Filed to story: The Girl He Craves Book by Demiah
Sergio does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his mouth.
His face wrings with displeasure and soon he voiced it. “It must’ve slipped your mind when I told you last night that I’ve found you a bride? Wait. Oh yes.” His eyes narrowed on Aiden. “You disconnected the call.”
ry?
A bride?
My heart slams in my chest harshly.
Was this the reason Aiden forced me into this lie?
His grandfather had found him a bride? Someone, to mar-
My heartbeat quickens.
I feel…… angry. Jealous.
A bitterness crawled into my being.
Who was this bride he found for Aiden? And why does this news upset me so much?
“Bad connection,” Aiden said bluntly and obviously was lying.
Sergio knew so and sent him an irritated glare.
His eyes left Aiden’s and sweep over to me.
Again, I’m squirming under the weight of hatred and dis- pleasure. “You seem familiar Sophie.” He drawled looking at me in thought.
I felt my bones freeze, my heart freeze, the air in my lungs…..my entire body froze.
I’m lost. I don’t know what to do or say.
He saw me, in that courtroom. Sure his eyes swept over to me for just a few but he saw me when I admitted-
I sighed heavily in my head.
I was the reason his grandson had been put into jail a few years ago. Surely if he knew I was that same girl on the stand, he’d find more reason to hate me.
Aiden saves me from answering and I let out a breath of relief. My body unstiffening.
You must’ve seen the picture I have of her in one of my penthouses. You once asked me who’s that woman. Well she’s now standing in front of you grandfather.” Aiden said and my knees nearly buckled. He has a picture of me in one of his penthouses?Sophie’s pov
Why does he have a picture of me in his penthouse?
My mind is racing. Thoughts of possible reasons he’d have my photo up.
None made sense.
Aiden’s hold slackens a bit and I knew he sensed my ques- tioning stare.
I’m loss, a standstill.
My thoughts are creating havoc in my mind and all I can do was pray that he’d tell me what I wanted to know before I go insane.
But knowing Aiden, he’d beat around the bush before telling me anything.
Sergio’s eyes dipped to Aiden’s hold around my waist, his eyes flickering with irritation.
This man really didn’t know me yet seemed to sneer at my sight like I had done something to him….
Well, you did cause his grandson to go to jail….
He doesn’t remember me though. Well, hopefully, he doesn’t.
“Yes,” Sergio said dryly. “How can I forget? You have it in the Manhattan penthouse right?”
Aiden nods.
Sergio lifted his hands to his chin and rubbed his skin in thought. “Just last week you were with countless women. Women I couldn’t count only on my fingers, I had to add my toes too. And now you want me to believe you’re in love with. this woman?”
I stiffen.
I should bail the ship. I should remove myself from this sit- uation before it escalates. Nothing good will come out of ly- ing to the chairman of the company.
This man looked sharp. He was not one to be messed with.
Yet, something let my mouth remain muted.
“We were going through a rough patch for a few weeks. It took her leaving me, for me to realize I couldn’t do without her. We’re now engaged, I have no craving for other women only her now. ” Aiden said cliply.
My heart skips a beat.
Aiden was so good at pretending and lying that I almost believed his words.
Sergio looks at us like a hawk. A very sharp look in his eyes. This man was not easily fooled. It was that obvious.
What made Aiden think we can fool him?
And how long does he want to fool him?!
I had not signed up to pretend to be his secretary nor did I sign up to be his fake fiance.
Sergio nod and then rises off the chair while fixing his tie. “I have an important meeting to attend and have no time to waste. Aiden,”
Aiden mutters a yes coldly, which was a bit shocking. Isn’t Sergio his grandfather?
What’s with the cold dead tone he’s been regarding him with the entire conversation?
These two do not seem like they see eye to eye. Which was probably the reason why Aiden decided to lie about us.
“I will schedule a lunch date so I can get to know your fi- ance a little bit better. We’re strangers and we’re supposed to be family. I would at least want to see her as a daughter be- fore you two wed.” Sergio said without any trace of emotion in his voice.
He was lying. He didn’t want to get to know me. He didn’t want to see me as a daughter. This man didn’t like me.
He was acting along with us.
“Yes. Any time that I’m free-
Sergio cuts in. “No. You will come when I call, free or not.”
Aiden grows stiff beside me and something tells me that he wants to argue but surprisingly he bites his tongue.
Hmmm. Aiden has someone he doesn’t win with after all.
Sergio looks at his bodyguards who hadn’t said a word and then looks back at Aiden with a sternness that made me squirm.
“I will schedule a date soon. In the meantime get the ne- gotiation running with Sullytec. They’re a good investment and you’d not want to miss out on this opportunity.” Sergio said approaching us. Aiden lets me go and moves out of the way.