Chapter 238: Christmas in Cedar Town: Adam's Gift
Adam's POV
I watched Sophie by the bay window, the December sun casting shadows across her face, highlighting the melancholy in her eyes. She'd been like this for days, lost in thoughts she wouldn't share.
"Hey, what's eating you?" I moved toward her. "Cabin fever? I could have Pippin brought over i...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Abandoned on Her Wedding Day
2. Chapter 2: Bedlam in the Sheets
3. Chapter 3: Debt Settled?
4. Chapter 4: A Night with Her
5. Chapter 5: What’s Your Price?
6. Chapter 6: Luke's Advice for Adam: Pursue Sophie!
7. Chapter 7: When the Rival Comes Knocking
8. Chapter 8: The Boss Wants to Know Miss White's Moves
9. Chapter 9: Mrs. Miller Gets Her Comeuppance
10. Chapter 10: William's Unexpected Role as a Pawn
11. Chapter 11: Does a Billionaire Need Her Support?
12. Chapter 12: Why Don't You Stay Here Tonight?
13. Chapter 13: Could Adam Actually Like Me?
14. Chapter 14: Time to Teach Her Where She Belongs
15. Chapter 15: Everyone Is Out to Get Sophie
16. Chapter 16: You Better Not Touch My People!
17. Chapter 17: Celebrating His Body
18. Chapter 18: A Call from Grandfather
19. Chapter 19: Under One Roof, Under One Bed
20. Chapter 20: Get Out of His Life!
21. Chapter 21: Toss Chase into the Pool!
22. Chapter 22: Leave, or Lose Your Sight?
23. Chapter 23: Lessons with a Loner
24. Chapter 24: Your Dinner: Fat Rats
25. Chapter 25: How Sophie Made The Girls Wet... With Tears
26. Chapter 26: Sophie in the Million-Dollar Dress
27. Chapter 27: Who Sent Her This Dress?
28. Chapter 28: Who to Save?
29. Chapter 29: Has Luke Betrayed Adam?
30. Chapter 30: Allow Me to Properly Introduce Sophie White
31. Chapter 31: Divorcing Adam
32. Chapter 32: Adam's New Wife?
33. Chapter 33: Keeping the Pressure on Adam
34. Chapter 34: When Will You Stop Using Me?
35. Chapter 35: She Must Be a Joke!
36. Chapter 36: Are You in Love with Sophie?
37. Chapter 37: Homecoming to Foster Mansion
38. Chapter 38: Trust Me—But Why?
39. Chapter 39: Where Hope Takes Root
40. Chapter 40: I Am the True Wife of Adam!
41. Chapter 41: Burning Kisses in the Car
42. Chapter 42: Isabella on the Edge!
43. Chapter 43: Foster Family Feud Unleashed
44. Chapter 44: Sophie Takes on the Fosters
45. Chapter 45: Sophie's Authority Over William
46. Chapter 46: Sophie Takes the Girl Away
47. Chapter 47: When Parents Become a Nightmare
48. Chapter 48: Caught in the Act - Sophie's Bar Job Busted
49. Chapter 49: Isabella's Venomous Breakdown
50. Chapter 50: Confessions and Denial
51. Chapter 51: Adam's Rumored Girlfriend Revealed!
52. Chapter 52: Why Does She Keep Choosing Him?
53. Chapter 53: When Love Never Gets a Chance
54. Chapter 54: Adam Seizes Sophie's Towel!
55. Chapter 55: Desperate for Adam
56. Chapter 56: A Gift That Sparks Conflict
57. Chapter 57: Claiming Her
58. Chapter 58: The Mystery of Adam's Childhood
59. Chapter 59: A Bloody Encounter at Adam's Office
60. Chapter 60: Unexpectedly Drawn to Her Rival
61. Chapter 61: The Kidnapping of Adam
62. Chapter 62: Sophie in Blood
63. Chapter 63: When Adam Plays Nurse
64. Chapter 64: The Foster Family's Power Play?
65. Chapter 65: The Scars That Tell His Story
66. Chapter 66: A Bitter Sweet Kiss
67. Chapter 67: The Return of the Heir
68. Chapter 68: William's Time Is Running Out
69. Chapter 69: Sophie's Vengeance for William
70. Chapter 70: The Night Mrs. Foster Vanished
71. Chapter 71: Ethan's Desperate Desire for Sophie
72. Chapter 72: The Devil's Compromise for Love
73. Chapter 73: Adam in a Floral Apron
74. Chapter 74: Why Is My Girlfriend Not After My Money?
75. Chapter 75: What Drives Ethan's Hatred for Adam?
76. Chapter 76: What's Up with Mr. Foster Today?
77. Chapter 77: William's Grandchildren All Return!
78. Chapter 78: Hook Adam Up with a Tempting Dancer
79. Chapter 79: Surprise Takes a Dark Turn
80. Chapter 80: Adam: The Real Simp
81. Chapter 81: William's Generous Gift to Sophie
82. Chapter 82: The Day Sophie Was Gone
83. Chapter 83: Sophie's First Day Turns into Chaos
84. Chapter 84: Sophie Comes from Another World
85. Chapter 85 Sophie Under Fire
86. Chapter 86: Adam's Magical Bedtime Tale
87. Chapter 87: Sophie Stands Alone Without a Powerful Family
88. Chapter 88: Sophie Discovers Emma's Secret
89. Chapter 89: A Brawl for a Man
90. Chapter 90: Sophie Strangles
91. Chapter 91: Enemies to Allies
92. Chapter 92: Sophie and Noah: The Scandal Unfolds
93. Chapter 93: Sophie's Co-Star Is a Superstar
94. Chapter 94: Sophie's Stealthy Glance at Adam
95. Chapter 95: Adam's Jealous Passion in the Car
96. Chapter 96: Noah's Shock at Sophie's Identity
97. Chapter 97: Chase Battles for Sophie
98. Chapter 98: Jordan Falls to Sophie Again
99. Chapter 99: Minerva's Bold Plan: Sophie Must Seduce Adam
100. Chapter 100: Isabella Is Adam's True Love
101. Chapter 101: The Kent Family's Golden Goose
102. Chapter 102: Ryan's Million-Dollar Surgery
103. Chapter 103: What Lies Beneath the Bruises?
104. Chapter 104: The 150-Pound Prank Package
105. Chapter 105: A Bloody Price to Pay?
106. Chapter 106: Roommates Stunned by Sophie's Mansion
107. Chapter 107: Whose Husband Did You Say?
108. Chapter 108: You're Sweetie
109. Chapter 109: Why No Grand Wedding?
110. Chapter 110: The Real Fosters in Captivity
111. Chapter 111: Teetering on the Edge of Passion
112. Chapter 112: Isabella Joins Adam at Foster Mansion
113. Chapter 113: Homecoming Rivalry
114. Chapter 114: Isabella's Dinner Dilemma
115. Chapter 115: Betrayal and Ruin for the Michel Family
116. Chapter 116: Adam's $300,000 Piano for Sophie
117. Chapter 117: The Fall from Mistress to Maid
118. Chapter 118: Desperate Measures
119. Chapter 119: Adam Is Having Sex with Isabella!
120. Chapter 120: First Time in His Study
121. Chapter 121: A Day and Night of Desire with the Heir
122. Chapter 122: Accusing Isabella of Rape
123. Chapter 123: So, How Terrifying Is It to Be Mrs. Foster?
124. Chapter 124: Tara's Public Plea for Mercy
125. Chapter 125: Sophie's Battle for Campus Queen
126. Chapter 126: An Unexpected Gift from Above
127. Chapter 127: Chase: No More Chasing Isabella
128. Chapter 128: No Mercy from Mother
129. Chapter 129: The Alabaster Angel Arrives
130. Chapter 130: Brother Adam, It's Been Awhile
131. Chapter 131: Love's Deadly Triangle
132. Chapter 132: The Darkest Years: Adam's Basement Prison
133. Chapter 133: Adam's Father Slept with His Own Sister
134. Chapter 134: Sins of the Fosters
135. Chapter 135: When Five Million Isn't Enough
136. Chapter 136: The Message She Should Have Seen
137. Chapter 137: Hostile Takeover at Foster Mansion
138. Chapter 138: A Hostage Situation - Sophie's Bold Move
139. Chapter 139: On the Brink - William's Last Breath
140. Chapter 140: Rather Die Than Surrender - Sophie Fights for the Foster
141. Chapter 141: Nothing But a Cure for His Insomnia
142. Chapter 142: From Lovers to Enemies - Sophie's Betrayal
143. Chapter 143: Luke Spots Something Suspicious
144. Chapter 144: The Search for Adam
145. Chapter 145: Adam's Solo Venture into the Danger Zone
146. Chapter 146: Escaping the No-Man's Land
147. Chapter 147: William Transfers Foster Group Shares to Sophie
148. Chapter 148: Jason Accuses Sophie of Cheating with Ethan
149. Chapter 149: Sophie Cornered by Reporters
150. Chapter 150: Sophie Strikes It Rich!
151. Chapter 151: Six Trained Men Couldn't Handle One Sickly Teenager?
152. Chapter 152: Did Charlotte Lose the Baby?
153. Chapter 153: Bay City's Elite Mobilize
154. Chapter 154: Isabella's Forced Sex Witnessed by Thugs
155. Chapter 155: Want Sophie to Suffer Like She Did
156. Chapter 156: Crossing Hell to Find Her
157. Chapter 157: Sophie Will Never Forgive Adam
158. Chapter 158: Sebastian's Plan Fails When His Son Betrays Him
159. Chapter 159: Not Visiting Adam in the Hospital
160. Chapter 160: Adam's Friends Vie to Make It Up to Sophie
161. Chapter 161: "PR Stunt? Go to Hell"
162. Chapter 162: If Adam Drops Dead, It's On Your Head!
163. Chapter 163: Adam's Silent Vigil Over Sophie
164. Chapter 164: I'll Never Get Divorced, Ever!
165. Chapter 165: Over His Dead Body?
166. Chapter 166: Adam Successfully Turns Charlotte
167. Chapter 167 Busted: When Lydia Comes Home Early
168. Chapter 168 Wife Out, Mistress In: Sebastian's Bedroom Betrayal
169. Chapter 169: Sophie Crowned Campus Queen
170. Chapter 170: Old Enough to Be Her Daddy!
171. Chapter 171: Whose Mother Killed Whose Mother?
172. Chapter 172: Damsel in Distress? The Hero Needs Saving Now
173. Chapter 173: Only Demons Survive Here
174. Chapter 174: Sophie's Unexpected Visit to Foster Group
175. Chapter 175: Jess Crashes and Burns
176. Chapter 176: Mr. Foster, Will You Divorce Her Now?
177. Chapter 177: A Face Like Sophie's?
178. Chapter 178: Don't Get Any Ideas About Sophie!
179. Chapter 179: Whose Water Did Sophie Drink?
180. Chapter 180: A Dog Wouldn't Eat This!
181. Chapter 181: Cold Showers: The Night Sophie Stripped Her CEO
182. Chapter 182: From Ruthless CEO to Midnight Chef
183. Chapter 183: You Make Me Feel Young Again
184. Chapter 184: Mr. Foster's First Gala in His Wife's Honor
185. Chapter 185: Maybe You Two Should Break Up!
186. Chapter 186: Would You Give Adam One Last Chance?
187. Chapter 187: Adam Invites Overnight Guests?!
188. Chapter 188: The Princess, Her Prince, and the Royal Guard
189. Chapter 189: The Wrong Mrs. Foster
190. Chapter 190: Sebastian's Secret Share Transfer
191. Chapter 191: Adam Hands Over Foster Shares... to Sophie
192. Chapter 192: Isabella Pregnant with a Foster Baby?!
193. Chapter 193: "I Won't Birth a Criminal's Child!"
194. Chapter 194: His Public Kiss Silenced Her Divorce Announcement
195. Chapter 195: A Rejected Adam's Meltdown at the Gala
196. Chapter 196: Sophie Grabbed Foster's Empire, but Now Dumps Adam?
197. Chapter 197: Adam Returns to His Five-Year Prison
198. Chapter 198: Adam Strangles Luke in Blind Fury
199. Chapter 199: Adam's Refuge Becomes Sophie's Prison
200. Chapter 200: Secretly Renovating Adam's Prison
201. Chapter 201: Straddling Adam: Sophie's Basement Tent Distraction
202. Chapter 202: Breaking Adam to Save Him
203. Chapter 203: Luke's Brutal Whipping of Sophie
204. Chapter 204: The Madman's Bride Disappeared with Her Husband
205. Chapter 205: Who Among Us Betrayed Adam?
206. Chapter 206: Release the Hostage!
207. Chapter 207: The Devil Awakens
208. Chapter 208: Scandal Couple's Second Chance at Love
209. Chapter 209: Sophie's Third Visit Ends in Sex
210. Chapter 210: Hurt My Adam? I'll End You Myself
211. Chapter 211: Obedient Puppy and His Little Nurse
212. Chapter 212: Will the New Mrs. Foster Join the Family Business?
213. Chapter 213: Sophie's Off-Campus Request Gets Rejected
214. Chapter 214: Sophie Finds a Stray
215. Chapter 215: The Fosters Take a Stray Cat to the Vet
216. Chapter 216: A Man from Cedar Town Comes Knocking
217. Chapter 217: Sophie Invites Ansel to Move In?
218. Chapter 218: Green-Eyed Monster?
219. Chapter 219: A New Addition to the Family?
220. Chapter 220: The Reunion That Broke Adam's Bike
221. Chapter 221: Stay Away From That Man!
222. Chapter 222: When Sophie Gets Tipsy with Ansel
223. Chapter 223: Tipsy Sophie's Midnight Hunt for Adam
224. Chapter 224: Left Hanging: Chloe's Group Project Disaster
225. Chapter 225: Ansel's Mix-Up: The Girl He Thought Was a Guy
226. Chapter 226: Elite Heirs Save Small-Town Books
227. Chapter 227: A Surprising Diagnosis
228. Chapter 228: The Secret Plan to End Sophie's Pregnancy
229. Chapter 229: I'm Having This Baby!
230. Chapter 230: Adam Gets Abortion Pills From Luke
231. Chapter 231: Luke's Pills Could Have Killed Sophie
232. Chapter 232: A Father's Cruel Bargain
233. Chapter 233: Did Adam Just Kidnap His Pregnant Wife?
234. Chapter 234: Sophie Plays the Damsel Card
235. Chapter 235: Sophie Wants to Make a Call!
236. Chapter 236: Sophie's Pregnancy Bombshell Stuns Everyone
237. Chapter 237: Adam & Sophie's Fake Honeymoon Deception
238. Chapter 238: Christmas in Cedar Town: Adam's Gift
239. Chapter 239: Abort His Heir, Face William's Wrath
240. Chapter 240: Sophie Teases Her Eavesdropping Husband
241. Chapter 241: Adam's Hunger Finally Satisfied
242. Chapter 242: One More Taste
243. Chapter 243: Mile-High Rivalry: When Flight Attendants Target Wrong Husband
244. Chapter 244: Whose Bride-to-Be Is Mrs. Foster?
245. Chapter 245: The Billionaire's First Roof Repair
246. Chapter 246: Small Town, Big Wedding
247. Chapter 247: Ungrateful Bride?
248. Chapter 248: Are All Adults This Shameless?
249. Chapter 249: Adam Hands Mayor $500K!
250. Chapter 250: Tara Stirs Up Trouble in Cedar Town
251. Chapter 251: Hazel's Deadly Threat: "I'll Swallow Every Pill!"
252. Chapter 252: Dreams or Foster Billionaires
253. Chapter 253: Did Adam Catch Sophie Cheating?
254. Chapter 254: Touch My Wife, Lose Your Hands
255. Chapter 255: CEO Feels Baby's First Kicks
256. Chapter 256: Tara's Game with Ansel
257. Chapter 257: Midnight Cemetery Visit Brings Closure to CEO's Wife
258. Chapter 258: "I Object!"
259. Chapter 259: Long-Lost Family Crashes Sophie's Big Day
260. Chapter 260: The Bride They Tried to Sell
261. Chapter 261: Die at Your Wedding
262. Chapter 262: Sophie's Bullies Pay Dearly
263. Chapter 263: Grandpa's Broomstick Justice
264. Chapter 264: Brooms and Vows at a Billionaire's Wedding
265. Chapter 265: Tara's Rival: Jordan Steals Ansel's Heart?
266. Chapter 266: Adam's Secret Detour with Sophie
267. Chapter 267: Campus Makeover: Billionaire to Student
268. Chapter 268: College Roleplay: Adam Beds His Pregnant Wife
269. Chapter 269: Adam Confronts His Mother in Prison
270. Chapter 270: A Mother's Blood Debt
271. Chapter 271: Another Foster Monster in the Making?
272. Chapter 272: Emma's Mom Goes Berserk on Campus
273. Chapter 273: When Foster's Wife Knocks: Emma's Parents Panic
274. Chapter 274: Jordan Rescues Emma From Captivity
275. Chapter 275: Theo's Attack Unleashes Foster's Security Force
276. Chapter 276: A Threatening Note in Hospital Halls
277. Chapter 277: Sophie Discovers Adam's Deception
278. Chapter 278: Adam Hunts the Betrayer
279. Chapter 279: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
280. Chapter 280: Sophie's Heartbreaking Choice
281. Chapter 281: Perfect Baby, Imperfect Lies
282. Chapter 282: Pregnant Wife on the Run
283. Chapter 283: Sophie's Accidental Theft
284. Chapter 284: Where's Your Husband, Dear?
285. Chapter 285: Sophie Finally Takes Adam's Call
286. Chapter 286: The Devil Returns to His Empire
287. Chapter 287: Promises Kept, Wife Still Gone
288. Chapter 288: Sophie's Water Breaks Early
289. Chapter 289: Cursing Adam While Delivering
290. Chapter 290: Hiding Alayna From Adam
291. Chapter 291: Sophie Races Against Time: A Mother's Escape
292. Chapter 292: Too Late: The Child Already Born
293. Chapter 293: Billionaire's Cross-Continental Hunt
294. Chapter 294: Chase Confronts a Screaming Baby
295. Chapter 295: Enemy Turned Babysitter
296. Chapter 296: Baby Alayna Softens Chase's Heart... Temporarily
297. Chapter 297: Unlikely Guardian: Chase Steps Up for Sophie
298. Chapter 298: A Month of Searching, Zero Leads
299. Chapter 299: Adam's Journey Home Begins
300. Chapter 300: Sophie's Working Mom Struggle
301. Chapter 301: Doors Closed: Sophie's First Steps Into Journalism
302. Chapter 302: Sophie Joins The Last Reporter Standing
303. Chapter 303: Hired Today, Fired Tomorrow
304. Chapter 304: When Your Ex-Boss Crashes Your Interview
305. Chapter 305: Can Tristan Fix His Mistake?
306. Chapter 306: Three Visits
307. Chapter 307: I Want to Stay Here
308. Chapter 308: Finding Redemption
309. Chapter 309: The Name He Never Asked
310. Chapter 310: Payback for the Past
311. Chapter 311: One Last Compromise for the Paycheck
312. Chapter 312: Alayna's Fever
313. Chapter 313: The Troublemaking Former Employees
314. Chapter 314: The Future Pulitzer Prize Winner
315. Chapter 315: Mrs. Reed Passed Away
316. Chapter 316: Not The Man They Remember
317. Chapter 317: Chase's Decision
318. Chapter 318: Mistaken Granddaughter!
319. Chapter 319: Daddy
320. Chapter 320: Did Adam's Daughter Become Chase's?
321. Chapter 321: Seraphina Foster
322. Chapter 322: Adam Foster - The Reluctant Babysitter
323. Chapter 323: Can I Still See Daddy?
324. Chapter 324: Why Does Chase's Daughter Look Like Adam?
325. Chapter 325: The Abandoned Mansion
326. Chapter 326: Mystery Woman's Murderous Scheme
327. Chapter 327: The Hunt for the Thorntons
328. Chapter 328: Billionaire Finally Finds His Runaway Wife
329. Chapter 329: The Unloved Heiress
330. Chapter 330: A Family Chooses Their Cuckoo
331. Chapter 331: Severed Ties
332. Chapter 332: Watching Her Every Move
333. Chapter 333: Jordan Has a Crush on Ansel！
334. Chapter 334: Sophie's Lucky Win
335. Chapter 335: Billionaire's Delivery Disguise
336. Chapter 336: Sophie Prepares to Face Adam
337. Chapter 337: Sophie's Kidnapping
338. Chapter 337: A Call from His Daughter!
339. Chapter 338: Hunting the Thorntons
340. Chapter 339: Freya's Affairs with Her Two Brothers!
341. Chapter 340: Emma Finds Zinnia
342. Chapter 341: Finnian's Twisted Proposal
343. Chapter 343: Sophie Chooses to Marry Finnian!
344. Chapter 344: The Scent of Blood
345. Chapter 345: Adam Rescues Sophie!
346. Chapter 346: Zinnia's Revenge Complete!
347. Chapter 347: Welcome Home!
348. Chapter 348: Did Chase Betray Adam?
349. Chapter 349: Minerva's Lesson!
350. Chapter 350: Chase: Foster's Reluctant Spy
351. Chapter 351: Alayna Moves In With Her Dad
352. Chapter 352: A Midnight Cry for Mommy
353. Chapter 353: Adam and Chase Slept Together?
354. Chapter 354: The Village With No Divorces
355. Chapter 355: Secrets Beneath Birchfield's Perfect Surface
356. Chapter 356: Behind the Cameras
357. Chapter 357: The Devil Enters the Dating Game
358. Chapter 358: Adam's Special Privileges
359. Chapter 359: Sophie Hangs Up on Him
360. Chapter 360: Sophie Joins the Reality Show
361. Chapter 361: First Phone Confrontation
362. Chapter 362: A Sick Superstar
363. Chapter 363: Ginger Tea
364. Chapter 364: Peaceful Birchfield?
365. Chapter 365: Jovan's Plea to Sophie
366. Chapter 366: Jordan and Emma Know Now
367. Chapter 367: Jasper Discovers the Fosters AreTeammates!
368. Chapter 368: Sophie Sneaks into Orson's House
369. Chapter 369: Sophie Never Walks Alone
370. Chapter 370: Adam's Wife Is His Daily Argument Target
371. Chapter 371: First Kiss After 730 Days Apart
372. Chapter 372: Fever and Friction: A Marriage Rekindled
373. Chapter 373: Bodhi Prescribed the Wrong Meds
374. Chapter 374: Cassian's Mental Imbalance
375. Chapter 375: Sophie Became Adam's Protector
376. Chapter 376: Sophie Won!
377. Chapter 377: A Doctor's Arrival
378. Chapter 378: The Woman They Tried to Silence
379. Chapter 379: Green-Eyed No More
380. Chapter 380: Setting Sail for the Fish Market
381. Chapter 381: Sophie Won Again
382. Chapter 382: The Bonfire Initiative
383. Chapter 383: Escalating Conflicts
384. Chapter 384: Why Did Maya End Up Here?
385. Chapter 385: A Missing Sophie
386. Chapter 386: The Pit
387. Chapter 387: Turning Blind Eyes
388. Chapter 388: Sophie Found Alive After Disappearance
389. Chapter 389: A Night in the Pit
390. Chapter 390: The Rescue Mission Begins
391. Chapter 391: Rural Power, Hidden Corruption
392. Chapter 392: Hunters and Prey
393. Chapter 393: Guided by Pippin
394. Chapter 394: Saved!
395. Chapter 395: Sophie and Adam: Married All Along!
396. Chapter 396: Awake to His Tears
397. Chapter 397: Aisling Takes Charge
398. Chapter 398: Spying on the Fosters' Date
399. Chapter 399: The Fosters Are Home!
400. Chapter 400: Sophie Crowned as CEO!
401. Chapter 401: Happy Ending！
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