The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

I grab Ria’s phone, my stomach knotting as I stared at the photo.

I would’ve probably said this was an old photo if I didn’t recognize the same suit he wore today.

But I also recognize that same doctor with pretty hair.

My mouth pressed together as I realized how cozy the two looked. With one of Aiden’s arms secured in her hold and pushed between her boobs, her lips wide with a radiant happy smile as she poses.

Something bitter crawls in my belly and I want to toss the phone back to Ria and scrub my eyeballs out.

But I scrolled down instead, which ended up being a stupid decision.

‘Aiden Xavier seemed to have quickly gone back to his playboy ways. The billionaire casanova is seen with the beau- tiful Lillian Muralo. The two seemed to be cozied up-

I stopped reading, closing my eyes as I outstretched my hands. “Take it Ria. Just take it.” I gritted out, anger already boiling in my being.

The picture was taken today and probably a few minutes ago given that the media was always so quick with the latest

news.

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I also hadn’t failed to notice that the picture was definitely

taken in front of Harrington.co.

What the hell was that woman doing there in the first place?

Why were they so close?

And the better question was why did Aiden allow her to hold his hand and press it to her boobs?

My eyes sting and I opened them, only to stare into the worried eyes of my friends.

“I’ll kill him Soph.” Mila promised with an angry look quickly simmering in her eyes.

I shook my head, my voice cracking as I grumbled out. “Not before I kill him first.”

“Woah guys maybe calm down a bit before we go this ex- treme? You know how these gossip forums operate, some- times they’re false.” Ria said quickly.

back

grunted, feeling sick to my stom- ach by the thought of him already cheating so early

three days yet and he’s

not supposed to show the media that he was seri-

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this was another ploy of Aiden’s plan to

me? What if he hadn’t forgotten and forgiven me like he said

just wanted to embarrass me in

I shook my head….

coming out of his mouth when

maybe that’s what he wanted me to believe. He want- ed me to be gullible and accept his

have not told me about that woman when I

didn’t look too happy and kind of looked

her a deadpan look. “Yeah, he looked repulsed be- cause he

just seems a bit strange. He sent you a hundred roses and confessed his love for

then I an- swered tightly. “For revenge. He wanted to hurt me like I

over at

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know. The only

a good explanation for this. And if he doesn’t, I have trash bags, knives

lifted her head to the ceiling and let out a loud breath. “Did I really

If we were you’d be six feet under for being the

er.”

she glared at Mila. “And to think

bicker until the door to the apart- ment opens up and Aiden steps inside, his eyes searching un- til they landed on

grow quiet, staring at me with

widely, his eyes warm as he breathed out. “I’m

makes it

eyes away from him when the girls said they should be

”

him break you again Soph. You’re stronger now.”

later leave not before greeting

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to drop them off

girls were here. Did you have a good time?” He starts to walk over

voice shaking with confu- sion and

Be tough Sophie.

and walked