Playing with Fire

Chapter 23 - The one

Charlotte's POV

She smirked slyly. "I don't know. He didn't tell us anything, but if you are worried, you can call and ask him." She shrugged her shoulders, giving me an amused look.

"I am not worried about him. I am just curious because maybe it is related to the agency." I replied nonchalantly.

"If you say so." She gave me an impish smirk.

I breathed deeply, annoyed and ruffled my hair. "You look like your husband." I commented, shaking my head. She grinned. "I am going to talk to my father." I informed and left, leaving amused Sienna behind me.

I knocked on the door and opened it. My father gestured for me to sit down and closed the lid of his laptop.

"Why do you play matchmaker between that idiot and me?" I asked, annoyed. "I love Nathan, and you know it. And I know you like Nathan as well. Why did you start making me spend time with Alexis at every opportunity?" I said, ruffling my hair angrily, and frowned.

"I like Nathan; he is a good boy. I know him and his family, but it doesn't make me feel that he will be a good husband to my precious daughter." He replied softly, giving me a tender look. "I want you to marry someone who will make you happy and loved." He breathed deeply, entwining his hands on the desk. "I don't think Nathan is the one for you." He added firmly and gave me a compassionate look.

"You think that idiot is the one for me?" I asked mockingly and rolled my eyes.

He grinned and nodded. "Absolutely."

My jaw dropped from his reply. I looked at him, dumbfounded.

"No! Never! Alexis and I?" I burst out laughing despite the fact I felt angry. "Dad, every time when we stay alone for more than twenty minutes at the same place, I barely hold myself from strangling him." I said between gritted teeth and breathed deeply, trying to calm down.

Dad must be crazy to think that annoying Greek and I are a match made in heaven.

He smirked knowingly. "See, it is our family love tradition. Trust me, it was the same between your mother and me in the beginning too. I also made her mad." He said nostalgically, full of love in his eyes. "And it was the same with your brother and Sienna." He winked at me and gave me a devilish look.

"But it will be different for me." I stated, determined and stood up. "Bye, Dad."

"See you, princess." He said, amused.

I rolled my eyes as I understood my father didn't change his mind about Alexis and me, and would do everything to make us spend time together. However, he didn't know I was stubborn like him, and I would never be in a relationship with Alexis. Even if he was the last man on Earth, I wouldn't marry him.

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I called Alexis to inform that the meeting we were supposed to attend in an hour was changed while walking towards my office.

"Yes?" I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as a woman picked up Alexis' phone.

Who is she? His girlfriend?

"Umm... I wanted to talk to Alexis." I informed, ruffling my hair as I walked into my office, and closed the door behind me.

"He is taking a shower." She replied arrogantly.

I raised my eyebrow as I didn't like how she talked to me. "You? Are you his maid?" I asked smugly, trying to annoy her.

"No. I am Rebecca, his girlfriend. I will inform Alexis that you called him." She replied insolently and hung up without letting me say anything.