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Chapter 15: Lighter
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For the first time in what felt like forever, Sophia felt light. As she stepped through the front door that evening, a genuine smile stretched across her lips—one that wasn’t forced, wasn’t just a mask to get through the day. It felt strange, unfamiliar even, but she welcomed it. The house was quiet, save for the soft humming coming from the kitchen. Carla. " Oh, Carla!" Sophia called in a sing-song manner, kicking off her shoes and striding toward the kitchen with an energy she hadn’t felt in days. The older woman turned, startled, then gasped dramatically when she saw Sophia's face. "Oh my stars! You’re smiling! I must be seeing things." She made an attempt of wiping her eyes. "Quick, someone call the priest, it’s a miracle!" Sophia laughed, rolling her eyes. "Oh, stop it.""No, no, no! I must record this moment!"Carla grabbed a wooden spoon and tapped it against the counter like a microphone. "Today, February something-something, our dear Sophia has smiled. And not just smi
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"This is a total disaster!” Sophia exclaimed, slamming her phone onto the kitchen counter after closing the YouTube app. Her frustration radiated through the quiet morning. Every tutorial she watched made pancakes seem effortless, but after three grueling hours, she had little to show for her efforts. The kitchen smelled of burnt batter, and her once-exquisite apron was streaked with flour and grease.She glared at the misshapen lump in the pan. Is this even a pancake?The thought of serving this mess to Ethan made her stomach twist. Not that her husband had high expectations—he’d long since stopped commenting on her cooking skills—but she still felt the sting of his disapproval every time he scowled at her meals.With a resigned sigh, Sophia abandoned the pan and reached for the bread. Toast and tea again. It wasn’t creative, and it certainly wasn’t impressive, but it was safe. Ethan would grumble, curse the day he laid off the cooks, take a few bites, and request his tea be poured i
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Watch out!” A voice shouted from behind as a fast-moving object whizzed past Sophia's her face. Instinctively, she ducked just in time, narrowly avoiding the projectile.“That was quick,” a voice chuckled from behind her. “I thought living large would have dulled a few of the skills you picked up around here.”Sophia rolled her eyes, recognizing the voice immediately. She turned to face her younger brother, not by blood but by street, Abdul, who was grinning like a mischievous child. He was no longer the small boy she remembered; he had grown taller, his once-thin frame now thick with muscle. But despite the changes, he was still the same Abdul—impossible to surprise or outmaneuver.“You rude, little, silly prick,” she muttered as she playfully launched herself at him. Abdul let out a burst of laughter, sprinting away from her. He tried to use a few feints to throw her off, but Sophia had known him since he was born. She had been the one to change his diapers, after all. From the mome
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Sophia's father's laughter boomed across the room, filling every corner with its deep, resonant sound. He was seated comfortably at the bed post, a green apple in his left hand and a knife in his right, dicing with practiced ease. "How on earth did you manage to put out the fire?" he asked, his amusement evident in his voice."It wasn’t me," Sophia replied, crossing her arms as she made herself more comfortable at the other end of the bed and leaning against the bed post. "One of the housemaids helped douse the flames. I begged her not to tell anyone, but the next day, it was the talk of the house. All the staff could talk about was how their boss’s new wife couldn’t even boil water without nearly burning the kitchen down."Her father burst into another fit of laughter, slapping his knee for emphasis. "That’s priceless! What did Ethan say?" His eyes, already glistening with tears from laughing too hard, were now fully watering.Sophia's irritation surfaced as the memory replayed in h
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Ethan lunged at Alex without hesitation, a storm of jealousy, rage, and possessiveness consuming him. His movements were swift, fueled by an anger so intense, it nearly blinded him. In seconds, he closed the distance between them, grabbing Alex by the collar and slamming him into the wall with a force that rattled him to the bones. "What the fuck are you doing in my house, you son of a bitch?" Ethan spat, his grip tightening like a vice. His voice was low, deadly. "You think you can just walk in here and ruin my life? Show your ugly face and destroy everything I've built? You think you can touch what's mine and get away with it?" With a violent yank, Ethan shoved Alex to the ground. Alex landed with a grunt but barely flinched, propping himself up on his elbow with an amused smirk. He wiped a speck of blood from his lip and chuckled darkly. "Some things never really change, do they?" he taunted, his voice laced with challenge. Sophia, caught between them, stood frozen in shock
