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Chapter 158: When Children Ask Dangerous Questions
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His Choice Wasn't Me Chapter 159: Tiana Moves in Shadows
Sarah sat across from Barrister Emmanuel Briggs in his private office at Transcorp, her posture straight and deliberate, her hands folded tightly on her lap.She narrated the visit from Mrs. Cole; the whispers, the fear in the woman's eyes, the careful refusal to name names even when pressed. She described how this was not the first attempt, not the second, but the third time quiet forces had tried to undermine her authority under the guise of corporate concern, each effort more sophisticated than the last.She reminded the lawyer how the two Uncles of late Mrs. Julia Augustine – Lord Benedict Augustine and his brother, Henry, were still in prison up till now, serving their terms because of this same plot to undermine her authority. She wondered if these two could still have a hand in this plot.As she spoke, her voice remained even, controlled, but Briggs could hear what she wasn't saying: exhaustion layered beneath control, the weight of constant vigilance wearing her down increment
His Choice Wasn't Me Chapter 158: When Children Ask Dangerous Questions
Sarah was halfway through reviewing a quarterly performance brief when the soft knock came on her office door. She looked up, slightly irritated, then straightened when she saw who stepped in.It was Mrs. Adesuwa Cole, one of the oldest executive staff at Transcorp. She had been with the company long before Sarah ever took the seat she now occupied. Her grey hair was always neatly packed, her dressing conservative, her loyalty, until proven otherwise, assumed solid.“Do you have a minute?” Mrs. Cole asked, already closing the door behind her.Sarah gestured to the chair opposite her desk. “Of course. Sit.”But Mrs. Cole didn’t sit. She stood instead, fingers clasped together, eyes darting briefly toward the closed door as if checking whether it was truly shut. That alone made Sarah’s chest tighten.“Is everything alright?” Sarah asked.Mrs. Cole lowered her voice. “Do you know what’s been going on lately in the office?”Sarah frowned. “Going on how?”There was a pause. A deliberate on
His Choice Wasn't Me Chapter 157: Lines Drawn Between Adults
Sarah noticed it first in the quiet moments; how her shoulders stiffened whenever Andrea’s name lit up her phone, how she delayed returning his calls without meaning to, how she kept conversations practical when they used to drift easily into laughter.Her days had become a careful balancing act of board decisions, therapy schedules, school updates, and late-night worries she refused to speak aloud. Adding anything uncertain felt dangerous.Andrea noticed too.He didn’t confront her immediately. He wasn’t that kind of man anymore. The year away had taught him patience, had stripped him of the need to rush emotional outcomes. But distance, when it stretches too far, becomes avoidance.And he could feel it now; Sarah slipping back behind the walls she’d learned to build so well.He found her one evening in the study, sleeves rolled up, laptop open but untouched, her gaze fixed on nothing. The house was unusually quiet. Melissa had gone to bed early after therapy, emotionally drained.Th
His Choice Wasn't Me Chapter 156: A Get-Away Dinner
Moments later, they were seated opposite each other in the restaurant, a quiet place tucked away from the city's louder corners. The establishment occupied the second floor of an older building, its entrance marked only by a small brass plaque that bore no name, just an elegant symbol etched into the metal.Andrea leaned back slightly in his chair, his shoulders relaxing as he took it all in. His gaze swept across the familiar space."Sarah, have you ever been here?" he asked, smiling, as though sharing a small secret.She shook her head gently, resting both hands on the table before clasping them together. Her fingers interlaced with the kind of precision that came naturally to her. "No," she said plainly, her tone neither apologetic nor particularly curious. "I'm not interested in this type of cuisine."Andrea paused for a second, surprised. The statement had been delivered without pretense, and it caught him off guard.He shifted in his seat, adjusting his posture, then chuckled so
His Choice Wasn't Me Chapter 155: Daniel Comes Home Changed
Sarah stood alone in the living room long after Melissa had gone upstairs, the house settling into its usual evening quiet. The envelope from prison lay on the center table, unopened, as though it carried a sound that would erupt the moment she touched it.She had known it was from Tiana the instant she saw the handwriting, even the sender address attached behind it showed her name; sharp, impatient, almost aggressive even in ink.She picked it up finally, slid her finger under the seal, and unfolded the paper.The words hit harder than she expected.Tiana did not waste time with pleasantries or explanations. She accused. She warned. She demanded. Sarah was to stay the hell away from her daughter. Away from anything that concerned Melissa. Away from a life Tiana still believed she had a claim to, even from behind bars.Sarah read the letter once.Then again.Her face did not change, but something tightened quietly inside her chest. She folded the letter carefully, not because it deser
His Choice Wasn't Me Chapter 154: The Strange Letter
Andrea's new company didn't arrive quietly as most newly established companies did.Within weeks of its launch, his name began circulating in the same circles Sarah had dominated for years—tech panels, innovation forums, closed-door investor dinners where people spoke softly but listened hard.He was no longer introduced as Sarah Williams' former tech specialist. He was introduced as Andrea Moretti, founder and CEO.That distinction mattered.And Sarah noticed.Not with insecurity, but with something close to pride, something she hadn't expected to feel.They met often, though never formally. Sometimes it was a quick call after work that stretched longer than intended.Other times it was coffee that extended into two hours because neither of them was watching the clock.Andrea would talk through product roadmaps, staffing challenges, ethical compromises investors kept nudging him toward. Sarah listened as someone who understood the cost of leadership intimately."You know," Andrea sai
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