1. Look who it is!

“Well, well, well,” Aiden sneers, and I feel my fists clenching on either side of me, “look who it is.”

“Aiden,” Coraline breathes next to me, and in the next moment, moves behind me. I feel so damn protective of her that I move my body right in front of hers yet again, just like the night at the restaurant.

“Hello, Coraline,” his voice is anything but pleasant when he voices her name, “I see you’re still shagging the cockroach.”

“He’s ten times, no, a thousand times the man you are,” surprising me, Coraline growls, “What the fuck are you doing here, Aiden? Are you stalking me?”

“Is that what you think this is?” he demands.

“What else am I supposed to think? We broke up, Aiden, don’t you remember? I left. You’re the last person. I expected to see here.”

“Well, I could say the same,” a gloating smile takes over his mouth, “Do you know why I’m here, Coraline?”

“Clearly, we don’t,” I find myself saying, “which is why we asked in the first place.”

He ignores me, his attention on Caroline, his eyes predatory, “I’m here because my father bought millions of dollars’ worth of investments in this company.”

I feel my blood run cold.

third majority shareholder in the company, as well as a member of the board,” Aiden cannot contain his gloating grin, “Remember what I said, about the dangers of letting me go, Coraline? How I would ruin your life? Well, consider this the

to destroy you for that. And

inquire, partly awestruck at his sheer arrogance. One would think he was the one who bought the shares, not his father.

here anyways, cockroach? Are you her new emotional support buddy? Lapping after my leftover like the dog you are. Tell me, how do second-hand goods feel like?”

jab at me, but not at Coraline, “Shut your whore mouth,” I growl at him, and a flicker of surprise flashes through his face. “Try to act a bit civilized.

Can’t I, cockroach?” That word is starting to get on my nerves really fast. “Well, let’s see about that. I give you one chance to hightail out of here with dignity. No way in hell will I let her

is not your decision to make,” I

this time almost murderously. “Yeah, but I know a man

his pocket and rings

He exclaims jovially, “how are you doing? It’s Aiden. Listen, we got a problem

never been higher, and I believe I should be given

think my dad would like that very

we are.” Aiden goes on to

‘we’, isn’t

a hurricane

happening here?” the man

the girl,” Aiden points at

of this? I’m the manager of this prestigious. company, and I don’t have time for snotwads like you

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