Blurred Lines 1: CHASE
Chapter 66

Sofia-

"You're back, and you didn't even tell me?!" My office door slammed against the wall, revealing an exa

ed Jessica.

I lift my eyes from my computer, smiling at her. Her irritation morphed into a huge grin. Thick-lashed brown gaze misted with tears. I stood from my chair, meeting her way. She threw her arms around me, and I buried my face in the crook of her neck. The floodgates of my eyes unlocked as soon as her familial embrace enveloped me. As if they knew I he arms of my best friend. Someone who would understand all the troubles running through my head no matter what.

"Oh, babe..." she drew circles on my back, cooing calming words.

"I'm sorry," I mumbled, soaking her soft floral blue top with my tears.

I'm lucky to be surrounded by people who understand that I need time to process things on my own. Necause honestly, I'm not sure what I was apologizing for. Some sentences are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on FindNovel.net. Visit FindNovel.net to read the complete chapters for free. All the events of these last three months came crashing back on me. K and Katerina, falling hard for Chase and having my heart ripped when I saw him with Carlota. To top it all, the truth about Letty's death. 'How did I get back here in one piece?' I wondered.

When Georgia landed in Rio, we did a quick turnover at Montiero Holdings. She didn't ask much, but s way I did. Sudden and broken.

At the airport, I kept looking back, hoping to see Chase. I haven't seen him since our conversation in n

I me things would be okay. Rafael was a huge help in our transition. He was happy to have Georgia back, but he didn't hide his disappointment that I left the

e. It's stupid, really. In my head, I knew whatever happened, nothing would stop me from boarding that plane. Much like Derek and Chase, I need to face my

own problems. But a small part of me wanted Chase to fight for me, to beg me to stay. Another disappointment. "Shh... I'm here. We can deal with whatever shit you're dealing with." Jessica's arms tightened around

I wiped my tears and smiled at her. "I still have work to do."

She hummed a yes. "You want me to come over later?" She asked. Her tone was hesitant, as though she was walking on thin ice or I'd break.

I considered it for a moment. "I'd like that. Say around seven? I need to go somewhere."

I moved on autopilot all day. I had been that way since Derek told me what had happened with Letty.

I went to the cemetery with two bouquets of daisies, calla lilies, and roses. My first stop was mom and dad's grave. I cried an ocean of tears, apologizing for being away for so long. "Mom..." I murmured, fingers skimming over the letter scribbled on the rough rectangular stone buried

"Were you aware of what Derek had been through? Ten years mm, he's been in pain for ten years. How

I sobbed, brushing away the strands of my hair that clung to my cheeks.

ground. Heavy wind flew by, bringing down handfuls of dried leaves. Five of them settled on their stone. L picked them one by one as I continued. I overlook that?"

"He hated Chase and Chase... I know he didn't kill Letty, mom, but I don't understand why he didn't tell Derek. He chose to be at the receiving end of Derek's anger for years... and... and I fell deeply in love with him." I laughed bitterly between rambling. "I knew he was a womanizer, always had been, but I thought... no," I shook my head, "I saw him change. Mom, I saw it with my own eyes. He cared for me, but I don't know what's holding him back. Maybe it was this." Heaving a breath, I wiped the warm moisture dribbling down my cheeks. "I hope what I did was right, mom. I let him deal with his demons on his own. I couldn't help him with that even if I wanted to."

I gazed towards the sky, picking at the Bermuda grass I was sitting on. "Do you think they will ever find peace with Letty's death? Please watch over those morons, mom."

Turning my gaze to the right, I smiled at my father. "If you were here, Dad, you'd know what to do with those

two. They're being their stubborn self. Maybe you could've knocked some sense into them." I chuckled, remembering how he used to lecture my brothers about standing up for what's right and facing their problems like men. Chase also got a handful of lectures from him.

Once I said my goodbyes to them and promised to see them as often as I could, now that I was back, I carried the second bouquet to Letty's grave. It was about a hundred feet away from mom and Dad, resting beside her parent's tombstones.

I removed the dried leaves covering her gravestone and sat crossed legs before it while tracing her name with my eyes. "Leticia Ravenwood, what the hell have you gotten yourself into, huh? Whatever you did that got you into this messed up shit, I know you had good reasons. I miss you, and learning that you didn't die because of an accident doesn't change a thing. You still left me to deal with Derek and Chase." Sighing, my lips stretched into a sullen smile. "I miss you, I wish you were here. Chase and Derek would've listened to you. They're like kids, playing hide and seek of truth. Losing you has been tough for all of us, but it will be much harder for those two. They loved you the most, and they are in denial until now. You've been gone for ten years, yet their memories of you are still as fresh as these freshly fallen leaves. Those idiots..." I sighed. "Watch over them, please."

It was already dark when I reached my apartment. My luggage remained roosted where I had left it. I arrived last night but do not have the strength to unpack. Good thing I still have clothes hanging neatly on my dresser.

Jessica's apartment and mine were like an extension of each other's place. But I still made an effort to clean up a bit, change the bedding, dust off the kitchen and living room, and take a shower to wash off my entire day's work. My brows furrowed when I heard a knock on the door. Jessica had a spare key to my place.

'Maybe she had forgotten her keys?'

Tying the robe belt tightly around my waist, I removed the towel wrapped around my hair and opened the door.

"Sofia."

I stood frozen by the door. Not expecting to see Kyle on my doorstep on my first day back home.