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 not screw

smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were play-

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this

want to

squeezed me closer, another

notice on his ace,

box, unsure of how I’ll get

in warning, low for me alone

hear.

face. He’s wearing a

grin and for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

features darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis-

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a speech

open up and swal- low me whole. I made

around my waist like steel as he an-

no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would

were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending

at the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

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

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

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

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

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

I did not know this was twenty

feel the irritation rolling

lift and he regarded

have I gotten myself

deserve to know when my grandson gets

he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in