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

this game

of Harrington.co,

want to lie

me closer,

on his

forced into a small box, unsure

in warning, low for

hear.

the side of his face. He’s wearing

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to

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

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

Please

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

low me whole. I made a fool out of myself

steel

has 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- ed Sergio to be

both of us, his eyes showing that

me, Aiden being close to me did things to my

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

almost see

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

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who

did not know this was twenty questions about

the irritation

lift and he regarded Aiden with a

I gotten

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

hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged

look convinced. In fact he looked like