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

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

of Harrington.co, this

want to

me

can notice on his ace,

a small box,

lowly in warning, low

hear.

my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

up and swal- low me

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

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and

coming to my defense was both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role

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

me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden

surely I did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in the same

can almost see all those bad things he thought

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

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

twenty questions about my relationship,”

literally feel the irritation rolling off his

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a

have I

I deserve to know when

literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I

he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad