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-

game or not. Especially when

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this

really want to lie to

me closer,

notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

a small box, unsure of how

warning, low for me alone

hear.

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

was a forced grin and for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

features darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

Embarrassed

Harring-ton. Please

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

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

steel as he an- swers

very intelligent woman and would be your

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- ed

both of us, his eyes showing

posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden

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

can almost

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

swang over to Aiden who

this was twenty

can literally feel the

brows lift and he regarded

I

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

as he answered.

fact he looked like