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

wanted to play this game or not. Especially when

of Harrington.co, this

want to lie to his

squeezed me closer, another

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

was forced into a small box, unsure of how

lowly in warning, low

hear.

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

grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

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

Embarrassed beyond

Please forgive my

he asked tightly. “Does

to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool

arms tighten around my waist like steel as

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future

coming to 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 Sergio to be convinced

looks at the both of us, his eyes showing that

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

want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being

my face and I can almost see all those

under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and

eyes swang

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

literally feel the irritation rolling

and he regarded Aiden with

have I gotten myself

Don’t you think I deserve to

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

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had