Chapter 169
Thomas stared at me, stunned by my direct words. I could see the shock in his eyes, followed quickly by sympathy and something else a rekiudica her. that made me immediately regret my honesty.
“Sophia, why didn’t you tell me something like this happened?” His voice was soft, concerned, laced with an intimacy I couldn’t reciprocate.
I looked at him, my eyes revealing an emptiness I couldn’t hide. What was there to say? That night had been buried so deep within me that sometimes I could almost convince myself it never happened.
“And what would telling you have accomplished?” I asked quietly as dark memories washed over me.
After it happened, my mother Scarlett had been brutally honest: “If you have this baby, it will be a bastard. You’ll never be able to hold your head up again. You might as well be dead.”
Her words had cut deep.
Coincidentally, Sam had died just weeks before. My beloved Sam, with his kind eyes and gentle smile–gone before I could tell him about this, before he left this world.
I had lost my anchor.
Following my mother’s hints, I decided to end my life, walking to the edge of the ocean one night, determined to let the waves take me.
That was when I met Henry…
When I regained consciousness on the shore, water dripping from my hair and lungs burning, I’d looked up to see a face so similar to Sam’s that for one delirious moment, I thought my love had returned to me.
When Henry later offered to marry me, I accepted without hesitation.
The past–all of it–became just a distant memory I chose not to revisit.
And now, even Henry was someone I no longer wanted in my life.
Thomas stepped closer, his eyes filled with sympathy. “You should have told me sooner. At the very least, I could have been someone to listen, to cry with you, to laugh with you, to offer some comfort.”
He reached out, attempting to draw me into an embrace, but I stepped back, maintaining distance between us.
“Thomas,” I said firmly, “in my heart, we can only ever be friends.”
Ever since I’d recognized his feelings for me, I’d been careful to keep our relationship strictly controlled.
I couldn’t offer him what he wanted, and I wouldn’t give him false hope.
Not giving him a chance to respond, I quickly left his office and returned to the nurses‘ station. During a lull in my duties, I logged into my social media account and uploaded a photo of the divorce papers with my signature clearly visible.
I tagged Henry in the post and wrote: “I’ve signed. Do you dare?”
There. Now the entire internet would be watching to see when Henry would sign those papers. All I needed was for him to deliver and I would finally be free.
Orce certificate,
After locking my phone in my locker, I headed to Mrs. Davis’s room to check on her. Just as I entered, I came face–to–face with Ava, her granddaughter.
“Sophia,” she hissed, her eyes narrowing, “I’m warning you: stay away from my grandmother! She only has one granddaughter–me! You don’t count!”
I nearly laughed at the absurdity of it all.
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This was the same woman who had tried to extort five hundred thousand dollars from me just days ago, claiming the needed in for her pa medical bills. Two days had passed, and seeing that I hadn’t given her any money–and likely suspecting I’d told her grandmother about h
Ava was now on high alert, practically trying to chase me out of the room..
Ignoring her completely, I walked straight to Mrs. Davis’s bedside and smiled warmly at the elderly woman who had been more of a mother to me than
own.
‘Mrs. Davis, i’ve asked around about your treatment. The costs aren’t too high, and as long as you follow the doctor’s instructions, you’ll make a fulf
recovery.”
The elderly woman looked concerned. “But the surgery–it must cost quite a bit, doesn’t it?”
I smiled reassuringly while glancing at Ava, who was glaring daggers at me. “It’s not much. Our family can afford it, I said smoothly. Please don’t worry about it, Mrs. Davis. All that matters is getting you better. Ava has already gathered the money and paid for everything.”
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