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!

waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me

wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I

was the chairman of Harrington.co,

want to lie

squeezed me closer,

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

was forced into a small box, unsure of

warning, low for me

hear.

his face. He’s wearing a grin

for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is

Embarrassed beyond

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

swal- low me whole. I made a

arms tighten around my waist like steel

speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be

remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to be

of us, his eyes showing that

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

with an au- dience, one being

can almost see all those

the furious displeasure and

His eyes swang over to

I did not know this was twenty questions

feel the irritation rolling off

he regarded

I gotten myself

I deserve to know when my

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

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left