Taming My Arrogant Husband novel Chapter 60

Sophia's POV:

"Are you sure you want me to come with you instead of Aira?"

I asked Bryan for the third time as he invited me to attend one of his clients' party. 

"Belle, how many times do you have to ask me that question? Yes, I'm sure of it. Aira couldn't come with me as she has a modelling show in Las Vegas tonight."

"Ohh... okay." I said nodding. 

"Anyway, I've already hired new bodyguards for you and they will start tonight."

I walked over to him and hugged him from behind. 

"Thank you, Bry."

"Don't mention it, I'll do it even when you're already married."

I bite my lower lip and sigh after hearing what he said. It's been two weeks since I left Daniel's house, and I admit, it's not easy to wake up every morning when his face was the first thing that came to my mind. And I had to make myself busy every day just to avoid thinking about him. 

Craig came to see me twice here when I told him that I would take a temporary leave from work. I also didn't respond to Rian's, and Nanay Emily's and even from my mother-in-law's calls. 

"Let's go, we'll be late if we don't go now."

We used Bryan's car with a bodyguard and a driver in the front seat. 

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My mouth formed an 'O' shape as we got off the car. Paparazzi are all over the venue with camera flashes everywhere. I gripped Bryan's arm and as we entered the hotel entrance. 

"Relax, I'm here with you." He said looking at me. 

I just smiled nodding at him and bit my lip as we entered. I couldn't help but think of the 90% possibility of seeing Daniel at this party. At first, I wanted to refuse to come with Bryan, but I realized that this is nothing compared to what he has done for me over the past years. 

"Do you think he's here?" I asked as I tried to roam my eyes around the venue. 

He chuckled lightly as he shook his head. 

"I was right, you're thinking of him that's why you agreed to come with me. Do you expect him to come?"

"Even if I don't expect it, I know he would come!" I rolled my eyes but he just raised his eyebrow. "This is a birthday party of one of the top businessman in the country, and almost all the prominent businessmen are here, so I wouldn't be surprised if I saw him here."

"Really? Do you think you won't be surprised if he came with another woman in his arms tonight?"

I looked at him but his eyes were not on me, so I frowned following his gaze. And my breath hitched when I saw where he was looking. 

There he was, Daniel Kelley, standing in all his glory with a familiar woman next to him. What is her name again? Ahh... Chloe, the same girl he kissed in the parking lot and the woman who claimed herself as his girlfriend at the party we attended last time. I was right, he will also attend this party. 

He was talking to some of his colleagues while the girl was simply flaunting her cleavage to all of the men in front of them. 

"She's Chloe Enriquez, the sole heir of Enriquez empire and the ex-girlfriend of your 'husband'." He said emphasizing his last word. "Oops! I forgot to mention, she's also a current business partner in some of his projects around California."

"Why are you telling me all this?" I looked at him only to find him smirking at me. 

"You're jealous."

"Of course, not!"

"Okay, as you say so." He shrugged. "I just want to give you some information so you won't think or expect anything worse in your mind."

"Tss! I wasn't thinking anything like that." I said avoiding his gaze and looked back at the two. 

Actually, after seeing him with her, a lot of questions occupies my mind right now. Does all the cares and sweet gestures that he showed me were real or not? Or maybe they were real at that time, but after his brain had been twisted and manipulated by Joseph's lies, they had all changed. 

I sighed and decided to look away from him. But my eyes caught someone familiar in the crowd and a smile crept on my lips as I remembered that even our first meeting was at the party. 

"Look who's here, the great JM Saavedra of Saavedra Industries." Bryan let go of my hand just to greet him. 

-'They know each other?'-

"Bryan!" He greeted him back and they hugged each other. JM doesn't seem to notice me yet as they continue to talk about business. 

"Anyway, I came with my sister." Bryan said holding my elbow. 

JM's eyes widened when he finally noticed me.