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!

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

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

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to

me

that you can notice on his

forced into a small box, unsure of how

lowly in warning,

hear.

the side of his face. He’s wearing

was a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

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

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

swal- low me whole.

waist like steel as he

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

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

of us, his eyes showing

blame me,

with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in the same

narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those

displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

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

not know this was twenty

literally feel the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a

have I gotten

think I deserve

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s