I Want You Back

Sofia Andrew

When I woke up, I found Angel on top of me and I blinked. I hardly remember yesterday and our conversation last night.

I hate experiencing my crisis because it's like being drugged, but I know I told him how I felt. Now my doubts are: should I trust him? Gamble with my feelings? It was a possibility, but not until I showed him that Elisa was not who he thought she was. At least I was making progress. I carefully slid myself away from him and left him sleeping. I looked for my phone and I saw a call from Isaac answered it.

"Hello?"

"Good morning, boss. Is everything okay? You didn't seem well yesterday, then I called you and you didn't answer."

"I was in the company and then I had a crisis, but nothing serious. The doctor said I was under a lot of stress. Why? Please tell me you have something for me." I answered while looking at the door of my room.

"Not much, but I'll see if I can get something in the clinic today. What I got was three appointments in the same month only a week apart, and one or two months apart in the name of this Elisa." "Do you have the date?"

"Yes, but let me go to the middle, maybe I can use the system from the inside and check the files."

"Thanks, Isaac. I appreciate it."

"You're the boss so you're in charge. Why don't you stay home and rest, Sofia? You are under too much pressure in the company, your husband, Alexis, now Elisa. You need to rest." Isaac suggested in a worried tone.

"Maybe you're right. I need to disconnect from the world, but right now that's not an option. I have two launches coming up and deals to close, I can't afford to lose them."

I heard him clicking his tongue in disappointment. "You always priotizes business over your own."

"Never mind that. Can you send me the codes of the security system and the commercial industries platform? I want to verify them, I think there is a fault according to the manager."

"It's rare for one of our systems to fail, but give me a second and I will. Sofia, rest." He hung up and I called Amelia while I was making breakfast.

"Good morning, you finally decided to show up. Yesterday, you left the shop in such a bad mood that I thought you were locked up in one of the workshops. What time is it?"

"It's in Lee Andrew's. I just... it made me feel upset, you know? I don't understand how someone could be so terrible."

"But at least we got what we need. Although yes, it made me sick that he slept with the teachers."

"Did you check the whole folder? Have you found anything else?"

"Nothing major yet, but I'll tell you if I find anything interesting."

"All right. I'll go to the company for a moment and don't ask which one, because I'm not sure yet."

"Why don't you rest if you're tired? Who said being a free and powerful woman was going to be easy?"

"Totally. I'll see you when I see you," I hang up and think about everything that happened with Angel. What if I tell him everything and let him decide whether to believe me or not? But if he won't believe me, then that'll destroy me again. "God, everything's a mess." I held my head when I felt it pounding with so much stress.

I felt Angel hug me from behind. "Good morning. Why did you wake up so early? How do you feel?" He asked while checking my finger.

"It's not that early. You seem very relaxed." I noticed and melted in his arms.

Angel hummed under his breath and nuzzled his face on my neck. "I haven't been able to sleep well for a long time. How did you wake up?" "Less lethargic, but still tired. I think I need a trip to unwind, but there's just so much to do."

"I like the sound of that. Let's take a break. How was the presentation of the new car collection going?"

"Well, it's almost ready. Yours?"

"For now, I have nothing to launch. Are you hungry? I'll prepare breakfast or do you prefer we talk? What do you know about Elisa?" Really? When we just woke up?

"Are you worried that I will harm her or hurt her?"

"Sofia, come on!"

Just hearing her name in his mouth made me angry. "The day is just about to start, I don't want to talk about Elisa."

"Me too. You sit there and I'll make us something to eat."

The breakfast he made was done in just ten minutes or so and we ate together. I noticed he spaced out while we're eating.

"What are you thinking about?" If he answers Elisa, I will throw the breakfast on his head.

"That I have to solve something with my parents, and it won't be easy."

Speaking of his parents, I remember the brat I recently gave a lesson to.

"Nothing is easy with your parents. By the way, your sister must have called you to complain."

Angel groaned under his breath. "Because? What did she do now?"

"Besides being rude and arrogant to all the people around her? Same as before. I wanted to teach her a lesson so I cancelled her membership," I revealed and Angel looked at me curiously. "And before you say anything, I'm tired of her rudeness, lack of education and respect. I don't need to continue supporting your sister's luxuries and benefits, when she treats me like that. The same goes for your mother and father."

"Okay. When did you make that decision?"

"When we had lunch at the club. For your sister and your mother, I am a bad bitch. They hate the thought that I am part of the family and even told people that we are separated, therefore, they don't have to continue enjoying privileges at my expense." I looked at him and he didn't say anything, and just continued eating breakfast. "Won't you say anything?"

"It's your decision, and you are right, my sister and my mother did not treat you well and they do not have to continue enjoying the privileges you gave them. I don't like the idea, but I support your decision."

"You can talk to the club owner. Check if you can get them a membership or extend yours however you want."

"You know it's not that easy. They've been wanting to do that for a long time and they didn't get it until you gave it to them. I think it's a good lesson, so that Angelica can learn to earn things," I was surprised, I didn't expect that reaction from Angel. "You seemed surprised." "I just thought you'll be mad. After all, they're your family."

"Why would I be? I know them more than anyone else and you made the right move."

"It means a lot for you to support me here."

"Sofia, I already told you. If we start from the beginning, even if it is difficult, the main thing is trust, communication and support between us."

I suddenly thought about everything Patricia told me, and the folder.

"I have a busy day today, but I would like to talk to you tonight, would that be possible?"

"I have all the time in the world for you," Angel said with a smile before giving me a kiss that took my breath away, and it left me wanting more. "Are you sure? Aren't you hurt?"

"I'll take care of my pain, you take care of my pleasure."

He took me to the couch, and in only a few minutes, I was naked as the day I was born and out of breath.

"Honey, you're insatiable," he told me, "I have no complaints, but maybe I need to extend my gym hours and increase my vitamin and protein doses because you're taking them all out of me." Angel said breathlessly. "It's your fault I held back for five years."

"Alright, then I shall make it up for the five years we lost." He said with a grin before climbing back on top of me.

A few hours later, I arrived at Andrew and Leffman to see the details with Diether for the meeting, then I showed him the new design I made for Angel's car.

"Wow, Sofia. This is amazing! It's elegant yet it has a manly touch. How did you come up with this?"

"I had an inspiration, mixing the two gives it originality."

"This will surely be a sensation. The partners without any doubt, will like it."

"And yours as well. Everyone will love your models." That's where Amelia interrupts us.

"Hello, you two. How are you?" Amelia greeted me and her question was directed at me. I looked at her as Diether greets her warmly. "Is everything ready for the presentation?"

"I'm finalizing the details and then we'll set everything up and that's it," Diego responded excitedly. "I'll leave you two to continue conspiring against the world." He joked and saluted before leaving.

"Speaking of conspiracy, here is the folder," She put it on my desk. "We have to destroy her image with Angel."

"That's the start of something. Angel knew we were in the doctor's office, and he even complained to me because I lied to him."

Amelia sighed. "I told you it would happen, did you tell him about the abortion?"

"No," I replied and Amelia threw her hands in the air. "Don't look at me like that, Amelia, he still has doubts about me and I don't want to tell him anything until I have evidence, or at least this folder to ruin her good girl image." "As long as you know what you are doing."

"Yesterday, I told him about my doubts, that I could not trust him, that I was afraid he would be the same as before and he told me that he understood me, but I had to take a risk with him. As he does with me." "And what he said is valid. I'm not saying you have to trust him fully, but you have to give him credit that he's doing his best and this time, you're the one hiding some information from him."

"I know, but something doesn't allow me to trust him completely. I feel like he's not really sincere, but maybe it's just me. Sometimes, I think that he loves me and sometimes, he can't help but think of Elisa."

"I understand you, but you have to take a step. Sofia, you asked him to believe in you, and he does. Now you have to trust him as well because if not, you will be in the same situation again."

"You are right, so I asked him to dinner tonight and tell him. I'm not gonna tell him everything, but something to move forward."

"You must start somewhere. Sofia, you look happy, and I haven't seen you like that in years. Don't ruin it for lack of communication."

I didn't answer her and read a message from Isaac.

'Go to the company now and I'll see you there.'

"Strange. It's unusual for Isaac to ask me to go to the company."

"Hm, that's strange. Do you think something happened?"

"I don't know. We better go, Amelia."

On the way out, we met Angel and Harry.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Angel asked me.

There is no way I'm going to tell him I was going to Let-technology. "I will settle a company matter."

"Is it that important?" He asked and I looked at Amelia.

"That's what I want to know," He looked perplexed at that. "We must go now," I kissed him and looked at Harry. "Hello and goodbye, Harry."

"Goodbye," he said goodbye even though he looked confused and I left them and ran with Amelia.

"I agree that it's strange. It's easier when he ignores what you're doing." Amelia told me.

"Yes, in some way, it's easier because I don't have to lie to him, now it's difficult for me to do that."

A few minutes later, we reached the company, and I ended up reviewing some files, checking the commercial industry system, adjusting some code, talking to the Germans and agreeing to travel for two days to close the contract before Isaac arrived. ""How are you?"

"You made us worry and we thought something happened to the company, are you crazy?!" Amelia scolded her boyfriend as soon as she entered. "You can't send us such a message and say nothing."

"Amelia, let him come and talk to us, although I agree with you. I thought something was going on in the company, Isaac."

Isaac scratched his nape. "Sorry, but I thought the information you wanted about Elisa was urgent."

"You found something?"

Isaac gave me a proud smile. "There is nothing my children cannot get when our system is fixed."

"What did you find, Isaac?" I eagerly asked.

He went to my computer, looked up the clinic's IP address, and within a minute, we were in their system with access to their files.

"Allow me." I told him and he gave me access to put all the codes they ask us for the confidential files.

"Isn't what we're doing illegal?" Amelia skeptically asked, and we both looked at her. "It's confidential and what you two are doing is hacking, the police will lock us up."

"If you will tell them because Isaac and I know how to take care of ourselves so they can't track us, plus this is an emergency, Amelia." I told her as I finished entering the file system.

"Don't worry, darling, there's a reason we're technological geniuses and it's not something we do every day. Well, not very often, only when necessary." Isaac joked to calm Amelia down.

""It's ready!" I exclaimed.

I entered the confidentiality file where we hacked the keys and I accessed Elisa's file. Although there are more files, including from famous people and our social circle, the only thing I care about right now is one in particular.

I started reading everything that is written there. It turned out that she was three months pregnant, not four as she had made Angel believe. The abortion was by consent, which we already know, and it took place a week before the pictures. She was under general anesthesia, and it took twenty-four hours due to internal bleeding, although it was not that severe. Then, there are follow-up appointments to check her health. I also found a consent report in which she declared and authorized the procedure, taking responsibility for the consequences. The story reflects that she was in good health and the abortion was not due to any illness or abuse.

"Oh, we got her!" I looked at Amelia happily.

"With this, you can unmask that witch."

"I don't know why it's important, but I'm glad you are both happy." Ignacio interjected and I gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"You are amazing. I don't know what I would do without you," I told him and Amelia kissed him too, but in a passionate way.

"Tonight, I will show you my gratitude." I heard her whisper to him and I made a face.

"Hello, I'm still here. Do that when you're alone." I complained and they laughed. I am sending all the information I need, including what Patricia gave me. Poor her, she will know who I am.

"Now what are you going to do with all this?" Amelia asked.

"Give it to Angel. I'll show him I'm right and let him decide what to do. He has no way or reason to doubt me and now we will be happy. But of course, I had to tell him everything first."

"This time, don't leave out a single detail." Amelia advised me and I kissed them both and I went back to the company.

I am happy, and nothing can spoil this happiness. Angel is about to find out the truth, and I just hope he doesn't get mad because I didn't tell him sooner. He will not find out what kind of disguting human being is Elisa.

When I arrived in the company, I called him, but he didn't answer his cell phone. I looked for him in his office and he wasn't there either.

"Teresa," I called his secretary.

"Yes, ma'am?"

"Do you know where Angel went, or did he tell you if he'll come back?"

"No, ma'am, but Sir Angel went out with a woman."

"A woman?" I repeated. "Do you know who she is?

"The woman you spoke to last time, ma'am. Elisa, I think, is her name."

"Are you sure about what you're telling me?" I asked with a serious tone. "Tell me something, Teresa, do you know if Angel has seen this woman in recent days?"

"I cannot tell you, ma'am, but she calls him every day."

Is Angel answering her? Of course, he does. Aren't you lying to me because you know I don't like lies and you'll know what will happen if you do?"

Teresa grew nervous. "No, ma'am. I am not lying to you. I really do not know if they have met."

"Okay. I'm leaving."

I met with my dad and aunt at the club, where we have lunch. They asked me about Angel who I still have no idea where.

"Sofia, isn't that Angel?" My aunt pointed and I saw Angel, who was with his family and Elisa's family.

"Didn't you say you were okay?" Dad asked me.

"Yes, maybe he just needs to clarify something to his family-" I hadn't finished speaking when I saw Elisa clinging to Angel and he didn't say a word nor made a move to reject her, and my blood went to my head. "What a scene," My father exclaimed in annoyance and looked at me. "Sofia, what's going on?"

"There is not much to explain, dad, I'm just as confused as you. Excuse me." I excused myself and went to the washroom.Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Sofia, calm down and breathe. You are a strong, confident woman and then you will kill them, but not here. Angel will explain it to you and his explanation must be good if he doesn't want to end up in the hospital and without his m*****d.

I heard the door opening and saw Elisa's reflection through the mirror, looking all smug.

"Oh, Sofia, it's so nice to see you."

"I can't say the same, Elisa. Your presence bothers me."

"Come on, darling, don't sound so bitter."

"I'm not, but pretending is something I don't know how to do and I really don't like you."

She came even closer to where I am. "You know, Angel, he only loves me, he always has, but he's a man who's attracted to beautiful body, and I won't deny that you have a slutty body."

"Thank you, that must be hard to admit for someone like you."

"I'm just telling the truth, but so should you, Sofia, do you think a man who believes you killed his baby will love you?" She taunted me and laughed out loud. "Revenge is best eaten cold and we know Angel is good at destroying his enemies and you are his main enemy." I wiped my hands and faced her. "I know what you're doing, Elisa. You realize that Angel doesn't love you anymore. In fact, he never loved you. If you were with him, it was out of commitment and guilt because we both know that the night where he took your virginity never existed. You swore to come back and get him back, but he's not the same because he loves me so you're trying to make me doubt him."

Elisa let out an annoying laugh. "Do you think if he loves you, he will be having dinner with our families? Why is he visiting me? Sofia, come on. I let him attend parties with you, eat with you, kiss you, because it's part of the deal. He will not ruin his image and lose everything he has achieved and sacrificed during these five years." Do not let her get to your head, Sofia. He loves you."

"You can continue behaving like a slut with him, but he is mine and nothing you do is going to change that because he will never believe you at all."

With that she came out of the room while laughing maniacally. Sofia, calm down, trust, Angel and ignore her.

When I went out, I never expect the scene that I saw. Right in front of me and everyone, Elisa is kissing Angel on the mouth. What's worse is he's not even rejecting her and even smiled.

"What the hell?" I exclaimed in anger and I looked to the side and aunt was looking at me, and I know she saw it as well.

angel suddenly looked at me and he seemed shock to see me. He stood up and came closer, and I didn't even know how to interpret his expression.

"Sofia, what are you doing here?" Is that the right question? "I will explain to you later in your apartment."

I didn't get to answer because Elisa came and clung to his arm. I calmed myself down and hold onto Angel's words. "Love, this is not the time to talk about anything, we're with our families. Don't give this one the pleasure of ruining our wonderful night. You don't know but she humiliated me earlier. She said you were just playing with me, and told me you loved her, I didn't believe her because you would never love the one who killed our child even though she must have seduced you."

"Elisa!" Angel called her name to stop her.

Shut her up, Angel. Before I shut her up for good.

"The truth is, she should accept that even with everything you and I have done, we still love each other and nothing will separate us because you are mine," she says it with such conviction that it makes me angry, to top it all off, she touched him and I wanted to rip her hands off. "Do you know what she did, Angel?"

"Let's see, Elisa, what will you invent today?"

Elisa just smirked at me. "She went to my friend Patricia, she threatened to take away her shop and leave her broke, if she did not give information about me. Patricia refused, but because she is going through a bad time, she blackmailed him. She will pay for her debt on the condition that she will lie about me, like my child is not yours and the first night we were together never happened. Isn't that just evil, Angel?"

How did she know about Patricia?

"Elisa, what are you saying?"

"Ask her, see if she denies it," Elisa challenged him and he looked at me.

"Sofia?" Angel looked at me and I wanted to kill him.

"You're such a liar, you witch!" I moved to hit her, but Angel jumped in.

"Sofia, what are you doing?" Behave." He scolded me, and I glared at him.

"Are you defending her?"

*We're in the club, and people are watching us."

"Hah! Now you care that people are watching us? You didn't seem to when that woman was kissing you earlier. You didn't care about me."

"Sofia, calm down and answer my question." I couldn't believe what I just heard.

"Do you realize what you are asking me?"

"Will you refuse?" Elisa intervenes "I'm not lying, Angel, you can even call the bank and ask the manager who paid the loan." She said proudly while crossing her arms.

"Sofia?" Angel turned to me again. "Did you go to see her friend or not?"

"Yes, I did go and pay her debt, but not because of what that woman is saying!" I almost hissed at him, upset and angry that he's taking her side.

"Ah, so you're saying that you did it out of pity and your good heart? When we last met, you said you would do everything to make Angel hate me and lose trust in me, but look what you did to my friend! Isn't it enough that you killed my baby?!" Elisa dramatically said. "Stop saying stupid things!" I tried to hit her again, but Angel stopped me.

"That's enough, Sofia! Elisa, go back to our parents."

Does he want me to kill him? Or the two of them? Breathe, Sofia.

"But, Angel" Elisa tried to protest, but with Angel's glare, she turned around reluctantly obeyed and leaving us alone.

"Did you really pay her friend to say those things?" He asked once she was gone.

"No, Angel. I paid that debt for her to give me information about her, and not for her to lie to you!" I defended myself and he looked at me suspiciously. "You don't believe me, do you?"

"Can you blame me? Elisa told me that you paid her friend to lie to me and you confirmed that. When you didn't tell me that you bought information from her."

"I was going to tell you tonight, that's why I was looking all over for you, but you were here with her all along. Having a fancy dinner with her family."

"How convenient for you to say that. Now that I found out, you're telling me?"

Elisa is right, he will always believe her over me.

"There is no sense in talking about this, I think you have decided who to believe."

His eyes softened a little. "Sofia..."

"It's okay, I knew it all along. She is always going to be the good one in this story and I am the bad one. You will always believe her even if I give you proof because there's no way you'll suddenly love me when you hate me for five years."

"This has nothing to do with my feelings for you, but you keep lying and hiding things from me. Tell me, how can I trust you?"

"The guy who flirted with me this morning and told me he loved me, but now he's with his ex-girlfriend at the club, letting himself be kissed in front of everyone to see, at a nice family gathering. Isn't that considered as you lying to me as well? But I'm the one who should act and gain your trust?" I asked, upset and fed up. "I'm not lying to you, but, you know what? Believe what you want and that's it. Just don't come to my apartment anymore."

"No. Stop saying that, Sofia. Let's talk."

"Okay, then let's go." I attempted to walk but he did not budge.

"Wait for me at the apartment, I have to finish the dinner."

I couldn't help but let out an ironic laugh. "No! I said we're leaving. You want to talk to me? Then let's leave together. Right now."

Angel sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "Sofia, my parents and their family are there, I can't just leave them."

"But you can disrespect me and my family?" He turned to where they are and realized that my family saw the whole scene. "So, are we going?" I asked and he looked hesitant.

"Let me say goodbye to them." He was about to leave when my mother-in-law appeared.

"Angel, stop wasting time, they are waiting for us. You can't be rude to Elisa and her family, especially because of your ex-wife," Martha sneered and looked at me with distaste. "The contract is over, so stop bothering us and have some decency. Come on, Angel."

"Mother, stop dictating me and wait for me there."

Martha looked skeptical to leave Angel with me but left, but not before throwing me a dirty glare.

It's always like this. Now I know why I can't fully give myself to him. My instinct didn't fail me.

"Sofua, wait for me in your apartment. When I'm done here, we'll talk."

"Angel, I'm serious. Go back to that table and don't bother going to the apartment because I won't open it for you."

Despite what I said his body language still did not change. "Let's talk later."

"Do you believe her, and not me?" I asked him before he could leave.

"I prefer not to believe anyone." He just said and returned to the table, leaving me standing there like a fool as he goes back to his ex and her family.

I didn't look back and left the club with a heavy heart. I wasn't able to say goodbye to my aunt or my father because I just wanted to get out of there. I'm so stupid to believe that everything was real.