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?

to protect Ash from

had to say their names

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

little Ash

snorted and quickly placed her palm over her mouth to stifle the sound. “I’m sorry, I swear I

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

you know where Bernard is? I hadn’t noticed him after everyone left the room.” I

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 chewing him and spitting

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

from Bernard’s office with my own

ten minutes had passed by when my ears pick up on not one but

show their presence, my back straightened and I waited with battered

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

powerful strides. His hands were tucked in his front

smile and a nod when he passed

with a smile of

eyes sweep back to Aiden, my throat grew a lump.

heard me. But by the stiffness of

it, I breathed in his intoxicating scent as he strides past without acknowledging that

my presence had something like

like

wasn’t he acknowledging

that forgetful? Igritted my teeth

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

about someone you

can you forget about someone who caused you to go to jail at such a young

around to send me a glare and I’m baffled. Why was she glar

Bernard’s office door, I can

office is pried open

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

Aiden’s pov

elevator button roughly while

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

she have to sound so

why did my c**k stir

my fingers on the button a bit rougher, forcing the doors to

me. She insisted on following me

she knew I was contemplating firing

a hand with red painted long

me the rest of the files?” Bernard’s PA said with unsureness and fear in

completely ignore her. Taking this as a good sign, she steps into the

silence in the lift until Lisa, judging by the name on her tag decided to

day so far hasn’t

cold glance that she squirmed under

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

my revenge,

I asked tightly while

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