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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng

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

chairman of Harrington.co, this man

to

me closer,

you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

small box,

grits lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not

reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

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

Embarrassed

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

and he asked tightly.

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

steel as he an- swers Sergio with blunt

woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law. Please respect

that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit

looks at the both of us, his eyes

close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being

things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in

face and I can almost

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang

this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

the irritation rolling off his

he regarded Aiden with

I

deserve to

answered. “I only got engaged last

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