LOGINCHAPTER Fifty SixEthan’s POVI remained exactly where I was for several minutes after my grandfather left the study, but my mind was no longer on the conversation we had just finished because another memory had suddenly forced its way back into my head, bringing with it something I had completely forgotten in the middle of everything that had happened over the past few weeks.I slowly lifted my head and stared at the closed door in front of me as the memory became clearer, and before I knew it, I was already walking toward my own study with hurried steps because I knew there was only one place where I had kept it.The moment I entered my office, I walked directly toward the cabinet standing beside the bookshelf without stopping to think, and after unlocking the bottom drawer, I reached inside until my fingers touched the brown envelope that had remained there for months.I pulled it out carefully and looked at it for a long moment without opening it.The envelope had not been touched
CHAPTER FIFTY FiVeAdrian’s POVI remained seated in my office long after everyone had left for the day.The room was quiet, but my mind refused to be.A file lay open on my desk, yet I had not read a single page in almost twenty minutes because every time I tried to focus, my thoughts drifted back to the same person.Sophia. I leaned back slowly and rubbed my forehead, hoping the pressure building inside my head would disappear, but it only seemed to grow stronger.The news I had received that afternoon refused to leave my mind.Ethan had picked Sophia up from work. They had gone to the children’s school together, he had taken Sophia, Alex, and Lexa to his mansion.They had spent the afternoon there like a family. A family.That single word kept repeating itself inside my head until it became impossible to ignore.I let out a bitter laugh. “So this is how it ends?”For years, Ethan had not been there, for years, Sophia had lived her life without him, For years, he had not known whe
CHAPTER FORTY-TWOEthan’s POVI stood exactly where Sophia had left me, watching the car disappear through the gates until it was no longer in sight.The laughter that had filled the garden only a few minutes earlier had disappeared completely, leaving behind a silence that felt heavier than anything I had experienced in a long time.Alex had been smiling from the moment he stepped into my house.Lexa had finally started asking questions about my life instead of avoiding me.For the first time since I found them, I felt like I was finally becoming their father instead of simply being a stranger who happened to share their blood.Then everything changed.One conversation had been enough to bring fear back into Sophia’s heart.I closed my eyes for a brief moment before taking a slow breath.No matter how many times life tried to separate us, I refused to let history repeat itself.Not again.Never again.I slowly turned around and walked toward the entrance of the mansion.The house tha
CHAPTER FIfty Three Sophia’s POVI stood there without saying a single word after Mr. Raymond finished speaking.Everything around me suddenly became quiet, yet my mind was louder than it had ever been.Only a few minutes ago, I had watched my children running around the beautiful garden with smiles on their faces, laughing without worry as Ethan proudly showed them every corner of his home. For the first time in years, I had allowed myself to believe that perhaps life was finally becoming kinder to us.That small hope disappeared the moment the words “DNA test” entered the conversation.I slowly lowered my eyes and looked at Alex and Lexa.Neither of them understood what had just happened.They were looking from Ethan to his grandfather, then back at me, waiting for one of the adults to explain why everyone suddenly looked so serious.My heart ached.They had already gone through enough for children their age.They had spent years wondering why they did not have a father beside them
CHAPTER Fifty TwoSophia’s POVThe moment Ethan spoke, the atmosphere around us changed completely.“My grandfather is here.”I slowly turned my attention back to the elderly man who had just stepped out of the black car. The way everyone around him stood respectfully made it obvious that he was someone whose words carried great weight.The security guards stood straighter than before.The house staff immediately lowered their heads.Even Ethan, who had been smiling with the children only moments earlier, became more serious.The elderly man walked toward us with slow but confident steps.His eyes were sharp.Although his face showed the marks of age, there was still strength in the way he carried himself.He stopped a short distance from us.For a few seconds, he said nothing.His eyes slowly moved from Ethan to Alex.Then from Alex to Lexa.He looked at them carefully, almost as though he was studying every part of their faces.Neither Alex nor Lexa understood why he was looking at
CHAPTER Fifty One Sophia’s POVThe afternoon passed more quietly than I expected.Ever since the dinner the previous evening, I had noticed a small change in Ethan. He no longer tried to force conversations or explanations whenever we met. Instead, he seemed to be choosing patience, allowing things to happen naturally instead of trying to control every moment.When my work for the day was almost finished, my phone vibrated on my desk.I looked at the screen.It was Ethan.For a few seconds, I simply stared at the caller’s name before answering.“Hello.”His familiar voice came through almost immediately.“I’ve already arrived downstairs.”I frowned slightly.“Downstairs?”“Yes.”“I thought we could pick the children up from school together.”I remained quiet for a moment.“We’ve already agreed to let them know me better,” he continued calmly. “I think it would mean something to them if we both picked them up today.”I could not deny that he was right.The children would probably be h
CHAPTER FOUREthan’s POVI arrived at the office almost an hour earlier than usual because Sophia was starting work today.My assistant had told me we have an appointment in the other branches, but I turned it back because she was starting work here today.I hated the fact that I had checked the tim
CHAPTER TWOSophia’s POVBefore I could even take a step back, he was already in front of me.His hand landed against the wall beside my head, not touching me, but he was close enough to trap me completely, leaving only a narrow space between us that made it hard to breathe properly.My heart jumpe
PROLOGUESophia’s POVMy hands would not stop shaking.I looked down at the pregnancy test again and smiled, it was positive which means I was pregnant.After staring at it for almost five minutes, I grabbed my bag and rushed out of the hospital, I could not wait to tell Ethan.The whole drive to h
CHAPTER THREESophia’s POVBy the time I returned to the hotel, I felt exhausted.Not jus physically but emotionally .Everything that happened at the company kept replaying inside my head.Seeing Ethan again, hearing his voice, the anger in his eyes and importantly, the little boy who called hi







