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 me to not

wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were play- ng

the chairman of Harrington.co, this

really want to lie

me closer,

you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

was forced into a small box, unsure

warning,

hear.

the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his

forced grin and for whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

ther is not my son, his mother is

Embarrassed beyond

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.” I

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

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and

steel as he an-

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and

we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio

of us, his eyes showing that he did

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

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

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

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through

His eyes swang over to Aiden who

this was twenty questions about my

the irritation

brows lift and he regarded

have I gotten

I deserve to know

he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to tell you

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