#73 “Right Now, I See You As A Friend.”
Sophia’s mind was awash with questions. When she had agreed to marry Alexander, she hadn’t delved into the underlying reasons behind it. Her decision had been driven primarily by her grandfather’s insistence, and she didn’t want to let him down.
Her grandfather had always made decisions that turned out to be the right ones. But Caroline’s cryptic hints had ignited a spark of curiosity within her, making her acutely aware that there might be layers of the story she remained ignorant of.
Sophia couldn’t ignore the growing urge to seek answers. The desire to uncover the hidden truths about her family’s history gnawed at her, and she couldn’t quell the intrigue that had taken hold.
“Thank you for sharing this with me, Caroline,” Sophia responded, her mind still deeply engrossed in thoughts.
“You’re welcome, dear. I’ll see what I can find and keep you updated,” Caroline said with gentleness in her voice.
“I believe it’s time for me to go. I’ve had a delightful evening,” Sophia stated, rising from her seat.
“Of course, dear. I wish you a pleasant evening, and once again, thank you for joining us.”
Caroline gave Sophia a warm embrace, releasing her to depart. Alexander, who had been silently observing the exchange, hastily stood up from his chair.
“Hey, I’m coming with you,” he quickly announced, moving toward Sophia without waiting for his mother’s response.
taking some initiative. ” Take your
which she had meticulously cared for over the years. She couldn’t help but
and took a deep breath, contemplating
she turned
“Yes?”
choose to interfere in our
tired of
“I…”
fact, I consider everything she said as friendly advice,” Sophia explained. ” But I need you to understand that I don’t want to dwell in the past. Right now, I see you as a
he’d ever been to Sophia. He had been her husband before, but their marriage had felt far from genuine.
that, Sophia,” he replied. “It sounds
Sophia replied
you won’t dodge my calls anymore?” Alexander teased, trying to lighten the
Sophia chuckled once more.
replied genuinely. “Does that mean we can grab coffee…” Alexander continued, the hopeful glint in
his hands in mock surrender, a
ready,” he replied, and they both noticed the car waiting to
night, Alex,” Sophia said as she readied to step
night, Sophie,” he
fond smiles exchanged, Alexander climbed the villa’s stairs, heading back to
moment,” a voice called out
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