Chapter 63

Daniel kicked the pebbles near his car. Unable to contain his anger, he kicked his car before he screamed. The frustration that had been building inside him since the breakup was eating him from the inside out. It was only a few days, and he could hardly contain it.

He glanced at the restaurant before he opened his phone and dialed his mother’s number.

“Dearest!” Teresa Beaumont smiled as she answered the phone. “I have been trying to call—"

“Mom, can you not talk to Sofia again?” Daniel interrupted his mother. There was a brief silence on the other line.

“What are you— I never talked to Sofia!”

His brother shamed him for being such a ‘mama’s boy’. However, Daniel never asked his mother to intervene in his personal life. “Please don’t,” Daniel's tone immediately turned harsh. “She must have wanted us to fight. She must have said something bad about you,” Daniel guessed. And that bothered him. Sofia could not even bother herself to call him to discuss his mother’s behavior or what his mother did to her. He thought this would soon pass, and she would soon forgive him.

He knew her. She was not vindictive or someone who would ruin anyone's life just because of one mistake. Moreover, Sofia loved him. However, the reconciliation that Daniel hoped for might never happen because of his mother!

“She is not like that, Mom,” Daniel said. “She would never say anything bad about you. However, just please don’t do anything harsh. I promise you, I will fix this.”

“How could you say that! That woman is—” Teresa cleared her throat. “I have talked to my friends, and it seems that Sofia’s grandmother might be the one who did this. That might be because she dislikes you. Even if you and Sofia would reconcile then—”

“I don't care,” Daniel said.

After Sofia’s birthday next week, she would have access to all of her wealth, and that includes her shares in the Beaumont Empire. Her grandmother would not be able to do anything about that.

If Sofia decided to give him the shares, then Daniel would be ecstatic. However, he needed to obtain her trust once again. That will only happen if they get back together, which might not happen now because of his mother.

“What do you like about that woman?” Teresa asked. “She’s not that pretty. Rich, yes. But how could you have a wife who intends to work while your kids are at home? She doesn’t want to start acting like a proper woman. How could you—”

“Enough,” Daniel hissed.

“Daniel!”

Daniel ruthlessly ended the call without waiting for his mother to say another word. He really was not in the mood to discuss this now. He turned his phone off and once again looked at the restaurant. He planned to wait for Sofia to leave so they could properly talk.

However, his thoughts were interrupted when a car suddenly parked next to his—a car that he recognized. Daniel immediately frowned.

“Daniel,” Alexander smiled as he got out of the car. “Fancy seeing you here.”

“Older brother,” Daniel gave a perfunctory greeting. If he was right, Jenny Thomas—Alexander’s aunt—must have invited him here. “Are you going to see—”

“Nuge,” Alexander said.

“You knew that Sofia was there, right?”

“And?”

“Take me with you.”

“Shameless,” Alexander smirked. “Why cheat on her if you still want to be with her?”

“You—”

“I know the cheating scandal,” Alexander said, the same smile on his face. “But that is none of my business.” Alexander said, seeing his back slowly disappear into the dark, Daniel gritted his teeth.

As she accepted the juice drink that the waiter handed her, Sofia smiled. “Thank you.”

“You are not going to drink?” Mr. Franks lifted his eyebrow slightly, his voice loud enough for Jenny to hear. Immediately, Jenny’s eyes widened as she turned toward Sofia’s stomach.

“No,” Sofia immediately shook her head. “It’s not what you think. I am just not feeling too well, so I—”

“Are you sure?” Jenny asked.

“Yes.” She should be a hundred percent certain that she’s not pregnant. After all, she and Alexander have yet to consummate their marriage. They agreed that physical attraction cannot be stopped, but they are taking things slowly.

Obviously, Jenny did not believe her. However, instead of saying another word, she simply winked at her and continued eating her food. Sofia could only shake her head, smiling at Jenny’s antics. She did not realize that the great actress actually had a very playful side to her.

“Please excuse me. I am going to the restroom.” Sofia wanted to drink another pain reliever to hopefully keep her up. However, she could not do it in front of everyone else. She immediately got up and started walking towards the restroom. However, her gaze started turning blurry.

Suddenly the world around her started spinning. She quickly leaned against the wall, hoping it would be enough to support her. It wasn’t.

Slowly, her limbs were losing their strength. Then her gaze turned black. “Damn it,” she mumbled just before she fell into someone’s arms. A familiar smell assaulted her senses. She tried to open her eyes but was unable to do so.

“Silly girl,” Alexander’s voice echoed next to her ears. “You should have called me,” she thought she heard him say before consciousness finally left her.

Daniel sighed as he leaned against his seat. It was getting colder outside, so he was forced to sit in his car while waiting for Sofia. While he didn’t know when she would come, he was planning to wait—

A sudden flash of red lights interrupted his stupor. He immediately frowned as he looked at the police who stopped just behind his car. Did something happen? He quickly opened his phone, prepared to call a lawyer just in case these cops would do something crazy.

Just as he expected, one of the cops knocked on his window. “We got a tip about someone bothering and harassing customers around here. You got any idea what that’s about?” the officer said.

Daniel raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised. Then he started cursing Alexander inside his head. That man must have called the cops on him! “Harassing someone? I haven't seen any harassment here. I have been here for a few minutes, waiting for a friend.”

“Actually, some witnesses said that the man who harassed a woman was in this car. Would you mind showing me your license and registration please?”

“Witnesses, you say?” Daniel snorted.

“Yes. We have multiple eyewitnesses—”

Again, Daniel snorted. For some reason, he was not planning to show any identification. He knew his rights.

To his surprise, however, the police did not stop him when he drove off. He was planning to go back and continue waiting for Sofia. However, when he got back, Alexander’s car was no longer on the premises.

Seeing that the car that Sofia used was still there, Daniel merely shrugged and once again started waiting.