The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

Fifty-five employees.

In the ten minutes we were here, Aiden has managed to boot fifty-five employees.

I was still stunned by the number and yes I was counting, who wouldn’t when every second there’s an employee standing up and making that walk of shame out of the room?

He was ruthless. Extremely ruthless. And scary.

He was way worst than how he was in high school.

I gulped. To fire fifty-five employees without batting a lash was crazy. Aiden had grown cold.

But that shouldn’t have been a shocker. This was Aiden after all.

The woman beside me suddenly stands up and I look over at her in confusion until I realize that she had just been fired. The mist of incoming tears in her eyes said as much.

She quickly hurried out of the room, her gaze lowered and her shoulders hunched.

Aiden was cruel.

“Oh c**p,” Lisa whispered with a pitch of fear in her voice. One that had my stomach churn ing.

I turn to face her, my eyes a bit wide. “What is it?”

Had they fired her too and I had not heard?

“He’s looking at you.” She whispered, wincing.

I froze, my stomach churning even more. Was about to say goodbye to ten thousand dol lars a month?

I slowly brought my gaze forward and sure enough, Aiden had his intense gaze on me. Such a stormy blue. Those blue eyes I fell in love with. The same blue our son shared.

His eyes turned furious but he was quick to place on a veil that had everyone fooled. But ! saw right through him. He was furious at me.

I held my breath, waiting for him to just pull the rug beneath my feet again and fire me. He was the Ceo after all and even though I was technically working as Bernard’s secretary, I was still Aiden’s employee.

He could do whatever he wanted.

My lungs burned as I held my breath but I don’t let it go until Aiden surprises me by tearing his gaze away and focussing those stormy blues on someone else behind.

I was too busy pulling the air into my lungs to even care to look behind me to see who unfor tunately was misiled with his darkened gaze,

He fired the poor man who cried and begged to keep his job. Aiden wasn’t having it and had two bulky security men escort the wailing man out of the building.

Aiden was as cruel as they said he was. He really was the blue eyed devil.

“This was the most intense staff meeting I’ve ever been in. And he fired a hundred and twen ty-two employees in one day! That’s a new record even for him.” Lisa sighed as soon as the ele vator doors close behind us.

I nodded agreeing with her completely. Aiden was like a cold monster, firing people left and right.

He didn’t even seem to care that half of these people were begging him to keep them be cause they had kids to feed. Every single one of those people he fired today had a family, I was sure.

I can’t help but think that maybe it was a good thing I kept our son away from him. If he was that cruel to people who had kids to feed, how would he treat me and his son?

Ash from

It’s crazy how he only had to say their names and

it was crazy at all, with the cold way he practically spat

I nodded, praying my Ash bug doesn’t turn out to be like his father. No, my little

her mouth to stifle the sound. “I’m sorry, I swear I don’t sound like

head with a smile, not seeing her point in apologizing for something that was

we all do it. Hey, do you know where Bernard

eyesight as everyone scurried out of the room the second the meeting was over. They resembled headless chickens as they hurried out of the room like the fires

a shoulder in a barely there shrug. “Must’ve stayed back to speak to the Ceo. Mr. Xavier did give him some files again to go through over the weekend. Bernard thought he would have had time to finish it but with so much workload, he, unfortunately, didn’t. I’m sure Mr. Xavier is currently

on his plate to finish those files. I only hope he wouldn’t give him the boot next. Then no more

soon walked to our assigned place. Me a couple feet away from Bernard’s office with my own private

had passed by when my ears pick up on not one but three sounds of footfalls in the

presence, my back straightened and I waited with battered breath to greet whoever was making

away from Bernard with a pretty woman at his heels. There were many files

skin when I watch his powerful strides. His hands were tucked in his

a smile

with a smile of

throat grew a lump. “Mr. Xa-vier.” | greeted with a stutter as

better I’d say that he hadn’t heard me. But

intoxicating scent

something like anger and frustration churning in my

like

wasn’t he

I really that forgetful? Igritted my teeth as I

fact that he did. Because maybe just maybe he forgot that I

someone

who caused you to go to jail at such a

glare and I’m baffled.

behind Bernard’s office door, I can finally

a few minutes, the door to the office is pried open again and

ignored me and walked

Aiden’s pov

button roughly while gritting

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

have to sound so breathless

why did my c**k stir when

a bit

the lift, Noel follows right behind me. She insisted on following

she knew I was contemplating firing her

a hand with red

Mr. Beckam told me to tag along with you so you’d give me the

this as a good sign, she steps

total silence in the lift until Lisa, judging

a great day so far hasn’t

a cold glance

her. I gritted my teeth. Why was I still thinking about that d**n

about my revenge, not

has she been working here?” I asked tightly while ripping my attention

Especially since she would be closer to Sophie. I could use