Aiden’s pov
I’m marching down the lengthy staircase, cursing every living thing I can think of.
I’m frustrated. I’m confused. I’m hurt.
Thad not expected something like this from Sophie. Not the innocent girl I painted in my head years ago.
But then I remembered how she abandoned me in jail and then I realized Sophie was never the innocent girl I portrayed her to be.
I opened the old door, shouldering a woman who was just entering. I’m too angered and frustrated to apologize. She curses me and I ignore her as I march over to the SUV waiting for me.
Mitch is ducked in a way that you’d not notice him at first glance. And though the sight is rather amusing, I don’t laugh nor smile.
The only thing I feel is anger. Towards Sophie. Burning rage.
Mitch notices me and fixes himself on the seat and unlocks the door. I open the door and got in. I’m breathing heavily and literally breathing out fire.
Mitch looks at me through the rearview mirror and looks confused and worried. “Are you okay Mr. Xavier?”
I ran my shaky hand through my nose and looked at the apartment. I shake my head in disbelief.
“I have a son.” I breathed out slowly in disbelief. Now saying it out loud, I can’t help but think that maybe I had gone mad.
Maybe I didn’t have a son and this was all an illusion.
I shake my head. That was impossible.
Ashton was as real as anyone. I felt him, I held him in my arms. He’s mine. He’s my son. He’s not a hallucination and a fragmen of my imagination.
He was real.
I groan in frustration and anger. Him being really made it all the more hurtful that Sophie didn’t tell me about him.
“Pardon Mr. Xavier?” Mitch asked, looking at me confused.
I shake my head and passed a hand over my face. “I have a son Mitch. A f**ing son that I didn’t know about.” I groaned.
stunned by my revelation
didn’t know about him?”
didn’t. She kept his existence
do about it, sir?” He asked and then rushed out. “If you don’t mind me
time and then looked at Mitch. My eyes met
the poor thing
in hell I’ll have her driving around with my son on
getting her a new one tomorrow
know what to do. Because right
in my son’s life. And there’s nothing she
Sophie’s pov
head is on my shoulder and by the
a sobbing mess if I didn’t want him to have that nap. When I’m
bit but goes right back to
My heart aches.
a demon for keeping Ashton’s existence away from his
hurt me
was about
from me. He
can not compete with him. He was superior in
only was I clearly not financially stable enough to care for
playing in Ashton’s
My baby boy.
My heart.
My everything.
your father be this cruel to take
me when we were still
could be this cruel
Mila called out
my head at the sound of her voice and turn toward the door. She’s standing in the doorway, her gaze on a sleeping
behind her, peeking behind
around.
my head. “I’m sorry you two
was. She steps into the room and walks over
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