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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.

from this sit- uation before it

man looked sharp. He was not one

let my mouth

leaving me, for me to realize I couldn’t do without her. We’re now engaged, I have no

skips a

so good at pretending and

look in his eyes. This man was

Aiden think

does he want

had not signed up to pretend to be his secretary nor

be

off the chair while fixing his tie. “I have an important meeting to attend and have no

yes coldly, which was a bit shocking. Isn’t Sergio

with the cold dead tone he’s been

with the entire conversation?

eye. Which was probably the reason why Aiden decided to

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

get to know me. He didn’t want to see me as

acting

time that

“No. You will come when I call,

and something tells me that he wants to argue but surprisingly he bites his

he doesn’t

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

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squirm.

date soon. In the meantime get the ne- gotiation running with Sullytec. They’re a good investment and you’d not

go and moves out of

Sergio walked with a poise. that showed he’d run through me like a train if I hadn’t

touch,” Sergio said coldly and disappeared out of the

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