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

this game or not. Especially

was the chairman of

want to lie to

squeezed me closer,

can notice on his ace, but his

a small box,

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin

forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence,

Embarrassed

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

asked

the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he

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

then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me.

looks at the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me

to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his

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

his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned me

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

not know this was twenty questions about my

literally feel the irritation rolling

and he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know

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

like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his