Semua Bab Rejected Ex-Wife Returns As A CEO: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Chapter Twenty-OneThe next morning, Sofia sat in her car outside the twins’ private school, watching as Liam and Aria disappeared through the gates with their teacher.They had only just started attending, and though they seemed happy, she couldn’t shake the heaviness in her chest.Aaron’s voice still echoed in her mind.“I deserve to know my children.”Her grip tightened around the steering wheel.This was the life she had built. Carefully, perfectly. She had shielded her children from his world—his mistakes—and yet now, everything felt like it was slipping from her control.The ache in her chest refused to ease.Was she protecting them?Or punishing Aaron?The sound of her phone buzzing shattered her thoughts.Elise.Sofia exhaled and answered, forcing calm into her voice.“Good morning, Elise.”The clipped voice on the other end wasn’t as composed as usual.“We have a problem, Sofia. The media caught wind of your custody battle. The press is already circling. Someone leaked the co

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Cracks DeepenSofia sat alone in the dim glow of her bedroom hours after Aaron left, the silence pressing heavily against her chest.The ache wouldn’t go away.His voice. His words.“I’m not going anywhere this time.”For six years, she had convinced herself that Aaron Kingston was nothing but a ghost of her past. A man who had abandoned her when she was at her most vulnerable.But now?Now he was everywhere.In her home.In her children’s hearts.And worst of all, back in her mind.Her fingers brushed the edge of the ultrasound photo tucked away in her bedside drawer—the last reminder of the child they had lost. The child he never got to meet.You can’t trust him.But hadn’t he proven her wrong tonight?The way he had comforted Liam, spoken so gently to Aria… it wasn’t an act.And it was terrifying her.Because if Aaron was capable of being a good father—What did that mean for the walls she had built?A soft knock at the door interrupted her spiraling thoug

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Ghost ReturnsThe rain had stopped by morning, but Sofia’s world still felt like it was caving in. Aaron’s words from last night echoed endlessly in her mind. “Chloe is back."It felt like a nightmare she had only just started to escape from, dragging her right back into the darkness she had fought so hard to climb out of. She sat in the nursery, quietly watching Liam and Aria play with building blocks on the soft carpet. Their laughter was gentle, innocent. They didn’t know. They didn’t feel the weight pressing on her chest. And she would do anything to keep it that way. But Chloe’s return had changed everything. She had destroyed Sofia’s life once before. Lies. Manipulation. Turning Aaron against her. I won’t let it happen again.A soft knock at the door made her flinch. She stiffened, half-expecting Aaron again— But it was Elise. Her face was serious, a manila folder tucked beneath her arm as she stepped into the room. "We ha

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Line CrossedThe tension in Sofia’s penthouse was palpable, the air thick with unease as the hours stretched on after the school incident.Aaron hadn’t left.He sat stiffly in one of the armchairs, phone pressed to his ear as he barked orders to his security team.Sofia paced the living room, arms tightly wrapped around herself, mind racing with the horrifying possibilities.The twins were still at school—safe, as far as the latest update confirmed. But that alert… the unauthorized visitor.She knew it was Chloe.It had to be.The door creaked open, and Elise entered, her face pale and tight with tension.“I just got off the phone with the school principal,” she announced, placing her bag on the counter. “They’re reviewing the security footage now. The description matches someone Chloe could’ve paid, but there’s no concrete ID yet.”Aaron stood, his face a storm of fury.“This ends now,” he growled. “Lucas is already tracking her. I want Chloe restrained by t

Chapter Twenty- Nine The soft hum of rain against the windows filled the silence as Sofia stood inches from Aaron, the ache in her chest making it hard to breathe.For so long, she had fought to keep her walls intact. To keep everyone, especially him, at a distance.But tonight, those walls felt paper thin.“I don’t need your protection, Aaron,” she whispered, her voice trembling despite the steel she tried to maintain.Aaron’s gaze softened, but there was still that determined fire in his eyes.“I know you don’t. You’ve been stronger than I ever gave you credit for. But this isn’t just about you anymore, Sofia. It’s about them. And I won’t let Chloe destroy what we’ve both built for the twins.”His words shouldn’t have affected her.But they did.Because beneath the tension, beneath the layers of betrayal and pain, he was right.Her body tensed, torn between anger and the vulnerability clawing at her chest.“I don’t know if I can trust you again, Aaron,” she admitted, voice breaking