Page 229 of Secret Heir For The Billionaire Twin

There is something in the way she says it that stops me.

I lower my voice.

“Fine. Let me help.”

“I can handle it.”

“The jet can take you.”

“No.”

“Sophie.”

“I looked already. There are commercial options once the roads clear.”

“You don’t need to do that.”

“I know.”

I move closer.

“Then let me get you there.”

She picks up her shoes and heads toward the door.

I catch her before she reaches it, not touching her, just stepping into her path.

“Don’t do this.”

She stops.

“Do what?”

“Leave like this.”

Her face changes slightly.

I hold her gaze. “Not again.”

The words sit between us.

Sophie looks away first.

“I’m not disappearing.”

“That is exactly what this feels like.”

“I said I have to go.”

“And I’m asking you to tell me why.”

She closes her eyes briefly.

When she looks at me again, her voice is quieter.

“I can’t explain it right now.”

I stare at her.