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!

more firm, as if warn- ng me

smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this

want to lie

squeezed me

you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

forced into a small box, unsure of how

warning, low for me alone

hear.

wearing a grin on his handsome

for whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

asked tightly. “Does your

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool

around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio

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

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

of us, his eyes showing that he did

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

things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in the

almost

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

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

know this was twenty questions

the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with

I gotten

I deserve to know

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

not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste