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!

waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to

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

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to lie

me closer,

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson

box,

Aiden grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was

reason, he need- ed me to lie

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly.

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

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis-

Aiden and he asked

time I really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly,

waist like steel as he an- swers

very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please respect

remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to

both of us, his eyes showing

blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I didn’t want to

with

on my face and I can almost see all

by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as

you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

did not know this was twenty questions about

the irritation rolling

and he regarded Aiden with

have I gotten myself

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

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to tell you

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words