The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

I’m whisking the eggs in the bowl when I heard Sergio converse with Aiden.

“Your fiance seems a bit tensed in my presence. If we are to be family, she needs to warm up a bit.”

Well of course I was tense! You were burying me with your glare.

I bit my tongue and tried to focus on the task at hand which was a bit difficult.

I could be wrong but I think I added way too much salt.

“She’s tense because you’re an old miserable man whose life mission is to destroy any form of happiness in your family. Why would she be warm and welcoming in the presence of the devil?” Aiden bit out and I can just hear that he was holding back because of Ashton.

I bit the inside of my lower lip, inwardly slapping my forehead. Aiden had really done it this time. Now the man would be furious.

But instead of being furious, Sergio chuckled and for the first time, it rang with emotion, amusement.

“Now grandson, that name is only for you, or so I’ve heard. Is it the blue-eyed devil our employees call you?” Sergio retorted

with amusement.

Aiden who I could see was seething all the way here, answered in a clipped tone. “What can I say, I learned from the best.”

Sergio nods. “Yes, your father.”

My heart pounds. Sergio had reached an all-time low and I feared there was nothing I can do to stop them from arguing

now.

to say bitterly. “My father is by

mine and I can sense the irritation in his gaze when he noticed that I was eavesdropping on their

from his quickly, feeling the unsettling feeling of embarrassment stiffen my

secretly starting a family under their nose?” Sergio asked with a pinch of curiosity but the rest was

waited with battered breath to hear Aiden’s response. We both know that

said with such honesty that you’d think he

he chuckled and regained his composure. “Oh, then I suppose

didn’t think you deserved to know about my

weight of it. Poor little Ash was oblivious to the tension swirling in the

I not deserve to know about such things?”

you. A lot. Hopefully, the other one on the way has your genes, the Harrighton

grows stiff and Ashton finally noticing the tension in his father’s body, tries to have his dad play with the ball. It was rather cute seeing

Sergio?” Aiden asked tightly while trying

his gaze, capturing mine and a smirk so cold froze me in place. “I’m just saying that our genes aren’t hard to notice. I was not implying anything…unless, of course, there’s

it going over there, Sophie is it? Care to join in on the conversation

to already be so

humiliation. “No that’s fine. I’ll just-” I stopped before I humiliate

done, I looked at the plates and winced. The scrambled eggs looked a bit burnt and the entire penthouse smelt like it. I also tried to do pancakes and they

started on the bacon

breakfast even though I tried

few concerned looks every time I yelped when the oil splashed and dotted on my skin. But

and placed the plates on the dining table. When I had placed everything there, I