I Walked Away Seven Years Too Late But Right on Time novel Chapter 76

Both Luke and Sophie snapped their heads toward the sound.

"Mom," Sophie called out softly. She shoved Luke hard in the chest and ran to Sarah Sullivan.

Sarah was clutching a rolling pin in one hand and pointing the other straight at Luke. "Who are you, and what are you trying to do to my daughter?!"

"Ma'am," Luke mumbled respectfully, utterly at a loss for how to explain the situation.

"Mom, let's go inside."

Seeing her mother's outstretched finger shaking with absolute rage, Sophie suddenly remembered a day from years ago. A strange man had stared at Sarah a little too long, and her mother had chased him out of the house with a broom.

Her mother had always been the one to stand fiercely in front of her when danger called.

Sarah pulled Sophie behind her, glaring daggers at Luke.

"If you ever harass my daughter again, I'll fight you to my last dying breath!"

"Ma'am, I never wanted to hurt her."

Luke looked past Sarah to Sophie. He had an endless amount of things to say, but the situation had completely spiraled out of control.

"Get the hell out! Leave right now or I'm calling the cops!"

Sarah swung the rolling pin in the air as a final warning.

By now, the courtyard was filling up with people—elderly folks taking their morning walks, students rushing to school. All of them cast judgmental glances their way.

Sophie felt utterly humiliated, but more than that, she was terrified the stress would make her mother sick. Stomping her foot in frustration, she yelled at Luke, "Just go!"

Watching Luke retreat with blazing eyes, Sarah grabbed her daughter's arm and hauled her inside.

"Is that the guy?"

"Yeah." Sophie slumped onto the couch in total exhaustion.

"Who exactly were you with last night? Sophie, you can't be doing stupid things. Gavin is so good to you," Sarah scolded anxiously.

After her daughter had called last night and immediately turned off her phone, Sarah hadn't slept a wink.

She had been so strict about Sophie's boundaries, hoping to keep everything entirely proper until she and Gavin were married. This kind of reckless behavior was unacceptable to her.

When she had looked out the window and seen Sophie wrestling with some man, and then saw him force a kiss on her, she couldn't take it. No one was allowed to lay a finger on her precious daughter.

"Mom, I was with Gavin last night. I just ran into that guy this morning. I promise I'll explain everything tonight, okay? I'm just so tired right now."

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