The Girl He Craves

Chapter 42

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 crap,” 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.

was a good thing I kept our son away from him. If he was that

protect Ash from

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

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

father. No, my little Ash will be friendly, would have

placed her palm over her mouth to stifle the sound. “I’m sorry, I swear I don’t

point in apologizing for

all do it. Hey, do you know where Bernard is?

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 headless chickens as they hurried out of

to the Ceo. Mr. Xavier did give him some files again to go through over the weekend. Bernard thought

too much on his plate to finish those files. I only hope he wouldn’t give

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

minutes had passed by when my ears pick up on not one but three sounds of

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

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

His hands were tucked in his front pockets and his head was faced

Bernard greeted me with a smile and a nod

I answered with a smile of my

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

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 breathed in his intoxicating scent as he strides

blatant ignoration of my presence had something like anger

acting like he didn’t remember

wasn’t he acknowledging

teeth as

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

forget about someone you

someone who caused you to go

glare and I’m baffled. Why was she glar

behind Bernard’s office door, I can finally breathe

open again and Aiden strides out

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

Aiden’s pov

elevator button roughly while

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

sound

stir when I heard

fingers on the button a bit rougher,

the lift, Noel follows right behind me. She

knew I was contemplating

a hand

you’d give me the rest of the files?” Bernard’s PA said with unsureness and fear in her

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

lift until Lisa,

been a great day

her a cold glance

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

thinking about my revenge,

I asked tightly while

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