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

say

all, with the cold way he practically spat out their

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

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

her point in apologizing for something that was

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

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

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

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

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

my ears pick up on not one but

that at any second they would show their presence, my back straightened and I waited

with a pretty woman at his heels. There were many files in

strides. His hands

smile and a nod when he passed

I answered with a smile

a lump. “Mr. Xa-vier.” | greeted with a stutter

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

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

had something like anger and frustration churning in my

he acting like he didn’t

he acknowledging

that forgetful? Igritted my teeth as I

like the fact that he did. Because maybe just maybe he

forget about someone you

about someone who caused you to go to jail

baffled. Why was she

Bernard’s office door, I

pried open again and Aiden strides out with the woman

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

Aiden’s pov

elevator button roughly

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

have to sound so breathless when greeting

why did my c**k stir when I heard her

button a bit rougher, forcing the

Noel follows right behind me. She insisted on following me

I

close when a hand with

sir, Mr. Beckam told me to tag along with you so you’d give me the rest of the files?” Bernard’s PA

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

rolled my eyes. It’s total silence in the lift until Lisa, judging

day

her a cold glance that she squirmed under in

comparison to her. I gritted my

my revenge,

working here?” I asked tightly

would be closer to Sophie. I could use her to