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 if

really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no

the chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

I really want to

squeezed me closer, another

you can notice on his ace, but his

into a small box,

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

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

a forced grin and for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

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

Embarrassed beyond

Please forgive my mis- take.”

asked tightly. “Does

to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio with blunt

very intelligent woman and would be your

defense was both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want-

looks at the both of us, his

me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body

not want to feel these things with an au-

and I can almost see all

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

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

not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

can literally feel the irritation rolling

he regarded Aiden

have I

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

as he answered. “I only got engaged last night.

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