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

wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

want to

me

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

forced into a small box, unsure of

lowly in warning,

hear.

to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but

reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.” He

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

up and swal- low me whole. I

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers

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

that we were playing a role. And that role

both of us, his eyes showing that he

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

feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather

almost see all those bad things

the furious displeasure

His eyes swang over to Aiden

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

can literally feel the irritation

regarded Aiden

I

I deserve to know when

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

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his