The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

I’m whisking the eggs in the bowl when I heard Sergio converse with Aiden.

“Your fiance seems a bit tensed in my presence. If we are to be family, she needs to warm up a bit.”

Well of course I was tense! You were burying me with your glare.

I bit my tongue and tried to focus on the task at hand which was a bit difficult.

I could be wrong but I think I added way too much salt.

“She’s tense because you’re an old miserable man whose life mission is to destroy any form of happiness in your family. Why would she be warm and welcoming in the presence of the devil?” Aiden bit out and I can just hear that he was holding back because of Ashton.

I bit the inside of my lower lip, inwardly slapping my forehead. Aiden had really done it this time. Now the man would be furious.

But instead of being furious, Sergio chuckled and for the first time, it rang with emotion, amusement.

“Now grandson, that name is only for you, or so I’ve heard. Is it the blue-eyed devil our employees call you?” Sergio retorted

with amusement.

Aiden who I could see was seething all the way here, answered in a clipped tone. “What can I say, I learned from the best.”

Sergio nods. “Yes, your father.”

My heart pounds. Sergio had reached an all-time low and I feared there was nothing I can do to stop them from arguing

now.

say bitterly. “My father is by far a

sense the irritation in his gaze when he noticed that I

gaze away from his quickly, feeling the unsettling

parents even know that their son had been secretly starting a family under their nose?” Sergio asked with a

hear Aiden’s response. We both

secret away from them?” Aiden said with such honesty that you’d think he was speaking

then he chuckled and regained his composure. “Oh, then I suppose I’m the only one who was left out in the dark…like usual. I perhaps would’ve stayed in

nods. “I didn’t think you

I trembled at the weight of it. Poor little Ash was oblivious to the tension swirling in the air and was busy playing with that small orange ball

deserve to know about such things?” He asked tightly and then dropped his

looks like you. A lot. Hopefully, the other one on the way has your genes,

grows stiff and Ashton finally noticing the tension in his father’s body, tries to have his dad play with the ball. It was rather cute seeing him trying to cheer

tightly while trying to distract

just saying that our genes aren’t hard to notice. I was not implying anything…unless, of course, there’s

then called out to me. “How is it going over there, Sophie is it?

to already be

away, feeling hot with humiliation. “No that’s fine. I’ll just-” I stopped before I humiliate myself more and continued on with ‘cooking’

a bit burnt and the entire penthouse smelt like it. I also

get me started on the bacon pieces that were black and

simple breakfast

and dotted on my skin. But I told him with my eyes that I was fine.

plates on the dining table. When I had placed everything there, I called Sergio and Aiden for