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

unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had

chairman of

I really want to

me closer,

that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson

a small box, unsure of how I’ll

warning, low for me alone

hear.

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

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have

Embarrassed

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

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a

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

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers

very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please

that we were playing a role. And that

of us, his eyes showing that

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

did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one

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

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through

His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff

not know this was twenty questions about my

literally feel the irritation

lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

have I gotten

think I deserve to know when my grandson

hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had