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.

him the 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?

you for that. And crush your little cockroach

think you can do that?” I inquire, partly awestruck at his sheer arrogance. One would think he was the

his face, “The fuck are you here anyways, cockroach? Are you her new emotional support buddy? Lapping after my leftover

face. “Try to act a bit civilized. Coraline is here for an interview for which she was formally invited

nerves really fast. “Well, let’s see about that. I give you one chance to hightail out of here with dignity.

is not your decision to make,” I

grins again, this time almost murderously. “Yeah, but I know a man who can.”

out his phone from his

exclaims jovially, “how are you doing? It’s Aiden. Listen, we got a problem at the main entrance

him in the face had never been higher, and I believe I should be given

think my dad would like that very much,

new we are.” Aiden

‘we’, isn’t

trots a middle-aged man, looking like a hurricane personified. Aiden cuts his call, his expression smug. Coraline

hell is happening here?” the

girl,” Aiden points at Coraline,

I don’t have time for snotwads like you to waste my day with nonsense. Get the hell out of here before I call security to

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