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!

more firm, as if

really wanted to play this game or not.

the chairman of Harrington.co, this

really want to

me

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

small box, unsure of how

in warning, low for me

hear.

his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but

and for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly.

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

Embarrassed beyond

Harring-ton. Please forgive

over to Aiden and he asked tightly.

floor to open up and swal- low me whole.

around my waist like steel as he an- swers

woman and would be your

both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he

looks at the both of us, his eyes showing that he did

me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body

want to feel these things with an au-

face and I can almost see

furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows

not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

literally feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

have I gotten

I deserve to know when my

of Aiden’s teeth as he answered.

looked like Aiden’s words had left a