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!

my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not screw

unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie to his

me closer,

powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not

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

grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but

for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

Embarrassed beyond

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.”

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

I really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself

like steel as

very intelligent woman and would be your

remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made

his eyes showing

blame me,

with an au-

narrowed on my face and I can almost see

under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming

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

this was twenty

can literally feel the

and he regarded Aiden with a cool

I gotten

Don’t you think I deserve

of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night.

like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste