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.

last time she spoke to me, it was through Charlotte’s phone, as I hadn’t recovered my line back then,” I added. Marvin

not to search for her?” he

of sending a text message. The vagueness of the message suggests an underlying agenda. If it was genuinely from Sophia, it

you considered the possibility that she just wants you to stay out of the matter to protect you? Sending a vague message

me if it were really her. Sophia rarely sends text

with you. Her situation might leave her no choice but to send a text message, Li,” he argued, and many others seemed to

share my theory if I didn’t believe the

trying to establish communication with me while pretending to be Sophia. It’s been too long without any word from her, making this message seem odd. If it were genuinely from her, it would have been sent to Charlotte’s phone.

The tone of this message seems off, as if we’ve been in frequent communication. Additionally, she isn’t aware that 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 gut feeling that

Li, but you’re right; this message doesn’t provide

hand,

between us and whoever sent it. I propose we continue to interact with ‘Sophia’ and see where it leads us,” she suggested, using

Sophia must have a motive. To confirm if it’s truly her or not, you should engage in conversation and share specific details that only she would know. Then, we can wait for her 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 informed her about it. So,

male friends too,” she added, but I could sense that Alex wasn’t entirely comfortable

still alive and safe,” Marvin expressed,

If Mike is working for them, they won’t dare harm her, and if they have some ulterior motive involving her, they

Sophia couldn’t reach out to me when she wanted, troubled me greatly. I was deeply concerned about her safety and prayed that we

and the Beta off, and

how did they do?” he inquired, and we all laughed because it was clear that Justin had cleverly left us alone with the officers to

and making it a casual conversation, it wouldn’t be considered an official interrogation.

a bit difficult and hard on them, our team recognised

There were discrepancies and a lack of clarity,” Josephine replied,