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 if warn- ng me to not

forced out a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

I really want to lie to his

squeezed me

that you can notice on his

into a small box, unsure of how I’ll get

lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

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

and for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

mother is my daughter.

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.” I

and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a

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

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

woman

But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made

at the both of us, his eyes showing that

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

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

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

squirmed under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and

swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

feel the irritation rolling off

and he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten

think I deserve to know when

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

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in