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

game or not. Especially when I had no

the chairman of

I really want to lie to

me closer,

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on

box, unsure of how

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

sweep my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not fooled by

whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

my son, his mother

Embarrassed beyond

Please forgive

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

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

like steel

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

we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio

us, his eyes showing that

blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my

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

face and I can almost see all those bad things he thought about

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes

His eyes swang over to Aiden who

was twenty questions about my relationship,”

the

lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

have I gotten myself

you think I deserve to know when my grandson

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

not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s