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 to not

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

chairman of

really want to

squeezed me closer, another

can notice on his ace, but his

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

in warning,

hear.

wearing

reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly.

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

Embarrassed beyond

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.” I

asked

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and

like steel as he an- swers Sergio with blunt

intelligent woman and would be

we were playing a role. And that role made

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did

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

these things with an au- dience, one being his

and I can almost

furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his

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

twenty questions about my

feel the irritation rolling off his

brows lift and he regarded

have I gotten myself

I deserve to know when

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

he looked like Aiden’s words