Chapter 80.LET MAKE-UPSELENE'S POV."What am I supposed to do now? I sighed as we arrived at school that morning, unsure what to do. Jade was annoyed with me, and Davis was still bugging me about my bargain with him. "I suppose I will sort it out when I get to school."I said to myself as we approached the school's entrance.Mummy appeared to sense I was not myself and asked about it again as we got out of the car. "Selene, what is wrong?" Her eyes gleamed as she questioned me."Mum, it is nothing." I replied, despite the fact that it was clearly bothering me, I did not want to trouble my mum with the matter involving Jade and me. "It is not nothing. Tell me the truth!" She stated as she gripped my shoulders and turned me towards her. I could not hold it any longer and I burst into tears. "Mum, Jade is upset because I shattered her trust by asking her to talk to Davis so he would stop saying terrible things to you." I responded amidst tears."Shuuu, It's okay baby, cry no more." Mum
Chapter 81SEARCH FOR SOPHIE.RYAN'S POV." I will find her."I mumbled as I let go of Tana's embrace. I was not going to give up the search for Sophie and dismiss the possibility of being the father of the little girl. Seeing the child spurred an eagerness to find Sophie because the child with Tana was not mine; I needed to find my blood, and if the child was with Sophie, I needed to find her.I figured it was better to hire a private investigator for the search, so I looked through my phone and found one online and messaged him."I need to find someone urgently." I typed on my phone and sent the message to the number I had gotten off Facebook. It took a while and then he responded and agreed to take on the job. "Send the picture of her so I can get to work." As I read his text message, a sudden realization hit me, I did not have her picture. " I will send you the pictures as soon as I have it." I texted him back and went to lay on the bed." How was I supposed to get a picture of So
Chapter 82PLANS IN MOTION..SOPHIE'S POV" I better hurry up with this files." Muttering to myself I went on to work on the files as Karl had requested. Karl and I scarcely spoke after the incident with his alleged new girlfriend; I did not want to talk, and Karl did not try to talk to me either. We did not speak because he felt my anger was unjustified and that he could do anything he wanted since I was not really his wife but despite knowing this, I could not shake the impression of him sleeping with another lady at his office. I deserved some respect or didn't I?" I asked myself, as the loud moans from the previous day reverberated in my ears as I replayed the memories repeatedly in my thoughts.Karl failed to comprehend why having a woman at his office was demeaning to me in front of everyone. With the way he operated his company, one would believe he was a brilliant man, but it turns out he wasn't after allAs I replayed the images, I became further angrier and more upset, and
Chapter 83 CALLED BACK TO WORK!! RYAN'S POV " How do i get my job back?" Thinking outloud, I wondered if I was going to remain at home without a job, with all of the bills pilling up and Tana's joblessness with her sick child expenses. I picked up my phone and decided it would be best to send another email to Karl hoping that at the very least he was going to consider instating me back since all that happened was not all my fault. " I am deeply sorry for all that happened, if given a chance, I would prove myself and make sure everything works out." as I typed the message, my mind wondered on what had happened earlier and how I was going to be able to really prove myself. I dismissed the thoughts, detemined that if I was given another chance, I was going to be able to do that. " Sophie is to blame for all this."I muttered to myself, I sighed heavily as I stared at my phone. " Was she really to be faulted for this?" I questioned and concluded that if I didn't followed her. Ma
Chapter 84REVENGE...SOPHIE'S POV" This is it, Sophie."muttering to myself after leaving Karl's office, I left to Inform HR about Ryan's return, I needed Ryan back since I barely had time left before Karl's secretary resumed for work again and even though I was not so sure what I did was the right thing, I did not really care. All I wanted was vengeance and I needed Ryan in the office to have the revenge I wanted.As I walked into the HR department, my heart was pounding with a mix of anticipation and uncertainty. Was it the right decision?" couldn't help but question myself. However, deep down, I knew that having Ryan back in the office was essential for my revenge plan. The thought of him living a happy life with Tana while I suffered for years because of him was unbearable and somehow seeing him here had ignited my desire for revenge. I wanted to see him suffer the much that I did when he left me for Tana.And now I had the perfect opportunity since I was going to be Karl's sec
Chapter 85.TROUBLE AT THE OFFICE..KARL'S POV.As I worked in my office sorting out the contract with the Sonnic, we had commerced the job and for the time being we seemed to be to be having some issues I needed to sort out. Max came into my office to have a chit chat I was clearly in no mood for." How is your wife?"? I see she is now at your office too." He said as he walked into the office, grabbing a seat, he peered at me wondering what I was so busy with." What is that about?" He asked as he had his seat. I had not consulted with Max before agreeing to allow Sophie to come work at my office. He was amazed at first but did not ask any questions, with his composure as he approached me in my office, I knew he wanted some explanation which I was clearly not in the mood for." What wife? I am divorced Incase that skipped your mind." I replied, concentrating solely on the papers in front of me." Dont act like you don't know what I mean Karl." He responded and I turned face him as I
Chapter 86BREAK-UPCASSEY'S POV.As the phone rang, Karl pushed me away and picked the phone. I observed him speak to Claire with such tenderness. "Did he still love her? I wondered as I waited there waiting for him to end the call." You don't mean what you just said, do you?" I asked Karl as I faced him after the call ended. "You yelled at me because of that low- life and pushed me away to answer that bitch. How dare you Karl?" I questioned, yelling on top of my voice." What is the matter with you?" Karl asked me turning to face me as he dropped his phone. At first, I was surprised with his response, I did not expect him to talk back at me almost immediately. I stared at him with a confused expression on my face." Matter with me?" I asked him, walking closely to where he was. I face him and touched his shoulder with my finger pushing him away, he turned his gaze and looked away from me. " You are the matter with me, and you have always been. I just want to be with you, is that t
Chapter 87FINDING SOPHIE....RYANS POVI got ready hurrily as I prepared for work that morning.I was so delighted that I had been called back to work and could barely hide my excitement. Tana seemed to have noticed it as she peered at me suspiciously wondering what I was so happy about." Did something happen?"she asked peering at me, " you seem to be in such a good mood this morning." She added as she sat on the bed watching me. " Nah, nothing happened, I am just excited this morning." I responded as I packed my suitcase to leave. " Breakfast is served, you should eat something." She said standing up to accompany me." I am running late, catch you up later." I said as I raced out of the room to the front yard to leave for work. As I arrived at the office, I headed for Karl's office, I needed to appreciate him for giving me back my job.His secretary was not around when I arrived and I wondered why, she was not one to arrive late to the office, I knocked on Karl's door and went in as
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