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Sophie’s pov

Why does he have a picture of me in his penthouse?

My mind is racing. Thoughts of possible reasons he’d have my photo up.

None made sense.

Aiden’s hold slackens a bit and I knew he sensed my ques- tioning stare.

I’m loss, a standstill.

My thoughts are creating havoc in my mind and all I can do was pray that he’d tell me what I wanted to know before I go insane.

But knowing Aiden, he’d beat around the bush before telling me anything.

Sergio’s eyes dipped to Aiden’s hold around my waist, his eyes flickering with irritation.

This man really didn’t know me yet seemed to sneer at my sight like I had done something to him….

Well, you did cause his grandson to go to jail….

He doesn’t remember me though. Well, hopefully, he doesn’t.

“Yes,” Sergio said dryly. “How can I forget? You have it in the Manhattan penthouse right?”

Aiden nods.

Sergio lifted his hands to his chin and rubbed his skin in thought. “Just last week you were with countless women. Women I couldn’t count only on my fingers, I had to add my toes too. And now you want me to believe you’re in love with. this woman?”

I stiffen.

should remove myself from this sit- uation before it escalates. Nothing good will come out of

sharp. He was not one to

let my mouth remain

for me to realize I couldn’t do without her. We’re now engaged,

heart skips a

so good at pretending and lying that I

at us like a hawk. A very sharp look in his eyes. This man was not easily fooled.

Aiden think we

how long does he want to fool

pretend to be his secretary nor did

to be

fixing his tie. “I have an important

which was

with the cold dead tone

with the entire conversation?

not seem like they see eye to eye. Which was probably the reason why Aiden decided

will schedule a lunch date so I can get to know your fi- ance a little bit better. We’re strangers and we’re supposed to be family. I would at least want to see her as a daughter be- fore you two wed.”

to get to know me. He didn’t want to

acting

Any time

will come when I call, free or

me that he wants to argue but

someone he doesn’t

looks at his bodyguards who hadn’t said a word and

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squirm.

get the ne- gotiation running with Sullytec. They’re a good investment and you’d not want to miss

lets me go and

that showed he’d run through me like a train

will keep in touch,” Sergio said

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