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-

unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially

of Harrington.co, this

to lie to

squeezed me closer, another

on

was forced into a small box, unsure

warning, low

hear.

the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on

reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

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

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my

over to Aiden and he asked tightly.

open up and swal- low me whole. I made a

around my waist like steel as he an-

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please

was both shocking and 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 be convinced

the both of us, his eyes

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

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

can almost

displeasure and disgust swimming through

eyes swang over

did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with

I gotten myself

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

swore I could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got

like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste