Sentenced to Marriage by MadlainQ

Chapter 30

Girl talk 

My heart started to race. A tickling sensation filled me, rushing down my stomach and making me squeeze my thighs. A flush that surfaced on my cheeks was impossible to miss, just as much as the uncontrollable smile that curled my lips, 

“Oh, my!” Miranda snickered, playfully covering her mouth with her hand, “You are head over lieels for him, aren‘t you?” 

A peal of hysteric laughter escaped my throat. “What are you talking about?! I‘m not in,” 

“You cannot fooline, honey. I‘m aware that Aren might have rushed your engagement because of the condition his grandfather set for him, but the fact that you didn‘t refuse him means a lot...” She grinned, waggling her eyebrows. “L..... had my reasons,” I mumbled, avoiding her gaze. 

This was getting truly awkward. I couldn‘t tell Aren‘s friend that I was forbidden to have any romantic feelings toward him. Explaining the reason why Aren and I were engaged was even more complicated. 

Miranda sighed. “You signed the contract, didn‘t you?” 

I gasped. My eyes widened in terror as the amounts in penalties from the contract I had signed flashed in my mind. 

“I‘m not an idiot, you know? Don‘t worry. I would find out about it from Aren, one way or another. If you fear suffering from any consequences because I‘ve found out, then you don‘t have to. I wouldn‘t tell anyone anyway.” She winked at me. 

I smiled nervously with my lips sealed. I was scared. I would never afford to pay any penalty for breaching the contract, and the one concerning confidentiality had the number of zeros that was making my head spin. 

that he‘s going to marry. Not to mention that he was just about to engage with some Nicole Saxon or whatever. Would anyone be able

smiled wryly. “You are right.

her lips. “Contract or not, I can see that you care for him, more than you are willing

“You cannot seriously believe that, can you?” I blushed as I recalled the way we kissed in Aren‘s office. Our mutual attraction had nothing to do with the contract terms, but it didn‘t change the fact that it wasn‘t a real relationship. I smiled bitterly, thinking about it, and then

Gurl talk 

to about the contract, and even though we‘d just met, I had a feeling I could trust her.

me… Well, let‘s just say that I‘m not planning to become his sex toy.” Miranda‘s lips twitched into a sympathetic grimace. “Oh, honey... You don‘t even know what you are missing. Many women would pay him to become his sex toys.” She teased.

sex with Aren was enough to make me humid. Still, I said confidently, “I‘m not one of them.”

me give you a piece of advice; you need to loosen up a bit. It‘s never simply black or white in Aren‘s life. You need to

my spine. I knew that she meant more than having issues with casual sex. I wasn‘t an idiot, and because she was Aren‘s friend, I somehow wanted her to know that I could cope even with learning that Aren was some mafia boss that had been eating human flesh every Sunday dinner... Of course, I hoped that was not

of abusive.” There, I finally said it out

“I‘m sorry, I didn’t know... I didn‘t mean to–” “No, it‘s ok. It was three years ago,” I claimed,

ok. Your hands are shaking”

as if I had touched something that could easily cause an avalanche of emotions. I had accidentally dug out a tip of something that I wanted to keep hidden, for eternity if possible. “I guess

hand on mine. “Just know that whatever dickhead Aren can be, he would never hurt a

asshole for dumping me. With all my intelligence, I couldn‘t see the obvious truth. My emotions blinded me, made

same with Aren?” she asked, trying to end my thought.

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