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 to not

if I really wanted to play this game

chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

I really want to lie to his

squeezed me

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

box, unsure of

in warning, low for me

hear.

my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a

and for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

mother is my daughter.

reddened. Embarrassed

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

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

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

like steel as he an- swers Sergio with

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman

that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me.

at the both of us, his eyes showing that he did

You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I didn’t want

want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in the same

my face and I can almost see all those bad things

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust

you two get engaged?” His eyes swang

not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

feel the

and he regarded Aiden with a cool

I gotten myself

I deserve to know when

hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered.

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