De Lawrence: Ambition of the Past
My Dear Sophia

Rachel and her husband are now in a special burial place that Argus built for her family. Almost the entire Johansson family who had left first buried in this place.

But among them, there are two tombs that come from different families.

Sophia and her ex-husband, Jose Lawrence.

Why so? Because both of them are like a family even a brother to Rachel and Argus.

Argus, Jose and Sophia used to be close friends from school to college. Only Jose because Argus and Sophia were lovers before Rachel.

When we are young and not as mature as we are now, what we think of is sometimes just pleasure and self-desire. Selfish, childish, ambitious, and stubbornness are naturally inherent. But it is also supported by the environment in which they grow.

That's how Rachel felt when she found out the person she had long liked turned out to have a lover. Especially when knowing if his lover only comes from an ordinary family.

He joined and entered as a friend to Sophia and became friends with Argus and Jose for his ambition to get Argus.

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"You pretending?" Sophia looked at him with a disappointed look.

That night Sophia witnesses Rachel who has managed to trap Argus. Even with a stand Rachel showed the situation of those who had made love in front of Sophia who immediately came after being contacted.

"From the beginning I wanted it. I came for him, Sophia."

But there are no lies in any of Rachel's confessions. He told me honestly all his goals.

"Why don't you tell me?"

Disappointed, poignant, all become one. He thought their friendship was pure. Rachel was so kind to him, as if Sophia had become everything.

"I love you, Rachel. You know I don't have anyone anymore, right?" The girl was like a brother to him.

Rachel felt a puddle of water around her eyes. Perhaps he was trying to restrain himself from avenging Sophia's confession.

"If I told you, would you give it to me?"

Of course not, right? Who would be willing.

"Yes." Yeah."

Astounded. Rachel raised her head to look at Sophia who had been shedding tears.

"You—" said Rachel stuck. He could not say anymore.

Sophia is naive. The girl is more often concerned with others than herself.

"You stupid?" Rachel smiled cynically, but held back her tears.

"You know that, right?" Sophia replied, "i am a fool, Rachel. After all, he and I cannot be together. You even know we're not approved."

"If you're together it's better, right?" Sophia tried to smile, "she can make you smile. You won't tell me about the sad thing that happened in your house again if you're with her. You'll be happy."

If the goal of approaching Sophia was for the sake of Argus, it was indeed true. But the friendship formed is purely because they accept each other. Even so his ambition had defeated his affection towards Sophia.

"I— I— I love you too, Soph." Throat's choked. It felt so heavy to make another sound.

That's reality. He was rich but depressed in his own family. Every day she told Sophia about her very different family.

"But I— I've done it." Rachel ended up crying while rubbing her body red, "i have betrayed you, Soph—"

"Have it stopped." Sophia approached and hugged him.

"Sorry— forgive me." Rachel, I mean, "you can hate me. I— I won't take it either, Soph. I'm salah—"

"I'm not mad at you, believe me. I won't hate you" he whispered.

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Rachel continued to shed her tears in front of Sophia's final resting place. Although Sophia repeatedly said the same thing, the guilt would never disappear in Rachel.

Argus was just standing behind his sobbing wife from earlier. Not do not want to calm down, but women will be better if left to cry.

The past is also painful for him, especially if he has to be forced to let go of the people we love. When you marry Rachel, believe me there's no love in her. He even had time to hate the woman in front of him and consider it as a shame that came in his life and Sophia.

Rachel accepted that too. He never forced Argus to accept it because he was aware of the mistake he had made.

As time goes on, everything changes. The news of Jose marrying Sophia was heard. Painful, right? Sophia even had time to advise him many times to accept the reality.

That Rachel who is now with him is the one whom he must see and give love to.

"I keep a lot of your favorite flowers at home, Soph. You've seen him up there, haven't you?" he said after feeling better. Rachel tried to smile, stroking the surface of the green grass-covered ground above her.

"Everything's fine. His daughter is fine too. I'm trying to do what's best for her."

Including realizing Jessie's desire to own Xavier and the company.

"She grew up so beautiful, Soph. His face was similar to yours when he was young. Fortunately no one recognized your young face just yet." Rachel chuckled, "so no one will know she's your daughter."

It's been a common thing Rachel came and told stories. Didn't they used to be like this? Sharing stories.

Seeing Jessie, Rachel was like seeing her old self. They both want someone who has a lover. But thanks to Sophia's blood flowing in her flesh blood, her nature was still helped.

But the woman was just as sneaky. Doing anything for a purpose. Making matchmaking a shortcut with the revocation of inheritance rights as a threat to Xavier. But it was much better than the way he had ever done it.

"I love you. You are family to me, My dear Sophia."

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