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!

around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng

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

chairman of

really want to lie to

me

powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not

was forced into a small box,

Aiden grits lowly in warning, low

hear.

gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his

reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

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

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a

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

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

very intelligent woman and would be your

I remembered that we were playing a role. And

of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

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

to feel these things with an au- dience, one

I can almost

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

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

this was twenty questions

the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden

I

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know

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

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