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!

my waist gets more firm, as if

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

the chairman of

really want to lie to

me closer,

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

into a small box, unsure of how

Aiden grits lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

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

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

“It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence,

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Please forgive my

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

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

around my waist like steel as he

very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law.

my defense 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

both of us, his

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

want to feel these things with an

can almost see all those bad things he

by the furious displeasure and disgust

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who

not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

feel the irritation

regarded Aiden with

have I gotten myself

think I deserve to

could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his