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

unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not.

was the chairman of Harrington.co,

really want to lie to his

squeezed me closer, another

on his ace, but

was forced into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

Aiden grits lowly in warning,

hear.

sweep my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

“It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

over to Aiden and he asked tightly.

time I really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he an-

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

my defense was both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed

looks at the both of us, his

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

did not want to feel these things with

I can almost see all those bad things he thought about

his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure

His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows

this was twenty questions about

literally feel the irritation rolling

and he regarded Aiden

I gotten

I deserve to

could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged

looked like Aiden’s words had