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

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

of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to

squeezed me closer, another

can notice on

box, unsure of how I’ll get

in warning, low for

hear.

wearing a

whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

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

Embarrassed

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

to Aiden and he asked

swal- low me whole. I

tighten around my waist like steel

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future

con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role.

the both of us, his eyes

it was my stiff posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I didn’t want

things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in

can almost see all those

furious displeasure and disgust

engaged?” His eyes swang over to

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

feel the irritation rolling off his

lift and he regarded Aiden with

have I gotten

think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only

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