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.

snorted and plopped back down on

feeling sick to my stom- ach by the thought of

three days yet and he’s already parad-

he not supposed to show the media that he was

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if this was another ploy of Aiden’s

What if he hadn’t forgotten and forgiven me

just wanted to embarrass me in front of the

I shook my head….

sounded so true coming out of his mouth when he said them

to believe. He want- ed me to be gullible and accept

not told me about that woman when I asked him about

it. But I also saw his face. He didn’t look too

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

seems a bit strange. He sent you a hundred roses and confessed his love for you. Why would he do all of those things and

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

at Mila for help.

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only

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

breath. “Did I really take two murderers as my roommates? What was

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

er.”

as she glared at Mila. “And to think I accepted your

two continued to bicker until the door to the apart- ment opens up and Aiden steps

quiet, staring

warm as he

spikes which makes it difficult to

tore my eyes away from him when the girls said

”

Don’t make him break you again Soph.

the two later leave not before greeting Aiden on their way out.

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to drop them off

know the girls were here. Did you have a good time?” He starts to

out, his voice shaking with confu-

Be tough Sophie.

walked over to