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

mo. It’s crazy how he only had to say their names and automatically they knew they were getting fired.” Lisa shook

the cold way he practically spat out their names, I’d

little Ash will be friendly, would have manners, and would be grateful for

the sound. “I’m sorry, I swear I don’t sound like a pig

seeing her point in

all do it. Hey, do you know where Bernard is?

Bernard seeing as there were too many heads in my 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 of

lifted 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

plate to finish those files. I only hope he wouldn’t give him the boot

and I soon walked to our assigned place. Me a couple feet away from Bernard’s office with my own private desk and chair and Lisa in her

my ears pick up on not one but three sounds of footfalls in the corridor. One was a

and I waited with battered breath to greet

Aiden a few inches away from Bernard with a pretty woman at his heels. There were

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

Bernard greeted me with a smile and a nod when he

with a smile of

Aiden, my throat grew a lump. “Mr. Xa-vier.” | greeted

any better I’d say that he hadn’t heard me. But by the stiffness of his shoulders and then the pop of his jaw, I knew he

about it, I breathed in his intoxicating scent as he strides

my presence had something

acting like he didn’t remember

wasn’t he

really that forgetful? Igritted my teeth as I glared at his

fact that he did. Because maybe just maybe

someone you

who caused you to go to jail at such

turns around to send me a glare and I’m baffled. Why was she glar ing at me when I hadn’t done anything

Bernard’s office door, I can finally breathe

a few minutes, the door to the office is pried open again and Aiden strides out with the woman at his

ignored me and walked even faster. I gritted my teeth and

Aiden’s pov

the elevator button roughly

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

she have to sound

c**k stir when I heard her

fingers on the button a bit rougher, forcing

follows right behind me. She insisted on following me

she knew I was contemplating

a hand with red painted long nails halts

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

fact, I completely ignore her. Taking this as a good sign, she steps into the lift, awkwardly

until Lisa, judging by the name

great day so

a cold glance that she squirmed under in

she failed in comparison to her. I gritted my

to be thinking about my

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

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