LOGINOne Week LaterA heartwarming smile crept to Lara’s lips as she joined Ashley on the balcony, watching as Jamal interacted with Sophie outside the mansion. “He’s really sweet, isn’t he?” she directed at Ashley.“Yes…” Ashley replied with a soft smile as she watched the two of them.A week had passed since the night Caleb had been arrested. Although she really wanted him to pay for everything he did, Ashley had spoken to the cops to give him a lighter sentence. Because at the end of the day, despite everything he had done, he was still Sophie’s father.The court had sentenced him to one year in prison without parole.“I’m really happy for you, sis,” Lara said, pulling her out of her thoughts.“For?”“For finding a man you truly love. Although Tristan won’t say much, he’s really happy for you too,” Lara said.Ashley blushed. “Thanks sis, although I feel like I’m the lucky one here. I ran away from him once, and despite everything, he still didn’t stop loving me.”Lara smiled warmly. “T
One Week LaterA heartwarming smile crept to Lara’s lips as she joined Ashley on the balcony, watching as Jamal interacted with Sophie outside the mansion. “He’s really sweet, isn’t he?” she directed at Ashley.“Yes…” Ashley replied with a soft smile as she watched the two of them.A week had passed since the night Caleb had been arrested. Although she really wanted him to pay for everything he did, Ashley had spoken to the cops to give him a lighter sentence. Because at the end of the day, despite everything he had done, he was still Sophie’s father.The court had sentenced him to one year in prison without parole.“I’m really happy for you, sis,” Lara said, pulling her out of her thoughts.“For?”“For finding a man you truly love. Although Tristan won’t say much, he’s really happy for you too,” Lara said.Ashley blushed. “Thanks sis, although I feel like I’m the lucky one here. I ran away from him once, and despite everything, he still didn’t stop loving me.”Lara smiled warmly. “T
The moment Jamal entered Sophie’s room, he found the little girl sitting on the edge of her bed, sobbing quietly.“Daddy,” Sophie called out, her sobs growing louder the moment she saw Jamal.“Sweetheart,” Jamal made his way towards the bed, sat close to her, and pulled her into a long hug. “Please don’t cry, sweetheart, I told pretty girls don’t cry, remember?”Sophie tried to hold back her tears, but she only ended up bursting into more tears. It took a while before Jamal could calm her but he managed to calm her eventually.He pulled away from the hug long enough to look at her face and wiped her tears agay with his thumb.“Why did you do that, sweetheart?” Jamal asked softly, careful not to raise his voice at the little girl he had grown to love so much.“I don’t like mommy again,”“Don’t say that, sweetheart. Your mummy will be crushed if she heard you say that.”“Why? She lied to me about Daddy. She told me Daddy is no more. But Daddy played with me. I like him.”Jamal sighed, t
By the time they arrived at the Beaumont mansion, it was already evening.Lara, Tristan and Raphael were already outside waiting for them.“Hey sis,” Lara said as Ashley stepped out of the car, with Vicky following closely behind.The moment she saw how red Ashley’s eyes were, Lara quickly pulled her into a hug, rubbing her back softly.“What’s wrong, sis?” she asked softly, but Ashley couldn’t bring herself to say anything.“Where’s my baby girl?” Lara asked again after they had disengaged from the hug.Ashley turned to Jamal who was just getting down from the car with Sophie in his arms.“Aunt Lara!!!” Sophie squealed the moment she saw her, jumping down from Jamal’s arms and running towards her.“My loveeeee!!” She picked the little girl up and embraced her in a warm hug after which she showered her with kisses, making her giggle.“You got us so worried, sweetheart. Are you hurt anyway?” Sophie shook her head before looking past Lara and spotting Tristan standing nearby with a smi
The moment Ashley’s eyes landed on Sophie, tears rushed down her eyes instantly.“Sophie!” she rushed towards her, pulling her into her arms and hugging her really tight. “I miss so much honey,” she sobbed, holding her as though she never wanted to let go.“Why are you crying, mommy?” Sophie asked, her voice soft and innocent.Ashley pulled back just enough to look at her daughter’s face. “Mummy’s just really happy to see you, baby… are you okay? Did that bad man hurt you?” she asked, checking her little girl’s face and hands to see if she was hurt anyway.“I’m okay, mama. Daddy took care of me,” Sophie’s soft voice came through, startling Ashley and everyone else around her.“Daddy?” she repeated, wondering if she had heard her daughter correctly.“Yes, mommy. Daddy played with me and gave me lots of ice creams,” Sophie replied, pointing towards Caleb who was still being held by the police.Ashley briefly glanced at him before turning her attention back to Sophie. “You’re wrong, hon
Ashley couldn’t count the amount of times she had glanced outside the window to see if they had arrived in Pearl estate. She would look outside the window, check her phone and then look outside the window again like a headless chicken whose head had gone on a vacation.Jamal noticed her discomfort and reached forward, giving her hands a soft squeeze.“It’s okay, babe,” he said softly, glancing at her briefly before returning his attention back on the road. “Caleb is not getting away. We are going to find him and bring Sophie back.”That seemed to calm Ashley down.She gave a weak smile that didn’t reach her eyes before leaning back in her seat, her gaze drifting toward the passing lights.She glanced at the side mirror and saw Vicky following closely in her car. When they had left the Montclair’s mansion, she had gotten into Jamal’s car while Vicky hopped into her car and followed after them.They were now on the highway, making their way to Pearl estate.She was still lost in though







