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!

more firm, as if warn- ng me to

wanted to play this game or not.

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

want to lie

squeezed me closer, another

powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but

box, unsure

lowly in warning, low

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face

whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

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

Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.”

he asked tightly. “Does your

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

around my waist like steel as

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law.

I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made

his

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

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

narrowed on my face and I can almost

violated by the furious displeasure and

His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

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

literally feel the irritation rolling

regarded Aiden with a

I

you think I deserve

gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste