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

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

chairman of Harrington.co, this

want to

me closer, another

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

a small box, unsure of how I’ll get

lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

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 me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

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

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a speech

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

tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio with

She’s a very intelligent woman and would

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

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

things with an au- dience, one being his

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

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

His eyes swang over

was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten myself

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my

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