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

forced out a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially

chairman of Harrington.co, this

to

squeezed me closer,

notice on his ace, but his grandson was not

was forced into a small box, unsure of

grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

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

reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence,

Embarrassed beyond

Please forgive my mis-

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio

tighten around my waist like steel as

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman

fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role.

at the both of us, his eyes showing

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

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

and I can almost see all those bad

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

you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who

twenty

the irritation rolling

regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten

you think I deserve to know when my grandson

answered. “I

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had