LOGINMy husband abandoned me for another woman when I was dying. His brother married me before the divorce papers were cold. Now the entire Laurent family wants to know whose side I'm on. The answer is simple. Not theirs.
View MoreSuasana rumah mewah itu tampak sangat sunyi. Yang terdengar hanyalah suara detikan jam dinding berukuran besar yang menunjukkan pukul dua belas malam.
Wajar, semua penghuni rumah sudah terlelap dan hanya menyisakan seorang gadis bersurai panjang yang sejak tadi cemas bolak-balik di depan pintu utama karena menunggu tuan muda nya pulang. Ia sudah berjanji pada tuan besar, untuk tidak tidur sebelum tuan muda nya pulang ke rumah.
"Ya Tuhan, semoga tidak terjadi hal buruk pada den Alvon. Ini sudah sangat larut, kenapa den Alvon belum juga pulang?" Kedua tangan gadis itu mengepal di depan, merapalkan doa.
Hingga tidak lama setelah ia berbicara, terdengar lah suara deru mesin mobil dari luar.
"Itu pasti den Alvon, syukurlah.."
Gadis itu segera membuka kunci pintu dan tersenyum lebar menyambut kedatangan tuan muda nya. Namun, senyuman itu seketika sirna ketika melihat tuan muda nya sedang di papah oleh seorang pemuda lain.
"Den... Astaga, den Alvon kenapa?"
"Aku Rezka, teman Alvon. Alvon mabuk berat, tolong bawa dia masuk."
Gadis itu segera memapah Alvon dan tidak lupa mengucapkan terimakasih pada pemuda bernama 'Rezka' itu.
Sepeninggal Rezka, gadis itu segera mengunci pintu dan berjalan perlahan sambil memapah Alvon.
Namun, tiba-tiba...
Bruk.
Tubuh tegap beraroma Alkohol itu ambruk di atas tubuh gadis itu. Gadis itu meringis, hingga seketika melebarkan matanya ketika dengan lancang Alvon mencium bibir nya dengan kasar dan rakus.
"Mpphh.."
Bugh!
Bugh!
Gadis itu memukul dada bidang Alvon dengan sekuat tenaga. Namun percuma. Tenaga nya kalah telak dengan tenaga Alvon.
Alvon melepas pangutan nya. Mata hazel nya menatap mata gadis itu yang mulai berair menitikan airmata.
"Kita akan bersenang-senang Alice." Ujarnya sambil tersenyum lembut.
"Ti-tidak! Siapa Alice? Aku bukan Alice den, aku Cyra! Aku mohon, jangan lakukan ini!"
Percuma. Alvon sudah lebih dulu menggendong nya, membawa nya ke dalam sebuah kamar bernuansa navy itu.
"Turunkan!"
"Turunkan aku!"
"Sttt, tenanglah. Kita akan bersenang-senang honey."
SophieA call cuts through the meeting. Hayes’s father reached for his phone and glanced at the screen. “Now that the new CEO has been declared, we have nothing more to discuss,” Hayes’s father said before pushing himself to his feet and walking out. Hayes practically raced to where I and Dominic were while Olivia sat back with Noah. It was either she didn’t know what to respond or she was too afraid that Hayes’s father would walk back into the living room and catch her sitting. He stopped not too far from me. “Was this your aim?” He threw his hands up in anger, referring to the meeting that had just ended. “To ruin me?”I finally glanced at him. For some reason I nodded in agreement. “I want to ruin you,” I admitted. I took a step closer to him. I was not intimidated by him. Plus, what could he do with everyone watching? “You could have just accepted the divorce like a normal cheating man but you make my life worse. You went on interviews to brag now reporters and news chann
Sophie“I know it isn’t you, Dominic. You’re only saying that to protect Sophie but she doesn’t need your protection,” Hayes protested. “Just admit you didn’t do it, I have proof. Tell everyone it was Sophie”.Dominic didn’t say a word. Hayes groaned. He was annoyed that he couldn’t get a reaction from Dominic that favored him. He shifted his gaze to his father who had the worst frown on his face; eyebrows furrowed, jaw clenched and lips pressed into a thin line. He had his eyes on Dominic. “Are you sure of what you say, Dominic?”Before Dominic could response, Hayes added. “I knew that it had to be Sophie that leaked the news but I wasn’t sure and didn’t know how to go about it but Olivia did. She also has the good of the company at heart, that’s why she used your resources and found out it was Sophie that leaked the news.”Hayes’s father’s gaze shifted to Sophie who had fear written all over her. She had gone rigid, her hands between his laps and her gaze glued to the ground. “Do
SophieOlivia is about to leave when stepped to her side like her knight in shining armor. I knew he would take her side and that alone hurt me but I made sure to keep my face expressionless. “She’s Noah’s babysitter,” he said. My eyebrow twitched. Baby sitter? Since when?Olivia looked equally confused. She had turned to him with her eyes wide and her lips slightly open. Hayes glanced at her, his eyes practically telling her to behave herself. It took her a minute to understand what he meant. She groaned to clear her throat before looking away. Her expression had hurt weaved into it. I couldn’t help but spread my lips into a faint smile, not wide enough to be seen by everyone but enough to make someone look twice.He faced his father and went on. “Noah is currently ill so she cannot be absent from this meeting. It’s for the good of Noah”.His father leaned back in his chair and shot Hayes a look. When Hayes lowered his head, he shifted his gaze to Olivia, dragging his gaze
Sophie“Hayes must be crazy,” I said with my arms crossed as I sank into the chair, hoping how comfortable I was would get my mind off him. It didn’t work. My mind still ran back to his words because I had watched the interview on my way back to Cesca’s home. I jerked forward. “I can’t believe he said that. No, I can’t believe he even told the press about this because he was the same person that said we should keep the whole marriage away from the press”.Cesca returned from the kitchen with a glass of water. He placed it on the table before sitting next to me.I turned to her. “I need something stronger. I don’t need water”.“Just take this before we talk about how crazy he is,” she suggested. My eyebrows furrowed as I glanced at the glass of water. My throat did ache from all the yelling. I glanced back at her. She urged “Just have it first”.I sighed. “Fine”.I stretched towards the table with my gaze on her.I missed it. I turned to the table and grabbed it. I pulled it to m
DOMINICI’m back at the Hayes group, seated in front of my desk with a pile of paperwork. I sorted through the files, leaving only a handful spread across my desk. My eyes traced each line as I flipped from one page to the next, searching for anything I might have missed.A firm knock broke the si
Sophie“I need to know you’re okay with this,” Dominic said after he pulled the door open. He stared at me, searching for an answer.“I am,” I nodded.He nodded in return before he stepped aside. I climbed down then took a few steps forward. When I heard the door shut, I took in a breath. “This wa
POV: SophieI turned with the intention to yell but it wasn’t Hayes. My furrowed eyebrows relaxed and my lips curved into a smile. “Dominic?” his name rolled off my tongue to cover the embarrassment that washed over me. I turned to my side, my eyes searching for what to say next. Anything but sta
Sophie“Where is your client?” The judge asked angrily.Heads turned, including mine. Hayes was no longer sited next to his attorney. His attorney reached for the documents on his table and pulled it to himself. He looked visibly anxious; like it was an act he couldn’t control. “Your honor, my cl
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