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-

to play this game or not. Especially

the chairman of

really want to lie to

me closer, another

that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

a small box, unsure of

in warning, low for

hear.

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

and for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

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

Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.”

asked tightly. “Does your

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio

waist like steel

intelligent woman and would be

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

his

me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body

feel these things with an au-

narrowed on my face and I can almost see all

displeasure and disgust

eyes swang over to Aiden who

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

the irritation

he regarded Aiden with a

have I gotten

think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to tell you

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words