Chapter 13 - Scholes
Chapter 13 – Scholes
Seeing the rejection from Sophia, his heart was sliced, he saw the hatred in the girl's eyes. He also saw the fire of hatred that seemed difficult to extinguish.
Therefore he did not try to restrain Sophia anymore.
"Shopia… I was wrong! I'm sorry! Please give me a chance to explain!". Michael thought while watching Sophia who had walked out of the hospital, and was waiting for a taxi.
He wanted to force her, but he didn't want to ignite an even bigger fire of hatred in her heart.
Meanwhile in the taxi, Sophia couldn't hold back her tears, she thought of Michael who suddenly appeared in front of her after eight years.
"Oh my God, what are your plans for me? I've forgotten Michael as I let go of the death of my son. Why did he have to come back again?". Sophia thought as she wiped her tears.
Just then, Sophia was startled by the vibration of her cellphone. Sophia immediately checked her cellphone and it turned out to be a message from her mother.
"Shopia, go home, we need to talk!".
"Yes"
After replying to the message, Sophia asked the taxi to turn around to go to her mother's family residence.
A few moments later, Sophia arrived in front of her family's house. After that, Sophia entered the house and walked straight to the living room.
In the living room there was already a mother, grandmother, stepfather and stepsisters.
Their expressions darkened when they saw Sophia sitting next to her mother.
"What did you call me here for?". Sophia asked after a long silence.
"What dirty things have you done to make George leave you on your wedding day?". Her Grandma asked before Mrs. Lawrence gave an answer to Sophia's question.
Sophia and her mother immediately turned to her grandmother with surprised expressions.
"You should be grateful that a widow like you will be married to a rich heir who will elevate our family's status. Yet you throw dirt in our faces". Charlotte said while grinning at Sophia and her mother.
"Mother… Charlotte… Please don't blame Sophia, she is the victim and George is the one who did the dirty work!". Mr. Jhon doesn't like to see his mother and daughter badmouthing Sophia because he doesn't want his wife to feel bad seeing her daughter being scolded.
Her grandmother's expression darkened when she heard her son defending his stepdaughter.
"What? You're still defending her? Don't you realize that the company's stock has dropped drastically because of this woman!". shouted her grandmother while pointing at Sophia.
"It's not like that, But,….". Before Mr. John had time to finish his words, her grandmother immediately interrupted his words by saying. "Never mind, you better shut up!".
Hearing her grandmother's chatter, Sophia was silent, she knew that her stepfather's family never accepted her and always tried to find fault with her so that she was immediately expelled from John's extended family line.
After a long silence, Sophia looked at her mother and ignored Grandma's chatter.
"Mom, I'm leaving! Therefore please take care of your health! If you need me, don't hesitate to tell me!". Said Sophia while kissing the back of her mother's hand.
"See..!". The old grandmother's voice began to rise. "What kind of kid is this? She wants to just walk away without giving an explanation for her mistake". continued her grandmother while pointing at Sophia.
"Just let her go! Because there's still Charlotte who won't disappoint grandma. Later, when Eric and I get married, then everything will be fine! Isn't Eric's family much richer than George's? She's gone. Besides, she's tarnished our family's reputation". Charlotte said while looking disdainfully at Sophia.
"Charlotte… Shut up!". Mr. John was forced to yell at his biological daughter because he felt that Charlotte had gone too far.
At that moment Charlotte was silent while pouting.
"Don't yell at Charlotte! Because what was said was all true!". said Mrs. Lawrence after a long silence.
Hearing her stepmother's words, Charlotte felt victorious, she not only succeeded in getting Sophia to be expelled but also managed to win the heart of her mother.
Sophia just sighed to calm herself, after that she turned to Mr Jhon while saying. "Father, thank you for taking care of me for these 6 years. Grandma, sorry if I always make mistakes! Mom, I will go now!".
Sophia looked closely at her mother's face then kissed the back of her mother's hand again while shedding tears and said. "Mom, sorry if Sophia made a lot of mistakes!".
Mrs. Lawrence just kept silent, honestly her heart was sad to see her daughter continue to be humiliated and suffer, she was thinking whether her child did not deserve to be happy? But, for Sophia's sake, she is forced to side with Charlotte so that Sophia can be free from John's family and live her life freely.
Sophia knew very well why her mother was acting like that, and she knew that the longer she was there, the more hurt her mother would be to hear the insults from her grandmother and Charlotte.
After saying that, Sophia hurriedly left the Jhon family's house with a confused feeling.