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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

to lie to

squeezed me

on

forced into a small box,

lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

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

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

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

Embarrassed beyond

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

asked tightly. “Does your fiance

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t

tighten around my waist like steel as he

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

con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And

both of us, his eyes showing

kept me close. You couldn’t blame me,

with an au-

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

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

can literally feel the irritation rolling off his

brows lift and he regarded Aiden

have I gotten

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

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

not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his