Novels by treasuresophiabook

Maxwell's POVEmily had finally fallen asleep after crying herself to exhaustion, yet Sophia remained beside her bed, gently stroking her hair while the monitors hummed softly inside the private ward.I stood near the window, reading tomorrow's transplant report, but my attention drifted long before I reached the last page.My phone vibrated inside my pocket.I pulled it out absentmindedly, expecting another message from the medical team, but my fingers froze when I saw the sender.Lily.A slight frown crossed my face.The little girl had never messaged me before.Something tightened inside my chest as I opened it.Daddy, I'm in the hospital again. Mommy says I'll get better soon, but I really miss you. Can you come and see me?I stared at the message longer than I expected.Hospital?Without warning, the image of Lily reaching for me inside the emergency room flashed across my mind. Her tiny hands had stretched toward me while she called me Daddy, yet I had walked away without lookin

Chapter sevenAmelia's POVThe banquet ended much later than I expected, yet I felt strangely relieved as I stepped outside the brightly lit hotel and breathed the cool night air filling the quiet parking lot.I had barely taken two steps before Israelite caught up with me, his hands tucked casually inside his coat pockets while an easy smile rested across his face."Heading home alone this late isn't exactly safe," he said lightly. "Allow me to drive you.""There is no need to trouble yourself," I answered politely, although my exhausted body desperately wanted to accept his offer."It isn't any trouble," he replied with a small laugh. "Maxwell is my friend, and abandoning his wife in an empty parking lot would make me feel like a terrible person."The words carried gentle humor instead of mockery, making me smile for the first time that evening."I appreciate your kindness," I admitted quietly.Israelite opened the passenger door before waiting patiently for me to enter, showing a l

Chapter SixAmelia's POVThe banquet hall gradually filled with cheerful laughter, clinking glasses, and endless praise directed toward Sophia, while I remained quietly forgotten beside the display of antique jewelry.Several noblewomen surrounded Sophia with warm smiles, admiring her gentle personality while openly complimenting Maxwell for protecting her so carefully throughout the evening."I've never seen Mr. Anderson worry about anyone so much.""They truly look perfect standing together.""Miss Sophia deserves someone as considerate as Mr. Anderson."Every compliment reached my ears with painful clarity, yet none of them surprised me anymore because I had already accepted my place inside the Anderson family.To everyone attending tonight's banquet, I was nothing more than Maxwell Anderson's quiet wife.My attention shifted toward the jewelry display because beautiful craftsmanship had always been more comforting than pretending those careless words no longer affected me."Excuse

Chapter five I wasn't attending Margaret Anderson's birthday banquet because I still wanted to be part of the Anderson family, and I certainly wasn't attending because Maxwell expected another obedient wife to quietly stand beside him while everyone pretended our marriage remained perfectly normal.I attended for one reason alone.Lily deserved to see her grandmother before I permanently walked away from the Anderson family, and after tonight, I no longer intended allowing anyone inside that mansion to decide my worth.Lily was still resting inside the hospital after another difficult night, and leaving her behind filled my heart with guilt, although her doctor repeatedly assured me that she would remain under careful observation until I returned.Before leaving my apartment, I gently kissed her forehead while she continued sleeping peacefully."I'll come back soon, sweetheart, because Mommy still has one last thing to finish."My phone vibrated before Maxwell's message appeared acro

Amelia's Pov Walking into Ashford Jewelry Studio again felt like stepping back into the life I had buried five years earlier, although this time I carried far more scars and far fewer illusions than the ambitious young designer who once dreamed of conquering the international jewelry industry.Every design displayed inside the elegant showroom reminded me of countless nights spent sketching until sunrise, believing talent alone could change my future before I abandoned everything for a marriage that slowly consumed every dream I had ever possessed."Amelia."I looked up before Eleanor Ashford walked toward me with the same graceful confidence that had made her one of the world's most respected jewelry designers, although the disappointment in her eyes made me realize how deeply my disappearance had affected someone who genuinely believed in me."You've become much thinner than the last time I saw you, but your eyes still carry the determination that first convinced me you would somed

Amelia's Pov The morning sunlight poured through the apartment window, warming the small living room with a quiet comfort that the enormous Anderson mansion had somehow never given me throughout five miserable years of marriage.The apartment was modest, the furniture was old, and the walls carried faint cracks from years of neglect, yet every breath I took inside that unfamiliar place felt lighter than the countless mornings I had spent trapped inside a mansion where nobody had ever treated me like family.Lily was still sleeping peacefully on the narrow bed after another exhausting day inside the hospital, and watching her finally rest without crying in her sleep made every difficult decision feel completely worthwhile.I gently tucked the blanket around her tiny body before kissing her forehead because I silently promised myself that nobody would ever make my daughter question her worth again.The first thing I did after leaving the Anderson mansion was block every member of the A