Cruel twist of fate

CHAPTER 8

SOPHIA'S POV

The drive back home with Richard was a quiet one, he refused to say a word to me, and he was driving in a rage, I couldn't say a word to him either. I didn't know where to start.

I wished he would ask me to explain what happened, I wanted to thank him for having my back but the words wouldn't come out.

We got to the house, and he packed the car in the garage and moved inside in a hurry, I just followed him like a wet little puppy.

"Thank you for what you did today" the words finally came out, as he was about to climb the stairs to his room, he didn't stop, and I needed to see his face, I didn't know what he was thinking at the moment, maybe he needed an explanation.

" He is my ex-boyfriend, we were engaged, but I broke it off," I said, he turned to look at me.

His expression was frigid but I could still read a little bit of pity in his eye. I didn't want him to pity me and for a moment I regretted telling him.

" You deserve better," he said, I stood there puzzled, that was the first time he said something nice to me. it seemed like mere words but it was a soothing balm to my aching heart and I wanted to tell him more.

" Yes I know, I tried to.....
before I could complete my statement, he cut me off.

" I do not wish to concern myself with your matters, Goodnight Mrs. Sophia, oh no. miss Sophia". He said sharply and moved away.

At this point, it was really hard to tell if he was a good guy or a bad guy, but I just wanted to focus on being a good therapist without being judgmental.

RICHARD'S POV

"How did someone like her, get involved with an asshole like that ".I thought to myself as I tossed and turned in my bed.

I kept having flashbacks of her face when she begged him to let go of her hand.
I had always seen her as a strong woman, who was capable of handling anything yet at that moment she looked helpless and the only thing on my mind at the moment was to protect her, I didn't even realize it when I hit him.

" I should have hit him harder, he deserved a lot more than just a punch," I said still reminiscing the whole scenario.

I had no idea why I was so angry, but somehow I was curious and concerned about her. There was something different about her.

After the kiss the other day, I wondered why she didn't push me away despite being a married woman and a part of me began to think she was like other women, but the incident today cleared my doubts about her to an extent.

I was not the kind of guy to concern myself with people's problems but here I was upset about what happened to her, when she told me about her broken engagement, strangely enough, I felt relieved.