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

if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were play-

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to

me

powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but

into a small box, unsure of

lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

his face. He’s wearing a grin on

whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

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

Embarrassed

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

sweep over to Aiden and he asked

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

steel as he an- swers Sergio

woman

fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want-

of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me,

did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his

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

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

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

know this was twenty questions about

the irritation rolling off his

regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten myself

you think I deserve to know when my

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

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad