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The Adopted Heir Chapter 118
“Stop crying, please. It hurts me to see you cry.” Alex wipes the tears running down Sophia's face. He pecked her forehead and her nose. “I'm very sorry that I've only caused you nothing but heartache these past few days. I promise to do better.” Alex apologized, still holding on to Sophia's body that was on top of him. He rubbed soothing circles on her back.Sophia dabs her tears with her pyjamas top but the tears won't just stop falling. Contrary to what Alex thinks, this is not the tears of hurt or heartache. These are tears of joy and relief. She now has her man back and she is very happy. She was determined not to let him off the hook again and to do better by him too cos it seems like she didn't do enough to help him in his grief and maybe that's why he drifted away.“It's fine. The most important thing right now is that you are here and you have realised your mistakes. I'm so happy that you are done guilt-tripping yourself over your father's death. Like I said earlier, it wasn'
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They entered the lounge in high spirits– intending to have fun and leave every bad energy behind. They played different games, but the one they spent the most time playing was the hooker board game. They had fun and they forgot about the moody situations of some days ago. They were now sitting at the bar having cocktails and generally catching up with each other. The other three noticed that Jayden's cheerful aura had diminished, replaced with the one he had earlier. He seems to always be deep in thought and forgetting all about his environment.“Jayden…” No answer. “Jayden!” There was still no answer. “Jayden!!!” Cynthia yelled thereby startling him out of his thoughts.“Um… yes, you called me. Why did you call my name like that? You freaking startled me.” Jayden said, palming his racing heart.“Well, I'm not sorry cos I've been calling your name for what seems like forever now and there has been no response. So, that leaves me with the question, what were you thinking about?” Cynth
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Jayden clears his throat and also takes a deep breath. “I used to live with my father's sister, who is my aunt. My grandma gave birth to three children– two boys and one girl. The first son was my late father, the second son is the one that my grandma went to see with his wife and the third child is my aunt whom I lived with– she has been behind bars for over one decade now.” Jayden paused when he heard the gasps from his friends. He knew that they were wondering what his aunt must have done to warrant such a long jail term, but that was what he was about to tell them if they let him.“We are so sorry for making a sound and thereby distracting you. We will try our best to listen attentively, as quietly as possible.” Cynthia chipped in almost immediately after he stopped talking abruptly after their shocked gasps.Jayden nodded and continued, “As I said earlier, I used to live with my aunt, her name is Sally Bartels. I was taken to her place by my uncle when my parents died in a plane
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It's been over a week since the heart-to-heart conversation between Jayden and his friends. Alex, Sophia and Cynthia had taken it upon themselves to make sure that Jayden didn't miss any of his sessions. They were always there for him at any given opportunity. Even when he was having one of his nightmares, Cynthia was there to wake him up and remind him that he was no longer there in his past. Well, ever since Jayden opened up about his constant nightmares, Cynthia volunteered to stay with him so that he wouldn't end up doing something irrational. It is a sunny weekend, Alex and his girlfriend can be seen on their bedroom balcony playing a game whereby they ask each other personal questions about themselves and if any of them doesn't get it correctly, he or she has to drink.“When is my birthday, Mr Alexander Sterling?” Sophia asked. They had been playing this game for about 30 minutes now and it seemed like Alex had drunk the most because he had failed almost all the questions Sophi
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Alex was still having fun with his girlfriend when a knock landed on his room door. He ushered the person in. “Mr Sterling, there are people who are here to see you. I came to ask you if I should let them in or should I ask them to go and come back later?” The servant reported.Alex looked surprised to hear this. He only has two friends and then his girlfriend, and all of them are well-known by all his staff which means that they would be let in even without coming to report to him.“Who are these visitors?” Alex asked inquisitively.“It's Mr Kingston and his family. They said that they have something to tell you. I asked them to wait outside until you give me the go-ahead order to bring them in.” The servant replied.Alex looked at his girlfriend to see that she looked as surprised as him. He arched one of his eyebrows signalling Sophia to advise him on what to do. At this point in his life, he always wanted a second opinion because he didn't want to take any decisions that he would
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The next day, Sophia and her boyfriend drove to her parent's house after work. Alex revved the engine to a stop in front of the McLean resident. When Alex turned to look at his girlfriend, he saw how stiff she sat down and was looking ahead to the house which holds so many bad memories and a few good memories if there are any.“Babe, if you are not up for it we can always postpone this visit. It is not a must that you will see your father today.” Alex said, trying to relieve some of the stiffness on her shoulders.“We are already here, we can as well get it over and done with. Moreover, you are here with me to be my moral support, so nothing can possibly go wrong. I know that you would take me away from there before anything goes wrong.” Sophia said, linking her fingers to Alex's own. “You don't have to worry about anything, my love. I promise to stand by you. We will leave as soon as you start feeling uncomfortable in their presence.” Alex said, pecking the palm that was entwined wi
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After what feels like an eternity later of standing, Alessandro and his wife, Ellie sat down across from Sophia and Alex.“I thought that you would never sit down. I was even contemplating talking to you while you kept standing. Well, I'm still waiting to hear what you've been wanting to say to me all these while that gave you the effort to disturb my boyfriend at will. It'd better be worth it cos I don't condone time wastage.” Sophia spat. Alessandro cleared his throat, “I just want you back in my life. I know that your late mother wouldn't be happy to see the way we are living.” Alessandro simply stated.“Do you genuinely want me back in your life or do you want me back because you both can no longer afford your lavish lifestyles and you are looking for someone to fund it?” Sophia asked suspiciously. She knows her father too well to know that the man doesn't care if she was in his life or not, he is probably looking for a way to ask her for money and this is what he could come up w
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It has been up to a month ever since Alex and Sophia visited the McLeans. It is a sunny afternoon and Alex can be seen in a meeting with Jayden and Cynthia. They looked to be discussing something they were planning.“Is it possible for this arrangement to be ready before the end of the year? Cos I want the party to be on the 30th, Sophia's birthday.” Alex asked his friends. He was planning a surprise proposal to his girlfriend and his friends were suggesting a few ideas to him on how to make it perfect and spectacular for Sophia.“It depends on the event planner. If she doesn't have a very tight schedule, then she would definitely plan the whole event before the year runs out. I will make sure that everything is done according to your jurisdiction.” Cynthia answered. Cynthia was so happy when Alex called her a week ago and sought her help on how to make the perfect proposal for Sophia. He asked her about the things girls like. He also asked her if Sophia had ever told her about her f