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!

grip around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me

if I really wanted to play this game

of Harrington.co, this

want to lie to his

me

that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson

was forced into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

grits lowly in warning,

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was

grin and for whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly. “Nice to

ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence,

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.” I

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

swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and

waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio

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

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 that

of us, his eyes showing

me, Aiden being close to me did things to

surely I did not want to feel these things with an au-

face and I can almost see all those bad things

displeasure

swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

know this was twenty questions about

can literally feel the irritation rolling off

lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten myself

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when my

he answered. “I

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