The Girl He Craves

Chapter 35

Aiden’s pov

Something was very familiar with this woman. The way her bottom was shaped. The way she stood.

I stumbled out of the elevator when a thought slammed into my head.

No, it can’t be her.

What would Sophie Bell be doing in New York? Especially at Harrington.co?

She was probably sitting in her dorm room in college, talking to her roommate about weird shit.

This woman wasn’t Sophie. She couldn’t possibly be her.

Besides Sophie had brown chocolate hair and she had less hips. Though those legs were long just like hers…..

I shake my head while watching the woman enter the elevator. When the doors close behind her, I’m convinced that I was going mad.

Was I still so obsessed with Sophie that I was now thinking a stranger was her?

| grunt and decided to forget about this mysterious woman. She was no one, she was not Sophie. And if she was, I wouldn’t care anyway.

Sophie Bell has been dead to me for three years.

I stormed my to Bernard’s office, frustrated that I even thought this woman was Sophie.

“Mr. Xavier,” Bernard’s secretary, Alice rose from her seat. She looks shocked to see me, or perhaps it was the invisible steam coming out of my ears that had her so stunned.

I ignored her and went straight for Bernard’s office without knocking.

As soon as I enter. I’m hit with a familiar scent. It was a floral scent, but the scent was very faint. It reminded me of…..her.

What. The. Fuck.

I shook my head. I was really going mad today.

Bernard lifts his head from the mess of paperwork on his desk. He raised a brow. Of all my employees, Bernard was the only one who didn’t cower under my cold stare. I could give the old man props for that.

“Aiden

I glared at him and he stops. He knows how much I hate when he calls me by my given name. That name was only supposed to slip past the lips of those close to me.

Not because Bernard has been working for Harrington.co and was a trusted employee as

Sergio has mentioned, meant we were close.

“Mr. Xavier. What do I owe the pleasure

” Here are the reports I want you to look into.” I slam the file on his desk, frustrated that the light floral scent was still troubling my nose.

“Mr. Xavier

“Have them done by tomorrow.” Usually, I would have a more than five minute talk with him about the finances concerning the company, but I found myself itching to get out of the room and away from that scent.

I stormed out of his office.

“Mr. Xavier,” Alice nods when I stormed by. I don’t acknowledge her, needing to get out of where quickly

When I entered the elevator and pushed in my floor number, 38, I sighed in relief.

LE

As soon as the doors slide back close, I could finally breathe. But the frustration was still there.

Sophie Bell.

It was clear she was still haunting my mind to this day.

Igroaned. I slept with so many willing women to forget about her and it takes one mysteri ous woman that reminded me of her to have my entire composure crumbling at my feet.

I felt like that same high school boy who was so obsessed and in love with her that I’d do anything.

I was no longer that boy. I refuse to be that ‘boy’ again.

will continue to force her out of my mind. No matter how long and how many women it

Sophie Bell forgot all about

not even bothering to call me

I didn’t want to think about her any longer. Didn’t even want to care about

open

at her desk, her red lipstick is one of the first

finally put her

sweeps up quickly and her eyes hold that glint of desire

away. She’s quick to stand up and follow

get on her

Bernard’s pov

looked at the door Aiden had just stormed out of in confusion.

Mr. Xavier storming

my head while reaching out for the file he placed on the desk. “Not that I

talking about. It doesn’t take much to anger

right, Mr. Xavier is always pissed off,” Alice

were right about Sophie. She’s very hardworking and can grasp anything quickly. She’s the right fit for the job.”

job. Alice utta

Almost the exact replica. They

looked down at the photo frame on my desk, almost

We took that photo at a resort, not knowing that it would be the last time our daughter would be living and breathing. She was only

five years

day, two years ago brought back memories I shared with my daughter. It was like I was staring at my daughter again, and

had become someone I held dear even though the girl wasn’t

does, doesn’t she?

actually was your long-lost daughter you never knew about. Or

one biological daughter. And even conceiving her

love those.” | squealed lowly as I pushed small

dance around the

proud to say that I found it in five min utes. But maybe that was because I asked for directions

endless desserts knowing I’d have to share with

really

a trail on my bottom lip when

all those unhealthy

and even more pleasant looking food. I will not be

to

empty circular table and chair, smiling awkwardly when some work ers who were eating

I was a new face here, but was one look not

it wasn’t the little flyaway hairs pulling in

I have something on my

me gawking at the endless sweets and desserts seconds

tear my gaze

my back earlier before entering

tingles brushed on my skin quickly when that per son’s eyes

body ever only reacted

that person

was stupid to even think that stare belonged to

in jail for goodness

Sophie’s pov

of the day Sophie!” Alice said and waved at me before putting her hands

I called out just

leave before sighing and walking over to my old car. I winced at the mustard col or that

say screw it and buy a new car that wouldn’t stop on me or refuse to start.

was starting to see through those rose colored

to get rid of you.” My hand patted the mustard color hood as I made my

smiled as the rain belt over me. I even removed that tight bun in my hair and let my hair down. I

crazy to stand in the rain.

.

heavens were showering me with

when my white blouse was getting a bit see through. There was no way I’d

wincing a bit by the screech, I put my seatbelt on and then

Harrington.co.

couldn’t help but

thought I’d ever be one of

in

this. Not when I didn’t have the qualifica tions for it or anything close