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.

managed to say bitterly. “My father is by far

sense the irritation in his gaze when he noticed that I was eavesdropping on their

gaze away from his quickly, feeling the unsettling feeling

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

swallowed and waited with battered breath to hear Aiden’s response. We both know

said with such honesty that you’d think he was speaking the

the slight surprise look on his face. But then he chuckled and regained his composure. “Oh, then I suppose I’m the

think you deserved

I trembled at the weight of it. Poor little Ash was oblivious to the tension

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

one on the way has your genes, the Harrighton

tries to have his dad play with the ball. It was rather cute seeing him trying to cheer up

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

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

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

already

“No that’s fine. I’ll just-” I stopped before I humiliate myself more

and winced. The scrambled eggs looked a bit burnt and the entire penthouse smelt like it. I also tried to do pancakes and they came out a mess and some were not even

get me started on the bacon pieces that were

failed at doing a simple breakfast even

a few concerned looks every time I yelped when the oil splashed and dotted on my skin. But I told him

juice into a glass and placed the plates on the dining table. When I had placed everything there, I called