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!

as if warn- ng me to not

to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were

of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to lie to

squeezed me

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

small box, unsure of how I’ll get

in warning,

hear.

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

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

“It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter.

Embarrassed beyond

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

up and swal- low me whole. I made a

my waist like steel as he an- swers

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your

remembered that we were playing a role. And that

us, his eyes showing that he did

kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close

to feel these things with an au- dience, one

narrowed on my face and I can almost see

stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

twenty questions

the irritation rolling off his

regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten

think I deserve to

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

convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a