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.

him. If he was

protect Ash from this

It’s crazy how he only had to say their names and automatically they knew they were

cold way he practically spat out their names, I’d think I was getting fired

like his father. No, my little Ash will be friendly,

snorted and quickly placed her palm over her mouth to stifle the sound. “I’m sorry, I swear I don’t sound like a pig

smile, not seeing her point in apologizing

it. Hey, do you know where Bernard is? I hadn’t

out of the room the second the meeting was over. They resembled

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

on his plate to finish those files. I only hope he wouldn’t give him the boot next. Then no more

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 but three sounds of footfalls in the corridor. One was a distinct sound

show their presence, my back straightened and I

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

strides. His hands were tucked in

greeted me with a smile and a nod when

with a smile

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

doesn’t spare me a glance and If I didn’t know any better I’d say that he hadn’t heard

scent as he

ignoration of my presence had something like

he acting like he

wasn’t he acknowledging

really that forgetful? Igritted my teeth as I

fact that he did. Because maybe just maybe he forgot

about someone you bullied and had

forget about someone who caused you to go to jail

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

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

minutes, the door to the office is pried open again and Aiden strides out with the woman at

head. He ignored me and walked even faster. I gritted

Aiden’s pov

pressed the elevator button roughly

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

she have to sound so breathless

cock stir

button a bit rougher, forcing the doors to slide

me. She insisted on following me since my PA wasn’t

only she knew I was

just about to close when a hand

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

completely ignore her. Taking this as

the lift until Lisa, judging by the name on her tag decided to

been a great day so far hasn’t

spared her a cold glance that she squirmed

a nice girl I suppose but she failed in comparison to her. I gritted my teeth. Why was I still thinking about

be thinking about my revenge, not

I asked tightly while

Especially since she would be closer to Sophie.