Goody Two Shoes #Wattys2017

Nearly... and Confrontation

"So what are the reasons?" Luca , my new layer, asked as he sat on a leather chair in front of his black desk.  The man in front of me the epitome of mystery; his black pitch eyes  and dark hair, his fancy suit, small smile that didn't reach his eyes and professional tone made me shiver. Usually lawyers try to encourage their clients to talk by owing their trust and being a bit nice but Luca Felton looked cold and detached but I cannot deny the wall of degrees behind him or his professional stances. 

My heart kept on pounding painfully at his words but what I should do should be done. It is been ten long days but Axel still didn't find me. I even found a small apartment far away from the Williams's mansion and  soon enough I will be moving to it. I will be free and living on my own soon. For the moment, I need to focus on the final step in my journey of freedom; that is to free my heart once and for all from Axel.

"He cheated." Adam's voice echoed making my pain triple

"Don't " I dismissed Adam's comment " Can't the divorce be uncontested ?" I continued to ask 

" Mrs.Williams." Luca started 

"Miss.Lewis, or just call me Sophia please." I cut him because anything related to Axel is making my small steps of progress slower and harder 

"Sophia, you surely know that An uncontested divorce occurs when there are no disagreements between you and your spouse over any financial or divorce-related issues" Luca explained and I nodded because I already knew that 

"I was thinking of a way to convince Axel to sign the papers. I don't want to go through courts and stuff. I don't need his money or anything. I just want to be freed to get my life back." I explained back

"Then talk to him." Luca suggested and offered me a weak smile

"I cannot do that." I refused. I cannot just reappear so suddenly. I cannot go back to the mansion and face Olivia and Mitchell. Yes, I did nothing wrong but I still ran away and left them to worry...Also Axel, I cannot just bring myself to tell him the news of losing the company

"Be a strong woman, Sophia. A divorce is not easy, never was, never will be. You need to face it and be brave about it. You are also lucky because you do not have a kid till now or else you will have custody problems and must explain such fragile issue to a little kid. It is not easy to explain to a kid why he or she is living away from their other living parent" Luca said and his dark black eyes went darker if it is even possible. He just looked fragile for a second then brushed such fragility away and hid it behind a small smile.

"But he will lose the company." I argued remembering  how my dad kept on talking to me about his company. It was his best achievement. He and Axel' s dad spent their life building it. Even Axel grew between its walls. He grew dreaming of making the company bigger and now he is doing so. So is it not purely cruel to take it away from him?

"There is a solution for that." Luca said as he lifted the contract again studying it 

"For real?" I questioned in a rush and Adam nodded my  way offering me a small smile

"Yes, Adam said that his uncle wanted to trick you out of your wedding. The contract says that , once any part of the contract , the parts sharing the company I mean, tries to find an illegal way to do so, they lose the right to own it. Mr. Black here has  proof of his uncle doing so. He already showed me the e-mails and texts sent by his uncle to encourage him to break you apart and to cause problems between you. He even promised Adam a share of the company." Luca informed me and offered me the same hopeful smile as Adam

"So, he get to keep the company." I repeated a bit happy

"You both do." Adam replied 

"I don't want it. I will give my share to him. I need to move away from him, cut all ties, start all over again." I informed and Adam just nodded at me again