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 if warn- ng me

play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue

chairman of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie

me

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

into a small box, unsure of how

in warning, low for me

hear.

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

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet

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

Embarrassed

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

he asked tightly. “Does your

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

my waist like steel as he an- swers

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman

and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that

of us, his eyes showing that

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

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

can almost see all

furious displeasure and disgust

swang over to Aiden who

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

the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a

I gotten myself

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

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last

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