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

to play this game or not.

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to lie to his

me closer,

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not

box, unsure of how I’ll

lowly in warning,

hear.

wearing a grin on his

reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly. “Nice

mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.”

sweep over to Aiden and he asked

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

my waist like steel

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. If he want- ed Sergio to be convinced

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

stiff posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did

things with an

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see all

furious displeasure

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

I did not know this was twenty questions about

feel the irritation rolling off his

and he regarded

I gotten

you think I deserve to know

gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my

he looked like Aiden’s words