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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no

chairman of Harrington.co, this man

want to lie to

me closer,

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

into a small box, unsure of how I’ll get

lowly in warning, low

hear.

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

forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

his mother is my daughter. Hence, he

Embarrassed

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

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

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

waist like steel as he an- swers

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would

coming to my defense was both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did

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

to feel these things with an

I can almost see all those bad things he

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

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

feel the irritation rolling off

regarded

have I

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when

of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got

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