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

out a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to lie to

me closer,

was indeed powerful, that you can notice on

box, unsure of how I’ll

grits lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

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

whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly.

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

Embarrassed beyond

Harring-ton. Please forgive my

over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

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

tighten around my waist like steel as he an-

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

were playing a role. And that role made him commit

both of us, his eyes showing

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

did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather

can almost see all those

the furious displeasure and disgust

His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

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

the irritation

and he regarded Aiden with a

I

Don’t you think I deserve to know when my

swore I could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to tell you

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left