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!

grip around my waist gets more firm, as if

wanted to play this game or not.

the chairman of Harrington.co, this

to

squeezed me closer,

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his

box, unsure of how I’ll

Aiden grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not fooled by

grin and for whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.” He

reddened. Embarrassed

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

Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

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

waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio with blunt

intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please respect

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

at the both of us, his eyes showing that he

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

things with an

I can almost

furious displeasure and

swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

literally feel the irritation rolling off his

lift and he regarded Aiden

I

Don’t you think I deserve

hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve

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