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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 bail the ship. I should remove myself from this sit- uation before it escalates. Nothing good will come out of ly- ing to the chairman of

He was not one to be

my mouth

I couldn’t do without her. We’re now

heart skips a

at pretending and lying

like a hawk. A very sharp look in his eyes. This man was not

Aiden think we can

does he

had not signed up to pretend to be his secretary nor

to be his

and then rises off the chair while fixing his tie. “I have an important meeting

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

the cold dead tone

with the entire conversation?

to eye. Which was probably the

be family. I would

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

was acting along

Any time that

in. “No. You will come when

grows stiff beside me and something tells me that he wants to argue

has someone he doesn’t win

word and then looks back at Aiden with a sternness that

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squirm.

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and

do the same when Sergio walked with a poise. that showed he’d run through me like a train if I

will keep in touch,” Sergio said coldly and disappeared out of

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