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

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

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

No, my little Ash will be friendly, would have manners, and would be grateful for

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

seeing her point in

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

the room the second the meeting was over. They resembled headless chickens as they hurried out of

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.

had way too much on his plate to finish those files. I only hope he

Bernard’s office with my own private desk and chair and

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

straightened and I waited with battered breath to greet whoever was making their way

a few inches away from Bernard with a pretty woman at

rage war on my skin when I watch his powerful strides. His hands were tucked

Bernard greeted me with a smile and a nod when he

I answered with a smile of my

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

me a glance and If I didn’t know any better I’d say that he hadn’t heard me. But by the stiffness of

intoxicating scent as he strides past without acknowledging that

had something like anger and frustration

like he

he

Igritted my teeth as I glared at his powerful

Because maybe just maybe he forgot that I had basi cally ruined

forget about someone

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

baffled. Why was

disappeared behind Bernard’s office door, I can

the office is pried open again and Aiden strides out with

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

Aiden’s pov

pressed the elevator button roughly while gritting

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

have to sound so breathless when

stir when I

bit rougher, forcing the

Noel follows right behind me. She insisted on following me

she knew I was contemplating firing

when a hand

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

as a good sign, she

until Lisa, judging by the name on her tag decided

great day

glance that

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

to be thinking about my

I asked tightly

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