090 - Reasons

Adrian walked towards the shelves of his home office, scanning through folders of old documents. He took one of them and flipped it over, and over, and over until his hand stopped at a page about Sunside Valley.He walked back to his desk and set the folder next to his latest contract. The same Sunside Valley development plan Julia Hall had handed him under the guise of goodwill. Turned out, the same contract was proposed two years ago, but at the time, the proposal was rejected.He read the details of the procedure, from the moment the proposal was first received, the one who oversaw it, and the board’s decision as to why it was rejected. Adrian had thought that it was his board of experts who did a good job at noticing fishy stuff, but no.The notes revealed that the first person to notice something off was Sophie.At once he remembered—Sophie by his side, just two years ago, frowning upon inspecting the details of the previous Sunside Valley contract.“Are you going through with th

091 - Before The Familiar Gate

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic.Sophie waved goodbye to Oliver, who although reluctant, still had business to attend and couldn’t go with her.“How long will you be in London?” Oliver asked.“Not long,” Sophie shook her head. “I will probably stay for a night before I take a train to Langham.”“I see,” Oliver nodded. “Then, I guess I’ll see you back home.”Sophie blinked. Somehow, she had expected Oliver to offer her dinner or something. But a man came running, whispering something to Oliver, and his face got all serious again, so Sophie assumed he was just too busy.“Okay. See you later, Ollie.”Oliver just nodded as he walked away, his steps fast. Sophie watched him disappear into the crowd before she turned around. ‘I’ll see you back home,’ Oliver said. Home. The word lingered. A single, simple word with equally as simple meaning, yet Sophie had spent years trying so hard to redefine it. All that running, only to come back here. Back to the starting point.But right

092 - Repressed Memories

Sophie put her fingerprint on the scanner by the gate. Her heart clenched when it still recognized her and a side door was unlocked to let her in.“Welcome, Miss Sophie Langham,” said the system. Sophie smiled, feeling a sting in her heart—the good kind. She was almost sure that they’d erase her data, but now she knew that it was not the case.From the gate to the main building, she still needed to walk for around ten minutes through the gardens. She welcomed the walk. In fact, she needed it to mentally prepare, and the garden was just perfect for it.The green scenery calmed her mind, and she was more surprised that she could still recognize a lot of things. The gazebo, the pond, even some of the gardeners. Some even waved at her, clearly wanting to talk but were held by their job. Sophie just smiled and waved back.In the middle of her walk, a golf cart approached. Sophie chuckled when she saw Edmund sitting behind its steering wheel.“Sophie! I told you to call me when you arrive a

All Chapters of Playing Mrs. Beckett: Chapter 91 - Chapter 93

090 - Reasons

091 - Before The Familiar Gate

092 - Repressed Memories