Never Meant To Be

Chapter Twenty Three

Axel's POV

I stormed out of the room and walked to my office. I found Aiden in the hallway but I did not bother stopping to talk to him, I just continued walking towards my office.

"Hey! Axel come on! Won't you slow down a bit?" I heard Aiden say from behind me but I did not bother looking back. I just went into my private elevator and pressed on the top floor button.

"Hey wait for me." Aiden said as he quickly got into the elevator just before the doors closed.

"Hey, what's wrong Axel?" He asked but I did not answer him. I was fuming with so much anger right now and I did not want to speak because I was afraid of the words that would roll out of my tongue if I dared open my mouth.

"Was it Aria again?" I still kept quiet.

The elevator doors dinged open and I stormed out and walked in my office.

"You have to get over this jealousy you have whenever you see Aria and Connor together, it's not good for the company and most especially you." Aiden said as he walked in the office behind me.

"It is not Connor now, it's Mr.Stevens." I yelled as run my hand over my hair.

"You mean Howard Stevens?"

"Yes Aiden, yes. I paired them up together this morning to work on the designs Aria had come up with but guess what I found them doing when I went over there to the sewing room to check how they were carrying on with the work I have given them?" I asked in one breath, raising my voice as I spoke.

"What?" Aiden asked.

"I found her back turned towards Mr.Stevens and he was unzipping her dress can you believe that?"

I was literally shouting right now and I grabbed my briefcase and walked past Aiden who was still processing what I had just said.

I walked into the elevator and I saw Aria walk out of the employees elevator, she looked to both sides and saw me in the elevator. I pressed the first floor button and I watched her run towards me but she could not reach me on time as the elevator doors had already closed.

I knew she wanted to come and give some stupid excuses and feed me more lies. What does even take me for? Does she think that I am one of her stupid boyfriends that she lies to and uses wherever she wants? No Aria, you are wrong, I am not the same innocent and naive Axel Campbell you once knew, because that innocent boy you once played, lied to and deceived, is gone, he is dead and he will never come back, this is the new Axel Campbell, the Axel whom you will not play because he will not allow to be a pawn in your games again, the Axel who will not fall for your lies again, the Axel who will not be deceived by your fake act of so called innocence.

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Aria's POV

I stepped out of the elevator trying to catch my breath from all the running. I looked both sides and I saw Axel inside his private elevator. I watched him press the elevator button and I tried running after hoping to reach him before the elevator doors closed, but unfortunately I could make it in time.

I started running towards the elevator hoping to catch up with him, but I stopped in my tracks when I heard someone shout Axel's name from across the hallway. I turned around and could not believe what I saw.

Is that really Aiden?

We stared at each other for a couple of seconds before he started walking towards me.

"Aiden? You.... what are you doing here?" I asked as he reached me.

"I am Axel's manager now but that is of no importance right. I want to know what you were busy doing with your back turned on Howard as he was unzipping your dress?" He asked, clearly frustrated.