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.

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

Ash

how he only had to say their names and automatically they knew they were getting fired.” Lisa

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

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

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

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

Bernard is? I hadn’t noticed

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

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

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

Me a couple feet away from Bernard’s office with

up on not one but three sounds of footfalls in the

show their presence, my back straightened and I

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

watch his powerful strides. His

me with a smile

with a

grew a lump. “Mr. Xa-vier.” | greeted with

If I didn’t know any better I’d say that he hadn’t heard me. But

it, I breathed in his intoxicating scent as he strides

presence had something like anger and frustration churning in my

acting like he

he acknowledging

teeth as I glared at his

that he did. Because maybe just maybe

someone you bullied and had sex

who caused you to go to jail at such

him turns around to send me a glare and I’m baffled. Why was she glar ing at me when I hadn’t done

behind Bernard’s office

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

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

Aiden’s pov

the elevator button roughly while gritting

So she’s Bernard’s secretary……

sound so breathless

why did my cock stir

button a bit rougher, forcing the doors to slide

right behind me. She insisted on following me since my

she knew I was contemplating firing her

when a hand with red painted

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

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

in the lift until Lisa, judging

day

a cold glance that

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

my revenge, not comparing women to her

has she been working here?” I asked tightly while ripping my attention off the

Especially since she would