Forsaking the Years of Longing novel Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Sophie stubbornly knelt outside the villa for an entire day and night before finally collapsing from exhaustion.

When she woke up, she was not greeted by Jaziel or Nolan, but found herself back in her rented apartment.

Outside the room, she could hear Liam and Emma discussing in hushed tones.

“We should head home today. We can’t stay here any longer,” Emma said anxiously. “Sophie won’t stay obedient. She’s got legs–she’ll run off again. We should leave while she’s still unconscious.”

Liam agreed with a curt nod. “Alright.”

Just as they pushed the door open, Sophie jolted awake. She scrambled to her feet and dashed out as fast as she could, grabbing her phone but leaving her shoes behind.

She didn’t know where to go or who to turn to anymore. Jaziel and Nolan had completely abandoned her.

In her panic, Sophie suddenly thought of Charlotte.

“That’s it! She’s so kind, so softhearted–she’ll definitely forgive me!”

Without hesitation, Sophie boarded a train to New Orleans to find Charlotte.

When Jaziel and Nolan learned of this, they immediately sent people to intercept Sophie and stop her from reaching Charlotte.

After all, if even they hadn’t had the chance to see Charlotte, there was no way they would let Sophie get to her first.

Their men discovered several groups of people sent by Theodore to keep tabs on them in

Miami.

But in Miami, Jaziel and Nolan were the ones in charge.

In a show of defiance, Nolan led his men to break the arms and legs of Theodore’s spies and sent them back to the Washington family as a warning.