The Dark Side of Fate

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 356

To Sam Street ~Liam~

I felt uneasy about how to handle sharing and discussing the text message. I worried that mentioning Sophia might trouble Josephine, even though I knew she was resilient. But I also feared that it could set back the progress we had made so far. Instead of announcing the text to everyone, I decided to talk to Josephine first.

“Hey,” I said, linking her, and she turned to face me, her brow furrowing. I expected this reaction, as linking in close proximity was reserved for private discussions.

“I want to show you something,” I said, handing her my phone with the text message. She took the phone, read the message, and then returned it to me.

“The team should know,” she linked back, and I observed her carefully.

“It wouldn’t bother you?” I asked to be sure. I was still new to this relationship thing and didn’t want to make any mistakes.

“Not at all, Liam. We had our discussion this morning, and I’m confident that Sophia’s name won’t bother me anymore. I promise,” she said with a smile and playfully punched my shoulder.

“I’m not that petty or jealous, Li,” she laughed, and I felt relieved.

“Attention, everyone; Li has something important to share,” Josephine declared, and a chuckle escaped me.

All eyes were on me, and I cleared my throat before speaking. I put on a serious demeanour because the situation warranted it. If they had Sophia’s mother’s phone, there was a possibility that something significant had occurred, and their circumstances might have altered.

Navigating through this with limited information wouldn’t be a simple task, but we must exercise utmost caution.

“I just received a text message from Sophia’s mother’s line, the same line she used to communicate with me,” I explained, passing my phone around so they could read the message.

me, it was through Charlotte’s phone, as I hadn’t

asking us not

the message suggests an underlying agenda. If

to stay out of the matter to protect you? Sending a vague message would be the best way to ensure you have nothing to work with,” he suggested,

were really her. Sophia rarely sends text messages; she’s

Her situation might leave her no choice but to send a text

my theory if I didn’t believe the message was from Sophia, giving me the opportunity

long without any word from her, making this message seem odd. If it were genuinely from her, it would have been sent

I’ve recovered my line, so she would likely have sent the message to Charlotte’s phone to ensure I received it. Sophia wouldn’t risk sending a message to a line that might still be switched off,” I concluded, and Charlotte nodded in agreement. My thoughts might not have been entirely clear, but I had a

right; this message doesn’t provide much information,” Charlotte acknowledged,

hand, had a

receiving this message, a line of communication has been opened between us and whoever sent it. I propose we continue to interact with ‘Sophia’ and see where it leads us,” she suggested, using

response. Even if she’s being held captive, she might cleverly mislead her captors and provide us with hints. I’m certain she knows we’re searching for her, and her captors might have

me. “I have male friends too,” she added, but I could sense that Alex wasn’t

safe,” Marvin expressed, echoing my biggest

have some ulterior motive involving her, they won’t dare either. In any case, she’ll

comfort, but the idea that Sophia couldn’t reach out to me when she wanted, troubled me

the Beta off, and we remained on

because it was clear that Justin had

was a smart move on his part. By not directly conducting the questioning and making it a casual conversation, it wouldn’t be considered an official interrogation. That way, they couldn’t accuse us of

on them, our team recognised the importance of having individuals like the Albert twins to

a lack of clarity,” Josephine replied, and