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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

to play this game or

of Harrington.co, this man

I really want to lie

me closer, another

you can notice on his ace, but his

was forced into a small box, unsure

lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome

whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

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

Embarrassed beyond

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my

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

really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a

steel as

She’s a very intelligent woman and would be

remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to be convinced

his eyes showing that he did

close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body

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

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

furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

did not know this was twenty

the

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

have I gotten myself

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

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night.

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left