The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

“Mr. Harring-ton?” I stuttered, a bit baffled to see him

here.

I nervously looked at his stoic cold face, my insides freez- ing by the mere weight of it.

Gosh that man really doesn’t like me.

“Stuttering like an idiot. Are you going to let me in or gaze at me like an illiterate?” He said curtly with no emotion in his voice.

I blinked. And then blinked again.

I had an option to send him away for being rude to me and expect a good greeting in return.

But then I stupidly thought that maybe if I spoke to him nicely and acted nicely, perhaps maybe the old man would grow to like me and would support Aiden and I’s relationship.

But boy was I wrong….

I forced on a smile though it cracked with fakeness as I opened the door and ushered him to come in.

He looks around the living room area and his nose turned up as he took a step in.

“In here has an odd stench.” He said bluntly and closed the door behind him.

I looked at him a bit confused. “Oh, aren’t you inviting the two men to come in too?”

No. They’re my bodyguards, I don’t need them in here.” Sergio said, skimming his cold eyes over my figure.

His eyes stopped on Ashton who was busy playing with the rose in his hand. Sergio looked displeased.

“The child didn’t go to school.” His tone held a scowl and his face tightened.

I smiled awkwardly, the coldness in his tone and gaze get- ting to me a little. “No. The teacher suggested that we leave him home for a few days to get a hundred percent.”

Sergio nods, his lips curling and he glared at me.

“Sorry to come on such a short notice.”

He didn’t sound sorry at all. Especially with the way he looked at me in disgust.

Still, my foster mother taught me to respect my elders, so I answered him without hostility, very opposite of how he spoke to me. “No that’s fine. Though I will let you know that Aiden isn’t here, he went to the office.”

Sergio nose turned up in a snotty way. “That’s fine, I didn’t come for Aiden.”

left my face as my

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glaring at the

his stare

seconds.

breakfast Mr. Harrington. I am truly sorry for how I responded to you after Ashton threw

eyes fall on me and daggered me

to be reminded of what hap-

tongue and looked away from him awkwardly and a bit on alert since he didn’t come here

Ash in my arms.

hated me. A powerful man like Sergio

I was alone.

smirk when he got

He trailed off and looked around the room again,

thuds as the blood drained from my

to put two and two together quickly. I just didn’t

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roses, my grandson overdid himself. How

are there?” He asked in

softly as I hold

my phone rings in the pocket of the shorts I thankfully placed on after the shower I had

to answer

do if I

hands in the pocket of his expensive

He instructed, nudging

my phone. My heart leapt when I saw that

“It’s Aiden.” I whispered.

don’t mention that

steely.

me

how Aiden had been.

“Why?” I asked softly.

to tell Aiden that he was here…unless….he planned to

at such

no position to ask

my breath for a lit-

annoyed. “Isn’t that the truth? Why are you surprised that I got to know that

again, pulling me out of my

the brightest but

who was still playing with the rose, oblivious to the tension around

to listen to Sergio, I didn’t want to act tough now when my son was in my arms