Chapter104: Under Supervision

Chapter 104: Under Supervision  XENOIS Sophia stood up abruptly, her chair scraping against the floor as she clenched her fists, furious with what she was hearing.  "You know what? You're right. I shouldn't have bothered at all in the first place if this was the result of my devotion to you? This is the thanks I get for caring about you? For being here when you needed someone?" "No one asked you to be here," I repeated myself shaking my head as I held my temple slowly massaging it as I continued speaking. "Your son needed you, and you abandoned him. Just like you abandoned me all those years ago." The words hung in the air between us, heavy with accusations and pain. Sophia's eyes filled with tears, but I felt no sympathy for her. All I could think about was Riley, alone and probably scared, wondering where his mother had gone. "Fine," Sophia said, her voice shaking with tears as she nodded her head. "I'll go. But don't expect me to come running the next time you need help." She grabbe