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!

firm, as if warn- ng me

really wanted to play this game or not.

the chairman of

to

me closer, another

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

was forced into a small box, unsure of how I’ll get

Aiden grits lowly in warning,

hear.

his face. He’s wearing a grin on

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet

is not my son, his mother is my

reddened. Embarrassed

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

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

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

my waist like steel as he an- swers

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

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-

us, his eyes showing that he

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

things with an au- dience, one being his

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

under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust

get engaged?” His eyes swang

was twenty questions

can literally feel the irritation

regarded Aiden with a

have I gotten

deserve to know when

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

he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in