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Sophie’s pov
Fury began to bubble within me as I drink in his words.
He didn’t seem fazed, or cared about how arrogant he came across. He’s acting like what he said wasn’t at all disrespectful.
Arrogant, annoying a*s.
“What do you mean I don’t have a choice in this Aiden!?” I snapped glaring at him. If only it was possible to bury him.
with such a stare.
Aiden’s nonchalant face doesn’t move. “I mean you don’t have a say in being my secretary Sophie. Is that so hard for you to understand?” One of his brows slicks up in a taunting lift.
I throw my hands up in frustration. “No, I don’t understand! Why would you make me your secretary Aiden!?”
He crossed his ankles and with the way his teeth trapped his bottom lip for a second, I knew that he was on the verge of smiling.
“Why else would I make you my secretary Sophie? If not to keep you close to me?”
He was baiting me. I was sure of it. The way his eyes t**kled showed me so.
“So you admit you just want to keep an eye out on me then? Why?” I seethed in annoyance.
at me in amusement. Was he really taking me
pretended to think. “Why would I want to keep the mother of my child close to me?” He hums, tapping his index finger on his cheek in a thinking
want revenge on what I did to you and that’s an easy way to do it if I’m going to be at your every beck and call.” I snapped, frustration boiling and simmering with that anger
into a smirk and the storm in his gaze turn hazy. “Revenge?
and pretending
obvious he’d not admit that he wanted revenge on me. Aiden was after all way too smart
secretary Aiden! I’ll go back to work with Bernard but I don’t
I feared I
with that stare and a shiver
had upset him. Because
He asked through clenched teeth. If this was a
blanched in shock.
I asked, my eyes widening
close to the d*mn man that you’d do anything
at him in stunned silence. Completely shocked that he’d think this
ask such a question? He was trying to fire an innocent man so of course I’d do anything to
in his eyes. A moment that the
Jealousy.
He was jealous.
jealous
of all people, Aiden Xavier was jealous
had the
accused with a snort and watch him quickly hide the look of jealousy that had been gleaming under the veil
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