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 warn- ng me to

out a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were play- ng

the chairman of Harrington.co,

I really want to lie to his

squeezed me closer,

powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but

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

lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

wearing a grin on

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly.

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

reddened. Embarrassed

Harring-ton. Please forgive my

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

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

tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio with

She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please

remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit

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

with an

I can almost see all those bad things

his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

was twenty questions

literally feel the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

have I

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know

answered. “I only

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