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?

protect Ash from

picking people by playing eenie meenie miney mo. It’s crazy how he only had to say their

at all, with the cold way he practically spat out their names, I’d think I

my Ash bug doesn’t turn out to be like his father. No, my little Ash will be friendly, would have manners, and would be grateful for those who will

snorted and quickly placed her palm over her mouth to stifle the sound. “I’m sorry, I swear I don’t

point in apologizing for something that was hu man of her

fine, we all do it. Hey, do you know where Bernard is? I hadn’t noticed him after everyone left the room.” I

eyesight as everyone scurried out of the room the second the meeting was

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 chewing him and

to not care that Bernard had way too much on his plate to finish those files. I only hope he wouldn’t give

couple feet away from Bernard’s office with my own private desk and chair and Lisa in her own

minutes had passed by when my ears pick up on not one but three sounds of

would show their presence, my back straightened and I waited with battered breath to greet whoever

a few inches away from Bernard with a pretty woman

on my skin when I watch his powerful strides. His

Bernard greeted me with a smile and a nod when

I answered with a

sweep back to Aiden, my throat grew a lump. “Mr. Xa-vier.”

he hadn’t heard me. But by the stiffness of his shoulders and then the pop of

his intoxicating scent as he strides past without acknowledging that I

presence had something like anger and

acting like he

wasn’t he acknowledging

forgetful? Igritted my teeth as I glared

maybe just maybe he forgot that I had basi

you forget about someone you bullied

you

glare and I’m baffled. Why was she glar ing at me when I hadn’t

behind Bernard’s office door, I can finally breathe again

minutes, the door to the office is pried open

while nodding my head. He ignored me and walked even faster. I gritted my teeth and

Aiden’s pov

elevator button roughly while gritting my

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

to sound so breathless

stir when I

on the button a bit rougher, forcing the doors to

follows right behind me. She insisted on following

I was contemplating

were just about to close when a hand with red painted long

told me to tag along with you so you’d give me the rest of the files?” Bernard’s PA said

bother replying, in fact, I completely ignore her. Taking this as a

until Lisa, judging by the name

great day so

spared her a cold glance that she squirmed under in

girl I suppose but she failed in comparison to her. I gritted my teeth. Why was I still

supposed to be thinking about my

working here?” I asked tightly while ripping my attention off the

would be closer to Sophie. I could use her