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.

continue to force her out of my mind. No matter how long and

sure Sophie

even bothering to call me when I was locked up for

my head. I didn’t want to think about

elevator dings open and

at her desk, her red lipstick is one of the first things you’d notice about

do. I’ll finally put her to

sweeps up quickly and her eyes hold that glint

walked away. She’s quick to stand

she looked like she was desperate to get on her knees

Bernard’s pov

the door Aiden had just stormed out of in confusion. He sure looked flustered and

door opens a second later and Alice enters. “Saw Mr. Xavier storming out. Is

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

devil we’re talking about. It doesn’t take much to anger him.

right, Mr. Xavier is

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

job. Alice utta

lot. Almost the exact

down at the photo frame on my desk, almost buried by the amount of paperwork

daughter and my wife. 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 seventeen then and had her whole life ahead

was five

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

had become someone I held dear

nodded, “She does, doesn’t she?

daughter you never knew about. Or at

And even conceiving her

as I pushed small

around the cute

it in five min utes. But maybe that

have to share with Mila and Ria

really start

licks a trail on my bottom lip

eat healthy when they showcase all those unhealthy foods here? I moaned. This was

and even more pleasant looking food. I will not be tempted

refuse to

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

Sure I was a new face here, but was one

of my head, hoping it wasn’t the little flyaway hairs pulling in

something on my

maybe they saw me gawking at the

tear my gaze away

like the one I felt on my back earlier before entering the elevator. No, that stare was different than these, I could

as I remembered how tingles brushed on my skin quickly when that per son’s eyes pierced on my

reacted to one person

that person

head, scowling at myself inwardly. I was stupid to

was in jail

Sophie’s pov

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

Alice!” I called out just as a taxi pulled

mustard col or that stood out. I had been meaning to give it a good paint job but money was always

that I had a new job, I can finally just say screw it and buy a new car that wouldn’t stop on me or refuse to start. And keep

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

My hand patted the mustard color hood as I made my way to the

the sky. I closed my eyes and smiled as the rain belt over me. I

was crazy to stand in the rain. But

.

heavens were showering me

was getting a bit see through. There was no way I’d have anyone see the red

the screech, I

Harrington.co.

help

ever be one

in

get a good paying job like this. Not when I didn’t have