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!

firm, as

really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were

chairman of Harrington.co, this

really want to lie to

squeezed me

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

forced into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

warning, low for me

hear.

He’s wearing

reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive

he asked

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

steel as he

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

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 convinced that

looks at the both of us, his eyes showing

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

with an

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those

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

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

did not know this was twenty questions about

the irritation rolling

he regarded Aiden with

I gotten myself

think I deserve to know when

I could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words