Eric was still disturbed about Amanda's whereabouts the next day. Last night, he had drunk himself into a stupor to help, but it only helped him sleep and wake up late the next day.James had already left for school when he woke up. He informed his Assistant that he wouldn't show up at the company due to personal reasons, which his Assistant accepted.He tried reaching out to Amanda, and he also sent a text to her, but she didn't pick up his call nor did she reply to his text. It made him angry, so he dismissed all his domestic staff and took some bottles of wine with him to the living room.Sophia had spoiled his life and his happiness, she never wanted him to be happy. She had hurt him in the past and almost turned him into a monster. Now that he found happiness and decided to change, she came back to ruin everything again, Eric thought with rage.He threw the bottle of drink he was holding at the wall at the far end, and it shattered, spilling its contents on the wall and the groun
The next day, James came down for breakfast, expecting his father to come down too, but he waited in vain as he didn't come down. He decided to check up on him and know why he hadn't come down.On his way, he met Eric, already prepared for work with his briefcase."Good morning Dad!" He greeted excitedly."Good morning James!" Eric murmured and walked past him, and he immediately followed him. He was heading to his study."Dad, ain't you joining me for breakfast? I cannot eat alone," James said, but Eric ignored him and started searching for whatever he had in mind in the study."Dad! Is something wrong? You have been acting cold and weird," James said out loud, but Eric ignored him and continued his search."Did anything happen between you and Auntie Amanda, has she left not to return?" James asked, and immediately Eric looked up at him."Leave! I am very busy right now. You should learn to talk when you are supposed to. I guess your teachers are no longer doing their job efficiently
All through the night, James was disturbed and couldn't sleep. He had a dream where he forgave Sophia and accepted her back. She took him out and bought him a lot of goodies.When he woke up, He sluggishly went about preparing for school that morning. He did bother to check up on his father, as he knew that he would yell at him and ask him to stay away.After he was done, he left for school with the thoughts of Sophia on his mind. During the break, she showed up again where he sat all alone."I told you to stay away from me. What do you want from me?" James asked her."Please, James. I know your father said something to you, but you shouldn't conclude just like that. You should hear me out," Sophia pleaded, but James wasn't ready to listen."I ask again, what do you want from me? Is it not enough that you abandoned me? I didn't grow up with anyone calling me Mom. Why are you coming back now, it is already too late. I no longer need you, when I needed you in the past," James said to So
The next day, James had all smiles as he went about preparing for school. He could still remember the conversation he had with Sophia at night. She had promised to come to pick him up from school too and take him out, which he looked forward to with excitement.He had forgiven her and had decided to hear her out and give her a chance, that was why he had called her after reading the letter. James ate his breakfast happily without caring about his father.They met on the way to why he was leaving for work, James cheerfully greeted him before rushing forward to meet his driver. Eric didn't notice because his mind was divided as it had always been.James got to school and couldn't wait for it to get to break time. When it did, he rushed out to where Sophia usually meets with him."James!" He heard her out to him when he got to the place. She was already there."Mom!" He called out and embraced her in a hug."My son!" Sophia said and kissed him on the forehead as tears started flowing fre
On getting to Sophia's place. She ushered James inside and led him upstairs. David Anderson was out, she made sure she didn't take him to the wing of the house where she stayed with him. She took him to her own wing. There James saw a lot of pictures of him hanging on the marble wall, while some were placed in the closet in the living room."Wow! Mom, you have all my pictures from when I was a kid till my age now," James said as he looked at his pictures."Of course. I frame and put up your pictures on every birthday. To mark it, it helps make me feel that you are with me," Sophia lied.She had to make James believe her anyway. She had gotten the photos of him online and had it framed some days back before putting it up like she knew she would be able to buy his trust and bring him over."They are all so fine. Thank you, Mom that you are caring even while you weren't there for me. I am happy you never abandoned me," James said and hugged Sophia."Why do you think I would do that to my
It has been a week since James and Sophia started going out. He had been skipping classes after he successfully used his father's phone to send a text to school stating he was going on an urgent vacation with his father which he cannot avoid.He demanded that his driver should start dropping him off outside the gate and he doesn't want him coming inside the school compound again with the lie that his classmates were making fun of him as he always comes to school alone.His driver, who didn't see it as anything, agreed to do so. It was the easiest way for James to follow Sophia out every day without his driver or the school notices.Today was another outing day for James and Sophia. They were going to the beach this time around. Sophia told him to pack his bags and come stay with her.He demanded if his father knew about it, and Sophia lied saying that his father knew. She had obtained permission from him.James, who believed her, packed some of his clothes into his bag as Sophia instr
Later in the night, James woke up to see himself on a strange bed and in a strange room. He got up and looked around to get familiar with his environment before he started heading out, in search of his mom.He met her in the living room, drinking alone, he quickly moved forward to meet her, looking around. He recognized the house as another one, as he had already familiarized his mother's place and knew it so well."Mom!" James called, still looking around."Son! You are awake. Come sit with me," Sophia said to him and tapped on the couch she was sitting on. James obeyed and sat with her."How was your sleep? Did you have a nice day today?" Sophia asked him and rubbed his hair. He smiled at her as she remembered how much fun they had together on the beach."Of course, today was fun Mom! Thank you. The level of fun I had was all I have been wanting and without you not showing up, I wouldn't have had such fun," James replied."Why? Your father doesn't care about outings and taking you t
They walked into the house and she started leading him to the room he had slept in earlier.When they got in, she asked James to climb the bed so that she would tug him in but he sat down on the bed instead."Mom, this place is strange and doesn't look like your house. Where are we?" James asked."You are really smart, you noticed," Sophia said and squatted in front of him."Yeah, it isn't my house but this is one of my penthouses, and guess why we are here, because we are going on a vacation in another country," Sophia said with a smile."On a vacation in another country? Does Dad know about it because he would never agree to it if he knows while school isn't yet over," James said with surprise."He doesn't have to know James because you are now in my custody and I would never allow you to go back," Sophia said in reply."What are you talking about Mom?" James asked her with confusion."It is just a harmless vacation and doesn't worry, I will inform your father and ask for his approv