The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

“What?” Sergio taunted, leaning his upper half forward and mocked me. “Surprised that I know about this one too?”

My heart was beating uncomfortable, and painfully.

“No,” I finally answered, trying to make it seem like he did- n’t have me close to having my legs feel like jello with fear.

“I’m not surprised at all. You’re Sergio Harrington after all. A very powerful man. Powerful enough to try to control your grandson’s life.” I said, removing all fake friendly emotion in my voice.

What was the point in talking to him nicely when he was not returning the favor?

Sergio loathed me, it was clear as day. And now that he knew I was the girl who stupidly made Aiden end up in jail….he had no reason to ever like me.

“I’m trying to make sure my grandson has the best future and doesn’t screw things up like his mother had done,” He snarled lowly, rolling his eyes over my figure in distaste.

“But clearly I was too late. Seeing as he ended up with an orphan street rat like you.” He sneered looking around the room and glaring angrily at the roses.

“Your kind doesn’t deserve this kind of gesture.” He spat.

His words hurt and I will admit my heart felt heavy when they slammed against it.

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I know I shouldn’t take his words to heart.

weak.

grandfather, and my stupid heart still held a little, just a tinge of hope that someday I could change his

in my soul that he wouldn’t let Aiden and me bw in peace if he hated me to the core. But if he liked me….just a little bit more, maybe just maybe he’d stop pester- ing us and give us

disre- spected you in any way to have you come all the way here to disrespect me? I love your grandson and yes I am an orphan who got taken in by a lovely couple who sees me as their own child. I wouldn’t trade

narrowed. “Why did you come back?” He asked, sweeping his gaze

of them? Now of course you can’t sort for the other because that poor boy is rotting in the ground.” Sergio snorted and rocked on his heels as

told me Sergio loved this. He loved getting un- der my skin and loved that he had no one to stop him from telling me all what he wanted to say

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fooled me the first time when we saw

He hated me instantly.

looked at me coldly. “You’re a gold

his eyes drop to stare at Ashton. I want to

judging by Ashton’s birth certificate…..you were a teen mother. And got pregnant probably the same time you caused a boy to lose his life and nearly ruined

meet. So you trapped him by getting

me. Completely

a character in his head that was all wrong and not

smart he was….he wasn’t smart

my tongue, trying to not curse

said, I love your grandson and didn’t get pregnant for him to trap him into marrying me. Money means nothing to me. What happened with Carson and Aiden was an accident that shouldn’t have happened. But I have come to terms that things happen and I cannot go

down at Ash whose eyes are now on Sergio. Your version

false that I know that

eyes widening. He pieced

into a smirk. “Don’t try to deny this one because your reaction confirmed it. You’re not so smart So- phie Bell. I’ve been baiting you and you hadn’t