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!

firm, as if warn- ng me to not

this game

of Harrington.co,

I really want to

squeezed me

you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

box, unsure of

in warning,

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin on

reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.”

eyes sweep over to Aiden and he asked

to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of

tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio with blunt

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please respect

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

us, his

blame me, Aiden

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

narrowed on my face and I can almost see all

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes

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

not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

can literally feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded

have I gotten

you think I deserve to know

I could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his