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!

firm, as if warn- ng me to not screw

play this game or not. Especially when I had no

of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to lie to his

squeezed me closer,

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson

was forced into a small box,

lowly in warning, low for

hear.

his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face

was a forced grin and for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he

Embarrassed

Please

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

want the floor to open up and swal- low me

around my waist like steel as he

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

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 defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to be

at the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not

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

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

can almost see all those bad things he thought

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

you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

not know this was twenty questions

can literally feel the irritation rolling

he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

I

think I deserve to

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

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