Sentenced to Marriage by MadlainQ

Chapter 30

Girl talk 

My heart started to race. A tickling sensation filled me, rushing down my stomach and making me squeeze my thighs. A flush that surfaced on my cheeks was impossible to miss, just as much as the uncontrollable smile that curled my lips, 

“Oh, my!” Miranda snickered, playfully covering her mouth with her hand, “You are head over lieels for him, aren‘t you?” 

A peal of hysteric laughter escaped my throat. “What are you talking about?! I‘m not in,” 

“You cannot fooline, honey. I‘m aware that Aren might have rushed your engagement because of the condition his grandfather set for him, but the fact that you didn‘t refuse him means a lot...” She grinned, waggling her eyebrows. “L..... had my reasons,” I mumbled, avoiding her gaze. 

This was getting truly awkward. I couldn‘t tell Aren‘s friend that I was forbidden to have any romantic feelings toward him. Explaining the reason why Aren and I were engaged was even more complicated. 

Miranda sighed. “You signed the contract, didn‘t you?” 

I gasped. My eyes widened in terror as the amounts in penalties from the contract I had signed flashed in my mind. 

“I‘m not an idiot, you know? Don‘t worry. I would find out about it from Aren, one way or another. If you fear suffering from any consequences because I‘ve found out, then you don‘t have to. I wouldn‘t tell anyone anyway.” She winked at me. 

I smiled nervously with my lips sealed. I was scared. I would never afford to pay any penalty for breaching the contract, and the one concerning confidentiality had the number of zeros that was making my head spin. 

marry. Not to mention that he was just about to engage with some Nicole Saxon or whatever.

are right. It does

lips. “Contract or not, I can see that you care for him, more than you are willing to

deal.” The bitterness of those words twisted my tongue. She burst out laughing. “You cannot seriously believe that, can you?” I blushed as I recalled the way we kissed in Aren‘s office. Our mutual attraction had nothing to do with the contract

Gurl talk 

the contract, and even though we‘d just

said that he wanted me… Well, let‘s just say that I‘m not planning to become his sex toy.” Miranda‘s lips

the mere thought of having sex with Aren was enough to make

changed to a more serious one. “Even though I haven‘t known you for a long time, let me give you a piece of advice; you need to loosen up a bit. It‘s never simply black

more than having issues with casual sex. I wasn‘t an idiot, and because she was Aren‘s friend, I somehow wanted her to know that I could cope even with learning that Aren was some mafia boss that had been eating human flesh every Sunday dinner... Of course, I hoped that was not the case.

ex–boyfriend... was… kind of abusive.” There, I finally

to–” “No, it‘s ok. It was three years ago,”

not ok. Your hands are shaking”

trembling as if I had touched something that could easily cause an avalanche of emotions. I had accidentally dug out a tip of something that I wanted to keep hidden, for eternity if possible. “I guess it‘s still a delicate subject.” I shrugged, praying that she wouldn‘t

whatever dickhead Aren

formed on my lips as I tried to calm down. “Perhaps I should thank that asshole for dumping me. With all my intelligence, I couldn‘t see the obvious truth. My emotions blinded me, made me an

you are afraid that it would be the same with Aren?” she asked, trying to end my thought.

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