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 not screw

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

was the chairman of Harrington.co,

to lie

squeezed me closer, another

notice on his ace, but his

was forced into a small box, unsure of how

grits lowly in warning, low

hear.

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

whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly.

mother is my daughter. Hence,

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

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

steel as he

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

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

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

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

did not want to feel these things with

can almost see all those

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

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

was twenty questions about my relationship,”

feel the irritation rolling off his

he regarded Aiden

I gotten myself

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

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

like Aiden’s