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

to play this game or not. Especially when I had

of Harrington.co,

really want to

me

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

into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

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

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

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

steel as he an- swers Sergio

speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman

But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to be convinced that

looks at the both of us, his

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

feel these things with an

face and I can almost see all

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

His eyes swang

was twenty questions about

the irritation rolling

lift and he regarded Aiden

I

you think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve

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