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Chapter 16

Author: A. Leilani
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Chapter 16: Sophia Is Pregnant

XENOIS

The drive to Chez Laurent gave me enough time to think, but my thoughts kept circling back to the same uncomfortable questions.

What had I promised Sophia exactly ?What kind of relationship had we maintained during my marriage to Celeste? Had I been cheating on Celeste? Did she know? Maybe she did, since she kept trying to put a wall between us whenever I got too touchy feely with her and already reminded me of our stance. Was she trying to protect herself when I finally recovered my memory so I wouldn't have her to blame for taking advantage of me in a vulnerable state?

And the most troubling question ever was if I was indeed planning to leave Celeste for Sophia, why on earth couldn't I go through with it anymore.

Chez Laurent was exactly the kind of restaurant where the cities elite come to conduct their business and personal affairs.

I arrived a few minutes early and was shown to a corner table with good sight from where I could see the ent
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