The Billionaire's Unbreakable Curse

A Taste of Abandonment.

“I detest you Sophia!"

Reginald’ s spiteful word echoed loudly in the room and Sophie felt her body sag,the bitterness in his voice and venom in his word was enough to break her stubbornness,she adjusted her posture to fit in her defeat but her father didn't seem to care,all that mattered to him was getting her to regret going up against him.

“Dad,I am not pregnant.”

"Liar! You're carrying the unborn grand-child of my greatest rival,”

“Marcus Thompson! Do you even realize how this degrades and humiliates our family?"

Sophia's eyes dropped,her gaze tracing through the intricate patterns on the luxurious Persian rug.She couldn't deny being involved with Alex,Marcus Thompson’s son,but being pregnant!

A blatant lie!

Sophie went down on her knees and broke down in tears,it didn't matter if she was carrying Alex’s child or not,all that mattered to her was her father supporting their love which seems unlikely to ever happen.

“Daddy, please try to understand I love Alex and I want to spend the rest of my life with him,”

“I don't know what is between you and Marcus Thompson but please don't let it destroy my happiness.”

A smack landed across Sophie’s face and she felt her cheeks heating up, Reginald got more furious and his face twisted in disgust,he turned away from her resisting the urge to pamper her as usual.

"Your happiness! Do you think you are happy with that scum? You are wrecking your future,”

“Everything your mother and I have worked for! You are insulting our family's legacy!”

”Mum would want me to be happy..."

Sophie's audible mutter was matched with Reginald’s loud banging of the table.She bit her lower lip in regret wishing she hadn't responded, Reginald’s anger was at its peak and that moment Sophie noticed something,the expression he wore,she had only seen her father wear it once,

At her mother's funeral when he was bidding his goodbye.

“You’re a disgrace Sophia!Your mother would be heartbroken at your becoming if she were alive.” He spat in anger.

Sophia cried louder desperately trying to convince her father.He still looked away from her, the blank expression he wore,his stare at the wall was enough to tell a tale,

A really sad one.

Reginald suddenly turned to face Sophie, resolve written over his countenance,his voice dropped to a low menacing whisper.

“You’re dead, Sophia!”

Sophie's heart thumped loudly in her chest,she had to hold it to steady her breathing. What does he mean by that? She was about to gather her thoughts and ask the question when Reginald presented the answer to her.

“To me,you are dead! Never again will you step into this house! Or have access to my money ! You are on your own!

Reginald declared authoritatively,and stormed out of the room leaving his devastated daughter.Sophia was shaking with uncontrollable sobs as her father's words stabbed her to the core. She knew she had let him down, but in no way had she anticipated to be disowned by her very own father who claimed to love her.

Brokenhearted and in tears, Sophia packed her bags and valuables,called Alex to come pick her up as she walked out of the only place she called home.

Sophie felt her stomach grumble slightly as she had skipped lunch while wallowing in self pity and tears, packing her clothes had added to the weight of fatigue crashing down on her.She waited endlessly for Alex who eventually showed up in his Rolls Royce an hour after her call.

To Sophie's displeasure,his countenance seems unfriendly but she was too immersed in her own miserable present to read meaning to his coldness towards her.They got into the car and zoomed off.

“You are pregnant, aren't you Sophie?”

Sophie was taken aback by Alex's word,not him too,who on earth could be spreading such a rumor?But for Alex,she wasn't worried after all it could have been his child if it were true.

“What if I am?” She tried to tease him in a bid to lighten up her mood.

“Is it mine?”his voice dripped with disdain as he gave her an accusatory look.

Sophia’s face crumpled as though she’d been struck. "Of course, it's yours!" she objected, with one frustrated note in desperation “Who else could it be?

“I believe you know better, Sophia, " he said, shrugging his shoulders, Alex's words pierced through Sophia like a knife as she felt a wave of anguish wash over her, his eyes widened with hurt and betrayal.

“How could you say that to me Alex ,what happened to the trust we had for each other?”

Unmoved by her words,he sneered “Trust?” What do you have to say about this?”He said, showing her a picture on his phone.Sophie’s eyes fell as the realization dawned on her, someone had been watching her all along in secrecy.

“This….he is just a business colleague I swear, it's not what you think Alex.” Sophia pleaded, startled on seeing the picture.

“A business colleague my foot!” He spat angrily.

“Whatever happened between us was beautiful but you chose to ruin it with your promiscuity, It is over between us Sophia.” Alex said in a stern voice.

At this point, Sophia couldn't hold her tears any longer as she screamed ”You said you loved me, and we'll make a beautiful family together why the sudden change?Alex you're the only one I have right now please don't do this to me.”

“Take the freaking bastard pregnancy to its owner, slut!”

Irritated by her,Alex ordered the driver to pull up, got out of the car and opened the door where Sophia was seated, grabbed her arm, his fingers piercing deep into her skin and forcefully pulled her out of the car.

“What are you doing?”Sophia asked, trying to gain her balance.

“Getting rid of you, this is the end of the road for us ,don't bother showing up in my face for the rest of your miserable life.”

Alex ordered,sending cold shivers down her spine as he got back into the car and sped off. The sound of his tyres screeching, signaling an ultimate end of their relationship,the end of Sophia's trust and the end of her heart.

Gasping and staggering, Sophia found her way into a lounge to drown her tragic sorrows.Sophie wished the day was a mere nightmare but she couldn't seem to wake up from it,she tried to deny her reality,

Had she really ended up a destitute?

After indulging herself in few glasses of wine, Sophia walked towards her hotel room,she was certain her father must have blocked her credit card but with a few stack of cash she had on,she had booked the room earlier that day to end the night,

Probably she could wake up to a brighter day the next.

Heels clicking against the polished marble floor she stumbled through the dimly lit hotel corridor as she scanned through the doors with a blurry vision trying to figure out the right room. Just then,her eyes landed on the room number on her keys and she pushed the door open.

The room was dark, and she couldn't see anything. She fumbled for the light switch, but it was broken. As she stumbled forward, trying to find her way around the room,suddenly, a man's voice spoke from the shadows.

"What took you so long?" he asked, his voice low and menacing as he walked towards her.