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!

waist gets more firm, as

if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to lie to

me closer, another

notice on his ace, but his grandson

small box, unsure of how I’ll

in warning, low

hear.

sweep my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you

not my son, his mother

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive

he asked tightly.

I really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio

like steel as he

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and

remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed

the both of us, his eyes showing

me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I

did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather

I can almost see all those bad

the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes

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

know this was twenty questions about my

can literally feel the irritation rolling off his

brows lift and he regarded

I gotten

I deserve

the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words