CHAPTER THIRTY ONE“What are we going to do about this?” Liam asked as soon as Sophia sashayed away into her car after promising they were going to see her soon.He did not doubt her for one minute and although he did not want to believe that she was back in their lives causing chaos again… he had to accept the fact.And there was also Jackson to think about who had not said anything since Sophia left.“What do you mean?” He asked“What are we going to do about Sophia and do not pretend you do not know what I am talking about right now, Jackson. She is back and we have to face that and she has begun spinning her tales…”“You also think she is lying about my father,. Don’t you?” Jackson interrupted Liam’s tirade “I do not think she is lying… you know that too and it is something that your father is capable of but I do not want her to turn you into that person you were years ago.” Liam told him “She is not turning me into anything and I am not going to believe a word she says”“But?”

CHAPTER THIRTY THREEAmelia excused herself the following day to visit her father or at least that is what she had told Jackson who offered to drive her and was pretty stunned by her refusal “I do not want you to have to drive me everywhere and I am not going to take long” she told himHe nodded, not arguing although Amelia could tell that he did not think it was a bother to him.She wanted to have a conversation with her mother and then Sophia about what she had been told and she needed to know the exact reason Sophia was here.“We will be leaving tomorrow, I hope that is okay?” He asked her“It is perfect, I will see you soon”Liam waited until she was gone before he asked the question that had been plaguing him since they got back to the club and he had excused them “So?” He asked“So what?” Jackson shot backHe knew exactly what he was asking but did not want to hear his friend’s voice of reason right now“What did she say about being with Sophia?” Liam asked pointedly “You hea

CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE“May I ask why you were eavesdropping on Jackson?” Liam asked as soon as they were in the car and on their way to the airportAmelia blushed, her breath hitching in her throat at the question. She had no idea how to explain that she wanted to know what he was talking about and if he was in a conversation with Sophia and when she had had that they were talking about her, she could not stop listening inThe truth always works, she thought to herself deciding to go with that.“I did not mean to eaves drop at first but when I heard he was talking about Sophia, I could not help it” she told him , hoping he understood that.She did not think that he liked her or maybe he did not know exactly what to think about her at the moment but whatever it was, there was something about Liam that she could not put her fingers on. He was popular, she knew that but there was something else.“How exactly do you know Sophia? And if you do not mind me asking. You see, she and I have long

CHAPTER THIRTY SEVENAmelia was exhausted by the time she Chicago; it had been a long flight for her and she could remember dozing off in between and awakening.She and Liam did not have any further conversation after she had told him about her confrontation with Sophia and the fact that she had met Jackson before at the club but she could tell that he was no longer cold towards her and that was a start.He made sure to drop her off at her apartment and waited until she was out of his sight before he left. She wanted to place a phone call to Jackson to know how the conversation with his father had gone but she also did not want to appear too overly concerned about his family.She did not want to spook him or try to take the place that Sophia had once occupied in his life and honestly she was pretty hurt that he had said he liked her but was falling apart just because his ex had sauntered back into his life and she did not care that the fall out had been messy.If he was yet to move on

CHAPTER THIRTY NINEAmelia prepared for work the next day with a lot on her mind.She had mainly been thinking about the abrupt way Jackson had fled her home the night before after kissing her senseless.She wasn’t sure of how she was going to behave with him at the office and only hoped he did not apologize again because one more of that and she was going to throw hands.She ordered an uber straight to the office, relaxing in it as she thought about the previous day. There had been something wrong with him, something about his father and his impending death. She had hoped he would just talk to her about it but he did not want to and she wasn’t going to settle for being his..His what? The voice in her head beratedIt was just one kiss and you heard him apologize profusely for it like he had forced himself on you when you had also kissed him back.This only gave her the reassurance that Sophia had been lying about so many things.Her phone trilled, interrupting her jumbled thoughts.S