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

a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game

chairman of

really want to lie to his

me

you can notice on his ace, but

box, unsure of how I’ll get

grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing

for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

he asked

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

my waist like steel as he

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would

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

the both of us, his eyes

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

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

almost see all those bad things he

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

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

did not know this was twenty questions

can literally feel the

regarded

have I gotten myself

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

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

like Aiden’s words had left