The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

“Mr. Harring-ton?” I stuttered, a bit baffled to see him

here.

I nervously looked at his stoic cold face, my insides freez- ing by the mere weight of it.

Gosh that man really doesn’t like me.

“Stuttering like an idiot. Are you going to let me in or gaze at me like an illiterate?” He said curtly with no emotion in his voice.

I blinked. And then blinked again.

I had an option to send him away for being rude to me and expect a good greeting in return.

But then I stupidly thought that maybe if I spoke to him nicely and acted nicely, perhaps maybe the old man would grow to like me and would support Aiden and I’s relationship.

But boy was I wrong….

I forced on a smile though it cracked with fakeness as I opened the door and ushered him to come in.

He looks around the living room area and his nose turned up as he took a step in.

“In here has an odd stench.” He said bluntly and closed the door behind him.

I looked at him a bit confused. “Oh, aren’t you inviting the two men to come in too?”

No. They’re my bodyguards, I don’t need them in here.” Sergio said, skimming his cold eyes over my figure.

His eyes stopped on Ashton who was busy playing with the rose in his hand. Sergio looked displeased.

“The child didn’t go to school.” His tone held a scowl and his face tightened.

I smiled awkwardly, the coldness in his tone and gaze get- ting to me a little. “No. The teacher suggested that we leave him home for a few days to get a hundred percent.”

Sergio nods, his lips curling and he glared at me.

“Sorry to come on such a short notice.”

He didn’t sound sorry at all. Especially with the way he looked at me in disgust.

Still, my foster mother taught me to respect my elders, so I answered him without hostility, very opposite of how he spoke to me. “No that’s fine. Though I will let you know that Aiden isn’t here, he went to the office.”

Sergio nose turned up in a snotty way. “That’s fine, I didn’t come for Aiden.”

my face as my brows furrowed in

glaring at

possible, his stare would’ve killed those

seconds.

Harrington. I am truly sorry for how I responded to

stopped when those steely eyes fall on me and daggered me

of what hap-

tongue and looked away from him awkwardly and a bit on alert since

I held Ash in my arms. There was no way I could fight

hated me. A

I was alone.

into a smirk when he got the reaction he wanted.

grandson….” He trailed off and looked around

the blood drained from my

enough to put two and two together quickly. I just didn’t know that he would’ve been

roses, my grandson overdid himself. How many

are there?” He asked in an uninterested

said softly as I

in the pocket of the shorts I thankfully placed

reluctant to answer it, not knowing what

do if I

eyes grew cold and he pushes his hands in the pocket of his

nudging his head

of my lips and fished out my phone. My heart leapt when I

“It’s Aiden.” I whispered.

don’t mention

steely.

at me with no emotion. How can a man

how Aiden had been.

“Why?” I asked softly.

Aiden that he was

grew cold at such a tainted

no position to ask me such questions

right home, robbing me of my breath for a lit- tle until the

the truth? Why are you surprised that I got to know that

me out of

the phone. I know you’re not the brightest but surely you can act

Ash who was still playing with the rose, oblivious to the

would be better to listen to Sergio, I didn’t want to act