Chapter 104


    The video in front of Daniel was enough to make him shiver. It was a video of his mother and Charlotte.


    “You-”


    “Your mother wanted to get rid of the baby…” Alexander said. “I thought you should know.”-


    Daniel narrowed his eyes at the tablet, his expression unreadable. Then he slowly lifted his gaze as he


    stared at Alexander. “Why- Why are you doing this?”


    “I thought you already knew?” Alexander casually leaned back and stared at his younger brother.


    Daniel pursed his lips. From the video that he just saw, his mother tried kicking Charlotte out of the


    mansion and did not believe that she was pregnant with Daniel’s child. However Alexander asked her


    to stay and do a DNA test. But with everything that has been happening, Charlotte decided to leave the


    mansion and had a secret meeting with Daniel’s


    mother.


    In this meeting, his mother tried to instigate Charlotte to harm Sofia and perhaps Alexander. However,


    she did not seed and Charlotte wanted to leave. This is where the problem happened. Teresa


    identally pushed Charlotte. Daniel could clearly see the blood on the floor as Teresa instructed her


    people to take the unconscious Charlotte.


    “You wanted me to hate my mother…” Daniel uttered. At this point, he no longer doubted that


    Alexander was capable of doing something like this. Alexander was a cruel- cruel man indeed. “Not


    only did you steal my bride… you also manipted my mother and now, you want me to hate her?”


    “Bride?” Alexander smirked. “But aren’t you cheating with the bride’s sister?”


    “It was a mistake.”


    “The fact that you are fully aware it was a mistake does not excuse your behavior,” Alexander


    answered almost immediately.


    Daniel gritted his teeth. A mistake is a mistake. However, he fully believes that Sofia will soon forgive


    him- at least before he is aware of Sofia’s


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    marriage to his older brother. Hatred filled his gaze. He was certain that Sofia was manipted by


    Alexander. He must have done something to mess with her head.


    “It seems that you still think she would forgive you…” Alexander chuckled. Isn’t this because Daniel


    grew up thinking that the world would forgive everything that he did because of how he was treated in


    the past. This man believed that the world owed him everything. He was raised to believe that he had


    been treated unfairly by everyone around him.


    But this is no longer Alexander’s business.


    “Your mother wanted to harm Sofia…” Alexander said. “I could of course intervene but… I am certain


    you and your father wouldn’t like that.”


    Daniel said nothing. He only stared at his brother, his expression cid. Seeing this, Alexander got up.


    “I have reasons to believe that your mother is going to keep on trying. There will be no next time,


    though.” With that, Alexander got up and left the room, leaving the tablet in front of Daniel.


    Once alone, Daniel looked at the tablet once again. Then his gaze darkened.


    Why was it that Alexander was trying to punish him? Just why?


    LH GROUP


    “What do you think of this?” Sofia asked her secretary, Miss Amores.


    “Well…” Miss Amores hesitated for a few seconds. “I think that might be too in.”


    “Hmmm….” Sofia nodded, her gaze still on the portrait of one of the wedding dresses that her mother


    had designed. “I think so too… but then again, there is something beautiful about it.” Sofia then closed


    the album of the wedding dresses and smiled. “Let’s not talk about this matter now.” After her


    grandmother’s death, she was given ess to everything that belonged to Enda, including therge


    vault that contained her mother’s dresses.


    It was mostlyposed of wedding dresses and some Haute couture and long gowns. They were all


    pretty so she decided to have a professional create a brochure of all the designs. Seeing the designs


    actually made her excited.


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    However, this was not the right time to choose a wedding gown.


    Everything was currently very hectic. Big changes are expected to happen inside and outside LH


    GROUP. Moreover, Alexander seemed really busy with everything too. Sofia momentarily thought of


    Daniel and Charlotte.


    Alexander told him that he could take care of them- legally. For some reason, he especially


    emphasized this fact. Thest news that she heard was that Charlotte was pregnant with Daniel’s child.


    She leaned back and closed her eyes.


    For some reason, memories of the past filled her head. Indeed, she was still too weak. How could she


    easily let them go? Shouldn’t she go ‘nuclear’ and destroy them?


    After a few minutes of contemtion, she smiled and got up from her seat. Her gazended on the


    beautiful view of Illinois. That’s right. Living a good life while they suffer is the best thing that she could


    do for herself.


    And just like that, Sofia spent the rest of her day in the office, busy with her business and the future


    ns of thepany. It was already eight in the evening when Sofia decided to go home. To her


    surprise, Alexander said that his meeting just ended and now, he was waiting for her outside so they


    could go home together.


    “What is this?” Sofia asked when Alexander handed her a blue paper bag that was as big as Sofia’s


    handbag.


    “Open it,” Alexander said as he started driving the car. Sofia smiled. Without asking any more


    questions, she opened the paper bag.


    “Pierre Hermé?” Sofia asked in astonishment when she spotted the colorful macaroon inside a box.


    Inside the box nestled a beautiful assortment of Pierre Hermé macarons. Unlike the typical pastel


    colors, these were little works of art. A vibrant emerald green hinted at pistachio, a deep fuchsia


    screamed of raspberry, and a sunshine yellow promised the tang of lemon.


    Each perfect dome was smooth and wless, their delicate shells promising a satisfying crack when


    bitten.


    “I thought you would like it,” he said when he saw her reaction. These macarons were famous all over


    the world, and Sofia had mentioned them once while they were having coffee. She mentioned it in


    passing, just a part of their conversation.


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    Sofia’s surprise melted into a warm affection for Alexander. “You shouldn’t have,” she said, touched by


    the thoughtful gesture. “But these look incredible.”


    Alexander nced at her with a hint of a smile. “I figured you could use a little sweetness after a long


    day.” He winked. “Besides, I know how much you love Pierre Hermé macarons.”


    A blush crept up Sofia’s cheeks. He remembered. It was a tiny detail, a conversation from weeks ago,


    yet it felt significant.


    That was when she noticed that he took a different road. “Where are we going?” she asked.


    “I booked a restaurant for dinner…”


    Sofia’s expression immediately changed. “I— Did— Are we elerating something?” Did she miss his


    birthday? Or his aunt’s or mom’s birthday? Anniversary? She rummaged through her brain but could


    not find anything. Did she really forget something because she had been so busy with everything else?


    Just what was it? Panic set inside her chest as she waited for his answer.


    .


    “Can’t I book a restaurant with my wife without celebrating something?” the corner of his lips lifted.


    “Eh?” she blinked, a little confused.


    “Both of us had been working really hard in the past few days.


    we deserved some steak and wine.”


    Well, he was not wrong.


    Everything has been very chaotictely.


    Sofia opened her mouth, wanting to say something but ended up closi it instead. Slowly, a smile


    appeared on her face as she turned her head outside.


    Having him as a husband was not too bad at all…