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The Adopted Heir Chapter 73
Cynthia followed Sophia to her room to get one of her spare swimsuits since she didn't come with any. If she knew that their fun activity would require them getting wet, she would have made proper preparations for it. When they got to Sophia's room, Sophia stepped into her walk-in closet and started bringing out all the swimsuits she bought for a day like this."I'm very grateful for the way you handled that situation downstairs. For a moment I panicked that you were going to rat us out. Gosh, my tongue was literally stuck in my throat." Sophia said after she walked out of her closet with four different gorgeous swimsuits. The colors were red, white, blue, and black. She laid them out on the bed signaling Cynthia to make her choice."You were not the only one who was scared. I just had to come up with something tangible– something that Mr. Alex would believe. You know how he behaves like a lie detector machine. He can literally smell a lie from a distance. I had to buy his trust first
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"Wait…what! Who is going to pay for the shopping spree?" Jayden asked, taken aback. He knows that he can't swim very well but he is ready to take his chances with Cynthia. But with this suggestion, he was rethinking bringing up fun activity today. Maybe he should have just stayed back in his villa watching boring shows for the whole day."The losers will pay for their opponent's shopping spree," Cynthia replied in an overly excited voice. She was confident in her skills as a swimmer."It's your confidence for me, baby girl. You are so sure of yourself that you will win, but let's be rational for a moment, what if you lose, can you be able to pay for Jayden's shopping spree? Male wear is quite very expensive. Are you sure that you can afford to pay for that?" Sophia asked, skeptical about this shopping spree of a thing. She was unstable financially at the moment and she can't comfortably pay for a shopping spree now. It's definitely going to wreck her and her plans of paying off her fa
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After picking up at random the numbers folded on the piece of papers, it happened that Jayden and Cynthia were going first. Sophia kept cheering for Cynthia."You got this baby girl. You are definitely going to win this. Go and make me proud." Sophia yelled at the top of her voice to Cynthia's retreating figure. She was already making her way to the starting point at the foot of the swimming pool."Thank you, sweetheart. I will surely make you proud. I promise not to disappoint you." Cynthia yelled back.Jayden was also on his way to the starting point. He had already made up his mind to be a servant for the week because the determination he saw in Cynthia's eyes intimidated him. At this point, he wasn't even sure of himself anymore."Hi, Jayden. Get ready to lose. I'm definitely going to beat you hands down on this game." Cynthia said. They were already standing side by side waiting for the whistle to be blown. In that short moment, Cynthia took off the scarf around her waist. Jayde
The Adopted Heir Chapter 76
Alex was still battling himself in his head when the whistle went off. Sophia dived into the water and started swimming as fast as she could. A few seconds later, Alex entered the pool but he couldn't even concentrate on the competition. The images of Sophia's body were already embedded in his mind, and it was already messing with his composure.Alex and Sophia could hear the cheering from the other duo. But Alex was already far behind. At this point, he didn't even care anymore if he lost to Sophia. Inside the water, so many questions were going through his mind. Why is he so attracted to and even attached to Sophia? Why does she have so much effect on him? Why is he always seeking her attention? Why can't his heart bear to see her hurt? He kept asking himself this series of questions that he was really desperate for an answer to. He wanted to confide in Jayden cos what he felt today when he saw Sophia for the first time in a swimsuit, he had never felt for anyone before. He had the
The Adopted Heir Chapter 77
They all drove in Alex's car. About 10 minutes later, they got to the Golden Spade Restaurant. They ordered their food and started eating. They were just chilling and enjoying the weekend. Just then, another figure walked into the group."Yeah!" The new person snapped his fingers, "I could have sworn that it was you. I can recognize you even in the crowd. Nice to see you here, Sophia." Sophia swiftly turned her head to see that the new visitor was Kelvin Grammer, her makeshift boyfriend or rightly put, her hired boyfriend. "Hi, Kelvin. What are you doing here?... Gosh, sorry for that question, just ignore it please– it's a public restaurant you have all the right to be here." Sophia said. She was nervous and she didn't even know why.Meanwhile, the other trio in the persons of Alex, Jayden, and Cynthia sat quietly and observed the scene playing out in front of them. Alex scrunched his face as if Kelvin was stepping on his toes.Alex cleared his throat getting the attention he wanted
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"You know you are an a*shole right? Why the hell would you even behave like that towards someone you are just meeting for the first time? If you ask me I would say that the attitude you exhibited earlier was totally uncalled for. Permit me to ask what came over you." Jayden bombarded Alex immediately after Sophia rushed out and Cynthia went after her."Haven't you heard anything about minding your business?" Alex asked nonchalantly.Jayden was shocked at his response. He was wondering what the hell was going on with Alex to warrant such unruly behavior and coldness from him."In other words, am I permitted to conclude that you don't care about Sophia's feelings? I'm sure that she is crying right now because of your shitty attitude. I thought she was your best friend?" Jayden asked incredulously. This was actually the first time he had seen Alex behave so nonchalantly towards Sophia's pain."I care about Sophia and you guys know that." Alex shot back. There was a permanent frown etched
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Alex got home looking all disheveled. He was breathing erratically from everything that went down in the restaurant. He was still a little bit shocked by how Jayden freaking Bartels blocked him from talking to Sophia. And the icing on the cake was when Sophia hastily got into the car like she didn't want him near her, that part was what got to him the most.Alex made sure to avoid the staff quarters because he knew that the mere sight of the Kingston family would get him more riled up. He made his way to the main house in the whole estate cos he knew that the only person who could help alleviate his sore mood now was his father, Mr. Christopher Columbus.He entered the house to discover that his father wasn't in, but a servant told him where to locate his father– the golf course. Alex got to the golf course to see that his father was already done with his activities and was now resting under a shade. Alex was happy that he was done playing cos he really needed someone to talk to."Hi
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Sophia lay down quietly on the king-sized bed in one of the many rooms in Jayden's house. It's been over two hours since they got here and Alex hasn't even beeped her to say sorry for what he did. Maybe if he said sorry she would consider going back home cos she misses her bed at the Columbus estate."Um… Sophia, don't get me wrong but you look like a rejected bride right now. Did anyone break your heart?" Cynthia asked. She just got out of the bathroom where she went to have a shower. And she saw Sophia looking so miserable lying like that on the bed. She lay on her side curving herself into a ball.Sophia shrugged as best as the position she was in let her. She wasn't in the mood to talk about her emotions which are all over the place. She just wanted to sleep and wake up and all the pain in her chest would have disappeared by that time."Just leave me alone Cynthia," Sophia whined. She picked up one of the pillows on the bed and covered her face.Cynthia immediately snatched it awa