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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng

unsure if I really wanted to play this game or

chairman of Harrington.co, this

want to

me closer, another

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace,

small box, unsure of how

in warning, low for me

hear.

face. He’s wearing a grin

for whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly.

his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have

reddened. Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t like

waist like steel as

a very intelligent woman and would

were playing a role. And that role

both of us, his eyes showing that he

Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me

want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being

on my face and I can almost see all those bad things he

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust

swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

did not know this was twenty questions

literally feel the

and he regarded Aiden

have I gotten myself

you think I deserve

as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to tell you

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s