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!

around my waist gets more firm, as if warn-

game or not. Especially

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

want to lie to

me closer, another

you can notice on

a small box, unsure

warning,

hear.

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

reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.” He responded

Embarrassed beyond

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

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

swal- low me whole. I made a

around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio with

a very intelligent woman and would be your future

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

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did

couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I didn’t

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

almost see all those

the furious displeasure and disgust swimming

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

twenty

the irritation rolling

and he regarded Aiden with a cool

I gotten myself

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when

he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped

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