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

he was picking people by playing eenie meenie miney 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

he practically spat out their

father. No, my little Ash will be

sound.

in apologizing for something that was hu man of her

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

could’ve missed Bernard seeing as there were too many heads in my eyesight as everyone scurried out of the room the second the meeting was over. They resembled

did give him some files again to go through over the weekend. Bernard thought he would have had time to finish

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

walked to our assigned place. Me a couple feet away from Bernard’s office with my own private desk and chair and Lisa in her

when my ears pick up on not one

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

from Bernard with a pretty woman at his heels. There

when I watch his powerful strides. His hands were tucked in his front pockets

a smile and a nod

with a

back to Aiden, my throat grew a lump. “Mr.

say that he hadn’t heard me. But by the stiffness of his shoulders and then the pop of his jaw, I knew he

thinking much about it, I breathed in his intoxicating scent as he strides past without acknowledging

something like anger and frustration

like he didn’t remember

wasn’t he acknowledging

my teeth as I glared at

Because maybe just maybe he forgot that I

about someone you bullied and had

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

glare and I’m baffled. Why was she glar ing at

all three disappeared behind Bernard’s office door,

is pried open

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……

she have to sound so breathless

stir

bit rougher, forcing the

behind me. She insisted on following

she knew I was contemplating firing her

to close when a hand with red painted long

you so you’d give me the rest of the files?”

don’t bother replying, in fact, I completely ignore her. Taking this as a good sign, she steps into the lift,

silence in the lift until Lisa, judging by the name on

great day so

cold glance that she squirmed under

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

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

she been working here?” I asked tightly while

Especially since she would be closer