LOGINSOPHIAMy phone rang while I searched for a dress to wear. Once I heard a click, I grabbed it from my vanity and pressed it to my ear while I grinned from ear to ear.I couldn't explain why I suddenly felt so content and satisfied. Maybe it was because I had a really good and long sleep. I just knew I felt that way and I didn't want the feeling to go away.“Hello, Sophia. You called” Beth spoke from the other end and my smile grew wider.“Hey, Beth. Yeah, so um... I wanted to know if you were interested in hanging out with me today” I told her and she was quiet for a few seconds. “Well, I've got to be at work today. This is the day we cross check everything in the club to know what needs fixing or replacement” She told me and I could feel a bit of the happiness I woke up with slowly deflating away. I'd begun to imagine a very uneventful day for myself where I would have nothing to do and I'll probably end up losing my mind. “Oh. Well. I thought we'd be able to spend some uninterru
SOPHIA “You shouldn’t worry yourself about me, Janet” I insisted even though I knew she wouldn't listen to me and just as I predicted, she shook her head. Then she took my hands.“Miss Hale. We have worked together for years now so it's totally normal and expected of me to worry about you. So share your burden with me. Tell me what weighs you down… because your eyes are already telling me enough. You're in pains”She told me and I had to admit that her words were very convincing. She made me want to tell her everything that ran through my mind and I knew I could trust her. I didn't need proof. I just knew it.“Fine. I'll tell you everything. It's a lot but I will” I gave in to her persuasion and she smiled. Then I went ahead to tell her everything that's happened in such a short span of days.By the time I was done, she was gaping at me.“Why would Aiden say that? I'm pissed but I think there's a reason why he said that” she told me when she finally snapped out of her shock and I nod
SOPHIAI pulled open the door after seeing it was Janet and Mr Mason and I let them into my apartment before I closed the door.“Sit down please” I told them when they awkwardly stood in the middle of the living room and Janet smiled at me as she took a seat on one of the couches.“I'm sorry for showing up unannounced like this, Miss Hale. I tried to reach you to let you know that Mr Mason had come for your scheduled meeting but you wouldn't…”“It's alright, Janet. I kept my phone where I wouldn't hear it ring. I needed the peace and silence” I told her as I sat down too and I didn't miss the look of concern Mr Mason had on his face when he heard me say that.“And Mr Mason. I'm sorry I wasn't at work today. I wish I was, it's just… something came up” I smiled as I gave such a vague excuse and he smiled back at me too, his gaze filled with understanding. “You don't have to explain yourself to me, Miss Hale. Mr Cross has paid me enough for anything that comes up so I'm here to attend t
SOPHIAI locked my door once I was back in my apartment and threw my purse to the side. I had the urge to drink. To get drunk and fall asleep so I could forget the harsh things Aiden had said to me.But I had no appetite for anything. I didn't want to eat or drink. I just wanted to go to bed and hopefully fall asleep once my back touched the bed.With my chest heaving fast, I stormed toward my room and aggressively took my clothes off. Then I walked into the bathroom and turned the shower on. Stepping beneath it, I did not care if the water was cold.I just hissed from the freezing sensation but I could feel my anger subsiding the longer I remained under the water and soon, I was nothing but numb to the incident between me and Aiden. Or maybe I'd only successfully tucked my hurt feelings aside until it would surface again… Wrapped in my robe, I sat on my bed and just stared into space. Then I remembered Damien's warning the last time we spoke. The day he called me to his office and
AIDENI’d spent the entire day anxiously waiting to hear from the private investigator I’d hired to find Clara’s killer and I didn’t like how I was always on edge. I kept wondering what I would do once I knew who killed my niece. Do I take revenge into my own hands or do I find proof of the murder and hand it all over to the police?I couldn't seem to make up my mind. I just knew that I was overrun with so much anger that I couldn't seem to control and the tension I felt in my body kept twisting my stomach in knots.So I decided to unwind.And going on a secret date night with Sophia seemed like a perfect idea to me. I believed it would be a great time for the two of us to get away from the noise and pressure for a moment.It would be just the two of us. We would have only each other's presence and peace and it would feel like the night shouldn't end. She always made me feel better whenever we were together so it was the perfect solution. Or so I thought.I'd had the restaurant I ow
SOPHIA I heard a knock on my door and I looked up from what I worked on to see it was Janet walking in. “There’s a man who's out there and he's requesting to see you. He claims that he’s a lawyer you called to come over this morning” she reported and I nodded in response.“Yes, he’s right. Let him in please” I told her and she walked out of the office. Soon, there was another knock and the door opened.I looked up to greet the lawyer but then went rigid in surprise when I saw the person who was meant to be my lawyer.He was the man my mum had been trying to set me up with and I couldn’t believe my eyes. How could it be so coincidental that the lawyer that Aiden had referred to me was the same man I was meant to meet for a date later during the day?Or was it the universe's way of ending my mother's scheme before it could even escalate into something else?He smiled at me once he recognized me and I couldn't help but smile back at him too because it was such a funny situation. I mean







