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!

waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng

game or not. Especially when I had no clue why

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

I really want to lie to his

me

on his ace, but his grandson was not

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

warning, low for

hear.

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

for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

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

reddened. Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please

asked tightly. “Does your

to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t like

steel as he an- swers Sergio with

woman and would

a role.

both of us, his eyes showing that he

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

things with

almost see all those bad things he

displeasure

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

the irritation

lift and he regarded Aiden with a

I gotten myself

think I deserve to know when

of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad