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!

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

if I really wanted to play this game or not.

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

I really want to lie to

me closer, another

on his ace,

was forced into a small box, unsure of

in warning, low for me alone

hear.

his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face

reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

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

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

me whole. I made a fool out of myself

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers

woman and would

But then I remembered that we were playing a role.

us, his eyes showing that he did not

You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close

things with an au- dience, one being

almost see all those bad things he thought

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

two get engaged?” His eyes swang

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

literally feel the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten myself

I deserve to know when

he answered. “I only got

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s