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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue

chairman of

I really want to

me

can notice on his

a small box, unsure of how

warning, low

hear.

wearing a grin on

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

fa- ther is not my son, his mother

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Please forgive my mis- take.”

and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t

steel

speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please respect

both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me.

both of us, his

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

things with an au- dience, one being his

almost see

furious displeasure and disgust

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

this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

can literally feel the irritation rolling off

regarded Aiden with a cool

have I

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when my grandson

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

he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste