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!

grip around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng

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

chairman of Harrington.co,

I really want to lie

me

that you can notice on his ace, but

into a small box, unsure

in warning, low

hear.

sweep my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome

was a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

is not my son, his mother is

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

asked tightly. “Does your

did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a

around my waist like steel as he an-

woman and

that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to

his eyes showing that

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

not want to feel these things with

on my face and I can almost see all those bad

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned me

eyes swang over to Aiden who grows

know this was twenty questions about my

can literally feel the

lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool

I gotten myself

think I deserve to

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got

like Aiden’s words had left