Chapter 7
As Alexander stepped down from the stage with Victoria taking his arm ready to greet guests, he worriedly checked his phone and saw the leaked story, his heart clenching when his immediate call to Sophia went straight to a turned–off phone.
Victoria, seeing him freeze, tugged his hand. “Alex, it’s time to greet the guests.”
Alexander yanked his hand away and headed for the exit as Catherine, noticing his haste, quickly stepped into his path.
“Alexander, where are you going? If you leave now, what about Victoria’s reputation? What about the Sterling family name?”
Alexander heard none of this, his mind filled with panic that Sophia might have discovered everything
Ignoring all protests, he pushed past them and left the wedding venue.
In the car, he told the driver to go straight home.
Before the car fully stopped, he impatiently opened the door and got out. The guards at the entrance looked confused by his frantic appearance.
Alexander ignored them, opening the door and entering. Seeing no sign of Sophia in the living room, he asked the emerging housekeeper, “Where is Mrs. Sterling?”
The housekeeper was startled by his appearance before responding, “She is upstairs resting…”
Before she could finish, Alexander bounded upstairs.
Opening the bedroom door to find the bed empty, his eyes immediately caught the fabric strips by the window.
Seeing the makeshift rope leading to the first floor, Alexander’s face darkened. Clearly, Sophia had used this to escape.
Realizing this, fury rose in Alexander’s chest. He turned and shouted at the guards who’d followed, “Didn’t I tell you to watch her?! You can’t even keep an eye on one person–what good are you?!”
The guards outside lowered their heads, not daring to speak Alexander took a deep breath and growled, “Well? The guards scattered with hurried acknowledgments.
Go find her!”
Alexander rubbed his temples, unable to dispel his anger. He didn’t dare imagine what she might see after escaping
His wedding with Victoria was being broadcast live–that’s exactly why he’d locked her at home today and cut the internet, to prevent her from finding out.
But now she’d escaped.
Gradually, anger gave way to panic. He lowered his hand and noticed the gift box he’d overlooked in his urgency.
Instinct told him Sophia had left this for him. He walked over numbly, his hands trembling as he opened it.
The first thing he saw was a rote reading “Congratulations on your wedding, “His head buzzed with shock.
Bemoving the note revealed the ring and bracelet he’d given her underneath.
Instantly, be remembered her expression when she’d mentioned the bridesmaid dress. She’d known all along–that’s why she’d
epend.
When had a fund out? Alexander desperately recalled her recent strange behavior, suddenly focusing on a key moment–the bar. That night he’d asked her to pick him up, but she never came. Had she really not coine?
This realization from the blood in his veins. With stiff fingers, be
He heard his own nomb voice, “send me the surveillance footage from outside the private room on December Joth
on a video arrived, and with trembling hands Alexander ope it to see Sophia standing outside their private room door, voices
from inside clearly audible.
When
the words “not worth it” were spoken, he watched her figure jolt as if experiencing tremendous pain.
Seeing this, Alexander felt a dull ache in his chest. He pressed his hand to his heart where the pain originated.
How much pain must she have felt then? Why couldn’t he control his mouth?
He regretfully slapped himself hard.
For the past two weeks, all his clumsy excuses had been nothing but a joke to her. She’d been watching him perform.
Suddenly, he remembered the ring he’d found at the hospital, realizing it probably wasn’t accidentally dropped at all.
The dull ache in his heart became a sharp blade twisting inside, making it hard to breathe.
The room looked unchanged but felt hollow, and after frantically searching every corner, all he found were her painful blessing and the ring–she was truly gone.
Finally, Alexander realized she would never come back
Just then, his phone vibrated.
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