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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.

ship. I should remove myself from this sit- uation before it escalates. Nothing

was not one to be

let my

to realize I couldn’t do

skips

good at pretending and lying that

very sharp look in his eyes. This man was not

made Aiden think we can

does he

to pretend to be his secretary

be

while fixing his tie. “I have an important meeting

coldly, which was a

cold dead tone he’s been regarding

with the entire conversation?

eye to eye. Which was probably the reason why Aiden decided to

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 a daughter. This man

was acting

time that

in. “No. You will come when I call, free or

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

someone he doesn’t win with

who hadn’t said a word and then looks back at Aiden with a

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squirm.

They’re a good investment and you’d not want

and moves out of the

quickly do the same when Sergio walked with a poise. that showed he’d run through

said coldly and disappeared

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