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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
The Adopted Heir Chapter 78
"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
The Adopted Heir Chapter 79
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
The Adopted Heir Chapter 81
For a while, no one made a sound. Alex had to summon the courage to look up and know what was up– why everyone was just so unusually quiet. He saw the shocked expressions on their faces, he almost started regretting why he said what he said because it looked like he had done something wrong."Um… I will just leave." Alex said sheepishly. He turned his back to walk out of the door and then Sophia's voice made him halt instantly."Are you just going to run? Don't you want to hear my response? Or did you not mean what you said?" Sophia threw a series of questions his way. She knew that he was a little bit uncomfortable from the extra eyes on them, but she was determined to make him come out of his shell. According to her, if he can't at least profess his feelings in front of their friends, how was he going to be able to do that in front of other people?"I meant every word I said. I'm sorry that it took the presence of an admirer for me to come to my senses. You guys kept asking me what
The Adopted Heir Chapter 82
Alex and the others made their way to the parking lot. Cynthia and Jayden decided to see the two lovebirds off. Cynthia decided to sleep over for tonight and go home the next day since it was already late."Um… when do we start with the one-week punishment?" Sophia asked suddenly to the detriment of the losers in the group."I thought that was by the way now. I didn't know that you still had it in mind." Alex replied, scratching his head and smiling sheepishly.Sophia snorted out a laugh, "You wish! Please can we discuss when we are starting and when it is going to end?" Sophia kept her focus on Jayden because he was the only one who won the competition with her.Jayden seems to be thinking of a way to solve the problem, "Um… I suggest that we just give them a day off tomorrow. They will then have to start with their punishment beginning the day after tomorrow being Monday. I'm doing this for the new couple– I just wanted you both to enjoy yourselves tomorrow before the serving duty s
The Adopted Heir Chapter 83
Sophia and Alex were on their way home. There was a comfortable and serene silence between them. Sophia was busy humming and bobbing her head to the sweet melody coming from the radio. Suddenly, just like a flash, she remembered something and decided to ask Alex about it."I've been meaning to ask, why the sudden change of mind? Why do all of a sudden you no longer see me as just a friend?" Sophia inquired.Alex sighed. He kept his focus on the road to avoid any unwanted incidents. "Someone made me see stuff from a different perspective." He answered vaguely.”Mr. Alexander Sterling, this is not the time to be ambiguous with your words. For a relationship to work out, the two people involved should be as open as ever." Sophia admonished."I know, but I'm driving right now. We will have to postpone it till we get home cos I might lose concentration if I start narrating the whole story now." Alex explained."Oh… I thought you didn't want to talk about it. That's fine, we will talk about