“Say it again.”
His gaze searched hers intensely.
“Look into my eyes and say it again.”
Sophia pressed her lips tightly together. Frustration flashed across her face as she grabbed the hand that was holding her chin and forcefully pushed it away.
Then she slid off the bed and stood up.
Without hesitating, she stepped closer to him, closing the distance between them. Her eyes blazed with anger as she looked straight into his face.
“I don’t need a reason,” she snapped harshly. “I just don’t like you.”
Magnus didn’t move.
Sophia lifted her hand and jabbed a finger against his chest.
“I don’t think you have good morals,” she continued, her voice sharp with fury. “You’re not someone I want to be associated with.”
Her finger pressed harder into his chest as she glared at him.
“But if youreallyneed a reason—if you still need a reason,” she said through clenched teeth, “then I’ll tell you the goddamn reason.”
She stepped even closer, stabbing her finger against his chest again.
“The reason is that you destroyed my friend’s business for your girlfriend!”
Magnus frowned.
Sophia didn’t stop.
“You lied to me and said my friend offended you,” she continued angrily, her finger pushing painfully against his chest. “But the truth is that you were just trying to please your little girlfriend to make her happy!”
Magnus didn’t push her hand away.
Instead, he stared at her with confusion.
“How do you know about this?” he asked, confusion and agitation creeping into his voice. “Did Sophia tell you?”
His voice turned more agitated near the end, his jaw tightening with frustration.
Sophia was startled for a brief second.
Then she quickly remembered that he had mistaken Emma for his ex-wife. Now he clearly thought thatSophiahad been badmouthing him to her.
Sophia’s expression turned cold.
“It’s none of your business who told me,” she said in a deadly calm voice.
Her eyes hardened.
“Isn’t it the truth? That’s all that matters.”
Magnus let out a deep, frustrated breath. His chest rose and fell as he tried to control the irritation building inside him.
Sophia’s finger was still pressing accusingly against his chest.
With a sudden movement, Magnus lifted his hand and wrapped his fingers around her wrist, pulling her hand down from his chest. But he didn’t let go. His fingers stayed around her hand, holding it firmly in his.
