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!

as if warn- ng me

play this game or not. Especially

of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie to his

squeezed me

you can notice on his ace, but

a small box, unsure of how I’ll get

in warning, low for me alone

hear.

wearing a grin on his

grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he

Embarrassed beyond

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

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,

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he an-

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman

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

of us, his

my stiff posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things

feel these things with an au- dience, one being

almost see all those

squirmed under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who

this was twenty questions

literally feel the irritation rolling

and he regarded Aiden

I

deserve to know when

answered. “I only

looked like Aiden’s