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.”

face as my

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looks around, glaring at the red

his stare

seconds.

sorry for how I responded to you after Ashton

eyes fall on me and daggered me with irritation

didn’t like to be reminded of

from him awkwardly and a bit on alert since

held Ash in my arms. There was no way I could fight off

hated me. A powerful man like Sergio who despised someone

I was alone.

when he got the reaction he wanted.

same high school as my grandson….” He trailed off and looked around the room again,

heart thuds as the

smart and powerful enough to put two and two together quickly. I just didn’t know that he would’ve been this

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overdid himself. How

asked

said softly as I hold Ashton more

the pocket of the shorts I thankfully placed on after

to answer it, not knowing

do if

pushes his hands in

He instructed, nudging his head

of my lips and fished out my phone. My

“It’s Aiden.” I whispered.

it and don’t mention that I’m here.”

steely.

staring at me with no emotion. How can a man be

how Aiden had been.

“Why?” I asked softly.

tell Aiden that he was here…unless….he planned to do something bad to

grew cold at

lifted. “You are in no position to

home, robbing me of my breath

the truth? Why are you surprised that

phone blared again, pulling me out of my

brightest but surely you

press my lips together and looked down at Ash who was still playing with the rose, oblivious to the tension around

be better to listen to Sergio, I didn’t want to act tough now when my son