Novels by therealessylove_

SOPHIA Five years later “Oh, Aimee, it better not be something that you can handle yourself,” I said as I walked into my office, with her rushing in behind me.“I'm here when I'm supposed to be getting gifts for Ryan since he's returning today. This better be good,”“It is,” I paused as soon as she said those words.I recalled the day the news came out about me.Those were the similar lines of words that I spoke. But now things are different. How much everything has changed from then, never fails to amaze me.I had reached and even exceeded what I never thought I would in my business. Though we've had some setbacks, I still didn't let it stop me. I had also given birth to the cutest little girl and she just turned four years old a week ago.I was the luckiest to have such a happy family.“What is it?““Jerls has agreed to partner with us,”I turned to her immediately. “Don't play with me,”She turned the iPad so I could read the words on the screen. “I'm serious,”“Wow,” I burst

Two weeks laterSOPHIAI was writing down all I needed to do for the day, on my iPad. My wedding with Ryan was already just a day away. We didn't want something extra, after everything that happened so our only guests were family members and close friends. I also invited the team from the office and Aimee.Apart from making preparations for the wedding, I was also preparing for the opening of my company here and I almost forgot how much it takes to put everything into place, especially since we didn't have a building yet.Ryan had offered to help with that but I refused. I wanted to do it on my own, and if I eventually found it hard, I promised to tell him.Also, after the wedding, I'd be moving in with Ryan. And we were leaving this building, to the house that he bought. It was just about twenty minutes ride from here. Since Aimee was staying with me for the next time, Ryan offered his apartment for me to use once we finally moved into the new house. And I was grateful for that.I h

TWO DAYS LATERSOPHIAI felt someone hold my hand and suddenly it felt like I was being pulled out of a deep hole. And then all of a sudden, I forced my eyes open and I was immediately welcomed with a bright light. I groaned as I tried to adjust to the sudden light I was exposed to.After a few seconds, I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was the white ceilings. I groaned a bit as I looked around, taking note of my surroundings and then everything came rushing back.I survived. I was alive and I didn't die. I looked down at who was holding me and a small smile formed on my face when I saw Ryan. His hands held mine tightly but he was fast asleep. I wonder if he slept at all. I didn't know for how long I was out.I slowly raised the hand he wasn't holding and gently brushed through his hair.At that moment, he raised his head a bit and immediately he saw that my eyes were opened, and his eyes widened.“Sophie!“ He exclaimed as he sat up properly. I smiled.“I survived,”Tears well

SOPHIA Two days later…Two days had passed since the release of the game and I wasn't even expecting the amount of success that it had but it was just perfect.Everything was working out well.We were currently having a team dinner. Even though I had quit, Ryan thought it only made sense that I was there, since I was a part of the project.Ryan got on his feet.“Everyone has worked hard and given their best despite the pressure and challenges that they faced,”“RSC won't be standing without our hardworking staff members,”“So I want us to pat ourselves on the back for working hard,”I smiled.“Cheers to the success of our project!“ Ryan said as he raised his glass. We all got on our feet too, raising our glasses.“Cheers!“We took turns to clink glasses and I clinked my glass last with Ryan, he smiled warmly at me and I returned the smile.We spent the rest of the night talking and we left almost at midnight.“See you tomorrow, “ Ryan said as he hugged me.“Are you scared?“ I was g

SOPHIAFOUR DAYS LATERI pulled up my hair into a ponytail and then began to climb the stairs to the top of the yacht I put on my slippers as I sat on one of the benches.The wind was blowing a lot but I liked it even more. There was just something beautiful about it that made me happy.I tucked the stray strand of her that was blown to my face, behind my ear.A few days had passed since Jake went on the news. There had been various posts talking about me and finally, I wasn't being insulted or ridiculed. I had also received countless texts and calls from colleagues and so-called friends who were quick to leave after everything came down, not wanting us to go out for lunch or talk, but I had politely turned all of them down.Now everyone was waiting for what I wanted to do next. I was even waiting to see what I would do.After sitting on the upper deck for a while, I decided to go to the back of the yacht to dip my foot in the water.It was the night before the start of a new year, a

SOPHIA“How were you able to find me?“ I asked Ryan as we got into his car, he drove closely behind the police.“Well, he was smart but not smart enough. We tracked the location on your phone,”I nodded. “Thank you for coming to find me,”He interlocked my hand in his.“It's the least I can do after you risked your life trying to get evidence,”“I'm proud of you, my little ninja,”I chuckled. Well, I was proud of myself too. I never thought I'd make it out alive. I didn't even spend one night in his house. “So, does this mean it's over now?“ I asked.He nodded. “He would get his lawyer and want to defend himself but we have the best lawyer in the state and enough evidence so yes, we can say it's over now,”“If he's in jail, the contract is no longer valid,”I exhaled in relief, and a small smile formed on my face.Finally, the peace I hoped for was here.'Not entirely, remember?' The little voice spoke in my head but I shoved them aside.It wasn't the time to think of that.I dozed

A week later **♡ Skylar ♡"With all the evidence presented in court today, I hereby confirm Ethan Jun and Elias Jun guilty as charged and hence sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor"The judge hit the gavel on the table and got on his feet."Court arise."We all got on our feet, and I watched in relief as the policemen whisked them away. I didn't feel bad for Ethan at all. He didn't show remorse when he tried to kill me, so why should I? It felt great to finally get justice for all they did to me. Not just for me and my mom but for every other person whose life has been ruined by them. Mom turned to me as she pulled me for a tight hug."I'm proud of you, Skylar,""I'm glad you never gave up, not even once," she added. As she pulled away, she held both my hands, a smile on her face."Now, forget all that happened in the past and live your life the way you should have. Don't hold back anymore. "I nodded. I felt tears escape from my eyes. But this time, they weren't because I w

♡ Skylar ♡I stopped my car in the compound and pulled out my phone. I opened Samantha's new text."Ethan is not with Aurora. You can go in now. Be careful and use the taser if things get out of hand but hopefully, it doesn't. He has cameras everywhere so don't talk to anyone on the phone on your way in"I exhaled and stared at the taser peeking out from my pants pocket before pushing it back in properly.Our plan was for me to go in, and meet Ethan while Sam distracts the men guarding Aurora, saves her, and leaves. Immediately Sam escapes, she takes Aurora to Alfred, who is with the police, and the Police come in to take Ethan. Some officers had been deployed to Mr Jun's office also. It was a good plan. But one mistake and everything could go wrong.I put my phone in my pocket and got out of the car. As soon as I stepped out, a guy walked up to me. He looked at me carefully as if studying my features. "I'm here for Ethan" He raised a finger on the receiver in his ear and muttered

♡ Skylar ♡"Skylar," I heard Alfred's voice. I looked up just as he pushed open the door and rushed into the head teacher's office. He cupped my cheeks immediately, his eyes filled with worry."Are you okay?"Was I? I was freaking out internally. I mean, who wouldn't? My only child was abducted. If I were the one, I'd be scared to death, not to talk of a five-year-old. I wonder how scared she'd be right now. The thought alone made my heart squeeze. I had cried but wiped it off immediately. Crying was going to solve nothing. In fact, I have had enough of this shit already. First, it was shooting Hannah, and now abducting my daughter?"It was Ethan who took her,"His jaw clenched as he let go of me. "That bastard has gone too far,"I turned around just as he turned to the principal. "How could you let a pupil leave with someone without the parent's approval?!""I apologize, Mr Miller. We had no idea because he used to come with Ms DeNovo on some occasions, " the head teacher replied.

♡ Skylar ♡I stepped back in shock, my lips apart and my eyes widened. What could I call this discovery? Surprising? Shocking?Hannah was the Informant. How had I not known? No, how did she manage to hide it so well that I didn't suspect her not even once? Why did she go as far as that? Why didn't she just come clean to me? She knows so much about Alfred's family, she hates Alfred and contacted me as the informant because she knew as Hannah that I wanted revenge. Wait. Ethan lied to me. She deceived me all this while. Come to think of it, did she befriend me at first for these years just to get at Alfred?"I know what you're thinking and trust me that's far from it" She began calmly as she put her phone away. I shook my head. "No, how can I? I already have trust issues because of you and Ethan!""What? Don't compare me to Ethan""At least listen to what I have to say"I nodded. "Okay go on, tell me the perfect cooked excuse you have brewed"She sighed. "You see, my mother had a thi

The next morning♡ Skylar ♡I snapped my eyes to Aurora's plate as soon as I walked into the kitchen. I raised my brow, seeing the slices of bread untouched on her plate."Rora, why aren't you finished yet? You're going to be late for school. " She adjusted herself on the seat, picking up a slice. "Daddy keeps giving me more," she muttered before stuffing the bread in her mouth. I looked over at Alfred, who was seated opposite her, and narrowed my eyes in accusation, but he just shot me a smile.I rolled my eyes."You know, she doesn't eat much, she's forcing herself because you gave it to her," I replied and reached over to her plate, taking the last slice and eating it."Sweetheart, you should have told me," She gave him a sheepish smile in return."Ugh, my bones are so weak it feels like I was the one doing the dancing last night," Arielle groaned. We all turned our heads towards the door as we watched her walk in while dragging her feet.She yawned loudly as she stretched her ar

♡ Skylar ♡"I knew she was going to fall asleep" I muttered as I took my eyes off Aurora's sleeping figure in the backseat."I'm going to, too but I'm afraid my brother will ask me to be left overnight in the car" Arielle added in a whisper causing me to chuckle.The dance performance had ended about two hours ago and Alfred had suggested we eat dinner in a restaurant before we headed home. Right after we got back in the car, towards my house, Aurora had fallen asleep. I wouldn't blame her though. She was just a little girl and her day had been stressful, besides it was late at night."Right, Ari, why are you still staying at Skylar's?" Alfred suddenly asked.I heard her mutter something incoherently before she added."Because my work is not over yet. The resort is not completed right?"She sighed and leaned forward, to settle herself between the front seats of the car."Though I don't want to quit. It's the best job, can I keep it?" She asked. I turned to her while smiling."I can al

DYANNEI ignore the suspicious look in his eyes.“What do you mean by Alex’s arms?““Well, you were holding onto him for dear life, and he was helping you walk properly.”I lean back on the chair, letting out a deep breath in disbelief. What the fuck? I don't remember Alex leaving with us for the welcome dinner.I shut my eyes as I tried to recall what happened, and I could only get as far as the few moments before I started drinking.When I open my eyes again, I see David staring at me, his arms crossed as he gives me a questioning look. I know exactly the next words that are going to spurt out of his mouth.I shift in my chair, averting my gaze from him.“I was drunk out of my guts.”“What a crazy coincidence,” he replies immediately, sarcasm dripping off his tone.“Are you trying to accuse me of something?” I narrow my eyes.“Well, it kind of seems like you know Alexander from somewhere.”I swallow. “I don't. What do you mean?““You've been drunk a lot of times,” he starts.I scof

DYANNE“Fuck it! I'm going for the welcome dinner,” those were the words I said to myself as I rounded up the day's work, and so, barely an hour later, I'm walking alongside my colleagues into the hotpot restaurant they picked out.I nod in satisfaction as we make our way to our assigned table.I've never been here before, so I'm kind of excited to see what it's like. Apparently, this is a hotspot for most office workers to hold casual team dinners and the like.They were right, though; most people seated in here were young people and were still in their workwear, and the minority were college students or couples.I sigh as I take my seat beside David.The only reason I agreed to join the party was because it would be my first and only team dinner with them, and I'll take this as my secret retirement party from the company after 4 years.So it won't hurt for a little celebration, right?'Liar. You are only here because of Alex'I roll my eyes at that thought. Of course, I'm not hurt

DYANNE“You still haven't told me how you found out where I live?“I say once I'm in the living room. I hear her sigh. There's a rattling noise in the bags when she sets them down. I eye the bags. I'm sure she knows how much of a waste of money that is.She turns around to meet my eyes.“I know everything about you, sweetheart.”I snicker. Everything but how I feel about her—or maybe she does and is using it to rile me up. I must say, it works like magic.“Then you must know how much I despise you.”Her face melts into a neutral look.“It doesn't change the fact that I'm your mother,” she says quietly. Too calm, which makes my inside turn in anger.“Who ruthlessly abandoned me in the disguise of grieving and went ahead to start another family, all while still never reaching out to me for once!” My voice has gone a pitch higher by the time I finish my statement, and I can feel tears well up in my eyes.Since we are already on this topic, why don't we just take it further?“I called.

DYANNEI slide my chair back, twisting over just so I can catch a glimpse of David's face.“David?” He raises his head. “Yes, ma'am?”“Can I have all information on Layaways sent to my email?““On it, boss,” he nods, raising his hand to his head in a salute. A light smile forms on my face as I get on my feet. I pick up my phone and make my way to the break room.Once in the room, I make straight for the vending machine, grab an iced tea can, and pop it open.I exhale as soon as I take a gulp, the liquid immediately sending a refreshing feeling throughout my body. As I bring it up to my mouth one more time, I hear the door being pushed open, and I lift my gaze. I freeze as my eyes meet Alex's. My eyes circle over his face, noticing the tousledness in his hair and even the slight movement of his lips.I can see the slight hesitation in his eyes as he takes a step closer.Alex? Hesitate? I mean, the old Alex would, but I barely know anything about this beauty standing in front of me.

DYANNE“Good morning,” I greet my team as cheerfully as I can when I walk into the office the next morning. Everyone returns my greetings, Fiona, a little too enthusiastically.David narrows his eyes at me as I turn to face him when I take my seat.“What?“ I ask quietly as I push the chair closer to the desk and turn on my computer.I already know exactly what it is, but I hope I'm wrong. Having David prod me about my growing 'rain trauma' issue is not what I'm most looking forward to this morning.“You look…cheerful.”I force a smile and tilt my head slightly to meet his gaze. “Not a good thing?“He shrugs, and then his gaze turns serious. “Did you get home before the rain? You never answered your texts last night.”I keep the smile on and let the lie slip out. So easy and firm, like always. “Yes. Yes, I did.”…I'm currently trailing behind the rest of the team as we head towards the meeting room. My very first with Alex, and also the first time I'd be seeing him since all that dram

DYANNE My body soon pulls out of the shock, and before I can avert my gaze and walk away, she says my name.“Dyanne!“I exhale in exasperation and force my legs to walk past her. 'Please don't touch me. Ignore me like you've done for the past ten years. Ignore me like everyone has'Unfortunately, everything I've ever desperately wanted never came to me.“Oh my gosh, sweetheart!““You didn't tell me you were back!“ She exclaims. For a second, her high-pitched voice tempts me to look at her, and when I do, the wide, genuine smile on her face almost makes me throw up.Why is she pretending to like me? I immediately get the memo when someone clears their throat beside me.“Your daughter? She looks just like you mentioned,” the woman beams at me. Before I can speak, Mom pulls me to her side.“Of course, she takes just after me,”Clearly, the woman must have seen the look of disdain on my face when my mother says that, because her eyes dart between us in confusion. I don't attempt to ad