Novels by Oyeinmiebi Opuene

Chapter 57Alexander Cole•••I pushed through the glass doors of the law firm, and I went straight into his office but his secretary had to stop me. “Good morning, do you have an appointment?” She asked with a polite smile. “No, but tell him I have to see him. It’s urgent.” I responded, rubbing the back of my neck, looking worked up and restless. She looked at me for a few seconds. “Fine, I can do that.” She muttered. I had barely slept the previous night, and I was up thinking about whether I was about to make the right decision. She informed him and asked me to wait for a while, so I moved to the chair in the waiting room to relax a bit. I pulled out my phone, again. The voicemail was there, and I was staring at it. I had almost deleted it weeks ago without thinking. But last night, while scrolling through old messages, I came across it and listened to it carefully. It was Sophie’s voice. It was cold and furious. “Alex, I swear to God if anything happens to my daughter I’

Chapter 56Sophie Clarke•••God, the dresses were too pretty to just pick one. I wanted to go for something simple, yet classy. I tried on different gowns till I got tired, I just couldn’t find the perfect one. I still kept on looking for the perfect one till I saw one red sleeveless gown. It had a slit right at the front. It was perfect. I tried it on and I just couldn’t stop admiring how I looked in it. I stood in front of the mirror imagining how I would style my hair to match the dress. I paid for it and went straight home. I showed Amanda the dress and she gasped. “Oh my God! It’s so pretty. Get dressed immediately.” She instructed. I freshened up, styled my hair, and did my makeup. I tried to hasten up because I had twenty minutes left, and Ethan had already sent a text saying he was on his way. Well, I just needed to put my dress and jewelry on. So I was going to be ready on time. I wore the gown and it looked breathtaking. I couldn’t remember the last time I got all

Chapter 55Sophie Clarke •••I just dropped my bag on the couch the moment we stepped into the house. I walked to the refrigerator to get a bottle of water. I was really thirsty. Sitting down in that courtroom for hours drained every strength in me. Mia came running out to hug me and tell me about her. I didn’t have much of a choice, so I had to listen to her. I didn’t bother much about the hearing because that was some good progress. Amanda noticed how tired I was and said. “Let’s just order some food, then watch a movie later.”I agreed immediately. Mia agreed too. “Yayyy, movie night.” “You know you have school tomorrow, I don’t want you to stay up late,” I responded. She groaned. “But it’s not late, mummy. I know the time. My teacher taught me.”I giggled. “Fine, we will eat and watch a movie. Let me go and freshen up.”We had the food and watched the movie. It was a comedy movie suitable for Mia and we laughed over each scene in the movie. We ended up sleeping on the co

Chapter 54Sophie Clarke •••It was the day of the court hearing. I woke up early, so I could prepare for it. Shit, I didn’t even get any sleep the previous night because I was up thinking about all the different ways the hearing could end. It was being held in California, Mia had lived here all her life so it was mandatory to be held here. I called the nanny in so she could take care of her, there was no way she was going with me. I wouldn’t want to ruin her childhood. I woke Amanda up to get ready, she takes forever to get ready and I didn’t want to risk getting late. She sluggishly got up from the bed and headed into the bathroom to freshen up, which took a while. She was still going to take forever to pick an outfit. She always said she had to look perfect. She was done and it was time for me to shower. I didn’t waste much time in the bathroom, I even styled my hair before coming out and Amanda was still scattering her clothes everywhere, flinging them from the closet, loo

Chapter 53Alexander Cole •••I was giggling with Mia over at my apartment while having breakfast. Sophie was also there, rubbing my shoulder. We were happy; it was what I had always wanted. It was happening. But suddenly, my alarm sounded. When my eyes fluttered open, I realized that it was all a dream. I exhaled slowly as I turned off the alarm and sat up straight with a sour expression. I shook my head and groaned. I still hadn’t forgotten the slap Sophie had given me weeks ago. After that, I left California. I had to prepare for the court case. It was the day of the first hearing in court. After all the thoughts, I dragged myself off the bed and went outside for a little jog. When I was done, I got back into the house, opened my closet, and picked a black suit. It was definitely going to make me look the part. I got into the shower and started talking to myself. I had rehearsed what I was going to say to the judge. I needed my story to be very emotional, to be sympatheti

Chapter 52Sophie Clarke •••Immediately I got into the cab, and I told the driver where I was headed. We drove past my car that had stopped on the road. I didn’t even bother stopping to check if it would start. That was the least of my problems. I was really pissed. Rage was coursing through every part of my body.Why was he so bent on frustrating me? This was someone who had sued me, someone who wanted to fight for custody of Mia. Why was he acting like a dumb ass child?Alexander didn’t even think before doing certain things. How would picking your daughter up from school without consent look in front of a judge? He was definitely making his case weak. How else would I keep Mia away from him? How did he even find her school? That was not even supposed to be a question, he always claimed he could get anything he wanted. So, I wasn’t really shocked. God, the driver was slow as hell. I didn’t want to complain. I kept bouncing my leg uncontrollably and biting my fingernails. I