Chapter 115SHOCKED TO MY BONES.SOPHIE'S POV.My heart pounded in my chest as Ryan's words echoed through my mind as I fled the office parking lot. I could not believe what I had just heard: "How did he find me?" I asked myself. I had made certain that no one could reach me, especially Sonia, who knew me too well. This caught me off guard, and I was surprised Ryan had found me."Why was he searching for me?" I wondered why Ryan was looking for me after all this time, troubled if something had transpired in his life to make him to do that." That's was close." I sighed, gasping for air, I was so worried about what had happened and the car felt stuffy after I had hurried out of the parking lot. I turned down the glasses as I parked the car for the time being so I could unwind before leaving. I wondered in my mind what to do about the situation after being able to unwind for a while. "How was I supposed to handle this?" Worried about "Ryan's situation," I turned on the ignition to hea
Chapter 116 JAILED CASSEY'S POV "Get me out of here!!" I yelled in the prison cell as I shook the door. The sound of my desperate plea echoed through the cold, dimly lit prison cell. I slammed my fists against the solid metal door in a futile attempt to break free from this hellish confinement. My cellmates had cautioned me about such outbursts, but I was beyond caring at this point. "I'm innocent!" I shouted, tears streaming down my face. "You've got the wrong person! Let me out of here!" My cries reverberated off the cold, damp walls of the prison: "You gotta stop doing that." One of the cell mates said, " You would not want to piss off the boss." Pointing to another cell mates, she gestured for me to calm down warning me about my random outburst, but I would not listen. The air was heavy with despair as I pounded my fists against the unyielding metal door. "Please!" I pleaded, desperation evident in my voice. "I didn't do anything wrong! You have to believe me!" But my wo
Chapter 116CLAIRE'S RETURNSOPHIE'S POVI arrived from the grocery store with everything I needed for dinner that night; seeing Claire was not what I had expected, and after what had happened with Ryan and Tana earlier, I just wanted to rest. Apparently, it was a lot.I knew that having Claire here would bring with it more drama than I was prepared for. I was a little disappointed that Karl had not thought to let me know before inviting her over. I was enraged when I saw her sitting comfortably in the living room, but what else could I do?After we exchanged pleasantries, she returned to watching her series while I went to the kitchen to drop off the groceries I had purchased. As angry as I was, I knew better than to ask her why she was here. She had a child with Karl, and she had a place regardless. I was lost in thought, wondering what would come next. "This should not be happening." I mumbled as I exited the kitchen; I was in no mood to prepare any food."I missed you, Mummy." I
Chapter 118TRUTH UNCOVEREDRYAN'S POV"Ouch," I winced in pain after Sophie drove away; the pepper spray was all over my face and it hurt so bad.I dashed to a nearby tap and tried to remove the spray from my face by washing it off, but it did not help because it hurt so much. "She is going to pay for this." I muttered to myself as I cried in pain. I did not know what to do anymore, it was so painful so I decided to rush to the nearby clinic for some help. I boarded a cab since I couldn't drive feeling that much pain.As I arrived to the emergency ward, I was attended to and after awhile, I felt relived from the pain. Determination surged through my veins as I thought about what had happened earlier. " Sophie had almost blinded my eyes and all was this was because I asked if she was Sophie." I was going to hurt her really badly for doing this to me." I muttered to myself, as lamented bitterly, I was asked how the spray got I to my eyes at the hospital and I had to lie about what h
Chapter 119IT WAS NEVER GOING TO LASTSOPHIE'S POVAs I gathered my belongings, confusipon swirled inside me. Why would she ask me to leave when she had no idea how I got into the house in the first place? It didn't make sense. With every item carefully placed in my bag, I decided that stalling for time would be my best course of action until Karl arrived. Maybe he could shed some light on this perplexing situation and I would have an idea what to do. I did not want to leave just yet, my daughter loves it here and I loved the fact that Karl was a great father figure for her. Moreso we had everything we wanted to ourselves and life was easy." Mummy, are we leaving?" Selene asked me as she walked into the room, she seemed agitated with the thought of leaving Karl's house. " Oh baby, we are not, we are going for a vacation." I told her, I couldn't bare to see the hurt in her eyes when she found out we had to leave for good. So I lied to her about it instead." Mummy, vacation during
Chapter 120.THE END FOR US.TANA POV" I miss him." I muttered to myself as I dried my tears; Ryan had deliberately refused to answer any of my calls for the past few days since I left the house. I knew he was mad at me, but I expected him to at least enquire about his son. Ryan, whom I would known for a few years, was sympathetic and kind. This new character trait was very unexpected and unfamiliar to me.I wanted to talk to him and I was not going to give up on my marriage without trying, so I picked up my phone again and dialled his number. Even though my dad had assured me that he would handle it, I wanted to try contacting him once more in the hopes that he would respond favourably.My heart raced with anticipation as I dialed Ryan's number again. I had to stand up for our family and for my marriage. The phone rang and rang, but nobody picked up. My eyes filled with tears as a wave of disappointment washed over me. How could things have changed so quickly? Was this really the en
Chapter 121CRUEL FACADE..SOPHIE'S POV.As I watched him order Claire to leave, I was amazed and I wondered why he did that, she was the mother of his child afterall.As much as I tried, I could not fathom Karl reasons for reacting to Claire the way he did. " Did he not care about her anymore?" I thought to myself, I knew he was so much in love with her and seeing him act like this towards her amazed me.He spoke highly of her and I never thought he would send her out of the house himself. I smirked, and even though I was curious as to why he did that, I was somewhat happy he did. I was already running short of ideas of what excuse to tell Selene about the reason we had to leave. Or was it because he loved me? I thought and quickly discarded the idea. " Don't think so highly of yourself dear." Karl was too sophicated, he could not possibly love someone like me. " I was his son's nanny and his rented wife, nothing else." At that moment, I was not sure about anything but the one
Chapter 122GIVE ME BACK MY SON..TANA'S POV"There is nothing we can do, ma'am, and we are so sorry," the doctor told me after his failed attempt to resuscitate my son. His words echoed in my mind, and my heart skipped. " Sorry?" I enquired as I clutched him by the shirt, tears welling in my eyes. "You can not possibly be sorry; give me back my son." I yelled, tears streaming down my cheeks. "What did he mean by 'there was nothing they could do'? "Did I just lose my only child?" The thoughts made my head ache, and I could not believe what had happened. "What was I supposed to do with my life now that my son was gone?" I thought to myself."My son cannot possibly be gone?" I muttered, "That can not be possible." "Give me back my son." I screamed, clutching the doctor's shirt."Security, please come help get this woman off of me." When I would not let him go, the doctor called out. A few moments later, security arrived, accompanied by some nurses. They rushed towards us and grabbed m
Chapter 163THE END..SOPHIE'S POV" It's ’s all done! "You may have a look now." The make up artist motioned for me to face the mirror.I stared at her reflection in the mirror, hardly able to believe what I was seeing. I looked like a goddess, my hair and makeup flawless, my dress clinging to her curves in all the right places. I felt like a completely different person. "This is so beautiful," I said,my voice full of wonder and gratitude as I gazed at her reflection in the mirror. "Thank you so much." "Sorry, I need to step out for a moment," Jade said, rising from her chair. "I'll be back in a few minutes."With that, she left the room, closing the door behind her.“I feel like the luckiest man on earth, getting married to the most amazing and stunning woman alive. It’s indeed a jackpot.” I heard Karl said as he walked into the room. His deep voice sent shivers down my spine.“He is so unreal, see those beautiful brown eyes.” I muttered to herself, unable to hide her blush as
Chapter 162FORGIVENESSSOPHIE'S POVI couldn't believe what I had just seen Karl had gone back to Claire who was plotting to ruin me. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. Karl, the love of my life, had betrayed me and gone back to Claire. It felt like a punch in the gut, shattering all my hopes and dreams for a happy future together. How could he not see through her manipulations? How could he choose her over me? I asked myself repeatedly.My heart ached as I stood there, watching them embrace. The pain was unbearable, and I felt tears welling up in my eyes. But amidst the hurt, anger fueled within me. How dare Claire try to ruin everything I had built with Karl? How could she manipulate him so easily? Determination filled me as I vowed to fight back and expose her true nature.The anger inside me was boiling over as I rushed back to the office. Karl followed me, pleading for a chance to explain himself. But I couldn't bear to look at him anymore. "Get out," I spat, my voice fil
Chapter 161THE REAL CULPRITKARL'S POVSitted in my office pondering on what to do about Sophie's situation, my mind wondered to who might have been behind the whole thing. A few moments later, my phone rang, it was the investigator I had hired to deal with the case. " Any good news?" I asked as I picked up the phone. " Yes and a lot more." He responded, he went on to tell me what he had discovered. I could not believe what I was hearing. " Are you sure about this?" I asked in disbelief, " I already sent the evidence to your phone already." He told me and the call ended.My heart raced as I stared at the evidence on my phone. It was undeniable, the real culprit behind Sophie's situation had been revealed. Anger surged through my veins as I realized who it was. How could she have done this? I could not believe she had It in her to do something like that.The revelation left me stunned, unable to comprehend how someone so close could have orchestrated such a malicious act. Thoughts r
Chapter 160THE ATTACK..SOPHIE'S POVI could not believe my eyes with what I was seeing. I snatched the phone off her hands and read through hurrily. " What is this?" I asked turning to face her. " I don't know ma'am. I just saw it myself." She responded, looking confused as I was. I stared at the screen again, my mind racing to make sense of it. "This is quite unexpected," I muttered, still in shock.My heart sank as I read the alarming headlines on the news. "Why are we losing everything? What could have caused such a sudden downfall?" I exclaimed, turning to my secretary for answers. She looked just as perplexed as I felt, her eyes scanning the reports in disbelief. Our stocks had plummeted, and clients were abandoning us left and right. Panic began to creep into my voice as I demanded an explanation for this unexpected turn of events." How is this happening, Get me my phone." I screamed at her and she rushed to go bring me my phone. Fear gripped my heart as I contemplated the po
Chapter 159REKINDLED LOVESOPHIE'S POVAs Karl stared at me, I moved uneasy turning my gaze from him. Karl noticed I was reluctant to give him a positive response and just stared at me blankly. " Sophie, please look at me," he shook me as he held my hands. " Please, I beg you." He said turning my face with his hands to look at him. " I love you and I will wait, however long it takes for you to love me back." Karl's unwavering determination finally broke through my walls and as I stared at him, I could not help but notice how handsome he looked. He was cute and my lips craved to meet his as he spoke softly.Despite my initial hesitation, Karl persistance made me helpless. " How could I resist him when he was always here." But after everything that had transpired, I couldn't bring myself to enter into another relationship so easily. Yet somehow, as Karl gently held my hands and gazed into my eyes with sincerity, all control slipped away. " Karl," I called out softly and his grip ti
Chapter 158I WANT YOU..KARL'S POVNo matter how hard I tried I could not seem to understand why Sophie continuously pushed me away. "Did she think I was not good for her?" I thought to myself, I was not so sure what she wanted. I had grown to love her and the more I tried to get close to her after confessing my love, the more she drifted away from me and continued to ignore my advances. " What was I going to do?"I asked myself and decided to talk to Max about it.I called for Max and he came into my office to see me. " I need your help." I told him, exhaustion evidenced in my voice. With the look on Max's face, I knew he was puzzled with what I needed his help for." What do you need?" He responded almost immediately, determination in his voice. Max was the person I called to resolve my emotional issues. He was really good at fixing the problem." It's about Sophie." I said, worry itched in my voice. " What about her?" He asked curiously as he stared at me waiting for answers. " I
Chapter 157IS THIS REAL?SOPHIE'S POVStaring at the message from Claire on my phone screen, disbelief washed over me like an icy wave crashing against my heart. "Is this real?" I questioned myself quietly. We had drifted so far apart that even imagining a conversation seemed impossible. Yet here she was, reaching out for reconciliation when everything felt irreparable just moments ago." This can't be true right?" I muttered to myself not wanting to believe what I had just seen. I read the message repeatedly, " was this a scheme?" I asked myself unsure of what to believe.A mix of skepticism and curiosity swirled inside me as I contemplated whether or not to give her another chance. " Was it worth it?" I thought to myself as I stared at the message in front of me.After everything we had been through, all the hurt and pain, she expects me to just forgive and forget? A part of me wanted to ignore her message, to pretend like it never happened. But another part longed for closure, for
Chapter 156COMING FOR HER.CLAIRE'S POV" I sent the parcel. Ma'am. " Dave my dad's personal driver said, I had sent him to get a parcel to Sophie earlier that day. I had planned to threaten her and then get her out of my life completely.Even though I had just been discharged from the hospital and was just recuperating, I could not find the time to rest as the thought of Sophie bothered me. Imagine how fast she took over everything that belonged to me. I was determined not to sit and watch her ruined everything in my life. Everything I had worked for.The pain in my heart was unbearable, as I watched how in a short time, Sophie had managed to make every thing that was once mine, hers. My heart burned with a fiery determination for revenge. Sophie had taken everything from me - my family, my company, my kid and my happiness. But now it was time to turn the tables. "Arrrrgh, I hate her." I screamed as I slammed the table and chattered the stuffs on the table in annoyance. As everythi
Chapter 155 THE THREAT RYAN'S POV I could not believe anyone could find us there, my mind wondered to how the police could invade that place as they took me out. I was still in a state of shock as they led me away, and I couldn't help but think about what would happen next. My heart was racing, and I knew that my life was about to change in ways I couldn't yet imagine. " How did this happen?" I worried as the sound of handcuffs clicking shut echoed in my ears as the police officers escorted me out from our hidden refuge. My mind raced with questions—how did they find us? Who betrayed our trust? A surge of anger coursed through my veins as I caught sight of our meddlesome neighbor standing there, a smug smile playing on his lips. I glared at him with pure hatred, wondering how he could do such a thing. And then, as I was being led away, I vowed to myself that I would find a way to get to the bottom of this. " You fool!!" I exclaimed angrily as I tried to walk to his directi