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

wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

to

me closer,

that you can notice on his

into a small box, unsure

grits lowly in warning, low

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on his handsome

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

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

Embarrassed beyond

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

he asked

did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of

like steel as he an- swers Sergio

intelligent woman and

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

looks at the both of us, his eyes showing

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

feel these things with

almost see all those bad things he thought about

his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through

swang over to Aiden

was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

can literally feel the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with

have I

you think I deserve to

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

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