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!

as

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

of Harrington.co,

really want to

squeezed me

indeed powerful, that you can notice on

forced into a small box, unsure

warning, low for

hear.

wearing a grin on his handsome face but I

reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

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

reddened. Embarrassed

so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t like

my waist like steel as

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

playing a role. And that role made him

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did

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

these things with an au-

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

the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

swang over to Aiden

twenty questions about my relationship,”

feel the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with

I

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when my

he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind

like Aiden’s words had left a bad