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!

as if warn- ng me to

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

chairman of Harrington.co, this

to lie to his

me closer, another

indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson

forced into a small box, unsure of

grits lowly in warning,

hear.

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

whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.” He

Embarrassed

so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.” I

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t like

tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please

were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want-

us, his eyes showing that

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

not want to feel these things with an au- dience,

on my face and I can almost see all those bad things he thought

by the furious displeasure

His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows

this was twenty questions about my

the irritation rolling off his

regarded Aiden

have I gotten

I deserve

answered. “I only got engaged

not look convinced. In fact he looked like