Jeffery's eyes narrowed as he listened to the man who stood very close to him. "So, you're telling me that you escaped from the hospital because you thought they were onto you?" he asked with a low and even voice.Bryce nodded, his eyes darted around the room nervously. "Yes, I'm sure of it. I think Sophia knows I'm somehow affiliated to you."Jeffery's heard galloped uncontrollably. “If she knew already, why didn't she say anything?”Bryce shrugged his shoulder, “I don't know. Maybe she's trying to play me. That's the only explanation. She acted cold with Noah in front of me like she was doing it on purpose.”“But why?”“Maybe to spite him, or to deceive me? Who knows? What I'm certain about is that the woman is head over heels for Noah. I've seen the way she looks at him. It physically hurts her when she makes him sad.”Jeffery grinned, “She was always so smart that one.”“So what's our next line of action?” Bryce leaned in.“Eliza is overplaying her hands. All she was supposed to d
“Jeffery, what are you smiling about? You've put me in a very difficult position.” Edward scanned the expression on his face. Jeffery smirked, “Oh, come on, Dad. You're not going to pretend like you didn't enjoy our little secret, are you? This is how we've been bonding for the last twenty years. Trying to take the Milton empire for ourselves has been our lives goal. While other children were learning how to play ball with their parents, mine were assigning my paternity off to their best friend.”Edward exhaled, “I already explained to you why I did that son,” he put an arm on his shoulder, “I needed an inside man.”“So you faked a paternity test? You planted me on your best friends house all these years? Don't you know how traumatic that could be on a child?” He sighed, “Maybe deep down George knew I wasn't his son, that's why he treated me that way.”Jeffery sniffled, then chuckled, “Look at me, a grown man crying. That's why I have so many underlying issues dad. For as long as I c
Bryce did as he was told. All he had to do was steer a little chaos in the Milton's seemingly peaceful lives once again, that was the price for his life. The text did exactly what it was supposed to do, it made Sophia to question her own judgement about trusting Noah, or so he thought. He had sent the message across, she saw it and said nothing. The next thing he did was call her. Sophia answered the phone in the most panicked tone she could summon, “ryce! Oh my goodness, I was so worried about you! How did you manage to get discharged from the hospital so quickly?”Noah's eyes widened. He wanted to say something but she stopped him. Bryce chuckled nervously, “Sophia, I received a call from my sister right after I had woken up--” “Don't worry about it,” she said knowing fully well that he was lying. She could imagine the amount of sweat he was breaking. “Well, I'm just glad you're okay. I was frantic with worry when I heard what happened. How are you feeling?”“I'm doing all rig
Meanwhile, on the other side of town, Jeffery was in high spirits. “Perfect! That went better than I expected. If i knew the whole inheritance matter would put them in this big of a fix and would cause tension, I would have played this card a long time ago. This is going to give me more time to tidy up some loose ends.”“I'm glad it helped,” Bryce cleared his throat, “Can I go home now? It's getting kind of late, Emily will be worried sick.”“Alright, can't keep the lady waiting can you?” He patted him on the shoulder, “You did good today Bryce, soon, all this will be over! In a couple of months Noah will be finished!”Or so he thought. The next morning he showed up at the Walton estate again. He had told Edward that he wanted to inform him of the progress with splitting Noah and Sophia apart. He wanted to see the look on Edward's face when he tells him that Sophia and Noah are separated. He took off his coat and hung in Edward's closet. The smile on his face was wide. Edward tapp
“Here, sign it and leave!” he demanded. Sophia stared down at the document tossed at her. ‘Divorce agreement’ she read in her mind. Sophia smacked her lips. ‘He didn’t even wait for a solid week before getting rid of me she thought to herself. She wanted to believe it was a dream, but that was her reality. Her husband wanted a divorce from her, after two years of marriage. Even if the marriage was based on a contract, it was still a marriage. Noah Milton paced the floor of what was supposed to be he and Sophia’s bedroom, a place she never dared to enter, except on special occasions. She recorded the look on Noah’s face before speaking, “Noah, your dad just—” Sophia swallowed the next words about to escape her lips as Noah’s icy grey eyes met hers. Sophia was married to the most influential man in the city. The CEO of Milton group Noah Milton. It would be an honor for any woman in the whole city to be engaged, talk more of married to the most sought out man in all the city, but for S
Sophia gripped her chest tightly as if it felt like her heart was about to escape from her chest. Her hand slipped over her mouth as she tried to muffle her cries. She left the bathroom in the guest room scanning the room. ‘Two years’ she whispered. She had lived in the guest house just a small distance from the main mansion. The building was neat with very modern amenities. She didn’t lack anything and had a dozen staffs assigned at her beck and call. Noah reduced the amount of attention she was being given by the staff when his girlfriend, Kira Robinson, the daughter and sole heir to the Robinson group started to nag him. A union between the Milton’s and the Robinson’s would consolidate both families in the world of business for a lifetime. None the less, that wasn’t what George wanted for Noah. Kira Robinson was never a good fit. She acted like a spoiled child because her actions were always inconsequential. It happened that way because of how quickly her father’s PR coul
The light from the huge floor to ceiling windows had got him uncomfortable. He stood up promptly to find his phone. Noah staggered immediately falling back into his king sized bed. He propped himself up with his pillow with a look of disbelief on his face. His eyes narrowed when he found the anklet he had given to Sophia, vividly remembering his warning to her, “Take it off at your own risk.” In a house filled with luxury, the poor girl stood out like a sour thumb. All he wanted was for her not to get accustomed to the comfortable life he had provided. Noah started at himself in the mirror. He looked pathetic. It was another night of drinking himself to sleep. Ever since his dad died, he found it really difficult to sleep properly. He had to be on meds or scotch. His head spun a little when he remembered all the terrible things he had told Sophia. The guilt engulfed him like a large quilt. He didn’t know what to do with himself. Noah shot out of bed. His head was completely o
Sophia clicked her tongue, still trying to figure out a few things. She was making the finishing touches on her leaving plan. Chantelle seemed to be more excited than she was about moving to a totally different city. She put a call to Chantelle, it rang but there was no response. This was the first time she was leaving the city. She couldn’t believe herself, running far away because of a man. Anytime the thought of her father crossed her mind, there was this subtle conviction to stay and fight for what she wanted. But Chantelle was another voice of conviction telling her otherwise. Sophia’s dad was a driver for a popular company in LA. Her mother worked as a pre-school teacher so they were doing well enough. Her father died on the day of her high school graduation while he was driving to go see her. Sophia recalled him complaining about the brakes on the car, claiming they were faulty. He had complained to his boss who refused to do anything about it. She blamed herself f