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.

to control his anger and only managed to say bitterly. “My father is by far a better man than you’ll ever wish to be Sergio. Keep his name out

and I can sense the irritation in his gaze when

rip my gaze away from his quickly, feeling

a family under their nose?” Sergio asked with a pinch

waited with battered breath to hear Aiden’s response. We both know that his parents don’t know about me or

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

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

think you

it. Poor little Ash was oblivious to the tension swirling in the air and was busy playing with that small orange

grandfather Aiden? Did I not deserve to know about

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

Ashton finally noticing the tension in his father’s body, tries to have his dad play with the ball. It was rather cute

implying here Sergio?” Aiden asked tightly while trying to distract himself with Ashton on his

just saying that our

there, Sophie is it? Care to join in on the conversation instead of

to already be so

I’ll just-” I stopped before I humiliate myself

I looked at the plates and winced. The scrambled eggs looked a bit burnt and the entire penthouse

don’t get me started on the bacon pieces that were black and way

at doing a simple breakfast even though I tried

yelped when the oil splashed and dotted on my skin. But I told him with my eyes

and placed the plates on the dining table. When I had placed everything there,