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The Adopted Heir Chapter 107
Alex entered his office to meet another surprise. His office staff bought him gifts. They were neatly arranged on his working table. His heart couldn't help but melt once again in the space of a few hours. He thanked every one of them for honouring him in such a manner and pleaded with them to help him take all the gifts to his car so that he could have some space to work. He was happy, but his happiness isn't complete yet until one person does the needful.Alex spent most of the day at the office expecting Sophia's call or birthday text message or even showing up at the office, but none of that happened. This brought down his mood to a minimum. He kept trying in his head to decipher what he may have done wrong to deserve such nonchalant behaviour from his girlfriend. Every time he thought of what could make her behave in such a manner, he came up with nothing to buttress the reason for the change in her attitude.Alex was still buried inside his own head when a text notification from
The Adopted Heir Chapter 108
Alex was startled at first because he wasn't expecting anyone to be around not to talk of it being in his room. Alex held his chest, “you didn't have to scare me like that.”Sophia saunters her way to where Alex is still standing at the doorway. When she got to where he had been standing for the past few minutes, she pulled him into a heartfelt hug. She inhaled his unique scent which always works like an aphrodisiac in her body.“I'm so sorry for behaving like a b*tch all this while. I just had to act that way for you to think that I didn't care. That was the only way I could have you on edge for what I've prepared for tonight. But before that, we have a reservation to meet up with in the next few minutes.” Sophia's face was full of smiles. Behind that radiant smile of hers, she couldn't help but wish that she hadn't pushed him to his limit. She was there with Cynthia when Alex called her and she knows that he is very mad at her for neglecting him on his birthday.Alex stood still for
The Adopted Heir Chapter 109
Sophia and Alex arrived at Diamond Star Hotel and Suites 20 minutes later. They made their way to the birthday arena. Sophia already braced herself for the tongue-lashing that would come from Cynthia. Well, the girl has every reason to be angry. She left her to attend to the guests for almost 2 hours now, that's a lot of time. She still didn't know how she lost track of time.‘You know exactly how you lost track of time’ her conscience pricked her.Sophia led her boyfriend into the well-decorated hotel. The decorations ran from the outside to the inside. On their way inside, different calibres of people wished him a happy birthday. Some female counterparts even tried flirting with him and this didn't go well with Sophia.When they were done with the people outside, they made their trail to the inside. None of them said something to the other. Alex looked down at his girlfriend to find her snarling.“What's going on with you babe?” He asked. They still casually strolled their way insid
The Adopted Heir Chapter 110
Everyone now turned to look at Jayden expecting him to say something. Well, Alex spoke at length on his behalf so they hoped that he had something tangible to say and not something that would tip them over the edge.“Um… thanks to you Alex for making it possible for me to talk to you guys. The past week has been the most difficult week of my life. Sophia ignored me and Cynthia avoided me. Well, I deserved every bit of it. I should have just spelt everything out from the beginning. Cynthia, I'm so sorry for doing what I did. Please may you find a place in your heart to forgive me? I want things to go back to the way they used to be– minus the sneaking around part of course. And to you Sophia, I'm sorry for not being mindful of Cynthia's feelings and thereby losing your trust. I won't do anything of that sort again.” Jayden bent his head solemnly. He just wanted this beefing to end already cos it was draining him a lot. He could barely get any work done during the week.“I want to get s
The Adopted Heir Chapter 111
It's been a few weeks after Alex's birthday party. Mr. Christopher's illness has really gone bad. He had been hiding the state of his health from his son for the reason best known to him.Alex got to know about the recent development of his foster father's health just a few minutes ago. One of Christopher's staff rushed into his house in a frenzy and told him that his father wouldn't wake up from his sleep– that they had been trying to wake him up for over 5 minutes now but to no avail.Alex didn't even let them finish talking before rushing to his father's house. It was around a few minutes past 7 in the morning and Alex was still in his pyjamas which he slept in the previous night. He did not have the time to care about his appearance. His father's life is his priority now. Sophia drove behind him when she got the inkling of what was going on. She couldn't ride with him because Alex left in a rush. He left while she was taking her bath. Well, she understands cos it's a matter of lif
The Adopted Heir Chapter 112
When they got home, they saw Cynthia and Jayden already waiting for them outside the house. Sophia led a mute Alex to the house. They all went into the house together. Sophia signalled Jayden and Cynthia to wait for them in the sitting room. She tugged Alex upstairs to his room so that he would have his bath since he ran off before taking a shower. When they got upstairs, Alex silently entered his inbuilt bathroom without saying a word to Sophia. He turned on the shower and stood under it with his pyjamas on. He stood under the water for quite some time without making any move to undress himself and have a proper bath.On the other side of the door, Sophia was so worried about the way her boyfriend was behaving. She placed her ear on the door of the bathroom trying to know if she could decipher what he was doing. All she could hear was the sound of the rushing shower. When she waited for him to come out after almost one hour but to no avail, She knocked on the door. She kept knocking
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Alex lay down on the shower floor shivering uncontrollably. Sophia immediately turned off the shower when she got to where he lay. She sat down beside him, raised his head and placed it on her leg. Cynthia came in with a duvet and helped cover him up.“I don't think that this duvet will help him right now. I will have to undress this soaked cloth and wear another one for him. Just help me get a new cloth from his wardrobe.” Sophia rushed out. Cynthia left immediately to go and do what she was asked to do while Sophia picked up Alex's hand and started rubbing her palm on it as a friction to help warm him up.It did not take up to one minute for Cynthia to come back with a new dry cloth. She excused them so that Sophia would have the privacy to undress Alex. When Sophia finished, she called on Cynthia and Jayden to help her carry him to the bed. A few minutes later, Alex had been tucked into the bed and the heater was already put on. Jayden made a phone call to the family doctor and he
The Adopted Heir Chapter 114
It's been up to 3 days since the death of Mr Christopher Columbus, Alex's foster father. And today is the burial. Alex, his girlfriend, his other friends and the staff were all dressed in black. They were all on their way to the cemetery.Over the past few days, some of the C-Square Associate members came to his house to pay a condolence visit, but Alex refused to see them. It was Sophia, Jayden and Cynthia who later ended up attending to them.They made it to the cemetery even before the ambulance service brought in the deceased body of the late Mr Christopher Columbus. A few minutes after the corpse arrived, the officiating minister started the burial service.The sermon by the officiating minister went this way, “We want to use this opportunity to honour the late Mr Christopher Columbus who lived an exemplary life when he was with us. He was a father to many and also a mentor to many others. The first time I was lucky to come across Mr Christopher was when I was having some issues