Chapter 386: The Pit

Adam's POV

I reached the front door and tried the handle. Locked—from the outside.

I circled around to a window, pulling out my lock-picking tools again. These old cottages had simple window latches that gave way after just a few seconds of manipulation. I pushed the window up and climbed through....

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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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