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

if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we

chairman of Harrington.co, this

really want to lie

squeezed me

notice on his ace, but his

small box,

grits lowly in warning, low

hear.

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

a forced grin and for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.” He

Embarrassed

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

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

want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t

waist like steel as he

She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law.

we were playing a

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

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

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

I can almost see all those

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

get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows

I did not know this was twenty

the irritation rolling off

regarded Aiden with

have I gotten myself

I deserve to know when my grandson

I could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered.

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left