Sophieâs pov âOh, I know. Heâs some CEO, right? We can search him up online Iâm sure some business blogs have published about him.â Mila suggested, looking at me in question.
I stopped my pacing Iâve been pacing the living room floor for hours, chewing on my nails.
It was such a bad habit.
But it was the only thing that can hold my composure a little bit.
I was so scared of what Aiden would do next.
He was always unpredictable.
âLetâs see what heâs been up to for those three years.â Mila continued and looked over at Ria who nodded in agreement.
âYes, I agree.
Letâs see if we also get some dirt on him we can use.â She nodded and got up from the sofa.
âIâll go get my laptop.â Mila looks at me in concem.
âCome sit beside me, Soph.
Stop pacing before you leave a hole in the apartment floor.â
I sighed, nodded, and went to sit beside her.
She hugs me sideways.
âItâs going to be line.
If he decides to take you to court weâll find the best lawyer and weâll win.
I refuse to stand by and let Aiden bully you like he had done in high school.â
I looked down at my lap.â And how are we going to pay for this lawyer Mila? Iâm practically broke.â Mila shook her head.
âWeâll find a way.
Donât worry.â Ria walks in seconds later with her laptop in her hand.
She struts over to us, sits on the rug and places the laptop on the coffee table.
âIâm not sure what weâre looking for online.
Aidenâs smart enough to not keep his dirty laundry online.â I rubbed my forehead.
It feels like Iâve aged fifty years.
I wouldnât be surprised if I woke up with grey hair.
Ria shrugged, fixing herself on the rug and reaches for a throw pillow.
âSometimes the internet can surprise you with how much dirty laundry it can hold.â
Ria starts typing Aidenâs full name after I spelled it out for her.
âSo he took over the company two years ago.
Added another billion dollars to the company in just a few months.
Heâs also known as the cold casanova who doesnât stay in a relationship for more than a few days.â Ria read, scrolling through the long article about Aiden.
His photo pops up on the screen and my heart jumps.
Even with the stress he had bestowed on me, my stupid heart still beats for him.
Ria scrolled down again and my eyes narrowed on the image that pops up next.
It was Aiden who stood beside an older man who was familiar Both looked so cold.
There was no warmth in their eyes.
Where have I seen that older man before? Roa continued her scrolling before I could figure out where I had seen the older man before.
âOh, thereâs an interview video.
â She stops scrolling, hovering the mouse over the video.
She looks at me.â Want to listen?â I gnawed on my bottom lip, playing with the ends of my shorts.
I nod and Ria clicks on the video and enlarges it until it took over the screen.
Aidenâs sitting on a very expensive cream colored sofa, his fingers drumming on the armrest, almost in impatience.
He looks like he doesnât want to be here.
Mirroring him, sitting on a sofa is a blonde young woman who looks to be in her early thirties.
She smiling brightly and looks excited to interview Aiden.
âMr.
Casanova,â She joked, holding the abundance of papers in her hand.
âI mean Mr.
Xavier.â
Aiden stiffens and nod just as stiffly.
âThere are rumors around that youâre dating well-known model, Melissa Sharpe.
But we all know you donât keep them on your arms for too long.
Which has everyone surprised that Melissa Sharpe has caught your eye for more than a week now.
Do you think that youâve finally found the one?â The interviewer leans forward, as if beyond excited to hear Aidenâs response to her question.
My stomach is knotting in nerves for some reason and my fingers have left the material of my shorts to pinch my thigh.
Aidenâs jaw ticked when he answers.
âNo.â The interviewer looks disappointed by his short clipped reply and tries again.â There are a lot of ladies who tuned in tonight Mr.
Xavier Please set their hearts at ease so theyâll know if they still have a chance or if youâve fallen in love with Mrs.
Sharpe.â Aidenâs grip on the armrest is brutal as he turns to face the camera directly.
âThereâs only one woman who Iâve ever loved and she died a long time ago.
No woman can hold a candle to her.
Iâm not interested in any long term relationship.
I donât do love.â His words daggered me in my heart so brutally that I thought I had internal bleeding He loved someone?
My nails have now scrapped the skin of my thigh but I donât care.
Turning to the interviewer Aiden said coldly.
âIs that not what you wanted to hear?â Mila looks at me in concern.
âWe can stop the video Soph.â She said, squeezing my hand.
I shook my head.
âNo, letâs continue.â The woman looks shocked at his words but quickly regains her composure.
âSo youâre saying that youâve been in love before?! I wonder who that lucky woman was.
She must have been beautiful to make you fall head over heels.â
Aiden nodded.
âShe was.â My heart is tearing into pieces and I found myself jealous of a dead woman.
Was she from New York? She mustâve been a business woman too or maybe a model.
The woman nods with a smile.
âI know youâve just said that youâre not interested in a relationship but I must ask about starting a family.
Do you want kids in the future Mr.
Xavier? Youâre still so young and perhaps one day, youâll be surprised when a woman comes close to the woman youâve loved before.â
UL âI donât want children.â Came Aidenâs abrupt and cold reply.
âThereâs no room in my life for children.
I donât see myself having in the near future or the distant.
Kids have never been a priority of mine and I have no interest in them.â
âOh.
But maybe one day youâll change your mind âI said I donât want children.
I have no room for children.â âIf a woman youâve been with in the past shows up with a child thatâs yours would you tell her the same thing Mr.
Xavier?â
Aiden leans forward, his eyes angry and stormy.
âI donât want children.â He hisses and storms away from the interview.
And just like that he completely shatters my heart.
Iâm angry at his words angry at the way he was so dismissal of the questions.
I blinked feeling the tears well up in my eyes.
Mila reaches over and pauses the video.
âOkay thatâs enough.
It shows how much of an asswipe Aiden still is.â I nod, rising from the sofa.
Milaâs eyes follow me up and she looks worried.
âSoph?â
I shake my head.
âYouâre right heâs still an asswipe.
Also shows how heâs not serious about being a father.â He doesnât want children, he has no room for kids in his life.
The Girl He Craves novel (Sophie and Aiden)
ï¤Chapter 60 The Billionaires Mistress ï¤Epilogue The Alpha and The Fool ï¤Chapter 30 Itâs not surprising and it shouldnât hurt me.
But it does.
The Billionaires Mistress The Alpha and The Fool