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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to

wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were play- ng

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to lie

me closer, another

that you can notice on his ace, but

into a small box, unsure of how

lowly in warning, low

hear.

side of his face. He’s wearing

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

Please

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a

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

tighten around my waist like steel

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law.

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

looks at the both of us, his eyes showing that he

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

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

and I can almost see all those bad things he thought

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

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to

was twenty questions

the irritation rolling off his

regarded Aiden

I gotten

think I deserve to

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

like Aiden’s words had left a