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-

to play this game or not. Especially when I had no

of Harrington.co,

I really want to lie to his

squeezed me closer,

indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

box, unsure of how I’ll

in warning, low for me

hear.

side of his face. He’s wearing

reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

not my son, his mother is

reddened. Embarrassed

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

eyes sweep over to Aiden and he asked

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

waist like steel as he an- swers

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

shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he

both of us, his eyes showing that he

blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I didn’t

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

narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those bad things

stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming

get engaged?” His eyes swang over

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

literally feel the irritation

he regarded

I gotten myself

you think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

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

looked like Aiden’s words had left a