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

meenie miney mo. It’s crazy how he only had to say their names and automatically they knew they

he practically spat out their

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

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

not seeing her point in apologizing for something that was hu man

know where Bernard is? I

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 hell were

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

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

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

not one but three sounds of footfalls in the corridor. One was a distinct sound of

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

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

war on my skin when I watch his powerful strides. His hands were tucked in his front pockets and

with a smile and a nod when he passed

I answered with a

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

doesn’t spare 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 his shoulders and then the pop of his jaw, I knew

it, I breathed in his intoxicating scent as

my presence had something like anger

he acting like he

he acknowledging

teeth

should like the fact that he did. Because maybe just maybe he forgot that I had basi cally ruined his

someone you bullied

caused you to go to jail at such a young

send me a glare and I’m baffled.

office

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

me and walked even

Aiden’s pov

button roughly while gritting

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

to sound so breathless

c**k stir when I heard

the button a bit rougher, forcing the doors to

behind me. She insisted on following

only she knew I was contemplating firing

to close when a hand with red painted long nails

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

as a good sign, she steps into

Lisa, judging by the name on

great day so

cold glance that she squirmed under

to her. I gritted my teeth. Why was

to be thinking about my revenge, not comparing

she been working here?” I asked tightly while ripping my

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