Replacement Bride Left With His Baby (Sophia and Easton) novel Chapter 298

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Edward went on, “What happened to your dad… that’s something the Roth family owes him. Back then, we tried everything to save him, but the Keats family basically ran the criminal underworld in Riverdale. “Even though Prime Energy’s IPO failed, we still had to keep the company alive and look out for the safety of over a hundred employees.

“And most importantly, your mom was pregnant with you at the time. So we had no choice but to let your father take the fall.

“We never thought he’d pass away in prison just a few years later. Your mom was so heartbroken over it that she left the family and hasn’t come back for more than twenty years.”

Sophia stood nearby, her eyes red as she listened to Edward talk about the past. She understood all too well how helpless Edward and Richard must have felt back then.

After all, no matter how strong people were, sometimes they just couldn’t beat the local bullies.

Edward continued, “As for sending you away from Jenston, I really had no choice. Back then, gossip about you and Sophia was all over town, and we were worried sick.

“The elite circles in Jenston are full of busybodies, and they would’ve dug into your background for sure. Sure, having a child out of wedlock is frowned upon in high society, but that wasn’t our real concern.

“What really kept us up at night was the thought of the Keats family finding out your dad had an heir. They’d stop at nothing to erase your bloodline and hurt you.

“The Grant and Keats families have been at each other’s throats since your grandpa’s days. Sending you away was the only way I knew to keep you safe. But your mom never saw it that way. She just grew more and bitterer toward me.”

Derrick had never known any of this before. He always thought his dad had just taken the fall for the Roth family. It wasn’t until he was working overseas on an assignment that he learned the truth about what really happened back then.

As it turned out, the Keats family had always been targeting his family from the very beginning.

That was also the year he learned Sophia had split with Easton and had a baby on her own in Japoria. That was when he finally came back into Sophia and Julian’s lives.

As Derrick’s mind drifted back to the past, all those painful memories came rushing in.

Sophia could see the heaviness in his eyes, so she stepped up to comfort Edward. She said, “Uncle Edward, Derrick’s home now. Let’s just leave the past behind.”

Edward was overwhelmed today. He’d raised Derrick with his own hands, but had never been able to publicly acknowledge him as part of the Roth family. And he’d been the one to send him away. He was eaten up with guilt.

But he knew, deep down, that was the only way to keep Derrick safe.

Edward nodded, letting the past go. He asked, ‘Derrick, how did things go in Riverdale?”

Derrick gave him a quick rundown of what happened and how it all turned out

Taking back what belonged to the Roth family from Nexterra Resources and getting revenge for the Grant family wasn’t easy at all. It just went to show how exceptional Derrick really was.

Edward thought, ‘The kids from the Grant and Roth families are anything but ordinary

Edward looked at Derrick, feeling a deep sense of pride and relief.

He said, “Derrick, even though Nexterra Resources has filed for bankruptcy and is being liquidated, you can’t afford to let your guard down. Their roots in Riverdale run deep, and that kind of influence doesn’t just vanish overnight.

“So, while they’re still around, you both need to watch your the

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Derrick and Sophia nodded.

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After hearing Derrick explain what’s going on with Nexterra Resources, Edward finally felt like he could let go of all those old worries.

He said, “Sophia, in about an hour, I’ll have my assistant put out an announcement on Crestview Group’s website. Derrick will take over for Julian for now, stepping in as our executive director and CEO.”

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