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.

out of my mind. No matter how long and how many women it would take to forget

I was sure Sophie Bell forgot all about

call me when I was

my teeth harshly when the thought slammed into my head. I didn’t want to

dings open

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

do. I’ll finally put

approaching, her gaze sweeps up quickly and her eyes hold that glint of

quick to stand up and follow behind me like a

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

Bernard’s pov

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

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

file he placed on the desk. “Not

shrugged. “Honestly it’s the blue-eyed devil we’re talking about. It doesn’t take much to anger him.

Xavier is always pissed off,”

way Bernard, you were right about Sophie. She’s very hardworking and can grasp anything quickly. She’s the right fit

job. Alice utta

your daughter a lot. Almost the exact

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 seventeen then and had her whole life ahead

five years

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

become someone I held dear even though the girl

does, doesn’t she?

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

conceiving her with my wife was hard. I wasn’t a man who spread my seed

squealed lowly as I pushed small chocolate cupcakes inside the foam

around the

found it in five min utes. But maybe that was because I asked

foam container with endless desserts knowing I’d have to

really start eating

bottom lip when my eyes

can I eat healthy when they showcase all those

to walk away from the pleasant aroma and even more pleasant looking food. I

to

when some work ers who were eating around a circular table turned to stare

face here, but was one

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

something on

they saw me gawking at the endless

tear my gaze

like the one I felt on my back earlier before entering the elevator.

on my skin quickly when that per son’s eyes pierced

only reacted to one person like

person

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

in jail for

Sophie’s pov

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

just as a taxi pulled up beside

her leave before sighing and walking over to my old car. I winced at the mustard col or that stood out. I had been meaning to give it a good paint job but money was always so

a new car

was starting to see

get rid of you.” My hand patted the mustard color hood

my eyes and smiled as the rain belt over me. I even removed that tight

was crazy to stand in the rain. But

.

heavens were showering

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

by the screech, I put my

Harrington.co.

help

be one of the employees working

you in on a

this. Not when I didn’t