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

really wanted to play this game

chairman of Harrington.co,

want to lie to his

me closer, another

powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

warning, low for me

hear.

to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

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

Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.”

eyes sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly.

the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio

steel as he an-

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

fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending

his eyes

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

to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather

I can almost see all

furious displeasure and disgust swimming through

swang over to Aiden

know this was twenty questions about my

the irritation rolling off his

and he regarded Aiden with a cool

I gotten

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know

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

not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a