Share

Chapter 218

Author: Sophie Lane
last update publish date: 2026-05-13 01:26:46

Patrick’s eyes stayed on the front windows, tracking reflections in the glass, movement in the parking lot beyond them.

Then Sophia spoke quietly.

“Call for a different car.”

Patrick looked at her immediately.

“What?”

Sophia’s voice stayed calm, focused.

“Have someone pick me and the kids up in the back.”

Dominic turned toward her.

“And then what?”

Sophia glanced toward the front entrance again.

Then toward the arcade floor where the kids were cashing in tickets.

“You and Dominic take the SUV h
Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App
Locked Chapter

Latest chapter

  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 218

    Patrick’s eyes stayed on the front windows, tracking reflections in the glass, movement in the parking lot beyond them.Then Sophia spoke quietly.“Call for a different car.”Patrick looked at her immediately.“What?”Sophia’s voice stayed calm, focused.“Have someone pick me and the kids up in the back.”Dominic turned toward her.“And then what?”Sophia glanced toward the front entrance again.Then toward the arcade floor where the kids were cashing in tickets.“You and Dominic take the SUV home,” she said to Patrick quietly. “Make it look normal.”Patrick’s expression shifted immediately.“You want her to think you’re still here.”Sophia nodded once.“This way she watches you leave and thinks we stayed behind playing games.”Dominic stared at her for a second.Then slowly—he understood.“She’ll follow the wrong car,” he said quietly.Sophia didn’t smile.Didn’t react.Just nodded.Patrick looked impressed despite the tension.“That’s actually smart.”Sophia crossed her arms lightl

  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 217

    Patrick studied Sophia carefully after she said it.Now I know exactly what this is.There was something different in her voice.Not panic.Not helplessness.Resolve.Dominic came back over, handing one of the kids more game tokens.“Alright,” he said, forcing a lighter tone. “Winner gets dessert later.”“YES!”The kids ran off again instantly.But even while smiling at them, Dominic leaned closer to Sophia.“That message changes things.”Sophia nodded once.“I know.”Patrick looked around the arcade again, eyes sharper now.“We should probably document where we are right now too,” he said quietly. “Time. Location. Witnesses.”Sophia pulled her phone back out immediately.Not emotional.Methodical.Fun ZoneFood court confrontationRepeated visual surveillanceDirect message during encounterSecond threatening statement received onsiteShe saved it.Locked the phone again.The sounds of the arcade suddenly felt louder.The flashing lights brighter.Not comforting anymore.Just oversti

  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 216

    The noise from the laser tag arena spilled into the hallway again as another group ran out laughing.Life kept moving around them.People ordering food.Kids running between games.Arcade lights flashing.But for Sophia, everything had narrowed.Not into panic.Into clarity.Patrick watched the exit for another few seconds before finally turning back toward her.“She’s escalating faster now,” he said quietly.Dominic nodded grimly.“She’s getting bolder every time we see her.”Sophia glanced down at her phone again.No new messages.For once.That almost bothered her more.“She’s thinking,” Sophia said quietly.Patrick looked at her.“You really believe she’s going to keep pushing?”Sophia met his eyes.“She’s lost the line between wanting attention and needing control.”Dominic leaned against the wall, jaw tight.“She looked at the kids like…” He stopped himself.Sophia finished it for him.“Like they were part of this.”Silence.And that realization changed everything again.The las

  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 215

    The laser tag arena doors opened, flooding the hallway with neon light and loud music.The kids ran inside laughing, vests blinking bright red and blue.For a moment—their joy cut through everything else.Sophia stood near the entrance, watching them disappear into the maze.Patrick stayed beside her.Dominic slightly behind.All three of them aware now.Too aware.Kristi hadn’t moved.Still near the arcade games.Still watching.And somehow—that made it worse.“She knows we see her,” Dominic said quietly.Sophia nodded once.“She wants us to.”Patrick crossed his arms lightly, eyes never leaving Kristi.“She’s testing boundaries now.”Another buzz.Sophia’s phone.This time Patrick looked frustrated before she even checked it.“Seriously?”Sophia unlocked the screen slowly.One message.“You can surround yourself with people all you want.”Another one immediately after.“He still looked at me.”Dominic’s entire expression hardened.“She’s delusional.”Sophia locked the screen again

  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 214

    Kristi backed away slowly, eyes still locked on Dominic.The entire food court felt frozen for a second.People pretending not to stare.Kids too distracted to notice.Security beginning to move closer.Sophia didn’t sit back down right away.She stayed standing.Watching Kristi carefully.Because unstable people were unpredictable.And unpredictability was dangerous.Patrick stayed beside Sophia, shoulders squared, calm but ready.Dominic hadn’t moved either.His attention stayed fixed on Kristi until she finally turned and walked away toward the arcade entrance.Only then did the tension loosen slightly.“Mom?” one of the kids asked quietly.Sophia turned instantly.Softened instantly.“Yeah, baby?”“Are we still doing laser tag?”That almost broke her heart.How fast children could feel tension without understanding it.Sophia smiled gently.“Yeah,” she said. “We are.”Patrick looked at her carefully.“You sure?”Sophia glanced toward the hallway where Kristi disappeared.Then back

  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   chapter 213

    Sophia slid into the booth beside the kids like nothing was wrong.Like she wasn’t tracking every entrance, every movement, every shadow near the edge of the food court.The kids kept laughing, arguing over pizza toppings and who actually won the race.Normal.Sophia held onto that normalcy tightly.Patrick stayed standing for a moment, pretending to look at the menu screens overhead while he scanned the area again.Dominic sat across from Sophia, but his attention wasn’t fully on the table anymore.It was split.Half on the kids.Half on Kristi.“She’s still there,” Dominic said quietly.Sophia nodded once.“I know.”Kristi hadn’t moved from the edge of the food court.Still in the hoodie.Still watching.Not eating.Not talking.Just… fixed on them.Patrick finally sat down, lowering his voice.“This needs to end tonight.”Sophia glanced at him. “It already started ending.”“No,” Patrick replied quietly. “I mean this level of access.”Dominic leaned forward slightly.“She followed u

  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 24

    Sophia sat very still after that.“When you grow up watched,” she said quietly, “you start to internalize it.”Jacob frowned. “Internalize what?”“The gaze.”Lily understood first.“You became self-monitoring,” she said.“Yes.”Sophia folded her arms loosely, not defensive — contained.“I didn’t re

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-20
  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 22

    Sophia stared at the floor for a long moment before speaking again.“There’s something else,” she said quietly.Jacob and Lily exchanged a look but stayed silent.“I wasn’t supposed to marry at all,” she continued. “Not officially. Not publicly.”Lily frowned slightly. “What do you mean?”“My fathe

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-19
  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 15

    Sophia didn’t answer Dominic again that night.Instead, she texted one person.Jacob.Are you in town?Three dots appeared almost instantly.For you? Always.She almost smiled.Jacob had been in her life longer than Dominic. College. First apartment. First real job. He had watched her build herself

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-18
  • How I Catfished my Husband and his Girlfriend   Chapter 12

    Sophia didn’t tell them because she needed comfort.She told them because she needed calibration.Laura’s kitchen was quiet except for the hum of the refrigerator. Lilly sat at the island. Kathy leaned against the counter, arms crossed. No one interrupted when Sophia finished speaking.She didn’t d

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-17
More Chapters
Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status