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

game or not. Especially when I had no clue why

of Harrington.co, this man was

I really want to lie to his

me

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

into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

warning, low for me

hear.

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

reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Please forgive my mis-

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

me whole. I made a fool out

my waist like steel as he an- swers

very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please respect

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

his

kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to

I did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather

almost see all those

furious displeasure and disgust swimming

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

was twenty

feel the irritation

and he regarded Aiden

I

you think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left