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.

our son away from him. If he was that cruel to people who had kids to feed, how

to protect Ash

only had to say their names and automatically they knew they were

crazy at all, with the cold way he practically spat

dick.” I nodded, praying my Ash bug doesn’t turn out to be like his father. No, my little Ash will be friendly, would have manners, and would be grateful for those who will do things for

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

my head with a smile, not seeing her point in apologizing for something that was hu man of her to

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

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

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

showed 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

soon 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 own private

ten minutes had passed by when my ears pick up on not one but three sounds of footfalls in the corridor. One was a

their presence, my back straightened and I waited with battered breath to greet whoever was making their way

with a pretty

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

a smile and a nod when

a smile of my

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

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

his intoxicating scent as he strides past without acknowledging that I was

something like anger and frustration churning

acting like

he

my teeth

fact that he did. Because maybe just

forget about someone you bullied and

can you forget about someone who caused you to go to

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

office door, I can finally breathe

pried open again and Aiden strides out with the woman at

me and walked even faster. I gritted my teeth and sent daggers

Aiden’s pov

pressed the elevator button roughly while

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

sound so breathless when

stir

a bit rougher, forcing the doors

right behind me. She insisted on following me since my PA

only she knew I was contemplating firing

just about to close when a hand with red painted long

me the rest of

as a good sign, she steps

lift until Lisa, judging by the name on

been a great day so far

her a cold glance

nice girl I suppose but she failed in comparison to her.

to be thinking about my revenge,

been working here?” I asked

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