Chapter 71

Chapter 71

“Mr. Beaumont, Leandro seemed at a loss for words when he saw Alexander. Do you two know each other?”

Instead of answering. Alexander looked at Sofia, “Shall we?” He held his hand towards her. This time, the accepted it without

saying another word.

As they stepped onto the dance floor, the music took control of their movements. They swayed together, the world around them

tadiny. Sofia could feel the gazes from everyone, some curious, others judgmental as if they had just seen a

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cy glided across the floor, the soft melody creating a bubble of intimacy around them. Sofia lifted her gaze er’s calm and

reassuring eyes. For a moment, they were alone, the opulence of the room and the prying

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floor became their haven, movements choreographed by the music. As they swayed, Alexander spoke, his words g a subtle

tension to the atmosphere. You look beautiful.”

“| didn’t think you would come,” she smiled.

“| promised you. | would come. Didn't I?

“You were busy,” she uttered.

“You are a priority.

Their bodies moved in sync with the music.

“Busy doesn’t mean uninterested,” Alexander whispered, his breath sending a shiver down Sofia’s spine.

She blushed. What was that supposed to mean? And why does her face feel so hot? She wanted to bury her face in Alexander's

chest but stopped herself; after all, they were in a public space.

Luckily, there were no reporters around as they were not allowed to go inside the venue.

“It seems that there were many young gentlemen around you who wanted to ‘build’ connections, he muttered as he twirled her

around the dance floor.

“What do you mean?” she asked.

“| knew that many wanted to know you better when they heard about your engagement with Daniel, but | never expected them to

be this many, he smirked. “Sadly, you are already married.”

“Oh, it was grandmother's friends,” Sofia noticed this the moment she arrived at the venue. She did not know if her grandmother

did this on purpose, but most of the people she invited were allowed a plus one, and most of them brought their bachelor

grandson.

The moment they arrived, Eulanda immediately started introducing her to everyone. However, she ignored them as she found

everything comical.

Her grandmother knew that she was already married. While Eulanda did not say anything else aside from that one time when

she warned her about being with a Beaumont, she never showed any signs that she was against this marriage.

Eulanda knew that all the proper procedures had been done. Sofa and Alexander both signed a prenuptial agreement, and none

of them would lose a fortune once they divorced.

“| don’t know what was thinking,” Sofia smiled.

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“Perhaps to make me aware that you are one of the most sought after women in Illinois?” he chuckled at that.

“Says the man who could practically have any y woman that he wanted,” she said.

“lam already a married man”

“Of course, Sofia smiled at that.

“| apologize for being late. There were some problems in the company,” he said after a few minutes of silence.

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“You don’t have to apologize,” she quickly responded. For some reason, his serious tone made her heart race. What exactly is

happening right now? She immediately pushed all of her thoughts out of her head.

Luckily, the music ended, and now they had to go back to where Eulanda and the others were.

“Mr. Beaumont Eulanda beamed. “I am so glad that you were able to come.”

“Please Eul

Die Alexander. Hello, Mr. Rames.”

“Alexander, Mr Lames enthusiastically greeted. Sofia already knew that Alexander was well-known in the business industry. but

she never expected him to attract this much attention!

For some reason, this made her think that coming in late was intentional on his part as he did not want to take the attention away

from her. She looked at Alexander's side profile as he interacted with Mr. Rames and a few other businessmen who decided to

greet him as well.

Seeing him in front of many people somehow gave a warm feeling in her chest.

“Look at them,” Karina mumbled next to him. “I'm sure they are going to start talking about business again.”

“Where is Adam? Sofia asked. Earlier, Adam arrived and took Karina away.

She did not know where the two went and simply assumed it had something to do with a case that they were handling together.

“How would | know that?” Karina asked.

“Really?” Sofia lifted an eyebrow, her tone teasing.

However, instead of getting flustered, Karina only smiled. “How about you and that man? | saw what was happening earlier.”

“What do you mean?” Sofia asked.

“Stop feigning innocence. | saw it.”

“What did you see?” Sofia accepted the champagne that Karina handed her.

“How he held you?”

“We were dancing, Karina of course, he would hold me.” Sofia was tempted to roll her eyes.

“That man likes you.”

“Right.”

“You don’t believe me?” Karina asked.

“Of course not.”

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He wouldn't marry you if he doesn’t like you”

Sofia pursed her lips Right. Of course.

Actually, it is easier to think that Alexander would not marry her if he didn’t like her. However, the fact that their marrage was

simply a deal-a contract was not going away anytime soon

There was just something about the two of them... something that seemed to be stopping them from stepping into the next stage

of their relationship. But hey! They are cordial! They are friends, and he takes care of her Moreover, she was thankful that they

were not enemies.

“How about you? Karina asked.

“What about me?”

“Don't you like him?”

Sofia stopp

Does she like him? “What's not to like?” she responded. He is perfect and kind.”

“Kind!” Karma |__utted. You really are calling him kind?”

“He is kind”

“Maybe to you. But that’s only because he cares about you.”

Sofia finished her champagne and said nothing.

To be honest, everything has been very chaotic lately, and she was not able to have the time to think about her personal feelings.

Perhaps, one day she would take some time to really sit down and analyze why he married her, but that time is not now.

“Huh...interesting,” Karina said. Almost immediately, Sofia turned her head only to see Alexander with none other than Zoe

Smith! “Isn’t that Z Smith? The pianist Your mom likes her a lot, right? Why was she here? You didn’t tell me she would be

invited.”

“| didn’t know,” Sofia looked at her grandmother, who was still talking to some other businessmen. She could not understand why

her grandmother would suddenly invite Zoe on Sofia’s birthday as Zoe and Sofia were not friends at all.

Moreover, Sofia checked the guest list and knew that Zoe was not one of them. Again, Sofia’s gaze landed on Zoe. Unlike Sofia,

who was wearing a red embroidered dress, Zoe was actually wearing a golden dress that reminded Sofa of the dresses that

Greek gods and goddesses would wear. It hugged Zoe’s body, accentuating her curves.

To be honest, Zoe looked really good standing next to Alexander who was wearing a black suit. Actually, the two looked good

together.

Something about her train of thought seemed to create some chaos inside her chest. Just as she thought Alexander would agree

to Zoe’s request for a dance, the latter simply walked away

“Eh?” Karina blinked. “Did he just...”

“He walked away.” Sofia mumbled. However, something about Alexander’s actions made her happy.

“That’s Z Smith. She is very available, and | heard from the grapevine that her ailing grandfather wanted her to marry

someone.”

“Oh? Was it because of Adam?” Sofia smiled.

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“Well, they had a blind date once. Adam was late because of our client.”

“And

“He was late for two hours, so......

“He- two hours?” That man made 7. Smith wait for two freaking hours? Sofia did not know what to say!

However, now Alexander just walked out when Zoe asked him to dance with her. Isn’t this an insult? The poor girl did nothing

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However, this was no longer Sofia’s business. Tonight was her birthday, so instead of delving into the matter, she chose to get

another champagne while talking to Karma and other guests. It took her a couple more minutes when she noticed that Alexander

was no longer in the hail

“He might be at 11 balcony was

rina said. Hearing this, Sofia immediately made her way to the back of the hall where a quiet

“Hey, Sofia said when she saw Alexander smoking on the balcony. | didn’t know you smoke, she uttered.

“| hate smoking” he said, crushing the cigarette under his foot. The embers flickered and died as he ground it into the floor She

turned her head towards the night sky that stretched before them. Since this balcony was located at the back part of the building

it does not have any lights and this immediately made the view better.

“If you are tired. why not.”

Did someone tell you how beautiful you look tonight? he interrupted her.

Her gaze sprang back to his as she smiled. This is the second time that you asked me that question. Many told her how beautiful

she was tonight but for some reason, she thought those were mere empty words.

“Then let me say it again, you look perfect

She smiled. “Thank you” She wanted to ask him if this was the reason why he was hiding here but chose not to. Instead, she

chose to simply enjoy the atmosphere with him.

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