The Arranged Bride novel Chapter 11

Nick's POV

As soon as Sophia left my cabin I slammed my hand on the table. I couldn't believe she tricked me.

The rest of the day , I tried drowning myself in work but the only thing I could think of , was Sophia.

It was around 6 when I remembered about the dinner. I didn't want to be late and hear a long lecture from Mom. So I decided on heading home.

On reaching , I made my way to my room. Keeping my blazer on the bed , I was loosening the tie around my neck when suddenly Sophia came out of the walk-in closet .

She was donning a white one shoulder dress and black heels. With a minimal bit of makeup on her face , her look was pretty simple yet she looked absolutely gorgeous.

She cleared her throat and I realized that I had been gawking at her. I looked up to see her smirking at me. Averting my eyes I quickly walked over to the bathroom and closed the door behind me.

Taking a shower , I came out in just my sweatpants. I did it intentionally and it seemed to have worked.

She was sitting on the edge of the bed scrolling through her phone. When she looked at me her eyes seemed to be stuck. She absent-mindedly kept scrolling while checking me out.

I cleared my throat and I saw her cheeks turning pink. Now it was my turn to smirk.

She clumsily stood up and scurried out of the room causing me to chuckle.

Sophia's POV

God ! It was so embarrassing. I knew he did it intentionally.

Stupid jerk.

You mean stupid handsome jerk ?

Yeah that !

Today Ethan was going to come back and I was so excited and relieved to have some company finally. I was really looking forward to bond with him.

As soon as I heard his footsteps , I started walking towards the car. I was sure that he would be looking devilishly handsome and I definitely didn't want to experience another embarrassing moment.

Benjamin , which I came to know was the name of the driver, opened the door for me and I slipped in. As soon as Nick settled in , Benjamin started driving. From the corner of my eyes I looked at Nick and I was correct. He was gorgeous in his light blue shirt.

I wonder if he had any other colour in his wardrobe other than blue , black and grey. Well , I wasn't complaining either. I am not fond of dressing my man in pink and orange colours.

My man !?

I rolled my eyes at myself.

We were soon in front of his parents house . We made our way to the door and a maid opened the door for us.

On entering the living room I saw my whole family . Mom and Mama were speaking to each other like some long lost friends while Dad looked a bit reserved in front of Papa , maybe because he was his employee. Char and Erica looked very comfortable with each other while Ryan was stealing glances at Erica !?

Hmm , that's something interesting.

The first to notice us was Ethan. He sprinted off of Papa's lap and came running to us.

" Sophia !" , He hugged my legs.

I picked him up and kissed his cheek to which he giggled.

" Oh , baby ! I missed you so much ." I said.

" I missed you too and Grandpa said I am going home with you today. " , He said excitedly.

" Yes , I know and from now on we are going to have a lot of fun at home , okay ?"

He nodded showing all of his teeth.

I put him down to hug Mom and Dad.

"I missed you guys so much ." I said.

" We missed you too princess." , Dad said.

"What about me ? " Char put her hands on her hip glaring at me playfully.

I hugged her but didn't say anything.

"Soph " , I pulled away to look at Ryan.

I took him in a tight hug .

"How have you been?" , He almost whispered.

I just nodded and kept quiet. He sighed and I knew that he had realized something was wrong.

" Soph , we are talking about this later." He said in a no-room-for-argument voice and I just sighed.

"Ryan ." , I heard Nick speak for the first time since we had arrived.