#29 “Tell Me How You Really Feel”

Seeing that Sophia is still looking at him with contempt, Alexander tries reassuring her, “I guarantee you I was just joking. I will not say a word to anyone.”

Sophia nods her head in acknowledgment, but the apprehension still lingers in her eyes. As she starts to turn her gaze out the window, Alexander presses on. “Look, I know that you very obvious.”@ don’t like me. That’s Shifting back to face him, Sophia holds his gaze, her expression guarded. She remains silent, waiting for him to continue.

“Well, at least you’re not denying it,” Alexander remarks softly. “Can you at least tell me what I did to deserve such distaste from you?”

Sophia chuckles, a mix of exasperation and amusement in her voice. “Are you serious?” she asks incredulously.

“Yes,” Alexander replies sincerely. “I feel like I deserve an explanation for all the animosity.”

Sophia takes a moment to collect her thoughts before responding, her tone becoming more assertive. “You know that Evelyn Crimms is my best friend,” she begins. “And the way you handled the situation with her father and his bank, it’s not only ridiculous and immature, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it borders on unethical.”

Taken aback by the sharpness of Sophia’s words, Alexander instinctively leans back slightly in the car. “Tell me how you really feel,” he comments.

“You asked,” Sophia retorts curtly, not backing down.

trying to understand her perspective. ” Is that the only

rolls her eyes, clearly annoyed.

business of giving Barbara Williams the collaboration is also unsettling,” Sophia reveals. Alexander smirks slightly as if he anticipated this response. “Aha,” he

curious about

issue with my relationship with the Williams family,” Alexander replies, the smug smile on his face

absolutely do not care one bit about your relationship with the

in the air for a moment, tension swirling between them. Breaking the silence, Alexander addresses the intriguing discovery he made about Sophia. “I was stunned to discover

do you know Michael?” she asks. “It seems like the two of

hesitates momentarily before responding with surprising candor, Michael is my half-brother. We have

the air, leaving Sophia momentarily stunned by Alexander’s openness. Despite her shock, she doesn’t let it break her composed

she says calmly, absorbing the new information. “It

eyes.” Complicated would be an understatement,’ ” he admits. “We’ve had our share of

the air. As the car approaches Sophia’s apartment building, they notice the building is completely dark. The driver pulls next to the curb and offers

Alexander watch as the driver briefly converses with the doorman. The driver quickly returns to the car, conveying the news, “It seems that the storm has knocked out all the electricity and internet in your building. The doorman doesn’t

crawl into bed and sleep. She lets out a long sigh and thanks the driver

turns to Alexander, ready to express her gratitude for the ride, he speaks up. “Look, my apartment building has an independent backup generator, so we

torn between not wanting to spend the night at Alexander Stone’s place and not wanting to endure a night in her

I have some work I need to attend

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