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!

grip around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng

to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were

the chairman of Harrington.co,

I really want to lie to his

squeezed me closer, another

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

a small box,

lowly in warning,

hear.

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

reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

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

reddened. Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please

over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

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

steel as he an-

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future

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- ed

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

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

with an au-

can almost see all those bad things

the furious displeasure and disgust

you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to

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

literally feel the irritation

regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

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

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a