The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

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Right this way miss,” Margo uttered while guiding me through Sergio’s huge house. I try to memorize the curves and corners so I would not get lost on my way back.

It’s difficult when all rooms look the same. But I don’t dare utter my confusion to Margo.

She stopped beside a huge door, turning towards me as she wrenches it open. “Here you go,” She smiles politely and I’m grateful that not everyone is as vile as Sergio in this house.

“Thank you, Margo,” I thanked her with a smile of my own and entered the bathroom. I closed the door and leaned against it until I heard her fading footfalls.

When I was sure I was alone, I peeled myself away from the door and strut over to the wall mirror and the sink.

I looked at my reflection and sighed.

There’s worry in my gaze, buried deep but I can detect it.

The worry mounted when Lillian brought up the pregnancy. For a second there I forgot about it and one wrong move would have made everything crumble down.

I let out a breath through my parted lips. “Oh Sophie, what had you got yourself into?” I shook my head and opened the faucet.

I washed my hands, leaning over the sink to pour some water over my face. Closing the faucet, I lift my eyes up and they connect with my reflection.

I cannot make Sergio push me in a corner and boast his triumph of finally cracking the barriers I held around me.

I will not make him succeed in trying to push Aiden and I apart.

Patting my face with some tissue, I tossed it in the toilet bowl and flushed. Gawking at my reflection ‘one least time, I let out a strained breath and opened the door.

when my eyes land on Lillian leaning

in means to avoid her but she

“Sophie. How is Ashton?”

annoyed that she was trying to converse with me when we both knew she didn’t like me. That glare she sent across

clack of her heels and

arms under my chest, staring at her

doing well. Better.” I answered her

on a thoughtful look. “Yes, I

was sweet but I could sense the hostility swimming at the bottom, struggling to stay

by her tactic to get

a great fiance.” I aired in a sickly fake sweet voice that she caught right away because the

a fake short laugh, stepping forward. “Is that

can be. He has always been this way, especially

then that’s too bad things didn’t work out that way. It must be so sad

that I got on her nerves. Serves the bitch right for trying

out in my favor and I always get what I want,” She then fakes a smile, beaming at

know how awful you might have felt when you read it. The media can be such a bitch sometimes.” She

furrowed. What post is

because she was quick

and I relationship,” She shrugged, tucking her hair

speechless as I stare at her. Aiden hadn’t mentioned an

The media was playing me out to

gently. “But don’t worry, the article was magically taken down quickly. I mean, I’m sure millions of people had

touch, my eyes dropping

floor as I try to not feel so nauseous. I can only imagine what people thought of me now. What they wrote, the slander I was