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!

around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were play-

the chairman of

really want to lie to his

me closer, another

powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but

a small box, unsure

lowly in warning, low

hear.

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

for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

Embarrassed beyond

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

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

me whole. I

around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio

She’s a very intelligent woman

to my defense was both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role

his eyes showing that he did

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

with an

and I can almost see all those bad things he thought

displeasure and disgust swimming through

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who

was twenty questions about my

can literally feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a

have I gotten myself

you think I deserve

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

not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad