The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

The old man, who now I know was Aiden’s grandfather, swirled in his chair so he can get a better look at me.

His eyes are cold. Dead. And annoyed.

Aiden’s words had rendered me speechless so much so that I had completely turned a blind eye to the two bulky men standing in the far corner.

Must be Aiden’s grandfather’s bodyguards.

They stood with their hands tightly clamped together at their front, their posture stock.

I looked at Aiden, muted, confused, and stunned.

Did I really hear him right?

Did he just call me his fiance?

My fingers clutching the door handle tremble.

I have no idea what to say. How to react.

I’m lost.

“A fiance with no ring?” Aiden’s grandfather grumbles tightly, eyes sweeping down to stare at my hand.

My hand that’s bared of any ring.

My heart slams. Maybe this wasn’t a dream. Maybe this was actually happening and Aiden had just called me his fi-

ance.

“I’m still searching for that perfect ring. My woman de- serves the best after all.” Aiden answers bluntly and walks around his desk and approaches me with a look that told me to play along.

But what the hell was he playing at?

Aiden comes to stand beside me, his arm rooting around my waist. “Sergio meet Sophie, my fiance, Sophie meet Ser- gio, my grandfather and chairman of Harrington.co.”

My eyes widen.

Chairman!

more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to lie

squeezed me

notice on his ace, but his grandson

forced into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

lowly in warning, low for

hear.

my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a

for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.”

reddened. Embarrassed

Harring-ton. Please forgive

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly,

waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please respect

both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And

us, his eyes showing that he did not

blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I

these things with an au- dience,

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those bad things he thought about

furious displeasure and disgust swimming through

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

feel the irritation rolling

lift and he regarded

I gotten

think I deserve to know when my grandson

answered. “I only

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a