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.

Aiden managed to control his anger and only managed to say bitterly. “My father is by far a better man than you’ll ever wish to be Sergio. Keep his name out of

lift to mine and I can sense the irritation in his

rip my gaze away from his quickly, feeling the unsettling feeling of embarrassment stiffen my

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

battered breath to hear Aiden’s response. We both

would I keep this secret away from them?” Aiden said with such honesty

I suppose I’m the only one who was left out in the dark…like usual. I perhaps would’ve stayed in the dark if I hadn’t brought

you

little Ash was oblivious to the tension swirling in the air and was busy playing with that small

to know about such things?” He asked tightly and then dropped his stare on

A lot. Hopefully, the other one on

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

while trying to distract himself

“I’m just saying that our genes aren’t hard to notice. I was not implying anything…unless, of course, there’s something

to me. “How is it going over there, Sophie is it? Care to join

to already be so

fine. I’ll just-” I stopped before I humiliate myself more and

looked a bit burnt and the entire penthouse smelt like it. I also tried to do pancakes and they came out a mess and some were not even

on the bacon pieces that were black

doing a simple breakfast

splashed and dotted on my skin.

some orange juice into a glass and placed the plates on the dining table. When I had placed everything there, I called Sergio and