Chapter 121 : Sophia’s Choice

The sun had barely risen when Sophia received the email. She sat in the kitchen, sipping her morning tea, as Luca babbled happily in his high chair. Fabio had already left for an early meeting, and the house was quiet except for the soft hum of the dishwasher. When the notification pinged on her phone, she glanced at it casually, expecting it to be another mundane work update. But as her eyes skimmed the subject line, her heart skipped a beat.

Sophia stared at the screen, her fingers trembling slightly. The email was from Vanessa, her former boss at the design firm where she had worked before stepping away to focus on her family. Sophia had always been passionate about design, and the job offer was not just any position—it was the kind of opportunity that rarely came along, a chance to lead an international team at a prestigious design firm based in Paris.

For a moment, excitement surged through her veins. She could already imagine herself walking down the cobblestone streets of Paris