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.

contain his gloating grin, “Remember what I said, about the dangers of letting me go, Coraline? How I would ruin your life? Well, consider

“You left me. I’m going to destroy you for that. And crush your little cockroach with you.”

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

Are you her new emotional support buddy? Lapping after my leftover like the dog you are.

can ignore a 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

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

decision to make,” I inform

murderously. “Yeah, but

takes out his phone from his pocket and rings

Aiden. Listen, we got a problem at the

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

my dad would like that

company, considering how new we are.” Aiden goes on to say, and I can’t help

now it’s ‘we’, isn’t

a hurricane personified. Aiden cuts his call,

is happening here?” the man yells.

girl,” Aiden points at Coraline, who is now beet red from embarrassment.

the meaning of this? I’m the manager of this prestigious. company, and I don’t have time for snotwads like you to waste my day with

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