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 this

to say their names

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

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

quickly placed her palm over her mouth to stifle the sound. “I’m sorry, I swear I don’t sound like a pig half the

her point in apologizing for something that was hu man of her

do it. Hey, do you know where Bernard is? I hadn’t noticed

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

over the weekend. Bernard thought

to finish those files. I only hope he wouldn’t give him the boot next. Then no more ten thousand dollars a month for me

from Bernard’s office with my own private desk and chair and Lisa in

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

second they would show their presence, my back straightened and I waited with battered breath to greet whoever was making their way over

did not expect was Aiden a few inches away from Bernard with a pretty woman at his heels. There were many

powerful strides. His hands were tucked in

Bernard greeted me with a smile and a nod

a smile of my

to Aiden, my throat grew a

heard me. But by the stiffness of his shoulders and then

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

blatant ignoration of my presence had something like anger and frustration

like he

he acknowledging

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

did. Because maybe just maybe he forgot that

can you forget about someone you bullied and

someone who caused you to

turns around to send me a glare and I’m baffled.

office door, I can finally breathe again

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

Xavier,” I said politely again while nodding my head. He ignored me and walked even faster. I gritted my teeth

Aiden’s pov

the elevator button

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

have to sound

stir

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

right behind me. She insisted on following me

knew I

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

the rest of the files?” Bernard’s PA said

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

rolled my eyes. It’s total silence in the lift until Lisa, judging by the name on her tag decided to

day so far

her a cold glance that she squirmed

her. I gritted

thinking about my revenge,

long has she been working here?” I asked tightly while

to me. Especially since she would