Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle

Chapter 106

“You” Sofia’s hand trembled the moment she saw Lawrence calmly sitting down on the chair next to the bed, a gun in his hand.

Sofia’s heart lurched into her throat, squeezing with icy terror that instantly eclipsed the exhaustion that had moments ago been her only concern. Lawrence. How? It was impossible.

He was supposed to be rotting away in some godforsaken prison cell, a consequence of the years of torment he’d inflicted upon her. Yet, here he sat, casually perched beside the bed, a glint of manic amusement dancing in his eyes as he regarded her with the same chilling smile that he used to fool her mother and her!

“Hello… Sofia,” Lawrence spoke.

“How?” Sofia asked, her voice trembling. How was he able to get out of prison?

The question tumbled out of Sofia, laced with a tremor that betrayed the storm raging within her. But even as she demanded answers, a horrifying realization dawned. It didn’t matter how he escaped. He was here. In her sanctuary. A predator in her den. Panic threatened to consume her.

Lawrence, however, seemed to relish in her reaction. He uncrossed his legs, the casual movement sending a fresh wave of nausea through Sofia.

“Let’s just say,” he drawled, his voice dripping with sickening amusement, “prison wasn’t exactly living up to its name. But hey,” he shrugged, his gaze flickering around the room, taking in the subtle signs of Alexander’s presence, “looks like I found myself some rather… comfortable accommodations.”

“What are you doing here?” she asked. This man must have escaped prison just now or a couple of hours ago. Meaning, he should have had the time to run away from Illinois, but he didn’t. Sofia thought about her dead phone. Again, she had forgotten to charge it earlier.

Perhaps someone tried to call her, informing her of Lawrence’s escape, but she wasn’t able to receive it as her phone died.

A cruel amusement glinted in Lawrence’s eyes. “Is that really a question that you should be asking right now, princess?” he drawled, his voice dripping with condescension. He gestured lazily with the gun in his hand, the casualness of the movement making Sofia’s stomach clench.

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“Sit down, Sofia,” he commanded, the amusement fading into a steely glint. “We have a lot to catch up on.”

The order scraped against her raw nerves. “Go on…” Lawrence smiled. “Do not make me say it again.”

Sofia swallowed.

“Uh-uh… get your things out of your pocket and throw them on the bed,” he added.

This time, Sofia complied. She took her keys and phone out and then threw them on the bed.

sit…” Lawrence gestured towards the bed. “Hands on

learn martial arts and

never saw you as one…” he said. “But look at

now?”

frowned but slowly complied. In the end, Lawrence was in prison

underestimated her.

tense silence filled the room, broken only by Sofia’s breaths. Lawrence watched her with amusement, the gun still a constant, chilling reminder of his power. Defiance simmered within her, but it was tempered by

for heroics.

phone on the bed. “What

that a brilliant

revenge, he could have run away first

revenge.

is Eunice?” he asked.

ugly. “In

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do not understand the question.” Out of nowhere, he pulled out what looked like another

of the silencer attached to the gun echoed in the tense

forced it down, shoving it deep

growl. “Tell me where she

his eyes wasn’t amusement anymore. It was a cold, predatory hunger, and Sofia knew exactly what it meant. He wasn’t here for some twisted reunion, for some pathetic attempt to recapture

around the room, searching for an escape, a weapon, anything.

come barging into the door with the authorities, but she knew it would be impossible. The man was not even in the US!

“But we both

“You-”

enough to ruin her insides. She would

“You are- evil.”

leaned back without saying anything. However, Sofia

voice ragged but laced with steely resolve. “Why did you want her dead?”

his knee, the rhythmic click a constant reminder of her precarious situation. “Let’s just say, your dear old

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did love your mother

thing that Sofia could think of. Lawrence

do something drastic? Why would he suddenly tell

talking about the conversation that she managed to hear between Mr. Oh and

known that Eunice would not wake up again. What was the point of trying to end