Chapter 7

After lunch, Devon took us to the spa as promised and we had a great time, much to my dismay he paid for everything as usual. We got home at '17:30' and by then, I was beat and Sophie had also fallen asleep in the car on the way back. When we got home, Devon put Sophie in bed and received a call right after, which he said was from work. He left soon after claiming that it was something important that couldn’t be postponed.

"When is Daddy coming home?" Sophie asked.

"I'm not sure, Baby, but I'm sure he'll be home soon." I said trying to reassure her while giving her a hug.

It was already '21:13' and Devon was still not back, which I didn’t expect to happen. When he left, I thought it would take about an hour or two for him to solve whatever he needed to solve at work, but now I’m worried that I even called my mom about an hour ago to tell her about the situation and that I would be home late.

"How about you tell me about yourself, Miss Sophie? “I asked her as we sat in the living