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Shattered Trust Contract Marriage Betrayal
Chapter Twenty Seven As Noah got home, he saw Rachel's car. He parked his car, and entered the house. He saw her in the living room, licking her lips and watching TV. “Where are you coming from Noah? I thought you wanted to sleep when I was about to leave home?” “Oh… I stepped out to confirm something… where did you go?” “I told you I was going for dinner party and you didn't tell me you will be going out” “I asked the top models I knew and they said there's nothing like that for tonight” “Ooh… But…” she stammered, “Not everyone is aware about it though, only a few models, few top-notch models are aware” she responded quickly. “I am coming from Melanin estate” As Noah mentioned ‘Melanin Estate’ Rachel's eyes widened in shock, but she quickly tried to mask her reaction. "Melanin Estate? What were you doing there? and why are you telling me you went there? Even when she's tensed, she's trying to act like she doesn't know the place “Let's pretend like you don't
Last Updated : 2024-12-06Shattered Trust Regret And Reflection
Chapter Twenty Eight They both lie down on their bed in their different rooms, their eyes both wide open, thinking about what had happened. *Noah Alone* “Maybe I shouldn't have gone, maybe I wouldn't have seen what I saw,” Noah muttered to himself, his mind racing with regret. The event that happened was in his mind and he couldn't keep thinking about it, and no matter how much he tried erasing it away from his memory it lingered like an unwanted shadow. He rolled onto one side of his bed, staring at the wall as if it held the answers to the questions swirling in his mind. Would things have been different if he hadn’t walked into that moment? Would he still feel this sense of betrayal and confusion? But deep down, Noah knew that no matter what he did, the truth would always find its way to him. The truth he had spent so long avoiding… "Why did I go? Why couldn't I just let it be?" he whispered, the questions hanging in the air unanswered. He had always prided hi
Last Updated : 2024-12-07Shattered Trust A Mistake
Chapter Twenty Nine Sophia and James. “So you didn't see any lady that you wish to date but your friend's girlfriend? I am ashamed of you….” “What are you saying? What do you mean?” James interrupted Sophia, pretending not to know what she's saying. “Really? What did you go and do at Melanin estate” “Melanin estate? Where's melanin estate” “Really? Melanin estate?... Where… where's melanin estate” “I know, you will deny, that's why I capture the both of you” “I went for a business meeting, what are you talking about?” “You went for a business meeting?” Sophia was digging out his hand on his phone went he stopped her. “What are you trying to say, Sophia” “I want to show you an evidence what you went to do there so far you don't want to talk out” “Sophia, I don't know what you are saying, I don't” Sophia wasn't backing down. She gently pulled her phone out of her pocket from James's grasp, her eyes locked on his. "Then explain this," she said, her voice stead
Last Updated : 2024-12-10Shattered Trust Heavy Thought
Chapter Thirty Rachel had moved to her house. “Longest time in my loving house, I was out there being a wife under a contract but now I am back enjoying being the president's girlfriend…. Let's say soon to be wife” She said softly, she was feeling relief as she got into her house. The contract marriage had finally ended, and now she's with the president of the country, she looked forward to a future filled with love. Rachel gets off her shoes and puts it onto the couch, stretching out with a contented sigh. "Home sweet home," she murmured, her thoughts drifting to James. Things had changed so much since they first met. She had been hesitant, unsure if she could trust him, but now, things were different since he had been giving her different styles she hadn't got. “Let me call him” she murmured to herself as she stretched her hand to take her bag. She removed her phone from her bag and dialed the number. It rang thrice and he wasn't picking, “What's going on, why
Last Updated : 2024-12-10Shattered Trust Sophia’s Marital Dilemma
Chapter Thirty One Sophia had moved out from the president's residence to a friend's house. She just needed some fresh air to think about what had just happened. His friend, Anna was her friend before she got married. He knew everything from when she had fallen in love with Noah “Sophia, I told you clearly that you should go for Noah, I told you. How come James does that. I have always watched it in movies, I have heard it but I haven't seen it. After everything Noah had done for the family, James, your husband and the so-called president….” “Hey! I won't allow you to disrespect my husband, he's still my husband regardless” “When I was telling you then to go for Noah, you probably think I don't want a hoo thing for you. Not even that Noah isn't rich he's wealthy, but it seems like you love someone who's in a political line” “Don't blame me, Anna. I never knew his work would be going smoothly this way. You know business people, their business can just run down at anytim
Last Updated : 2024-12-11Shattered Trust Sophia’s Call Noah
Chapter Thirty Two Sophia is still with her friend, Anna. After Anna had served her food and they had eaten, she decided to call Noah. She dialed his number at first, but he didn't pick it. “Don't call him now, call him after some minutes, probably he's in a meeting” Anna said “I'll, do you think, this will work out?” she asked again. “I don't know, I don't know if it will work out or not, but still call him to hear what he will say, I can't decide for you nor him, so hear him out first” “Alright, I am just doubting, I don't want to devalue myself in front of him” Anna reached out, gently placing a hand on Sophia’s shoulder. “You’ll never know if you don’t try. Just give it some time. If he’s in a meeting or something, he’ll call you back, we both know him to be a nice and kind man” Sophia nodded, her mind racing with the possibilities. What would she even say to him? She wasn’t sure if she wanted to plead with him or let him go, she's unsure of what to even say.
Last Updated : 2024-12-13Shattered Trust No Expectations, No Pressure
Chapter Thirty Three The next day, after Sophia had recovering a message from Noah, which was containing his house address She dressed up and was ready to leave Anna's house for his house. “Thank you Anna, I'll be back soon” “Do I need to tell you not to say that? What if I am the one in need of the help? I know you will do more than that.” Sophia smiled, “Thank you Anna, so do you have anything to tell me before I leave to his place, like what you suggested me to say or anything” “Well, I don't know what you are planning to do, but I think you should talk about the past, how he had loved you, how everything was, when he remembered and seeing you in his presence, he might want to say and do some crazy things…” “My phone is ringing, who's calling me?” As Sophia took his bag and took his phone, she realized that it is his husband calling him. He hung up the call. “Why is he calling you?” “He knows he did something wrong, so he's going to call you” “Don't mind him,
Last Updated : 2024-12-13Shattered Trust Betrayal And Regret
Chapter Thirty Four “Your friend made me date him, you weren't able to move on for years. The year you were able to move on, he cheated on me, who later became his wife with your girlfriend” Noah sighed, “it's not a big deal, Sophia. I am just thinking about dating her, we were only having a contract marriage “ Sophia's eyes flared with hurt and frustration. “It’s not just about the contract, Noah. It’s about how he had betrayed you and I. I trusted him and that's the same how you trusted him, but he betrayed us. James isn't someone to be trusted. “No, it might not be what you think” Noah siad, trying to keep his voice steady. “ He never meant to hurt him, you need to hear from him, James loves you” I’m trying to make sense of everything. I thought… I thought maybe I could find a way to be happy, despite everything.” Sophia was streaming down in tears “I wish I had married you and we would be living happily now” “Sophia, there's no house without issue, there's no perfect
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