The Girl He Craves novel (Sophie and Aiden) novel Chapter 112

Sophie’s pov

“Oh my gosh Mr. Harrighton, I am so sorry,” I rushed out and grabbed my napkin, and got up to walk over to Aiden and Ashton so I can wipe his hands.

Aiden looked like he was fighting hard to not laugh while Ashton on the other hand giggled loudly.

The chair makes a sharp noise when Sergio rises to his feet and pushes it back. His face is tight with irritation and he looks ready to scowl at Ashton but decided against it and scowled at me instead.

“You must not have trained him properly,” Sergio snaps, taking the napkin he just wiped with his mouth, to now wipe his expensive suit and face.

I stopped wiping Ash’s hands and froze. Sergio could say anything about me and to my face but I refuse to make him speak ill like that about Ashton.

Straightening my spine I looked at the disgruntled man.” My son is not a dog. He can’t be ‘trained.’

Sergio is surprised by my words and he isn’t the only one. Aiden is looking at me with a stunned expression but then a proud smile emerged on his face, making me feel a bit giddy that I made him proud.

Sergio whose face twisted with displeasure, dropped the napkin on the table messily and scowled at me. “It seems I’m not in the mood for breakfast anymore. I’ll see myself out.”

Fixing his tie, he looked at Ashton and said. “I’ll see you some other time, hopefully then you’d have more manners. As for you Aiden, I’ll speak to you soon.”

He doesn’t wait for a response, just walks away. When he closes the door behind him with a slight bang, I looked at Aiden horrified by what just happened.

Had I screwed up everything?

“Aiden, I’m so sorry. About the breakfast and everything else afterward. “I rushed out and reached out for Ashton.

Aiden’s brow lifted and amusement flashed in his eyes. ” You shouldn’t be apologizing Sophie. Everything was perfect, you got rid of him. If anything, you should’ve done more,” Aiden snorted and rose to his feet.

I shook my head. “He hates me even more now.”

I looked down at Ashton and winced. “And Ash threw the eggs on his expensive suit,” I groaned. “Can he press charges?” I asked with a bit of fear.

Aiden looks at me for a few, trying to see if I had grown another head or two before laughing loudly while holding his belly.

“It’s not funny Aiden! He looked really angry and I’m scared. “I admitted with a huff, glaring at his laughing face.

He wasn’t taking this seriously. Sergio looked annoyed as hell and angry too. Who knows what that old man had in mind when he left?

Aiden sensing the fear trembling in my voice finally took me

seriously and ceased his laughing fit. He eats up the distance between us and put both his hand out to cup my face.

“Hey, I’ll not let him do anything to you or Ashton, okay? I’ll protect you both,” He promised with honesty in his voice.

Hearing the honesty and the way he looked down at me, I calmed down, nodding slightly.

But when Ashton fell asleep and Aiden went to tuck him in, I grew a bit anxious. It was already six in the afternoon and by the looks of it, I would be staying the night. Well, Ash and I

would.

This wasn’t the apartment where the girls could barge in at any time. No. This was Aiden’s penthouse and now that Ashton was asleep, we were now left alone.

I busied myself with washing the plátes that were dirty from the ordered food we just ate.

“He even sleeps like me,” Aiden joked when he returned, a

huge beam on his face. It made me smile.

“He got everything from you. ” I voiced with a small pout on my lips.

Aiden chuckles and approaches me.” Well, that’s not true. He got your tiny cute ears. He also does that twitchy thing you do with your nose. And let’s not forget how red his cheeks get when he smiles or laughs, he also got that from you.”

I stopped scrubbing the plate and set it down in the water as turn to Aiden with a stunned expression. “You noticed.” I breathed out in shock. These were little things. How did he notice them?

Aiden steps closer until I could feel his body heat. He looks down at me with such vulnerability that I’m shocked that this was the same Aiden years ago.

“I always noticed Sophie. Those words I said to you when I was down on one knee….I meant them. Every single one of them.” He confessed, his hands reaching up to tuck a few stray hairs behind my ears.