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!

more firm, as if warn- ng me

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

the chairman of

really want to lie

squeezed me

you can notice on his ace,

small box, unsure of how I’ll

grits lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not

was a forced grin and for whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly.

his mother

Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.” I

over to Aiden and he asked

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

waist like steel as he an-

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

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

both of us, his eyes

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

with an au- dience, one being

on my face and I can almost see all those bad things he

the furious displeasure and

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

literally feel the irritation

lift and he regarded

I

you think I deserve

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

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