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!

more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

really wanted to play this game or not. Especially

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to lie to

me

can notice on his ace, but his

box,

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

the side of his face. He’s wearing a

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

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

reddened. Embarrassed

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

asked tightly. “Does your fiance

and swal- low me whole. I

tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers

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

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

his eyes

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

with an au- dience, one being

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

stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang

did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

literally feel the irritation rolling

lift and he regarded Aiden

I gotten

think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

answered. “I only

like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste