Chapter 90SOPHIE IS MISSING...KARL'S POV" Sophie, why aren't you picking up? ...... I need the files I talked to you about." I said as I got out my office to talk to Sophie, I was already furious because she was not picking the telecom and I had to come out of the office to talk to her. Strangely she was not at her desk and when I tried to check, I noticed her car was not parked at the garage either, it seemed she had not been at the office all day. " Sophie, you gat to be kidding me." I muttered, as I walked back into my office to call her." I will not tolerate this act of insubordination." I said as I scrolled through my phone. She had no reason to be late as far as I was concerned and if she was she better had a valid reason for it." Why was she late?" I wondered, when she only had to drop the kids at school which was barely few miles away from the office.I sighed irritated by what was happening as I picked up the phone to dialed her number. The phone rang repeatedly with no
Chapter 91COME BACK PLEASE..SOPHIE'S POV.As the car stopped, I could hear the guys who had abducted me talk in low tones. " We should call the boss to tell her the job is done." As I listened to them, I realised I had been kidnapped by someone who knew me and likely had a grudge against me. Was this about Claire? I wondered, and for a moment there I hated the idea of being Karls wife as I thought maybe I could have been kidnapped because of Claire's enemies."Maybe they thought I was Claire?" I muttered and decided I was going to tell the the truth, I could not die because I was doing a job for money. " It was not a crime to find money." I thought to myself.I took a deep breath and gathered my courage. As the car door opened, I was carried out, my eyes still blindfold and with a determined look on my face, I spoke to them hoping they would listen as the call with the supposed boss ended."Listen," I began, interrupting their conversation. "I think there's been a misunderstandin
Chapter 92DON'T DIE ON MEKARL'S POVI got to the school and it was about time to pick the kids up as school had dismissed when I arrived. I saw Davis and Selene at the entrance waiting for Sophie. " Where is mummy?" Selene asked me staring suspiciously at the car, I did not answer at first. I could not have the kids knowing Sophie was missing just yet till I confirmed my suspicions. " If Sophie was not here, where was she?" I wondered." Mummy has some errands to run darling, she would be back soon." I replied hoping she would not ask any more questions." But she did not tell me she would not be picking us up." Selene said, I glared at her trying to figure out how to respond to her queries. " It was urgent and enough with the questions we should go home." I responded finally, Davis did not mind as he was engrossed with his cell phone, he hopped in and his backpack accidentally hit Selene's leg. "Ouch" She let out a yelp of pain, and I quickly reached over to comfort her. "I'm sorr
Chapter 93OH NO!!!KARL'S POV" Stay with me, Claire." I whispered, holding Claire in my hands. She was still, and I was overcome with worry that she was about to die. "How was I going to tell Davis that his mother had passed away?" Gazing at her and shaking her to check for a reaction, I thought to myself.After the call, the driver came running up to where I was and requested me to stop shaking her. "What happened here, Sir?" he questioned. " How would I know? I met her lying lifeless on the floor when I came in." I responded rather rudely, he stared at her for a moment's gesturing for me to let go of her."Sir, may I check to see whether the pulse is still there?" I halted briefly to observe him after what he said. " What did he know?" I questioned as I hesitated before letting Claire go. "If he could help, he didn't matter what he knew it did not know." I thought to myself.He put her in a comfortable position and reached for her wrist while I watched, wondering how he knew all
Chapter 94HIDDEN TRUTH..SOPHIE'S POVAs I walked up to the front garden, the kids were already with Karl, and although Selene informed him that I had taken them out, the fact was that we had only strolled around the area. I wanted to get my thoughts straight so I could pretend everything was fine and Karl would not notice anything was off. He raised his head to check who was accompanying the children, as if he did not trust the story. " Could I blame him?" after all that had happened. I went missing for several hours, with no one to account for my whereabouts. Karl's expression of surprise and relief upon seeing me was palpable. " Did he miss me?" I wondered in my thoughts as I walked towards them. I was grateful to be back with my daughter. " Did he find out the truth?" I thought as Karl stared at me surprised as I moved closer them. "Hi, dad," Davis remarked as he went into the house.My heart raced as I desperately tried to come up with a believable excuse. I did not want Karl
Chapter 95MOVED TO PLAN BCASSEY'S POV."Such fools, Karl. Can you imagine?" I said to him, my annoyance palpable after the embarrassing incident that happened moments ago. The security had refused to let me in, " He invited me, I have every right to be here." I said as I brought out my phone to call Karl. I was still trying to reach Karl when he came out to meet me. It seemed like they had made it their mission to embarrass and tarnish my reputation that day.After Karl called and asked me to come, I immediately prepared to meet with him. I could not hide my enthusiasm, even though I pretended to be annoyed when he called. I did not want him to realize the obvious, even if he didn't call asking me to come, I would have done that on my own accord.As I took my bath, the thoughts of having Karl in my life forever filled my mind, I grinned muttering inaudibly as I had my bath. I have loved Karl for the longest time and now with Sophie out of the way, I could have him to myself before I
Chapter 96HURT BY HIS WORDS.SOPHIE'S POVAs I watched Cassey storm out of the house, her face contorted with anger and frustration, a sinister smile crept across my lips. Finally, I had succeeded in breaking her spirit and leaving her utterly disoriented. It was a small victory for me, but it meant so much more. From now on, she would think twice before challenging me again. I knew what she had done, and she did as well. She knew I already knew it was her; the terror in her eyes, the surprise in her stare when she glanced at me, betrayed her. Even though, she tried to hide it, I knew she was afraid. Her fear was palpable from a distance.I was going to deal with her in a way she never imagined possible. "She wanted to hurt me, therefore I was going to show her what it felt like." I thought to myself as I stepped back into the house.Memories of prior incidents flooded my memory, and tears welled up in my eyes; I could see the room, and I was being held captive. My thoughts briefly
Chapter 97DOES SHE KNOW?CASSEY'S POVI was fuming with anger, unable to contain the frustration that consumed me. "I entrusted you with a simple task, Ramon!" I shouted at my cousin, who I had assigned to kidnap Sophie. "You fail at everything! I regret ever trusting you with this!" As my voice echoed through the room, I swept everything off the table in a fit of rage, creating a cacophony of crashing sounds. Collapsing into a chair, I pondered on what steps to take next.As thoughts of eliminating Sophie filled my mind, Ramon's name lingered. He was my cousin and an expert in disposing of unwanted individuals – if you catch my drift. Ramon, I need her out of my way. Just help me," I pleaded when discussing Sophie over the phone. Initially resistant, he eventually relented and agreed to assist me. I was delighted and my heart soared when he informed me that they had successfully captured her. Although I had planned on seeing her myself but got sidetracked by an emergency situation