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-

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

chairman of Harrington.co, this

to lie to his

squeezed me closer, another

you can notice on his ace, but

small box, unsure of how

lowly in warning, low

hear.

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

was a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

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

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Mr. Harring-ton. Please

over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

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

around my waist like steel as he an- swers

intelligent woman and would be

then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he

us, his eyes showing

blame me, Aiden being close to me did

with an au-

I can almost see all those bad things he thought about

furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his

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

not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

the irritation rolling

and he regarded

have I

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

answered. “I only got

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left