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!

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

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

the chairman of

really want to

me closer, another

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

box,

in warning, low

hear.

gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a

for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice

Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother

Embarrassed beyond

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.” I

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

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

around my waist like steel as

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

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

the both of us, his eyes showing

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

these things with an au- dience, one being

almost see all those bad

by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

was twenty questions about

literally feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with

have I

think I deserve

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

In fact he looked like