The Billionaire's Redemption: Chasing Her Back

The Billionaire's Redemption: Chasing Her Back

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  Sophia Adams' life was near perfect. She was about to get married to her fiancé, and she had a successful career. Until one day, her life falls apart and she loses everything she's worked for. She decides to move back to her home country, where she encounters Ryan Caddel again. From being friends to lovers, and now strangers, their painful past and memories that had been put away for eight years begin to resurface.

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1 The fallout

SOPHIA

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking." A voice broke through my deep train of thoughts.

“We are currently descending and will be landing shortly. Please ensure your seatbelt is securely fastened and your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position."

I pulled up the window blind and looked outside the plane. Under the clouds, the tall buildings in the city were now visible.

This was it. I was back in California. I never thought I'd come back for anything. I left with that intention, but, I guess life has a way of humbling you.

In my case, I was insanely—no, I was brutally humbled. I'd never wish what life did to me on anyone else, anyone except Jake and Naomi.

I had been living the life people would die for. After graduating fashion school, I started my very own clothing line, and I had worked really hard and brought it to the top with blood, sweat, and tears.

Well, my life had been going pretty fantastic until it all hit me like a rock.

The third ever incident in my life that has succeeded in breaking me, and I promised myself it would ever be the last.

It all started two weeks ago, on a not so beautiful Monday.

Two weeks ago...

Toronto, Canada.

"Oh, Aimee, it better not be something that you can handle yourself,” I grumbled as I walked into my office, my personal assistant coming in behind me.

I dropped my bag on the sleek desk and took off my sunglasses. I tilted my head to the left and then right to release the tensed muscles in my neck before giving attention to her again.

“I left my house today when I planned to sleep through the day. This better be good.”

I was a bit taken aback to see that my usual cheerful personal assistant, Aimee, was not exactly smiling like she used to.

Did something happen?

The small smile wiped off my face as I straightened up.

“Is something wrong?“

“Everything is wrong.”

“We've been getting hundreds of calls from our partners since morning, and it's all because of the news going around.”

“I know you don't use your phone a lot, but did you not check?“

Even though I tried to act composed, I felt my heart start beating two times faster. I could feel a sudden cold rush up my legs.

"Aimee, stop beating around the bush and tell me what's wrong.”

“If I knew, would I be asking?“

She sighed and tapped on something on her iPad and handed it over to me.

My eyes quickly glazed over the headlines.

' POPULAR CANADIAN CLOTHING LINE CEO, SOPHIE ADAMS, EXPOSED TO HAVE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE IN CLOTHING PIECES. IS THIS WHERE HER CAREER ENDS?'

A sigh of relief escaped my lips as a smile crossed my face. I thought it was something that serious.

"Aimee, are you for real? I told you many times to ignore shitty articles like this that are only after clout.”

“Who'd believe this trash?“ I chuckled and thrust it back into her hands. I headed for my seat.

She rushed to me immediately. “People. On the internet!“

I looked up at her at once. “What?“

“Not just dangerous substances this time, child labor in production accusations, being mean to your employees, threatening your fiancé, and looking down on your best friend, Naomi.”

“And as ridiculous as you think that sounds, there is a lot of evidence. Even I start to question if you've been mean to me when you've not.”

“That's bullshit!” I scoffed, shaking my head.

She exhaled and walked over to my table, where she dropped her iPad once again.

I grabbed it immediately and opened the articles.

It wasn't a lie. Aimee wasn't joking with me, as much as I wanted her to.

The more I read the article, the more frustrated I became. There was no way something like this was happening. This was my peak. Why was something this disastrous and scandalous coming up now?

I returned the iPad to Aimee.

“Phone my lawyer now and call the broadcasting and media company we partnered with; I'm debunking this with immediate effect. I cannot have anyone ruin my hard work.”

“Yes boss,”

She grabbed the iPad and walked out.

Immediately she did. I picked up my phone and dialed Jake, my fiancé's number, but it didn't go through. My best friend Naomi was suddenly unreachable too.

Whoever did this was just plain nasty. They didn't stop at my work; they moved on to my relationship. Threatening Jake? Noami? What a joke. Why would I do that to the only people I have here when I was not insane?

I clicked on the article on my laptop and began to read the comments.

' I knew she was up to no good.'

' She was always pretending to be a sweet soul.'

' Act like an angel but is the devil in disguise. I feel bad for her fiancé and best friend. '

' That voice recording is just nasty.'

My hands hovered above the mouse at the last comment.

“Voice recording? What voice recording?“

My phone began ringing, and I reached for it as fast as lightning, thinking it was Jake or Naomi, but it was just one of my investors.

I took steady breaths, praying it wasn't a call concerning the articles.

I swiped across the screen.

“Good morning, Mr Alan,” I greeted cheerfully.

“It's his secretary today. Mr. Alan asked me to inform you that he'll be withdrawing his investments from the company today.”

My heart dropped, my grip on my phone almost losing. I tried to control my breathing and sound composed.

“Why the sudden decisions? We had lunch last week, and he said he's planning on- ”

"Well, that's his decision now. The documents have been sent today; please do well to get them finalized. I'll hang up now.”

“No! Please, can I speak with Mr. Alan? He can't do this, not now.”

“I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm only following orders.”

She hung up immediately after that. The phone slipped from my hand as the implication of the situation slowly began to register in my brain.

Mr Alan was one of my biggest investors. Losing him was already one big loss for the company.

“This can't be happening.”

"No, this cannot,” I repeated as I pushed my chair forward and began to scroll through the new articles coming up.

Suddenly there were hundreds of articles and thousands of viral posts about the scandal on the internet.

My phone rang again, and I quickly picked it up from the rug. I put a hand on my mouth as soon as I saw the name flashing on my screen.

My feet started to tap the floor continuously against my will.

Once I picked up the call, I tried my best to sound calm again, but I failed miserably when the reason for the call was the same as the previous. And when another call came in, another came after that, and two more with the same intent, I knew I was officially doomed.

“I'm sorry. I'm only following instructions. I hope you understand.”

I fell to the chair, my hands dangling by the side.

“This cannot be happening.”

“It's not even true. How can I lose 90 percent of all my investments within 10 minutes, all for an article that's not even true?“

The door suddenly pushed open, and Aimee came rushing through it while breathing heavily.

I sat up immediately and tried to prepare my heart for her next crushing information.

Will it finally bring me down? Let's see.

“Sophia,” she panted.

“The orders for the sets that were just sold out a day ago, everyone has canceled them.”

“And our last week successful collections, everything-”

“Everything has been returned.”

I couldn't move. For about a minute, I just let her words process slowly in my head. I let my brain digest it and gave it another chance to tell me again that I heard wrong. But I didn't. The proof was Aimee standing right in front of me, with a list expression on her face. She didn't stutter. She wasn't making a joke. It wasn't a reality show. There were no cameras. It was fucking real life.

I snapped out of the shock and got on my feet, willing myself to move as I slowly advanced towards her. When I got to her, I held her shoulder, forcing her to look at me.

“It's a joke, right?“ I asked as I gave a dry chuckle.

“Common Aimee, laugh and tell me it's a prank.”

She did not.

“I'm sorry, Sophia,” she was trying hard to hold her tears. I slowly let go of her, almost stumbling on my feet as I took a step back.

“No, no ”

I turned around, frantically running a hand through my hair, as the tears I had been trying really hard to hold back began rolling out of my eyes. My grip on the roots of my hair tightened.

I jerked back in pain, rubbing my watered nose.

I sniffed and turned to Aimee.

“Did Naomi come here today?“

She shook her head.

I nodded and exhaled repeatedly.

“Did you call Mrs. Renee? What of the media company we work with?“

“Mrs. Renee is on our way. I asked her about calling the broadcasting company, but she said it was a bad idea.”

“The people hate you now, so that will only fuel it. It's not wise to do that now.”

“Do you think I fucking care about that now?!“ I screamed in anger. I noticed her flinch, but I was too overcome by my anger and frustration to care.

“I'm losing everything I fucking worked for in the blink of a fucking eye. Do you think I care what she says at this point?!“

I stopped shouting; my shoulders drooped as my voice came down to a whisper.

“I can barely even think properly. Aimee, I'm losing it. This is getting scary.”

“Jake is not picking up my calls; neither is Naomi. I'm miserable right now,” I whispered in tears.

It hurts right here. I swear it does.

I do not deserve this. All those accusations? I could never do that.

The stories were so perfectly written with the evidence that I even started to question myself if I ever did that. If even I, who knew myself, was getting in doubt, why would people who didn't know me at all not believe the stories?

I heard the door open, but I didn't bother to turn around. I wasn't emotionally or physically ready for the bad news that was at the tip of the tongue of the person.

That same night...

I stood in front of Jake's apartment door. My legs hurt from walking aimlessly. My eyes hurt from crying, and my heart hurt more from the pain of losing my career.

I didn't just lose the investors. I was currently swimming in debt. My lawyer told me it was a lost case. I would have to pay a lot for going against the law. I was fined a lot; I could barely remember half the reason at this point.

I would have to pay off my workers too. Return the payments of clothes I sold too.

The building of my company, my house, and the few thousand I had left in my savings account were the only things with me.

But now I needed to meet Jake. I wanted to know what was going on. And why he suddenly went missing throughout today. The lady at the front desk told me he didn't leave the house today, so I was sure he was home.

I put in the key, turned the lock, and walked in.

I walked into the sitting room, surprised the lights were not on. I didn't bother to switch on the lights and dropped my bag on the couch.

“Babe?“ I called and headed for the room. The door to every room, I opened, but he wasn't there.

Out of all things, I certainly did not expect to come back into the living room and see my fiancé making out with a woman on the balcony.

First, my brain did a quick reset. I opened my eyes and closed them back quickly, but the scene didn't change. I forced my legs to move, and a gasp escaped my lips immediately I caught the face of the woman. The face of the last person in this world I expected to be having an affair with my fiancé.

Naomi. My best friend.

I stumbled backward.

“This is not real” the words escaped my lips in a whisper, trying to convince my eyes that I was just seeing things.

I took another step back, and another, till I was backed up against the wall, but the distasteful image didn't clear off. It was still there, glaring directly at me. Taunting every part of me.

My fiancé was cheating with my best friend.

I felt a tear slide down my cheek and I slowly touched my face. My breath felt shaky as I stared at the tears that now stained my finger.

I felt a lump in my throat and before I broke down completely, I willed myself to grab my handbag and dash out of the house. I didn't want them to see me there. I wasn't ready to face them yet. I wasn't ready to listen to them lie or try to deny, or even worse, accept their actions.

I thought my life was ruined seeing my career come crumbling down, but my fiancé cheating with my best friend was just the right definition of my life being ruined.

The memories we spent together, the promises he made, the plans we made for our wedding and our home, kept rushing through my head as I took the stairs down. Tears poured down my eyes, and I felt my legs lose their strength as I forced them down the stairs, until I couldn't take it anymore. My knees buckled and my legs gave in, I fell on the last stairs in that path.

My body jerked repeatedly as I let the tears out. My hand found their way to my knees, gripping them tight I could feel my fingers digging into the little skin there.

I cried till there was nothing left. Till I felt the pain reduce, till I was numb and couldn't move.

Because it hurts. It really did.

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100 Bab
1 The fallout
SOPHIA “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking." A voice broke through my deep train of thoughts. “We are currently descending and will be landing shortly. Please ensure your seatbelt is securely fastened and your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position." I pulled up the window blind and looked outside the plane. Under the clouds, the tall buildings in the city were now visible. This was it. I was back in California. I never thought I'd come back for anything. I left with that intention, but, I guess life has a way of humbling you. In my case, I was insanely—no, I was brutally humbled. I'd never wish what life did to me on anyone else, anyone except Jake and Naomi. I had been living the life people would die for. After graduating fashion school, I started my very own clothing line, and I had worked really hard and brought it to the top with blood, sweat, and tears. Well, my life had been going pretty fantastic until it all hit me like a
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2 The first chapter
RYAN “That's all for today. It's a free day again." Narin, my personal assistant said as she pushed the chair backward and got on her feet. “Thank you, Narin. Inform the team working on the new game to get ready for the briefing tomorrow before lunch,” I said and closed the document, then stretched it out to her. She reached for it with a polite smile. “Yes sir. Should I get the car ready?“ I nodded. “Please do” She was out in a few seconds, and I pushed back my chair and got on my feet. I exhaled as I stood in front of the glass wall, staring at the beautiful view my office was opened to. After a few moments of silently basking in the beauty of the city, I grabbed my suit and phone and headed out of my office. An hour later... "Oh, look who's here again." My mom exclaimed as soon as I walked into my parent's living room. I smiled and walked up to her to give her a hug. “Where's dad?“ “He's having lunch with Mr. Adams,” she replied as she picked up the TV remote control. At
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3 Ambivalence
SOPHIA Ryan Caddel was equally as surprised to see me as I was. Was this Zara's role play? Wait, but wasn't it normal that her brother came to visit her? Maybe I should have just stayed at a hotel. The thought crossed my mind again as I stared at the man standing before me. Nothing changed. Or maybe it did. I would not deny that I hadn't looked at his pictures a few times after I moved away. His rich black hair fell carelessly over his face, framing them so beautifully. After what happened 8 years ago, it should be a crime that he still makes my stomach twist in weird ways and that I still find him attractive. “Sophia?“ He called, his voice sounding a bit rough and unsure. “When did you come back?“ He asked. And then it all came pouring in. Why was I feeling suddenly nervous? I hate him, right? Right. I called things off. I'm supposed to hate him. My expression hardened, and I turned to walk back in, leaving his question hanging. “Zara, you have a guest,” I called out loudly.
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4 How much longer?
SOPHIA His eyes circled my face, lingering on the tears sliding down my cheeks. The look in his eyes softened as he searched my eyes for answers. “Sophia, is someone after you?“ He asked slowly, his voice a deep, rich baritone that made my insides twist in a way I hated but couldn't help. I watched his eyes dart from my face to behind me as if looking for who I was running from. I came back to my senses immediately and pulled away from him, almost slipping, if not for his quick reflex to hold my hands. I slipped my hands out of his grip before I'd do anything stupid. I didn't want Mom to see him with him. She's never been an actual fan of him, even when we dated. 'Wait, was I trying to protect him from her now? I don't care if they meet again. Ryan and I are nothing more than strangers right now.' I subtly- not so subtly, wiped the tears away from my cheeks and looked up at Ryan with a wide fake smile. His eyes narrowed in confusion for a split second before realization set in
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5 No matter how long
SOPHIA Mother was right. Ryan didn't deny it anyway.I sighed. It was good I didn't give him any attention, or I'd be further hurt.I dropped the card on the table just as Zara walked into the living room. Her eyes darted from me to the card I just placed on the table before she looked back at me.“When did you get back?“ she asked as she sat on the couch opposite me and grabbed her laptop.“A few minutes ago,” I gestured to the card. “Your brother is getting married?“I didn't know if that came out as a question or an affirmation. “That's what I hear too. How'd you figure it out?“I shrugged. “I met him today when I was with my mother, she mentioned it,” She raised a brow in surprise. “She did?““I'm wondering. How did they get on good terms?“She sighed and looked away from me. “Your parents partnered with ours,” I saw the way she avoided my eyes. She was hiding something, but I decided to turn a blind eye to it. I know she had questions about Ryan and my past relationship,
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6 Everytime it hurts
RYAN I paused as soon as I saw the person seated on the white plush couch in my living room.She turned around just as I paused and a smile appeared on her face. She got on her feet, facing me.“You are back,” She called softly.“What are you doing here?“The smile fell off her face and she sighed and began to walk up to me.“We are getting married soon. You should stop these acts,”“Standing me up for our date today? That's not very gentlemanly of you,”Right, I hadn't meant to, but as soon as I saw Sophia, I lost track of every plan I had made. I had told her to wait, I had little expectations but I really didn't expect her to leave. She was determined to permanently erase me from her life, but she should know that I wouldn't let that happen.I had let eight years pass by because I wanted her to stop hating me, but even now, I don't think she'd stop anytime soon. Unless I took a bold step.Every time she looked at me coldly, pulled awa
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7 a deal
SOPHIAI lowered the curling iron from my hair as I looked at myself in the mirror at the vanity table.It was my first official day of taking things slow here and having the ultimate fun. I was supposed to go with Zara but an urgent meeting that she couldn't ignore suddenly came up.It would be really better if I went with someone but Zara was the only person I knew here.'Ryan?' The little voice in my head inputed. I shook my head. Definitely not. That would be jumping from the pot into the fire with my own hands. Absolute insanity.Maybe I should learn to start doing things on my own so that way I wouldn't be so broken when I'm left on my own.I finished touching up my hair, grabbed my phone, and headed out of the room.I got a call as I walked out and I picked it up once I saw who it was.“Good morning Sophia,”I smiled as I made my way into Zara's kitchen.“Good morning Aimee. I'm sorry I couldn't answer your calls. How have you been
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8 Proud of you
SOPHIA“So…” Ryan began. From the corner of my eyes, I caught him sparing me a glance.“Do you have an itinerary or not?“ Well, I did have a few things planned out. I've always wanted to try pottery back in Canada but I had been too busy to, so I signed up for a pottery class by noon, afterwards I'd try out some street market food and lastly hike to the top of the hills to catch the sunset.I was especially looking forward to the hike. I think the beautiful view would be exactly what I needed.“Are you still with me?“ I heard Ryan's voice. I blinked back as I realized that I left his question hanging. I cleared my throat and took out my phone so I could read the address out to him.“Dais Potters-”“The same I know?“ He asked incredulously. I whipped my head to look at him. “How do you- oh”I totally forgot it was the first place he learned pottery. What was I thinking?! How did I forget?It was the place he forced me to go with him when I wa
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9 Valid emotions
SOPHIA “Sophia!“ He called again, his fingers wrapped around my wrist, bringing me to a stop.I glanced back at him, a glower on my face. “Let go of me, Ryan,”He looked down at our hands and as he met my gaze again, he slowly let go of me. I felt a strange drop in my stomach when I felt the ghost feel of his hands.I asked him to. I reminded myself. This was why I never wanted to meet him again.“Do you hate me that much Sophie?“I raised a brow. “I think you've worded your statement wrongly,”“No I've not, and that's exactly how I feel,”“I've waited for eight years to let you give me the chance to say-”“Let's not talk about what happened eight years ago, Ryan. If it's not yet quite obvious, I'm not interested in it anymore,”He took a step forward. “Well, I am. We can't ignore these things,”I ran a hand through my hair in frustration. “I came here because I wanted to take a break. Not for you, not for anybody,”“I'm on
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10 A joke
SOPHIEThe next day, I woke up to a text message from my mother. More precisely, an invitation card for a fucking company dinner party dated tonight. When would my parents finally realize that I didn't care about their company, that I didn't want to follow the path in life that they had taken? Never I guess. In their eyes, I was still that sixteen-year-old girl who made a mistake, the same sixteen-year-old who didn't know how to do things or make decisions for herself and they'll continue to downplay me. No matter what I achieve. ( It's an order from me and your father. You must be there ) those words were attached to the invitation picture.A joke. That was honestly what they thought I was. They never bothered to ask me how I was, when I got back, or if what I was accused of was true. In fact, it was never talked about, and now I'm invited to their dinner party like my life was perfectly in order.Insane.Despite the strong headache, I pulled the blan
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