LOGINWhen billionaire Aiden Cross survives a plane crash that leaves him broken, he finds unexpected solace in Sophia Hale, a hidden heiress who becomes his caregiver. Their love slowly leads to marriage, but just as he recovers, Aiden shatters her world with a cold divorce. Sophia turns her pain into anger and vows to destroy everything Aiden has built but as secrets of betrayal, power, and revenge come to light, Sophia must choose between using love as her greatest weapon or watching it destroy them both.
View More「おめでとう、妊娠してる!……双子だよ!一条くん、きっと驚くね!」
専属医の三上先生の言葉が何度も頭の中で復唱されている。
「信じられない!嘘?本当に私のお腹に子どもが?しかも二人も!?」
嬉しいというよりも頭の中が真っ白だ。結婚して三年。妊活に励み子どもを授かることを待ちわびていた。ずっと、ずっと待ち望んでいた瞬間が今日、いきなり二倍になってやってきた。
病院からの帰り道、窓の景色を眺めながら私は夫の瑛斗に報告する場面を何度も想像した。彼のくしゃっと笑った顔。少し照れたような心の底から嬉しそうな顔。早くその顔が見たかった。
長年仕えている運転手が私の変化に気づき話しかけてきた。
「華お嬢様、何か良いことでもあったのですか?さきほどからとても幸せそうなお顔で微笑んでいらっしゃいますね。」
「ええ、とっても素敵で幸せなことがあったの。」
夫の一条瑛斗は、一条グループの若きCEO。切れ長の瞳、通った鼻筋、そしていつも自信に満ちた佇まい。初めて見た時、私はその完璧なまでのルックスに息を呑んだ。瑛斗のことを高校の時からずっと好きで初恋の人だった。
神宮寺家の令嬢である私は、父や祖父が決めた相手と結婚をしなくてはいけなかった。いわゆる「政略結婚」だ。家のために自分の気持ちとは関係なく結婚することは絶望的な未来に思えた。しかし、運命は残酷なだけではなかった。
お見合いの席で、一条家の御曹司として瑛斗が現れた時は信じられなくて言葉を失った。まさか初恋の相手が夫になるなんて想像もしていなかった。その夜、喜びと幸せで胸がいっぱいになり興奮して眠れなかった。こうして私たちは夫婦になった。
あれから三年。瑛斗は社長に就任して多忙な毎日を送っているが、私は初恋の相手瑛斗の妻になれたことに幸せを感じながら毎日を過ごしている。
(念願の妊娠だもん。こんな嬉しいニュースは直接伝えて瑛斗の喜ぶ顔が見たい)
病院を出てすぐに電話で報告しようと思ったが直接伝えることにした。
病院から帰ってきてすぐに瑛斗が好きなラザニアを作って帰りを待つことにした。もちろんソースは一から手作りだ。料理長の作るご飯も美味しいが、こんな特別な日は自分で作って瑛斗を喜ばせたかった。
(どんな顔をするだろう。どんな言葉をくれるだろう。)
ソースを煮込みながら、彼の喜ぶ姿とこれから始まる家族4人の生活を想像しながら彼の帰りを待っていた。出来立てを食べて欲しくて帰りが何時になるか連絡したが返事は来ない。ソファで待っているうちにうたた寝をしてしまい、車のエンジン音で目を覚ました時には既に22時を過ぎていた。
瑛斗を出迎えるため慌てて玄関へ向かう。
「おかえりなさい」
「ただいま。」
「なんだか疲れているみたいだけど大丈夫?」
「ああ。……話があるんだ。少しいいかな」
いつもより冷たく沈んだ声で瑛斗が静かに言った。疲れ切った様子の瑛斗だが、大人の男の色香をまとい、疲れた顔さえも魅力的だった。3年たった今でも瑛斗と目が合うとドキドキして胸が高鳴る。
表情がどこか硬い瑛斗の後ろを歩きリビングへ入った。
(仕事で疲れているのかもしれない。でも妊娠のことが分かったら気持ちも変わるかも!)
「先にご飯にする?今日ね、話をしたいことがあって瑛斗の好きなラザニアを作って待っていたんだ。」
「……そうやって機嫌でも取っているつもりなのか。」
「え……?」
瑛斗の言葉に耳を疑った。普段はそんなことを言う人ではない。頭の回転が早く、いつも冷静で落ち着いて、人が不快に思うような台詞は今まで一度も言ったことがないので信じられなかった。
「瑛斗、仕事で何か嫌なことや問題でもあったの?何か疲れている?私に出来ることがあるなら……」
ソファに座る瑛斗に近寄り、膝をついて手を重ねると怪訝そうな顔をしてすぐさま振り払った。
「触るな。もう放っておいてくれ。それよりここにサインをしてくれないか?」
彼は深くため息をついた後、鞄から一枚の白い封筒を取り出した。
何の書類か分からず受け取ったがタイトルを見た瞬間、頭の中が真っ白になった。
(なにこれ……)
【離婚協議書】 彼から渡された書類にはこう記されてあった。
SOPHIATWO MONTHS LATER…The courtroom was filled to the brim and there wasn't a single empty seat. Many people had come from all parts of the country to watch Damien and Elena who stood before us all, their backs facing toward us.Aiden didn't let go of my hand. It was his way of helping me stay calm and collected and I had to admit that it worked every time. The trial began, every procedure was followed and after a few tedious hours, it was time for recess so everyone dispersed.Then we returned and the judge resumed from where she left off. Anyone could see from her face that she was completely repulsed by the things Elena and Damien had done and by the time the evidence was submitted and questioning was done, it was time for her to give the sentence. Aiden's hold on my hand tightened as the whole courtroom fell into deep silence and the judge audibly cleared her throat before she began to speak.She sentenced Damien to imprisonment for life with hard labor. Elena on the other h
SOPHIATHREE WEEKS LATER… The silence in the doctor's office made me feel like I was suffocating. It had been three weeks since I'd been kidnapped by Elena but it still felt like yesterday.It took a week to flush out yhe drugs from my system. When I finally got myself back, paranoia made me demand that I get treated from home and Aiden let me have my way.Now it has been three weeks since the incident and it was finally time to know what fate awaited me from my test results.“So after running many results on Miss Hale, here are the results” the doctor said before handing a few papers over to me and Aiden who religiously held onto my hand to keep me calm.I took the papers to have a look but I didn't understand what I was looking at. So I looked at the doctor.“What am I looking at, please?” I asked her.“I'll explain it all to you. So for the first result, it shows that no permanent damage was caused to your organs from the many substances you were forced to consume” “Alright. What
AIDEN“I don't think you realize that you're on the losing side here, Aiden. You shouldn't be dishing out warnings to me when you have six guns pointed at you, alright?” Elena snapped at me but I wasn't shaken.“Are you sure I'm the one on the losing side, Elena?” I asked her and she eyed me.“What do you mean by that?” She asked me and I shrugged.“All of Damien's crimes have been exposed to the public and he has been arrested along witn the commissioner who had been shielding him all along. His business partners cut ties with him and even his employees resigned. His company has crashed to rock bottom and you… you have no alliance anymore, Elena” I stopped to smile just to provoke her and she began to visibly fume as my words sank in. I could see the defeat settling in her eyes already and her hands were already fidgeting too.“What are you going to do when the police comes for you? You already killed your father, the one person who could have protected you if he wanted to. So tell
AIDENThe media was in an uproar immediately the evidence made its way to the internet. It gained the exact amount of attention I wanted it to get and just thirty minutes later, Damien was calling me.I picked up immediately my phone rang and turned on the recorder before I pressed it to my ear.“What the fuck have you done, Aiden? Are you out of your damn mind?” He growled over the phone but I wasn't having any of it.“You shouldn't be surprised, Damien. I'm doing exactly what a rotten piece of shit like you would do. So don't take offense alright?” I taunted him and I could hear him breathing heavily over the phone.“You're aware that Sophia is still with Elena right? Do you have any idea what you have caused?” He snapped but I wasn't shaken because I knew where Sophia was and in no time, I was going to find her and save her from Elena's grasp.“Worry about yourself, Damien. You and your precious commissioner are going down so you won't be getting away this time when the police come
SOPHIA I stared at Elena. She hadn't said a word since I made that revelation and I could see it in her eyes. She knew the blue suit and coffee stain I was talking about.“Do you believe me now?” I asked her and she let out a long breath, the red in her face reducing as she did so.“Go fuck yourse
SOPHIA“I thought you didn't want to speak to me anymore. Now you want to know why I came to see you?” Damien's message read.I stared at my screen for way too long, wondering what I was going to say in return and I palmed my face when I began to feel a headache. I had no idea what to send because
SOPHIAAiden was back early that night. He looked happy to see me waiting for him with dinner already made and it gladdened my heart to see the happy grin on his face.“I finished work early and came home. Told you I'd be home early today” I smiled at him and his eyes glistened as he looked me over
SOPHIAIt took half an hour before Damien showed up. Feeling victorious as he walked into the building, I mentally gave myself a high five, happy that he showed up just as I predicted that he would.“You're late” I said just to piss him off and the frown already on his face deepened even more.“Don


















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