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!

grip around my waist gets more firm, as

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

of Harrington.co, this man was

want to lie

me closer, another

that you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

small box, unsure of how I’ll get

lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

wearing a grin on his handsome face

a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

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

reddened. Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

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

waist like steel as he an- swers

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

con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made

at the both of us, his

it was my stiff posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body

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

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost

under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned me

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

this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

the irritation

lift and he regarded Aiden

I gotten

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when my

the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to tell you

In fact he looked like