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!

firm, as if warn- ng

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

the chairman of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie

me closer, another

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

a small box, unsure

in warning, low

hear.

face. He’s wearing a

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly. “Nice to

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

Embarrassed

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please

he asked tightly. “Does your

floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio

around my waist like steel

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and

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

of us, his eyes showing that

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

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

can almost see all those bad things

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they

swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

can literally feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I

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

the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like