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.

force her out of my mind. No matter how long and how many women it would

was sure Sophie Bell forgot

bothering to call me when I was

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

dings open and I walked

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

do. I’ll finally put her

me approaching, her gaze sweeps up quickly and

walked away. She’s quick to

on her knees for me, I’d make her wishes come true

Bernard’s pov

door Aiden had just stormed out of in

Alice enters. “Saw Mr. Xavier storming out. Is something wrong?” She

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.”

the blue-eyed devil we’re talking about. It doesn’t take much to anger him. I’m sure

right, Mr. Xavier is always pissed off,”

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

on my desk, almost buried by the amount of paperwork currently around

my dead 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

five

ago brought back memories I shared with my daughter. It was

held dear even though the girl wasn’t my biologi

does, doesn’t she? The

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

I had only one biological daughter. And even conceiving her with my wife was hard. I wasn’t a man who spread my

| squealed lowly as I pushed

eyes 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

desserts knowing I’d have to

should really start

a trail on my bottom lip when my eyes fall on a red

showcase all those unhealthy foods

from the pleasant aroma and even more pleasant looking food. I will not

refuse to

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

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

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

I have something

they saw me gawking at

tear my gaze away from

felt on my back earlier before entering the elevator. No, that stare was different

tingles brushed on my skin quickly when that

reacted

person

my head, scowling at myself inwardly. I was stupid to even think

in jail for

Sophie’s pov

good rest of the day Sophie!” Alice said and waved at me

too Alice!” I called out just as a taxi pulled up beside

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

and buy a new car

Hell, I was

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

the rain belt

I was crazy to stand in the rain.

.

heavens were showering me

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

screech, I put my seatbelt on and then stared at the

Harrington.co.

couldn’t help

I’d ever be one of the

let you in on a

I’d ever get a good paying job like this. Not when