The Arranged Bride novel Chapter 17

Sophia's POV

It has been about two weeks since the trip to the amusement park and things between Nick and I has been fairly nice since then .

He doesn't insult me like he used to do . No , we aren't the closest to each other , but we are trying to be friends. Somedays we have our dinner or breakfast together while somedays, he is either early to office or comes back late.

I don't know what caused the change in him but atleast it is better than fighting at every instant.

I hadn't told Ryan or Char because I was confused whether it was permanent or the jerk version of himself would return. So I just kept quiet.

I sometimes can't help but wonder, would he ever leave Christina . I guess he loves her and was angry when he was forced to marry me. Maybe that made him so harsh towards me.

No I am not justifying his earlier behavior. I can't. Whatever maybe the reason , he shouldn't be taking it out on someone else who is not responsible. I never brought up the sudden change in his behavior because I was afraid that he might go back to being that jerk which I definitely didn't want.

Now if he loves Christina , then I wonder what am I going to do. I was surely attracted to him , since day 1 , no matter how much rude he was but that isn't love and I can surely push away the attraction. Maybe after a few years , we can make our parents understand that it didn't work out and mutually separate. The thought surely pained me a bit but I can't be selfish and let Nick be with the one he loves.

I was currently climbing up the stairs to Nick's floor. He had asked me to meet him in his cabin before the lunch but I was too busy with my work. I even worked through the break and now it was two hours past the time and I hope that he won't be angry. As I was infront of his cabin I heard him speak .

" No Christina , we are done. To begin with , we never really had something. Please leave and don't come again." I heard Nick say. He was breaking up with Christina? And what did he mean by " we never really had something" ? Weren't these two a thing.

" You can't say that . Are you saying this because of that little whore of your wife?" How dare that bitch call me a whore? Why don't people learn the meanings before using words?

" Shut up. Don't you dare ! You're speaking about my wife . And she isn't the cause of anything. I am just not interested in this anymore." The fact that he defended me made me really happy .

" You can't just break up with me like that." , She yelled.

" Breakup ? Where did that come from? Did I ever tell you that we could be anything serious ? Did I ask you to be my girlfriend? You thought yourself to be my girlfriend . I pretty much made clear what you were getting yourself into . So just stop making a scene and leave." He said. Okay , so they were just friends with benefits minus friends. It hurt , but I was happy that he wasn't continuing it.

I left and went to the washroom. After a long ten minutes I came back and knocked on his door.

" Come in." , I entered to see him massaging his forehead.

" Should I bring you some coffee ?" I offered. Hearing me , he opened his eyes.

" Oh just sit . I will have someone bring it." He said.

" Miss Adley , please bring in my usual coffee and" he looked at me for my preference .

" Juice " , I mouthed him .

" And one fresh juice ." He ended the call .

He looked at me and I remembered why I came.

" You called me?" I said .

" Yeah but I guess before lunch . Pretty fast , aren't you?" He said sarcastically

I rolled my eyes at him.

" Yeah yeah I am sorry. I forgot. I was busy with work and even skipped my lunch." I gave out a tired sigh.

" You skipped lunch? " He asked

" Yeah , not a big dea-" I was cut off.

" Miss Adley , please bring in some sandwich as well." He ended the phone.

" I said it's not a big deal." I said

" I heard you ." He said as if I cracked a boring joke.

Some five minutes later, a young lady entered and set down the tray on the table.

" Sir , your sandwich and coffee." She said in a sickeningly sweet tone. Then she just placed the glass of juice in front of me a bit roughly and glared at me.

" Miss Adley , I would like you to behave properly to my wife or you can see yourself out of the office." Nick said in a cold tone and the girl audibly gulped.

" Sorry Sir."

"Now leave." She quickly left closing the door behind her.

" I guess the girl's got a crush on you." I said sipping on my juice.

He shrugged pushing the plate of sandwich towards me.

" Maybe , but that was unprofessional."

" Oh trust me , I am used to these mean glares. I get them all the time nowadays." I said and took a sandwich.

" Is it because of me ?" , He asked with a smug look. I realised that I just boosted his ego.

" Yeah , whatever. Now tell me why did you call?" I asked.

" Ahh that , you are coming home with me in my car from today . So wait up for me." He said.