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!

gets more firm, as

game or not. Especially when I

chairman of Harrington.co, this

really want to

squeezed me

you can notice on his ace,

into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

Aiden grits lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was

reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

son, his mother is my daughter.

reddened. Embarrassed

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my

he asked tightly.

I really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me

around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio

very intelligent woman and would be your

we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending

both of us, his eyes showing that he

was my stiff posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to

these things with an au- dience, one being his

and I can almost

displeasure and disgust swimming through

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows

know this was twenty questions about

literally feel the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded

have I

Don’t you think I deserve to know when my

swore I could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind

like Aiden’s words had left a