The Girl He Craves

86

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!

firm, as if warn-

game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we

was the chairman of Harrington.co,

to

me

notice on his

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

warning, low for me alone

hear.

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

reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

“It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.” He responded

Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive

and he asked

floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made

around my waist like steel as he an- swers

very intelligent woman and would be your future

a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

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

these things with an au- dience, one being

almost see all those bad things he thought

displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who

not know this was twenty questions

can literally feel the

regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

have I gotten myself

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to

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

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