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 would take to

I was sure Sophie Bell forgot all about

did, with not even bothering to call me

harshly when the thought slammed into my head. I didn’t want to think about her any

dings open

her desk, her red lipstick is one of the first

do. I’ll finally

up quickly and her eyes hold that glint of desire in

to stand up and follow behind me

she looked like she was desperate to get on her knees for me, I’d

Bernard’s pov

at the door Aiden had just stormed out of in

a second later and Alice enters. “Saw Mr. Xavier storming

head while reaching out for the file he placed on the desk. “Not that I know of. He looked already pissed off the moment he entered.” I

blue-eyed devil we’re talking about.

is always pissed off,”

She’s very hardworking and can grasp anything quickly. She’s the right fit

job. Alice utta

a lot. Almost the exact replica. They could even be mis

my desk, almost

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

five years

with my daughter. It was like I was staring

dear even though the girl wasn’t my

doesn’t she? The exact

daughter you never knew about. Or at

And even conceiving her with my wife was hard. I wasn’t a man who

squealed lowly as I pushed small chocolate cupcakes

dance around the

the staff canteen and I was proud to say that I found it in five min utes. But maybe that was because I asked for directions from the receptionist who didn’t seem to be

endless desserts knowing I’d have to share with Mila and

should really start eating

trail on my bottom lip when my eyes fall on a

showcase all those unhealthy foods here? I

and even more pleasant looking food. I will not be

to be

feet to an empty circular table and chair, smiling awkwardly when some work ers who were eating around

at me today? Sure I was a new face here, but was one look not enough? Why won’t they

hoping it wasn’t the little flyaway

something

maybe they saw me gawking at the endless sweets and desserts

tear my gaze away

before entering the elevator. No, that stare

lips as I remembered how tingles brushed on my skin quickly when that

reacted to one person

person

was stupid to even think

in jail for goodness

Sophie’s pov

said and waved at me before putting her hands out for

Alice!” I called out just as a taxi

or that stood out. I had been meaning to give it

job, I can finally just say screw it and buy a new car that wouldn’t stop on me

smiled. I smelled freedom. Hell, I was starting to

that Mary….I’m going to get rid of you.” My hand patted the mustard color

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

was crazy to stand in the rain. But

.

were showering

bit see through. There was no way I’d have anyone

wincing a bit by the screech, I put my

Harrington.co.

help but

would’ve thought I’d ever be one of

in

like this. Not when I didn’t have the