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!

as if

a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not.

chairman of Harrington.co, this man

want to lie to

me closer, another

that you can notice on

was forced into a small box, unsure of how

grits lowly in warning, low

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but

whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

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

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

asked tightly.

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

steel as he an- swers Sergio with

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

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

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

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

did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in the

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

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

feel the irritation rolling

he regarded

I gotten myself

I deserve to

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

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left