her too. I know you and Marcel aren't that serious" Harry fired back and Damon scowled. "That's enough guys, Damon get your shit together! And Harry let him do whatever he wants" Judy said. "No. He shouldn't touch her, he told me he wasn't going to do anything to her" Harry insisted. "Are you kidding? Fine. Then if you want to do the honor
Sofia's Pov I'm tired physically and emotionally exhausted. I felt like I would pass out if I didn't lean on something, but there was nothing to lean on, no one to lean on. I didn't let it bother me as I was pushed and dragged down the stairs, I should stop thinking anyone was coming to save me when it was just wishful thinking. "Hold her, she didn't eat anything this morning she might pass out," Damon said and the female chuckled. "And who's fault is that?" She asked her voice laced with amusement. It was amusing to her, that I was like this. I guess I look like a clown with just one shoe on and sweaty dirty clothes. "I knew she heard me last night when Harry called, didn't want her to run away so I gave her the coffee first. Besides it's none of my business if she faints" He replied. "Exactly what I was going to say, I think Judy has gone soft because it's a girl," Bruce said from behind me and I gulped. It. That was what he called me. We got to a different place I could
Sofia's Pov My head ached like I had been run over by a truck or a train, the pain all over my body was almost unbearable and my vision was blurry. No. I couldn't see because there was something covering my eyes, a bag perhaps or something else. After all, it was dark and I could feel a weight on my shoulder. My stomach grumbled and felt too heavy for me I started regretting not eating before drinking the damn coffee, there were all drugged but at least I could have eaten instead of taking caffeine. I don't even drink coffee but I was too scared to reject it. I'm so stupid, so dumb!Now that I think of it I was so foolish to have thought Damon had good intentions towards me, he dated me for a while and when we finally had sex it didn't take him a week to disappear before he left the country. I had thought my ex was remorseful and wanted to help me only to be disappointed again, I'm always the one who gets shamed and cheated on. It's pathetic and I wish I had just let that taxi
Mark pov "She didn't fall for him like we thought she would, she defended you whenever Damon tried to make her see that you weren't good for her. I had to retrace my steps and started acting like a decent secretary, and then you left the company in my hands I just knew that I had found my way in, your mother also made things easy for me since she hated her daughter-in-law so much, Bruce also helped us pull Damon closer and when he left, she had to rely on Damon after she found out you were cheating. She was watched almost every time and that day I selected the cafe close to the company, I knew she was at the restaurant opposite us. That was why I pretended to trip and you caught me, I made sure she saw that and that was the beginning of her doubt, Damon thought maybe after getting her drunk he could get more information from her but her guards disrupted. That was why we sent our sniper after them" She enunciated. "How many people are in your team?" I asked. "Just four, Damon is the
Mark's Pov I felt exhausted, soaked with sweat and blood dripping down my hands. Marcel refused to break, I was furious and frustrated I had to tell Enzo to join Yumi. She still refused to bulge so I joined them, it was against everything I stand for but I needed to know where my wife was and who she was with. Her friends had told me she didn't come to them and I had my men searching for her, I called Reid to help me hack into the street's cameras and we still hadn't found out where she was going after she entered a taxi. My wife looked broken and I almost killed Damian for missing her because he came searching just after she left, I knew better than to blame him when I was the cause of this whole thing. I wanted her right in front of me so I could ask her to forgive me even if it meant going down on my knees, I won't hesitate to do that if it means she will forgive me. I don't want us to divorce, hell, I never even thought of that but I pretended to go with it. I keep acting l
Sofia's Pov I walked not minding the cold I just needed to leave and not come back, the tears flowed freely down my chin as I recalled how he replied to me with that dismissive tone he used for his men. Like I was just sprouting nonsense and nothing I said mattered, I spotted a taxi and flagged it over but he didn't drive towards me instead going to the other direction. I don't know why I feel this way, he doesn't deserve my tears and I shouldn't be crying when he is probably having a good time with Marcel. Damon offered to come get me but I didn't want him to stress himself over me, I told him to send me his location and he sent me his address. Now dressed in a light-free knee-length gown with thin straps, I felt vulnerable wondering if walking at night like this was a good idea. I might still be in his territory but I can't be too sure that I'm safe, the glimmers of light from the street lamps were my only source of light as my shadow darkened behind me while the light bright