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

if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I

of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to lie

squeezed me closer, another

notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

a small box, unsure of how

in warning, low for me

hear.

his face. He’s wearing a grin on his

grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

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

Embarrassed beyond

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

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

me whole. I made a fool

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he

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

fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to be convinced

at the both of us, his eyes showing that he

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

these things with an au- dience, one being his

on my face and I can almost see all those

furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

twenty questions about

can literally feel the

brows lift and he regarded Aiden

I gotten myself

I deserve to know when my

literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got

looked like Aiden’s