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Shattered Trust Unexpected Meeting
Chapter Thirty Eight It was the next day and Sophia had dressed elegantly. She's not too tall and she kind of has a body, she's very beautiful, that everybody admires. “Your stature Is whoa! And this your cloth is revealingly the shape of your body” Anna complimented her. “Thank you, Anna. I am going there now and I don't even know what I'll find there. I just hope he called me to continue the kiss” Sophia said in a light tone. “That would be the reason, what more reason would he be calling you for?” “Yeah, thank you Anna” “You are welcome darling, and don't dull any moment” Sophia drove to Noah's place, her mind with thought of what she was going there for. As she arrived, she took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. The familiar exterior of Noah’s house provided a momentary comfort to her, but the looming conversation that will have and that is unknown to her, made her feel apprehensive. She knocked and the gatekeeper open the gate for her without question
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Chapter Thirty Nine Sophia went home to tell her friend she saw. She got home tired. “I am so tired,” she told her friend. “What happened? Was it how we thought?” “At all… it wasn't even what we thought, I aßsssmet who.i wasn't expecting. I saw who I am not expecting” áa “Who? You met someone? You met who? I don't understand” “I met my husband, I met James. As I entered, James was in his living room. He was already in there, it was all a plan” Anna's eyes opened with what she heard from her, “Really? Why is Noah dulling himself? Doesn't he want to enjoy good things?” “I don't know, I don't know why he's being like this, I don't know why he called him, I don't know why he's being like that” Anna sat there in a disbelief state, “This is unbelievable” she said, “So what are they telling you? What did they said happened” “What did he want to say? They both said I should forgive him and let go of what happened” Anna shook her head, trying to process the informat
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Chapter Thirty Forty Sophia went to her house, her husband's house. When the security had told James that she's in the compound already, he was very happy. He was already expecting her. “Alright, go and make sure she gets here safely,” he told the security guard. James paced in the living room, his anticipation growing with each passing minute. The security team had informed him that Sophia had arrived, and he felt a surge of hope mixed with nervousness. He had spent the night reflecting on their past and preparing for this crucial conversation. As the sound of footsteps approached, James glanced toward the entrance. The security team escorted Sophia into the living room. She looked composed but carried an air of determination that James recognized immediately. “Sophia,” James said, his voice warm but tinged with nervousness. “I’m glad you’re here.” Sophia offered a small, reserved smile. “James. Thank you” “Why thank me? Coming here means you have forgiven and I
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Chapter Forty One Noah went to his home after the tense meeting with James and Sophia. He couldn't deny the fact that the conversation had made him emotionally drained, but he was reloved that they had addressed the issue, and the both of them have settled, he doesn't want to be the reason for the divorce, he doesn't even want Rachel, the person he introduced to them to be the reason. As he entered into his house, he was replying to the conversation he had with them in his mind. He was glad that Sophia had confessed what happened to James. But bus mind is unsettled, the kiss is still replaying on his mind. He dropped his keys on the table and sat into the coach. Noah had always valued his friendships with James, despite everything they had faced, after the challenges, after he had taken away the girl he loved, he still likes him and values him. He wished the kiss with Sophia won't complicate anything because he couldn't deny that the old feelings are now coming back. He si
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Chapter Forty Two Rachel summoned the courage to go to Noah's house. She had spent the entire day thinking about her decision, she kept replaying their last conversation in her mind, and wondering if she was making the right choice. But she knew that she needed to resolve the misunderstanding between them, to finally let everything settle, As she hailed a cab, everything was how to confront him, though she had talked to him last night, and he had reassured her that he had forgiven her, but she was still scared. As the cab stopped, and she looked at the window, she saw Noah's house. She paid the cab, and went to the gate, she knocked. When the gatekeeper saw her, he was shocked. “Let me go and tell the boss first” “Don't you know me? I have stayed in this house for three months” Though Noah had never given the gatekeeper any instructions not to open the gate for her, Noah's workers are aware of what's going on. The gatekeeper came back and opened the gate for
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Chapter Forty Three “Please, do not tell me this. Do not tell me that, I know I have offended you and you said you have forgiven me, so what do you mean by we can't date anymore. Noah, I am sorry” Noah looked at Rachel with a mixture of sadness and resignation. He had anticipated this conversation, but hearing the words from her lips made it all the more difficult. “Rachel, he , “I have really forgiven you. I really meant it when I said I have forgiven you. But I just think it's not a good idea for us to be together again. It was all a contract marriage like you used to say. I was thinking of proposing after that. But, I realized you don't love me anymore. I have forgiven you, but I think it's not fair enough for us to rekindle” Rachel’s eyes welled up with tears, and she shook her head, not wanting to accept his words. "But Noah, we were happy once. We loved each other, despite everything that happened. I know I made mistakes, but I’ve learned from them. I just want a chanc
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Chapter Forty Four Sophia doesn't know what to do, she knows it will be hard for Noah to take her back. Who would ever accept such a thing? Not after his friend had access to her, sexually? If you are the one, will you accept such? “Who just called you?” Her husband asked minutes after hanging up the call. “It's your side chick that called” “Who? Who are you referring to?” “Now that you are telling me that you have more than one then I would love to tell you” she continued, “Rachel, she's the one I am talking about” His expression hardened as he processed her words, but there was no immediate denial, no attempt to dissuade her from her accusation. Instead, he stepped closer, his presence looming over her like a shadow. "And I thought we are over that, I don't want us to keep talking about the past anymore, Sophia. I have apologies and I thought you have forgiven me” “It's fine. I am sorry for discussing about that again” “So why did she call you?” “She called m
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Chapter Forty Five Sophia had already arranged a meeting the next morning. She had informed Rachel to come early that she would be inviting Noah over. So they could beg him and probably he might consider her. Sophia’s heart pounded in her chest as she rehearsed what she would say. Noah had always been a complicated man, difficult to read and even harder to convince. She knew she had hurt him, and she couldn’t erase the past, but maybe, just maybe, she could salvage the future. The morning arrived faster than Sophia anticipated. The first rays of sunlight crept through the curtains, casting a soft glow across the room. Sophia had hardly slept, her mind racing with what-ifs and maybes. She was nervous, but she was also resolute.By the time Rachel arrived, the house was already filled with the scent of freshly brewed coffee and the quiet hum of morning. Rachel looked tense but determined, her eyes searching Sophia’s face for any sign of reassurance.“Are you sure about th
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