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!

around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to

I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I

chairman of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie

squeezed me

notice on his ace, but

box, unsure of how I’ll

warning, low for me

hear.

wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not fooled by

grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter.

Embarrassed beyond

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

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

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

waist like steel as he an- swers

a very intelligent woman and

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

both of us, his eyes showing that he

me, Aiden being close

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

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those bad things he thought about

the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned me

swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

was twenty questions

the irritation

and he regarded Aiden with

I gotten myself

Don’t you think I deserve to know when my grandson

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

looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste