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?

protect Ash from

how he only had to say their names and automatically they knew they

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

out to be like his father. No, my little Ash will be friendly, would have manners, and would be grateful for those who

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

point in apologizing for something that

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

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 at their

some files again to go through over the weekend. Bernard thought he would have

he was cruel enough to not care that Bernard had way too much on his plate to finish those files. I only hope he wouldn’t give him the boot next. Then no more ten thousand dollars a month

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

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

second they would show their presence, my back straightened and I waited with

with a pretty woman at his heels.

his powerful strides. His hands were tucked in his front pockets and his head

smile and

answered with a smile

to Aiden, my throat grew a lump. “Mr. Xa-vier.” | greeted

any better I’d say that he hadn’t heard me.

his intoxicating scent as he strides past without

blatant ignoration of my presence had something like anger

like he didn’t

he acknowledging

my teeth as

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

how can you forget about someone you bullied and

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

woman behind him turns around to send me a glare and I’m baffled. Why was she

three disappeared behind Bernard’s office door, I can finally breathe again

is pried open again and Aiden strides out with the woman at

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

Aiden’s pov

elevator button

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

sound so breathless

stir when I heard her

the button a bit rougher,

me. She insisted on following me

knew I was contemplating firing her

about to close when a hand with red painted long nails

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

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

It’s total silence in the lift until Lisa,

been a great day

a cold glance

to her. I gritted

supposed to be thinking about my revenge, not comparing women to

asked tightly while ripping my attention off

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