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!

waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to

this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were play- ng

the chairman of Harrington.co,

I really want to

me closer, another

you can notice on his ace,

small box, unsure

in warning, low for

hear.

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

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you

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

Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.”

Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

and swal- low me whole. I

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and

coming to my defense was both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made

at the both of us, his eyes showing that

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

I did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in

my face and I can almost see all those

displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

this was twenty questions about

can literally feel the irritation rolling

regarded Aiden with a cool

I

deserve to know

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

convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words