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!

my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not

play this game or not. Especially when I had no

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie to his

me closer, another

powerful, that you can notice on

small box, unsure of how I’ll

warning, low for

hear.

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

grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet

ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

Embarrassed

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

Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out

steel as he

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your

to my 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

us, his eyes showing that

me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close

things with an au- dience, one being his

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

displeasure and disgust swimming through his

you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

twenty questions about

feel the irritation rolling

he regarded Aiden with

have I gotten

Don’t you think I deserve

literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got

like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in