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!

gets more firm, as if

I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

to

squeezed me closer, another

that you can notice on his ace, but

box, unsure

in warning, low for me alone

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not fooled

a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he

reddened. Embarrassed

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive

Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I

steel as he an- swers Sergio

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

both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that

his eyes

couldn’t blame me, Aiden

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

stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

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

the irritation rolling

regarded Aiden

I gotten myself

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

as he answered. “I only got engaged

not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a