Chapter 58PAY- BACK TIME....SOPHIE'S POV" Can I use the bathroom?" I asked Karl as we moved away from Ryan to meet the other guests as I had suggested; I had been apprehensive following our chat with Ryan and wanted some alone time to calm down, which is why I requested to go to the bathroom.Karl did not seem to comprehend why I needed to use the bathroom right after our chat with Ryan. Suddenly noticing my composure, he quiered if I was ok."Are you alright, babe? Karl said, noting my unease, as he tugged my hairs off, which were now obscuring my face, and glanced at me. Tears was welling up in my eyes, and I attempted to hide them as I stare at him. I did not want him or anybody else to find out about my history with Ryan so I had to act like everything was fine when he asked." I just need to use the bathroom Karl; that is not too much to ask." I said as I was already irritated by his overbearing attitude since the celebration began, so I shoved his hands away."I simply want
Chapter 59MY BOSS'S WIFERYAN'S POV" It has got to be Sophie." I muttered to myself as I made my way to the bathroom to remove the stains from my suit. The spilled wine had stained my suits and I need to get them off.My mind was racing with the thought that I had just met my sweetheart from 10 years ago and she was acting as if she did not know me. The time I spent with Sophie made me confirm that she was the person I had just met; I knew her well, even though it had been years since I had seen her. I was certain it was her. "But why did she do that though?" As I made my way to the lavatory, I questioned myself wondering why she had to put upt.hat act in front of everyone. It felt embarrassing. "I could not really blame her, could I?" Years ago, I believed I had caused her significant pain when I left her for her best friend. " But, she did not have to feign not knowing me like that, Right?" I said to myself as I walked to the lavatory. I pondered about her actions and coul
Chapter 60PLEASE SAY YES....SOPHIE'S POVKarl was mingling with a few of these folks as I stepped back into the party. "You did great with the Sonnic transaction." I overheard one of the visitors conversing with him as I approached them.Karl was overjoyed with his success and made no effort to hide it as he grinned so warmly at the remark."Meet my gorgeous wife." He stated, as he introduced me to one of his clients, with whom he had been discussing before to my arrival. "She looks more gorgeous than I recall," the visitor observed, leaving me wondering what he meant. "What did he mean by that? Did he know me before now?"I murmured thinking to myself, slightly regretting the introduction, perhaps Karl should not have introduced me, the hurt in my heart mixed with the dreadful predicament Karl had put me in made me feel so uncomfortable. I just stood there smiling, attempting to mask my unease."I saw her once in one of our conferences," he remarked, turning to face me. "It is a pl
Chapter 61CASSANDRA!!!!!KARL'S POV"Work for me at my office?" I questioned myself when I went to work the next day, and I giggled as I replayed the scenario in my head. Sophie was becoming something else. I mean, "Was she even apologetic for how she approached my son?" I was surprised when she asked to work with me at my office only seconds after our argument about how she handled my son. Sadly, Sophie was my contracted wife now and she appeared to be nothing more than an exploitative schemer trying to take advantage of me for money.When I arrived at work, my mind was preoccupied by Sophie's request, and my phone beeped. "I needed more money, Karl." I read the message aloud; it was Claire texting demanding more money. I groaned, opting not to respond since I was tired of Claire's demands. I stepped inside the office, trying not to let Claire's concerns affect me. As my mind raced with ideas on what to do about Sophie, I walked into the office, only to be jolted back to reality b
Chapter 62IT HAS TO BE SOPHIE..RYAN'S POV"Was I mistaken?" I enquired as I reflected on the night of the party; I could not seem to grasp the reality that Karl's stated wife was not Sophie, despite everyone else saying otherwise. Her familiarity was something I could get off my mind so easily.I tossed and turned in my bed that morning, reflecting on all that had happened and the fact that I had truly seen Sophie. When I reached home the night before, I expected to see Tana, but as usual, she was out late and had not returned home from her company's work, or so she claimed.I picked up my phone to call her. I dialed her number repeatedly, but the call went unanswered. I got into bed to rest and could not sleep as I could not get the thoughts off my mind. Now it was morning, and as I was lost in my thoughts, my phone beeped, I turned to check who it was and it was Karl, my boss."You should go ahead with the meeting, I will join you soon." That was Karl message to me that morning
Chapter 63THAT WAS INTENSE..KARL'S POVI rushed to grab her phone. "You can not possible do this, Cassey," I replied, grabbing her phone and turning it off. She came at me right away and tried to take her phone back, but I stopped her. I could have a post about the divorce over the media, which was the reason I hired Sophie in the first place."You should stop this, Cassey."I said as she struggled to collect her phone from me. "Give me back my phone Karl, I want to let everyone know you are nothing but a pathetic liar." She said trying to get the phone from me. I could see the hurt in her eyes about my refusal to get back with her. But I could not possibly get into the complex situation with Cassey again. As much as I wanted her, I did not want drama which was all that Cassey was about."Cassey, why are you doing this?" I asked her and she stopped peered into my eyes, and for a moment there she stopped struggling to get her phone back, she lean towards me and whispered softly into
Chapter 64 JUST HEAR HIM OUT... DAVIS POV " Why did you lie about what happened?" Selene's mum mouthed as she came into my room. I was busy packing up my stuff for school when she came in. Annoyed by her intrusion, I went on packing my stuff ignoring her. " Davis, I asked you a question." She said again and I turned to face her. " You should not barch into my room like that, you could have at least knocked." I responded, irritated by how she invaded my privacy. " Am sorry I guess, I just wanted an answer to my question." She responded insisting I answered her question. " Please leave my room, I do not want to be late for school." I responded, but she did not move at inch, instead she stood peering into my eyes. I realized she was pretty determined to have me answer her as she would not leave even after I asked her too. " You should be grateful I didn't tell on you not coming up my room with all the questions." I responded to her as I tried to pack my bags, it was almost
Chapter 65LINK TO THE CASE....SOPHIE'S POV" What do I do now?" I questioned myself as I headed downstairs to get the kids ready for school; Karl had refused to understand why I should work at his company, which irritated me. " Karl is simply too stubborn." I murmured as I recalled how he had refused to proceed with the contract marriage at the time, causing me a great deal of stress in making the marriage to work, and now this.I wished he would simply listen to reason and not force me to use other methods to obtain what I wanted, since the truth was that no matter how difficult it was, I always got what I wanted in the end."Perhaps I could work from home. I puzzled as I tried to explore other options. " Nah, it is not going to work." I murmured to myself; I needed to be close to Ryan for the plan to succeed, and no matter how hard I tried to persuade Karl, he remained determined, refusing to see reason with me. I felt it was best to leave him alone in the hopes of devising a bet