Chapter 263

Chapter 253

An hour earlier, Sophia had stepped quietly out of the hospital doors, a ghostly shadow haunted by restless thoughts.

For days, she'd kept her family at arm's length, erecting an invisible barrier around her wounded heart.

Her soul felt raw, tormented by relentless doubts about Alex.

Perhaps she had always been mifair, perhaps she should have trusted him

sooner.

After all, their marriage was already torn to shreds; yet, somewhere deep inside, she knew Alex deserved an apology far greater than her pride allowed.

Paying a discreet detective employed by her family, Sophia easily covered the small clinic Alex ran near the slums.

Guided by the instructions of her GPS, she drove slowly through the grimy streets, her eyes hollow with anticipation and dread.

As she approached, the sight of bodyguards patrolling the perimeter, stern-faced and vigilant, set her pulse racing

Her heart twisted painfully upon glimpsing Jasmine standing intimately close to Alex, radiating confidence and allure.

Sophia's grip tightened on the steering wheel, her knuckles whitening as uncertainty gnawed at her courage.

Unaware of Sophia's anguished gaze, Jasmine had already concluded her dealings with Alex.

Her sharp eyes, however, caught sight of Sophia's familiar luxury car lurking nearby.

A sly, triumphant smile curled her lips.

Jasmine recognized instantly who the woman was-a rival whose mere existence ignited an instinctive, competitive fire in her

heart.

"Oh, that's right!" Jasmine suddenly declared with a playful lilt, turning to Alex with eyes glittering mischievously.

"I almost forgot-I have one more special gift for you."

"A gift?" Alex raised an eyebrow, genuinely intrigued. "What kind?"

"It's a surprise," Jasmine whispered seductively, her voice dripping with allure. "Close your eyes."

briefly, then shrugged off any suspicion and obediently closed his eyes,

consume him.

forbidden

soft lips claimed his own, stealing a kiss that

entire body seized by shock as though

deceptively powerful, locked firmly around his

such strength

his judgment, and, lost in that

whispered in his mind,

was undeniably one of Vancouver's greatest beauties- irresistible,

Jus.

passionate embrace, sealing a betrayal he scarcely realized

the distance, Sophia watched helplessly from behind tinted glass, her soul shattering into countless fragments as the truth stabbed ruthlessly into her

cruel image etched itself into her memory a nightmare she would never

blurred her vision, anger bolling fiercely beneath her

as though something precious, something she had always believed was unquestionably hers,

away.

drew back, her cheeks flushed,

uneven.

had been her first stolen kiss-a daring declaration

kiss," she murmured softly, her eyes shimmering

smile was mesmerizing,

his lips tentatively, as if savoring

short by

car streaked dangerously past, blaring its horn, nearly

unmistakable— and instantly recognized the hurt and fury behind that

that...Sophia?" Jasmine's voice was teasing, almost

still dazed.

down?" Jasmine inquired playfully, her eyebrow

what she

retorted bitterly. "We're divorced. What's there to explain? It's not betrayal if

enough,” Jasmine purred softly, a possessive gleam igniting

all, you belong

Jasmine quickly shifted back to

our final meeting before the official launch of Elixir

be our first-and I promise, our last-formal business meeting.

Alex sighed wearily. "Fine."

day, as Alex stepped into the Hilton meeting room, he was met by a tableau of influential figures,

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