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

play this game or

chairman of Harrington.co,

I really want to lie to

squeezed me

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

box, unsure of how

warning,

hear.

face. He’s wearing a grin

grin and for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

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

Embarrassed

Harring-ton. Please

and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t like

steel as

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

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

both of us, his eyes showing that he did

stiff posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being

with an au-

I can almost see all those bad things he

displeasure and

engaged?” His eyes swang

I did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

can literally feel the irritation

lift and he regarded Aiden

I

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

teeth as he answered. “I only got

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a