Hearing Lucas’s words, Sophia felt like someone was stabbing her heart with a needle.
five years ago, she’d been ready to marry him.
However, the car accident suddenly happened to her parents. Mom died on impact, and when Dad finally woke up rom his injuries, his memory was completely shot.
The doctors said it was trauma–induced, and he’d also developed Alzheimer’s.
Overnight, Williams Industries’s stock plummeted and they were left with massive debt.
ophia had begged every business partner she could think of for help, but nobody would lift a finger.
nly Nathan stepped up, promising to pay off all the debts and even cover her father’s medical bills.
ut the condition was–marry him.
athan had also added: “If you don’t marry me, I’ll make sure Lucas disappears forever.”
t the time, Sophia had just found out she was three weeks pregnant.
he touched her barely there belly and asked him: “I’m pregnant. You still want to marry me?”
athan’s answer was cold: “I only need a wife, not a kid.”
or her family, for her dad, Sophia had no choice but to have the abortion and marry Nathan,
hinking about that lost baby still made her whole body ache.
he pushed down the ache in her chest and looked at Lucas, who used to be her everything but felt like a stranger ow. Without any explanation, she said:
fou’re out of your mind. I’m perfectly happy. My husband loves me, and I never thought about marrying you.“”
With that, she helped her father to his feet, walked out without looking back.
in the way back, they sat at the bus stop waiting.
ad suddenly turned to her. “Miss, you here for the bus too?”
ophia’s chest tightened. Her father had forgotten her again. With hands trembling, she answered, “No, I’m with amily.”
Where? I don’t see anyone else.” He looked around, seeing only himself and this young woman.
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Sophia forced down the lump in her throat, “My family’s complicated. We’re each other’s whole world, but now he’s
ill…”
“It’s okay. Everything’s going to work out.”
Dad patted her shoulder gently.
Sophia nodded through her tears. “Yeah. Everything will be okay.”
After getting him back to the care facility, she headed home.
She pulled out her phone and opened her private blog,.
*December 6th, 2024. Cloudy. Dad escaped from the care facility for the first time and went to find Lucas. He wanted me to marry him, but that ship already has sailed the day I walked away from Lucas. *
As she was closing the app, a trending headline caught her eye.
#Lucas Mitchell Buys Entire French Coastal Town for his Fiancée
The comments below were going crazy.
[This is what real love looks like–you helped me rise from nothing, and now I’m buying you the world!]
[An entire coastal city? This is like something out of a romance novel!]
[Seeing what Mr. Mitchell does for his fiancée makes me think my husband needs some serious upgrades.]
Sophia stared at her phone screen, unable to look away.
Five years ago, Sophia had told Lucas she loved the ocean.
He’d promised her, “Someday I’ll buy you a coastal town in France, then you can watch the waves whenever you
want.”
He’d kept his promise, just not for her.
Sophia tossed her phone aside and crawled into bed, but her mind wouldn’t shut off.
Finally giving up on sleep, she grabbed the divorce papers and sat on the living room to wait for Nathan.
At 9:59 PM.
Nathan walked in right on time, carrying his suit jacket in one hand while his other arm was wrapped around a wholesome looking woman.
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When they married, he’d promised to be home by ten.
For five years, he’d kept that religiously, walking through the door before ten every single night.
But he was never alone, always with someone who looked exactly like Summer–the girl he’d loved in college.
Sophia never got it. If Nathan was so obsessed with Summer, why didn’t he just marry her?
Why drag Sophia into this mess?
She took a breath, walked over to Nathan and held out the papers.
‘Just sign this.”
Nathan didn’t even look at it: “What could Mrs. Sterling possibly need me to sign?”
It’s-” Divorce papers.
Before she could finish, Nathan grabbed the document and signed his name without reading a single word:
Nathan Sterling.
