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

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

the chairman of Harrington.co,

really want to lie to

me

can notice on

was forced into a small box,

grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not

for whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.”

Embarrassed beyond

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

he asked

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

around my waist like steel

a very intelligent woman and would

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

looks at the both of us, his eyes

You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my

things with an au- dience, one being

can almost see

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

the

regarded Aiden with a

I gotten myself

I deserve to

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

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a