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.

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,

to destroy you for that. And crush your little

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

switches to me, and an expression of disgust overwhelms his face, “The fuck are you here anyways, cockroach? Are you her new emotional support buddy? Lapping after my leftover like the dog you are. Tell

growl at him, and a flicker of surprise flashes through his face. “Try to act a bit civilized. Coraline is here for an interview for which she was formally invited to. You can’t do anything to stop her from participating in the interview.”

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

decision to make,”

this time almost murderously. “Yeah,

takes out his phone from his pocket

you doing? It’s Aiden. Listen, we got a problem at the main entrance Some bitch

never been higher, and I believe I should be given some sort of

that very much, no, what

want someone like that in the company, considering how new we are.” Aiden goes on to say, and I can’t help but raise a

‘we’, isn’t

looking like a hurricane personified. Aiden cuts his call, his expression smug. Coraline shrinks

is happening

Crane, this is the girl,” Aiden points at Coraline, who is now

the manager of this prestigious. company, and I don’t have time for snotwads like you to waste my day with nonsense. Get the hell out

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