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 me to not screw

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

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

I really want to lie

me

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his

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

lowly in warning, low for

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but

whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

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

reddened. Embarrassed

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

and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a

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

my waist like steel as he an-

speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman

a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to be convinced that

us, his eyes showing that he did not

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

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

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those

squirmed under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes

swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

the irritation rolling off

lift and he regarded Aiden

have I gotten myself

I deserve to know

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

he looked like Aiden’s words had left a