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!

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

if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue

chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to lie to his

squeezed me closer, another

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on

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

lowly in warning,

hear.

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

for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

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

Embarrassed beyond

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

to Aiden and he asked

swal- low me whole. I

steel as

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your

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

us, his eyes showing that he

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

want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those

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

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

twenty

can literally feel the irritation

he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I

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

hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I

convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his