True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz) novel Chapter 2185

"If you say so." Chigo looked at Claudia with a cryptic gaze before turning back to Sylvia with a hint of playfulness in his eyes.

Sylvia thought his gaze was too profound, and she fell silent, frowning.

Looking at the two with interest, Claudia could tell Chigo was into Sylvia.

The girl sure was a stunner.

Claudia still didn't know how things were going with Kendrix. But seeing he had such a strong romantic rival, she couldn't help feeling worried for her cousin.

She wondered if he could still remain calm and indifferent if he knew of Chigo's existence.

"Chigo, this is Mr. Trevino's cousin, Claudia." Sebastian introduced.

Shocked, Claudia looked over at Sebastian in confusion.

If Sebastian introduced her as Kendrix's cousin, it meant that Chigo knew of Kendrix's existence, didn't it?

If that was the case, things would get tricky.

Turning back to Chigo, she noticed he was looking at her with a smile, and there was a hint of smile buried deep beneath his eyes.

His handsome face was one of calmness as if there was nothing wrong. However, Claudia could feel a menacing intent surging within his gaze.

With a slightly quirked brow, she stared right at Chigo.

Chigo smiled and said, "Oh, so you're Mr. Trevino's cousin."

"You happen to know Kendrix, Mr. Robinson?" Claudia retorted with a smile; her eyes never left Chigo's.

She wanted to find the sense of hostility in Chigo's eyes, but there wasn't any.

Even though his gaze was menacing, evident still no matter how he tried to suppress it, it wasn't hostility.

"Oh, I do," Chigo said, "I got to know him by chance. He's an outstanding man, no doubt about that; I didn't expect his cousin to be the same."

"You flatter me, Mr. Robinson," Claudia smiled and said modestly.

"You're being too modest, Miss Loris," Chigo said, "You're a top-notch beauty." "Thank you," Claudia smiled and said, "It is an honor to be called beautiful; you satisfy my vanity. However, I'd rather be praised for what's on the inside."

"And I can tell, with that, you have a great personality," Chigo gave a flawless reply, "So it's no exaggeration to say you're just as outstanding as your cousin."

Quirking her brows, Claudia wasn't too surprised but growing worried.

This man was no less inferior to Kendrix at all.

He was sharp, modest, handsome, and a conversationalist, far better than her introverted cousin.

A person like him was more likely to win a girl's heart.

Taking a gander at Sylvia, she turned back to Chigo and said, "Though I'm happy to be praised, I still have to say, I know how good I am, and I'm not being modest, just afraid that someone can't see the good in me."

She gave Sebastian a cryptic glance as she said so.

Chigo could sense an unusual atmosphere at once from that look.

And he followed her line of sight.

Sebastian frowned, and a look of displeasure flashed across his handsome face.

Claudia blinked, then smiled, looking straight into Sebastian's eyes, challenging him.

Not that she was paranoid, but she only wanted to protect Kendrix.

Sylvia mulled over all her father had said to her that night.

If their relationship affected Kendrix, she would hate herself for the rest of her life.

So it was better to keep their relationship a secret for now.

"Why aren't you talking?" Claudia frowned, growing anxious seeing Sylvia silent. She really wanted to know if things worked out for the two of them. "Have you not been in contact with him at all?"

"We do talk from time to time," Sylvia told her that.

It was indeed the case. Though they mostly texted and video chatted, it wasn't every day.

After all, Kendrix wasn't available 24/7.

So her reply wasn't exactly a lie.

"So you two are still keeping in touch?" Claudia was a little surprised. "That's news. Kendrix didn't tell me you two had been in contact when I called him. Do you know how worried I am for both of you? I keep telling him to treasure the chance, but he still never said anything about talking to you."

"Oh, c'mon, as if you don't know what kind of person he is." Sylvia smiled as she said.

"You're right; he's such a smoldering ember. No way he'd tell me that." Claudia pouted. "What about you? What exactly are your thoughts? The guy who has been fixing his eyes on us seems to be deeply infatuated with you."

"Can you not make it sound so creepy?" Sylvia said, "Chigo likes to joke around, but I know exactly what I want." "Yeah, yeah, you only have eyes for Kendrix."

"Then why ask?"

"Isn't it that I'm worried you'd walk away with another man." Claudia said, "Plus, he's no less inferior than my cousin."