Rebirth for you: Redeeming the husband I betrayed のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

CassioThe tension in the house was so thick it was almost laughable.From the moment Sophie and I arrived at my parents' home, my father had made his stance painfully obvious. He greeted me with the usual manly hug that nearly crushed my ribs, a greeting he had been giving me since I was sixteen and finally tall enough to match him shoulder to shoulder. But after that, he had barely acknowledged Sophie's existence.Not one word.Not one glance.If someone walked into the room without context, they would think I had arrived alone.I sighed internally as I watched my mother subtly trying to keep the atmosphere from becoming unbearably awkward.“Sophie,” my mother said warmly from across the sitting room, “how has work been?”Sophie, seated elegantly beside me on the sofa, immediately turned toward my mother with a polite smile. “Work has actually been going really well.”I watched her carefully.She didn't seem nervous.Didn't seem uncomfortable. If anything, she handled the situation

CassioI was losing my mind.There was no other explanation for the way my pulse thundered violently in my chest while Sophie stood in front of me wearing almost nothing, looking at me with those soft brown eyes that had haunted me for years.Years.God.If someone told me two years ago that Sophie Hayes would one day walk into my room willingly and ask me to touch her, I would have laughed in their face.Not because I didn't want it.But because having Sophie had always felt impossible.And now she was here. Standing so close I could feel the warmth of her body against mine.Telling me she wanted me.My hands tightened instinctively around her waist.“You're sure?” I asked again quietly.Because I needed to hear it.Needed to know she truly wanted this. Not out of obligation.Not because she thought she owed me something.Her eyes held mine steadily as she nodded. “Yes.”Something inside me snapped.Not violently. Not recklessly.Just enough for the restraint I had been clinging to f

CassioTuesday afternoons were usually boring. My least favourite day of the week. Meetings. Reports.And occasionally, listening to investors pretend they understood business better than the people actually running the company.Today had been no different.I sat behind my desk with a file open in front of me while Eli stood nearby updating me about how the meeting with one of our business partners had gone. My attention drifted between what he was talking about and the knowledge that I could be in bed with my wife at this moment, instead of being here. The faint vibration of my phone against the polished wood surface of my desk drew my attention. The second I saw Tobias' name flash across the screen, my focus sharpened instantly.I held up a hand, stopping Eli mid sentence before answering the call.“What happened?”“Get to the house immediately.”His tone alone told me this wasn't casual.I straightened slightly in my seat. “Problem?”“Something like that”That got my attention fu

CassioLuke Helius lived like a king.That was the first thing I thought as our truck rolled slowly toward the massive estate gates.The second thing?Monsters always hid in luxury.Tall black gates surrounded the property while armed security stood positioned around the perimeter like this was some government compound instead of a lawyer's residence.Lawyer.The title alone almost made me laugh.A man trafficking children under the disguise of legal respectability.The truck slowed near the security checkpoint, headlights washing over the guards standing outside.Beside me, Noah adjusted his balaclava slightly before muttering under his breath, “You know what's funny?”“What?”Leon leaned forward from the backseat slightly, staring out the window at the estate. “How nobody finds it suspicious that an ordinary lawyer owns a place like this with military level security.”Timothee snorted quietly.“The police don't investigate the people they're supposed to.”Unfortunately true. Corrupt

SophieBy noon, my eyes were already beginning to hurt from staring at my laptop screen for too long.I leaned back slightly in my chair and rubbed my temple before looking back at the email draft in front of me.The collaboration with Madeline Rhodes was proving harder to finalize than I initially expected.Not because the actress was difficult.She never was. She was one of the nicest people I've ever met.The issue was scheduling.Between movie filming, brand appearances, magazine shoots, and international events, trying to align her availability with ours felt almost impossible.Still, this collaboration would be huge for the company if we managed to secure it properly.So I refused to give up.I adjusted a few details in the proposal before sending another email to Madeline's management team.The moment I clicked send, I exhaled slowly.“Sophie.”It seemed like my name was being called from somewhere far away. “Sophie.”Still nothing.Then suddenly someone nudged my shoulder dra