Taming My Arrogant Husband novel Chapter 22

Sophia's POV:

"What kind of a fucking agreement did you just enter into, Yzabelle?" Bryan yelled at me as he banged his hands over my desk, we are inside of my office. 

I sighed for the 9th times this morning since I started explaining to him my reason on why I accepted Mrs Kelley's proposal and why I agreed on marrying his son, but he keeps on asking me why, when and how. 

"I did it to protect myself."

"To protect yourself?" His head quickly turned in my direction. "Sophia, you know I was here for you from the very beginning, didn't you?"

"But I can't depend on you for the rest of my life, Bryan. I know someday when you find the woman for you, you will get married and you will leave me. So I have to learn to stand on my own feet."

"That's why you decided to marry a stranger? Do you think that would solve your problem?"

"Bryan---?"

"And what were you saying that I'm gonna leave you when I found the woman for me?" He asked walking towards my seat. "You know you're one of the reasons why I started and built my company, it was to help you. Sophia, we're not related in blood but I considered you as my own sister, a sister that I never had."

"I know," I muttered lowering my head. He lost his sister eight years ago, so when he met me he considered me as his own sister. He was the one who helped and protect me when I escaped from my engagement in Italy. 

"Yeah, you know but you didn't inform me about your fucking decision!" He raised his voice again. 

"Bryan, I told you---"

"You didn't even call me that you encountered that motherfucker again, and you decided to get married right away?"

I sighed as I lowered my head again, fidgeting my fingers. I knew it was a mistake and I knew I was wrong in my decision not to tell him about my marriage, but I did it intentionally. I didn't inform him because I know he wouldn't understand and he wouldn't let me. 

"Why did you do that? Tell me, how much money did they offer you to accept their proposal?"

I gasped and my head instantly snapped at him. 

"I didn't accept anything from them, and I'm not into their money or whatever they had! You know me well, Bryan. I will never do such things for money."

Why does it feel like I'm facing Daniel again? It's the same question he asked me when we first met. 

"E per cosa? Non dirmi che sei innamorato del tuo cosiddetto marito, quindi hai immediatamente accettato la proposta di sua madre?" (And for what? Don't tell me you're in love with your so-called husband, so you immediately accepted his mother's proposal?) He asked me raising his eyebrow. 

I tried not to smile when I heard him asked me in Italian because I know when he talks to me using our native language, he's no longer mad at me. But I also don't want him to misinterpret the meaning of my smile.

"Ovviamente no! Era solo per il suo nome, Bryan. È un uomo d'affari di spicco e la sua famiglia è famosa a Los Angeles e persino in tutta la California. E avendo il suo nome, mi avrebbe protteto da Joseph. I Kelley sono pìu protenti e pìu ricchi di De Lucas." (Of course, not! It was just for his name, Bryan. He's a prominent businessman and his family is well-known in Los Angeles and even throughout California. And having his name, it would protect me from Joseph. Kelley's are more powerful and richer than De Luca's.)

"E cosa otterrà in cambio, per farti rimanere incinta e dargli un erede?" (And what will he get in return, to get you pregnant and give him an heir?)

"Per l'amor del cielo, no!" (For heaven's sake, no!)

My eyes widened as I felt goosebumps behind my neck just by hearing his question. 

"Devo solo fingere di essere sua moglie per un anno, in modo che possano ottenere i maggiori investitori europei che li porteranno alla migliore soceità di incassi negli Stati Uniti." (I just have to pretend to be his wife for a year, so they can get the biggest European investors that will bring them to the top-grossing company in the US.)

"Che dire del tuo stato di relazione, del tuo matrimonio e della tua situazione di marito moglie?" (What about your relationship status, your marriage and your situation as husband and wife?)

"Credimi, non abbiamo alcun tipo di relazione se non per essere una coppia falsa in pubblico. Non siamo nemmeno amici." (Believe me, we don't have any kind of relationship except for being a fake couple in public. We're not even friends.)