All Chapters of THE CASTAWAY HEIR: POWER UNSEEN: Chapter 51
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CHAPTER 51
Sophia stood beside her mother, Ava, in the parking lot of The Real Land City Mall, clutching a large handbag packed with carefully wrapped jewelry, gold pieces, and photographs of the antiques they planned to sell. “Are you ready, my child?” Ava asked softly.Sophia inhaled deeply. “Yes, Mum. Let’s get this done.”They walked across the parking lot toward the entrance revolving doors, the mall’s polished glass reflecting their shadows. Just as Ava pushed forward to enter, Sophia froze.Her breath caught.Standing only a few feet away—so close she could hear the low murmur of their voices—was Brandon.And he wasn’t alone.Jessica stood beside him, her hand wrapped tightly around his, her head leaning toward him as though they were sharing a private joke. Jessica looked radiant in a fitted lilac dress, her long hair cascading down her back in soft waves. Brandon looked exactly the same—yet painfully different. Still handsome, still steady, still calm…but with a new confidence in
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Sophia’s breath caught the moment Jessica lifted the shimmering, pearl-lined dress from the shelf.The gown was breathtaking—sleek, royal blue, dusted with handcrafted crystals that glittered beneath the mall’s chandelier lights. It was the kind of dress meant to be photographed on red carpets, featured on magazine covers, envied by every woman who saw it. And more than that, it was expensive—painfully expensive. A piece worth thousands of dollars, the kind that could settle months of bills for someone struggling.And there Jessica stood, holding it up against her body with a smile.After a while, Jessica reached for a matching jewelry set displayed beside the dress. White gold with Sapphire stones, and intricate filigree designs that wrapped around each gem. The necklace alone could sell for the price of a small car.Sophia’s fingers curled tightly into fists.Her mother, Ava, was right beside her, rummaging Jealousy hit Sophia like a slap—sharp, hot, and immediate!She had tri
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Brandon straightened slowly, his jaw tightening, and then he answered her sharply.“I should be asking you that. Did you miss your way here, Sophia? Because this”—he gestured around at the lavish displays, the high‑end boutiques, and the glittering glass cases—“is not your level. You don’t belong in a mall like this.”The words hit her harder than if he had slapped her.Sophia froze. Her breath hitched and her chest squeezed painfully. For a moment, she couldn’t speak.Her mind reeled and her body stiffened and her vision blurred in a flash of rage.Not your level.You don’t belong here.Each phrase replayed louder, sharper, echoing through her mind like a nightmare she couldn’t wake from. And the worst part was knowing he meant it. Sophia’s fingers twitched.Without another thought, she stepped forward and her hand rose before she even fully realized what she intended to do.She swung—aiming straight for Brandon’s face.A sharp chorus of gasps erupted from nearby shoppers. Peopl
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Jessica’s lips curled into a smirk as she looked at Sophia. “You really think you’re important,” she said, her voice dripping with mockery. “I can finally understand why Brandon left you. You… have no sense. None. You’re just an empty brain, Sophia. Absolutely nothing but noise and tantrums.”Sophia’s face turned crimson with fury. Her hands trembled from uncontainable rage. Her teeth clenched so tightly that her jaw ached. Her vision narrowed, and for a heartbeat, the world around her seemed to fade.Then, almost instinctively, Sophia acted. Her hands shot forward before she could even think to stop them.She shoved Jessica. Hard.Jessica’s eyes widened in shock. Her mouth opened in a startled scream, and she stumbled backward, heels skidding against the polished marble of the mall floor. She flailed her arms in a desperate attempt to regain balance, but it was futile. Gravity had claimed her, and her body tipped backward uncontrollably.Behind her, a tall, luxurious shelf st
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The atmosphere was tense, charged with shock, curiosity, and disapproval. The air smelled faintly of broken crystal and spilled perfume.Amid this, the shop attendant, a tall man in a crisp black uniform with a name badge glinting under the fluorescent lights, strode forward. His face was red with fury, and his steps were heavy and deliberate. He reached the epicenter of the chaos and raised his voice so it carried over the murmurs of the crowd.“Who… WHO broke all of these objects?!” His voice was sharp and demanding, leaving no room for hesitation.Sophia, still trembling from rage and humiliation, instinctively pointed at Jessica, who was brushing off fragments of broken glass from her expensive dress.“It was her!” Sophia yelled. “She pushed everything! Look at what she did!”Ava, standing beside Sophia, nodded vehemently, gesturing toward Jessica. “Yes! It was her! Can’t you see the mess she’s caused? She’s the one who’s reckless!”Brandon, who had remained quiet since the c
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Ava’s hand flew to her mouth, her eyes widening as she attempted to calculate the value in her mind. She stared at the shattered remains scattered across the marble tiles, her breath catching in her throat. “Sophia… these objects…” she whispered, her voice trembling so badly it barely sounded like her own. “This… this can’t be possible. It’s… it must be—no, it’s at least one hundred million dollars! One hundred million worth of glass, crystal, and perfumes!”Her voice shook with a mixture of disbelief and terror, each word sounding like it was dragged out of her against her will. She pressed a hand to her chest, as though her heart were struggling to keep its rhythm.Sophia’s knees nearly buckled at her mother’s words. A dizzy rush of heat filled her head as she stared at the mountain of destruction before her. The glass glittered under the store lights like cruel stars, each shard a reminder of the magnitude of what had just happened. Luxury perfume bottles worth millions, glas
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Before Ava could do more, a strong, authoritative hand clamped onto hers. The grip was iron-like, unyielding, and it immediately forced her to pause mid-motion. Brandon’s dark eyes glinted with controlled fury as he looked down at her, his posture rigid and unflinching.His presence alone radiated a kind of authority that made even the bravest hesitate. The air between them felt charged, thick with tension, as if the slightest movement could ignite a confrontation far worse than what was already unfolding.“Don’t touch her,” he warned, his voice low, sharp, and cutting through the chaos that surrounded them. “If you want to survive this without making it worse, you’d better start thinking about paying for the damage you caused.”Ava froze for a split second, caught between the surge of her fury and the stark realization that Brandon wasn’t bluffing. There was something in the set of his jaw, the tight line of his lips, the cold calculation in his stare that made her reconsider he
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Within minutes, three uniformed officers strode into the mall with firm, controlled steps, their presence slicing through the murmuring crowd like a blade. Their boots struck the polished marble floor with a rhythmic authority that echoed into the vaulted ceiling of the massive shopping complex. Shoppers turned, whispers rising and falling like shifting waves as the officers followed the trembling shop attendant’s frantic gestures.They approached the luxury boutique.Ava, who had been pacing restlessly near the entrance, spotted the officers the moment they crossed the threshold. Her eyes widened with a mixture of relief and adrenaline. She clutched Sophia’s arm with a sharp squeeze.“They’re here! They’re here!” she whispered, her voice trembling with excitement and fear.Before Sophia could respond, Ava rushed forward, her heels clicking rapidly as she positioned herself front and center, ready to deliver her performance.“There they are!” she screamed dramatically, thrusting he
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The youngest of the three policemen stepped forward with a stiffness that suggested he was already irritated long before this situation even began. His brows were drawn into a harsh, angry line, and the tightness in his jaw made the tendons in his neck stand out sharply. When he spoke, his voice sliced through the air like a blade—the kind of voice meant to intimidate.“You,” he snapped, pointing directly at Brandon with a forceful jab of his finger. “Your stupid audacity won’t save you from the trouble you’ve caused. Don’t think you can talk your way out of this. If you don’t do the needful, you will face consequences.”A startled hush fell across the small crowd that had gathered, the soft gasp of onlookers rippling through the boutique like a sudden breeze. Several of them instinctively stepped back, as though the intensity of his anger alone was enough to push them away. Ava lifted her chin with an almost triumphant smirk, her lips curling upward in malicious satisfaction. S
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A moment later, the recording began to play on the large screen mounted behind the checkout counter. The boutique, which only seconds ago buzzed with murmurs, speculation, and sharp whispers, fell into a heavy, suffocating silence. Every head turned. Every conversation died mid‑breath. The staff, the customers, even the officers paused, all eyes fixed on the grainy but revealing footage.The video opened with Sophia storming across the boutique floor, her face already twisted with rage. Even through the poor camera resolution, one could see the fury in her eyes—the way her nostrils flared, the way her shoulders stiffened, the way anger radiated off her like heat from a flame. The camera captured everything: the sharp point of her finger as she jabbed it toward Jessica, the sneer curling her lips, the mocking tilt of her chin.Brandon stiffened beside Jessica, jaw tightening as the recording continued.Sophia’s voice, though muted on the footage, was visibly aggressive. Her hands