After a couple of minutes, the bride and groom sat down across from me along with the rest of the guests.
"Please... I would like to say a few words" Sarah said, as she took a glass of champagne and stood up from her seat.
"You have no idea how lucky I feel, not only for the presence of all of you, but also for that of my little sister, Sofia..." She added with a mocking face.
"My little sister and I have had a lot of bonding. In fact, I could say that not even this particular situation could separate us", she hinted with a wink.
Everyone present knew exactly what she was referring to, so there was no shortage of laughter. Fuck, she wasted no time in humiliating me.
"Please, before you, I would like to ask my little sister Sofia to be my bridesmaid".
As soon as I heard her, my mouth dropped open. I almost felt my chest explode. Sarah is really asking me to be the maid of honor at her wedding to the man who less than 15 days ago was going to marry me?
I stood in complete silence, feeling the mocking looks from Sarah and Adam, while my father glared at me in fury at my silence.
"Sister, do you accept?" Sarah asked again with an embarrassed smile.
I shook my head quickly and sighed, standing up. "Sister. I would be honored to be your matron of honor, but only if you return the favor"
At my words, the whole room fell silent.
"What are you talking about?" Sarah hesitated with a nervous expression.
"I didn't want to ask here, but will you also be my matron of honor? It's just that I'm getting married, too!"
Shit, shit! As soon as I said that, my mind went blank. What had I done? I had lied about an engagement that didn't exist!
I quickly snapped out of my trance and saw that all eyes were on me" I'm sorry, I didn't know when to say it. It was just love at first sight. Just last night he proposed to me" I jokingly joked showing a justification for my lack of a ring.
Unable to take my eyes off Sarah, who had her eyes on Adam, I couldn't help but notice him. Apparently, he was looking at me with disappointment, as if my news had affected him.
"But... What do you mean I didn't know about it, sis?" Sarah said, clenching her fist around her glass.
I shrugged my shoulders and let out a mischievous giggle "I'm sorry. It was all so fast. You know, I didn't know how to break off my engagement to Adam. After all, we were both busy with the purchase of the small 2% of the shares" I said emphasizing how little power Adam now had in the company.
My words were enough to make Adam's eyes darken. However, before he could say anything, my father's voice was heard.
"Honey. You broke the agreement to announce your engagement after your sister's wedding" he said with a hypocritical expression.
I was stunned for a few seconds. Did he know it was all a lie? Or was he just trying to defend his perfect family?
"Oh, Dad, I'm sorry. It's just that I got excited about the idea of Sarah and I being each other's bridesmaids, we could even have the wedding on the same day. That would be great!" I said feigning excitement.
"No! That will never happen!" Sarah suddenly shouted, making everyone look at her in astonishment.
At that moment, my father turned to her and glared at her. Sarah let out a giggle and made a mocking gesture "I mean, Sofia, our tastes are different. I wouldn't want to overshadow you on your special day.
Fuck, not even being nice stops digging into my past.
"Different tastes. I see" I said slyly glancing at Adam.
My gesture was enough for the people around me to silently sneer at Sarah and Adam.
"I think it goes without saying that today is my dear Sarah's special day. We'll talk about the rest later" Adeline said with a grimace.
After that, the dishes were served and the whole atmosphere returned to normal; however, I couldn't help but notice Sarah and Adam's murderous gaze rested on me throughout the night.
***
Fuck, what was wrong with me, how could I say I was engaged? I didn't even have a boyfriend, and besides, I didn't know anyone who could pretend to be my boyfriend for a few days.
"Sofia? Are you still here?" Carmine's voice caught my attention.
I quickly shook my head and came back to reality. My entire project team was gathered around looking at me with an intrigued look on their faces.
"I'm sorry, I have to analyze a couple of things. We'd better meet tomorrow, okay?" I said.
Everyone got up from the table and nodded as they left the room. However, Carmine came up to me and put his hand on my shoulder "Are you okay?"
"Yes, you can go first. I have to check some documents"
She just nodded and gave me a smile before leaving. As soon as I heard the door close, I started to review a couple of proposals for the project.
However, I was so wrapped up in my work that I didn't realize it was 11 o'clock at night.
"Shit!" I said with a yawn.
"Wow, wow... I see you're a late-night kind of girl".
Dylan's sudden voice reached my ears making me turn with a start. He had his shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows. My eyes fell on his tattoos and muscular arms, which created a strange sensation in my body.
With a cynical smile, he walked towards me and leaned against one of the walls, while his eyes seemed to roam my body.
"Yes, I tend to stay late for my work" I said, settling into the chair and turning my attention back to my laptop.
"Yes, I also tend to be more productive in the evenings" he said with a mischievous chuckle.
In a second I wanted to say something, but I noticed his presence right next to me. I swallowed saliva as his possessive male aura flooded my nostrils.
Dylan sat down right next to me and smiled "Help me understand why you're avoiding me, if you say that night never happened" he asked, settling into the chair as he stretched out his legs.
His sudden question made me tense up and pucker my lips.
"No, it's not that, I'm not avoiding you. You're my boss" I said pretending to be busy.
"Ah, no? When I asked you to bring me a document, you sent someone else. And let me tell you, I haven't received anything yet" he added mockingly.
With a smile, I opened a folder on my laptop and zoomed the screen towards the "Here's your report".
He arched an eyebrow and looked at my laptop screen leaning closer to my face. I noticed his warm breath fall on my neck as my heart beat fast.
Silently, he took my hand in his and began correcting a couple of numbers. However, all attention was on his masculine hand. Shit, I couldn't help but remember those fingers inside my pussy....