Share
Chapter 48
When Sophie left Nicholas's apartment, the only thing she could think of was isolating herself completely from the world. She had gone from heaven to hell in a matter of minutes with their conversation, and she knew she couldn't continue her daily activities as usual. How could she act naturally in the face of so many overwhelming emotions—disappointment, resentment, anger, sadness, jealousy—all flooding her mind and heart at once?
While taking a taxi to her apartment, using the little rationality she had left, she called one of her bosses and said she needed a few days off due to a family emergency. It would be complicated for the magazine to be without its editor-in-chief for almost a week, but Sophie had a lot of credit with RIB due to her excellent work, and she was granted the leave, promising to return the following Monday.
At home, she packed some clothes into a large suitcase, considering places where she could escape without encountering anyone who
Related chapters
The Key To The Heart Chapter 49
Friday and the weekend were dedicated exclusively to the reality show's finalists for Nicholas. John had arranged meetings between Pierce and the families of each of the finalists, but since there wouldn't be enough time for the cast to travel to other cities, the families traveled to L.A. Instead. Different locations were chosen for the shoots: the first meeting, with Dianna Cooper's family, took place on Saturday at the Terranea LA Oceanfront Resort. The gathering with Maya Hewitt's parents and grandmother occurred on Sunday, and they visited tourist spots in downtown Los Angeles.Nicholas got along relatively well with the Coopers, although at times, he got the feeling that Russell and Judy cared more about what the cameras captured of the two of them rather than the impression they would leave on their potential future son-in-law.Dianna's father seemed to be too attached to traditions that Nicholas didn't value and appeared to be somewhat sexist, but at least he w
The Key To The Heart Chapter 50
"Nicholas! We don't have... chemistry. We're friends! I don't even understand how we've become SUCH good friends in such a short time, but that's what we are.""Well, now you have a good point! But I don't know if I have chemistry with Dianna either... And marriages, after all, last longer due to companionship than passion." He shrugged."It's not quite like that, Nicholas... and you know it. There needs to be some level of desire, after all, we don't want to become celibate for the rest of our lives... and even to have the children that you and I both want, something needs to happen that I don't see myself doing with you. Sorry!" She made a face at her own bluntness, and he laughed."Touché!""Also..." she spoke slowly, suddenly becoming a bit sad. "I think I've fallen for the idiot.""Well... if you're calling the guy an idiot, I guess I can conclude he doesn't feel the same.""I... don't know. Honestly, I don't know. He's been chasing after me
The Key To The Heart Chapter 51
On Monday morning, Sophie put extra effort into her appearance before heading to work. She needed to feel good about herself, beautiful, sexy, elegant, powerful, in order to face her successful professional life and forget the failure that was her personal life. To achieve this, she chose a slightly shiny Armani dress, a J Brand blazer, Dolce & Gabbana shoes, applied makeup meticulously to ensure it looked natural, and completed the look with Gucci glasses and one of her Hermès bags.Feeling that her facade was perfect, she left home and took a taxi, quickly arriving at the TVZoom office, where she greeted people. She had realized that being unfriendly and rude didn't protect anyone from the wounds of human relationships. However, she didn't smile until she reached Blaine, who, upon hugging her, broke the ice completely."It's so good to have you back, Soph!" he said, still holding her in an affectionate embrace, which she reciprocated. The two were in her office, with the doors close
The Key To The Heart Chapter 52
“This problem is going to be easily resolved, honey! And you unknowingly gave me the solution yourself," she saw him furrow his brow and laughed. "Have you ever heard of Neil Hoar? The MMA world champion?""Uhm... of course, darling! I don't like violence, but I love well-built bodies, and his is definitely... WOW!" he affirmed, fanning himself."Let Dante not hear you say that," she teased. "Well, I'm going to convince Neil, and he'll convince the others," she said again, and her assistant looked very puzzled. "I wasn't remembering this competition in Vegas, but that's what Neil is here for, of course! Neil Hoar is my older brother, B.""But... Hoar?""He's my mother's son from her first marriage," she explained, trying to call her brother again, as they now had an important topic to discuss, and she had an overwhelming desire to catch up with him.Neil had always been her favorite brother, her friend, her protector. He had covered for her when she was dating Nicholas, back when they
The Key To The Heart Chapter 53
Dianna just shook her head and changed the subject completely so that neither of them would feel any more awkward. She hoped that by now, Nicholas had already chosen her, and therefore, kisses between them wouldn't be a problem. However, she wouldn't press the issue because the last thing she wanted was to have a disagreement with him just before the decision, giving him a reason to find her pushy, inconvenient, or overly confident.Dianna Cooper wasn't in love with Nicholas Pierce, but she very much wanted to be chosen. Not because her parents had always encouraged her to marry a wealthy and influential man, but for her own reasons, unrelated to his bank account. First and foremost, there was her vanity and competitiveness. She didn't want to see Maya come out on top. Secondly, there was her secret desire to move out of the Cooper household as soon as possible, which could only happen throug
The Key To The Heart Chapter 54
The two of them ended up at a corner table in a not-so-fancy restaurant. Neil had always been a guy with simple tastes, and Nicholas had continued to maintain simple habits even after becoming a millionaire. The corner had been chosen because both of them were in the spotlight, but they didn't want to deal with people asking for photos and autographs at that moment. They just wanted to know more about each other's lives, chat about nonsense, and eat and drink in peace."Have you seen your sister?" Nicholas suddenly asked, after they had been talking for almost two hours about their lives and reminiscing about some funny things from their youth, without mentioning her name once. They were paying the bill because both had commitments, and Nicholas had already received several messages from his assistants because he was running late for the next meeting.
The Key To The Heart Chapter 55
"That's because he has no idea what you saw," he said quietly, almost afraid of what he had to reveal. He would never have told this if they hadn't met again, if it wasn't relevant. There was a great chance that his sister wouldn't understand his previous choice to remain silent, so he was anxious and hesitant. However, her reaction showed that she still loved Nicholas and that the whole story still affected her deeply. That's why he had to sacrifice himself for the sake of the truth and, who knows, even for his sister's happiness and his best friend, whom he had ever had. "What do you mean?" she asked, confused. "He doesn't know what you saw because our mother went to the registry office and told all of us that you didn't want to get married anymore... that you had de
The Key To The Heart Chapter 56
Nicholas was in the living room of his apartment, reading the script of an action movie that a director friend had proposed for GHShow to produce. He had convinced John that he didn't need to spend the whole night at the mansion where his TV show was filmed, and now he was enjoying the solitude he was about to lose.There was a part of him that found this good, of course. After all, he had created the show because he wasn't truly satisfied with not having someone to share his life with, to come home to at night, to have conversations with, and to learn about their day and share his own. Another part, however, had doubts about whether it would really be a good idea to have a woman waiting for him, eager to hear about his day and share hers, when that woman wouldn't be the one he truly wanted to tell about all his joys, fears, expectations, successes, and anxieties, and whose routine he would l
Latest chapter
