Chapter 5~ Help

LUCAS. 

I slammed my fist on the table, anger bubbling up in my chest at what I had just read. So, Elias only married Sophia to use her, not because he loved her. 

To think I sat through dinner with this type of person fills me with disgust. 

I’ve never really been a fan of my brother or his son because they treated me like an enemy in the past but I didn’t think Elias’s character was this bad. At least I thought he really loved Sophia and made her happy. That's why...

“Is this all?” I asked Wilson while waving the file at him. 

Something seemed to be missing but I couldn’t put my finger on it. 

After having dinner, I got a call from Wilson and he told me he had found the information I needed.

This was why I liked Wilson. He was swift and reliable when it came to getting stuff done.

So, before I drove back to my villa, I quickly passed through the office to see Wilson and see what he found about Sophia.

My blood boiled when I realised what kind of dick Elias had been to Sophia.

Not only did he cheat on her with her best friend, but he also defrauded her of the inheritance from her father. To make matters worse, he had kept her locked up after she finally agreed to divorce him.

The fool couldn’t accept that she had decided to leave him. He knocked up her friend and yet, he still wanted to keep her as his lover. 

He’s such a fucking coward.

“I think the Adams Group was the only reason Elias married Sophia, Sir,” Wilson pointed out. 

“I know,” I practically growled. It angered me so much that Elias was using Sophia all this while and I thought he genuinely loved her. What a joke. 

“Keep looking into Elias. I want every dirt on him that you can find. And soon.”

I quickly left the office and drove home, recalling how fragile Sophia looked when she fainted in front of my car. I couldn’t shake off that image from my mind. 

To be honest, I couldn’t even enjoy dinner. My mind was back in my villa, worrying about Sophia.

Was she ok now? I had never seen her look so vulnerable before.

When I walked into the villa, I found Sophia in the living room. Earlier, I had left without telling her because she was sleeping, oh so peacefully.

I couldn’t bring myself to disturb her.

She looked at me the moment I stepped into the living room. I had left some new clothes for her to wear which she had changed into and her blonde hair was tied into a messy bun. 

“How are you feeling?” I asked.

My mind drifted to the screams I heard earlier even though I had pretended like I didn’t hear anything. It seemed she was having a bad dream but I didn’t ask about it since she looked like she didn’t want to share.

“Thanks to you, I’m alright,” Sophia replied, forcing a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

Hatred for Elias surged within me. He did that. He snuffed the light out from Sophia's eyes and now, she can’t smile anymore.

And she has the most beautiful smile.

“Don’t mention it,” I said before taking a seat. I could tell she wanted to talk to me about something.

She looked at me, pausing as if to choose her words correctly.

“Thank you for helping me out today... but, I’ll be leaving tomorrow. I can’t stay here.”

Before I could respond, she added, “My ex-husband is your nephew. I don’t want to put you in trouble.”

Silence fell upon us. It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop to the floor.

“I went home for dinner today,” I said after a little while. “I already know everything, Sophia... I know what Elias and Violet did to you.”

My eyes met her green ones and I asked, “Are you willing to lose it all to them? Don’t you want to make them pay? To destroy them? I know I would want to crush them if I were you... betrayers don’t deserve forgiveness.”

A spark of light flashed through Sophia’s gorgeous eyes. A look of determination crossed her features, her jaw clenching from anger.

“I want to make them pay for what they did! I want them to kneel and beg for forgiveness. I won’t rest until I take back everything they got from me! I want to destroy them!” Sophia hissed, her chest heaving.

I waited for her to calm down before I offered, “I have a way to help you achieve your goal.”

She looked at me, confused.

“How? What way?”

I took a deep breath, my eyes locking with hers.

“I can make Elias crawl to you and beg for forgiveness. But to do that, I need to become your family. Marry me, Sophia.”