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

a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I

chairman of Harrington.co,

want to

squeezed me

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

small box, unsure of how

grits lowly in warning, low

hear.

to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I

for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

me

waist like steel as he an-

speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would

were playing a

his eyes showing that he did not believe

as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my

these things with an au- dience, one

narrowed on my face and I can almost see

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

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

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

the irritation rolling off his

and he regarded

have I gotten

deserve to know when my grandson

swore I could literally 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 a bad