Irene —-"Mr Benjamin." They all whispered to themselves, making me smile."You all should learn to stop gossiping and most especially be careful with the kind of words you utter.""Benjamin, what are you doing here?" I asked, my voice filled with surprise and concern.He looked at me with a mixture of confusion and hurt. "Irene, I heard what they were saying about Sofia. I couldn't just stand by and ignore it."I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. This was not the time or place for such a discussion. "Benjamin, we can't have this conversation here. It's not appropriate, and it will only make things worse."He reached out to touch my arm, but I quickly pulled away. "Irene, I have a right to be involved in Sofia's life. I care about her, and I want to protect her."I could see the sincerity in his eyes, but I couldn't let my emotions cloud my judgment. "Benjamin, I appreciate your concern, but Sofia is not yo

Benjamin—-I dropped Sofia on my desk and instructed my secretary to watch over her as I hurried after Aurora, I got closer to her at the exit when I saw Miguel walking up to her and I decided to eavesdrop on their conversation.I couldn't believe what I had just heard, Miguel was trying to make Aurora hate me because I own the company, I was definitely not the kind if person who just hide away while my best friend talk shit about me so I decided to step out."Miguel." I called just when Aurora asked who Sofia's mother was."Benjamin." He replied nervously walking up to me."I thought you would be upstairs with Sofia?" Miguel asked nervously as I chuckled."I had to chase after Aurora, I won't just let her leave that way thinking I am a had person." I said staring at Aurora from time to time as she still seemed angry."Have you been there all this while?" Miguel asked, I nodded with a smirk on my face as I walked passed

Irene —-That can't be true, Benjamin can't possibly be in love with me for goodness sake he is getting engaged to Aurora very soon."When did he tell you all this?" I asked Sofia who chuckled."If you don't love each other how did I come into this world?" She questioned making me smile."Who told you that you can only come to this world when Benjamin and I love each other?" I asked her."Nanny Brenda." Sofia replied naively."Did you ask her?" I questioned,at this stage I was curious to know the kind of this my daughter had in her brain that made her always question my decision."Sofia, did you ask her?" I said to Sofia who giggled Shyly."Well, Mommy, Nanny Brenda said that when two people love each other very much, they make a special kind of magic that brings a baby into the world," Sofia said, looking up at me with big, innocent eyes.I sighed, trying to find the right words to explain things to her. "Sofia, love is a complicated thing. It's not just about a man and a woman being

irene —-" Congratulations again, Benjamin is throwing a party for you." My former colleagues said while I prepared coffee for Benjamin."Thanks." I said to them silently as I brewed coffee." You don't have to thank us, you should thank Benjamint…after all isn't that the main reason why you have been doing all this." They said within themselves as they all began to laugh out loudly." What do you mean?" I asked gently, holding Benjamin's coffee in my hands as I turned around to face them." You know what we mean, making your daughter claim that Benjamin was her father and now he falls in love with your daughter's charm and won't let go." They said to me with a smirk, making me feel disgusted at how rumors could be so false.I was about to walk past them when one of my colleagues pulled me by my hair making me almost spill Benjamin's coffee."Ouch" I exclaimed as I battled with whomever hand was on my hair.

Benjamin —-I opened my eyes to a dark environment as I try to recognize my surroundings but one thing I was sure of was that I wasn't at the warehouse anymore."Rodrigo!!!" I yelled, battling with the chair I was tied on but I clearly wasn't going anywhere and would just cause more injury for myself.Rodrigo smirked as he stepped closer to me, his eyes filled with vengeful satisfaction. "Ah, Benjamin Ferrari. It seems our paths have crossed once again. It's time for you to pay for what you did to my men that day."I gritted my teeth, refusing to show any signs of fear. "Irene and Sofia, where are they? What have you done to them?"Rodrigo chuckled darkly. "Oh, they're safe, for now. But that can change depending on your cooperation."I clenched my fists, the urge to break free and attack Rodrigo overwhelming me. But I knew that wouldn't help me find Irene and Sofia. I had to remain calm and collected."What do you want, Rodrigo?" I asked, my voice laced with a mix of defiance and des