"Connor, this young lady is..."
The female werewolf asked politely, though she seemed surprised to see Annette.
Connor smiled and said, "This is Annette, my brother's tutor."
"Nice to meet you, Annette. I'm Alina Grace."
Annette shook hands with Alina and said, "Hello, Ms. Grace."
Connor sat down and said, "Please, be seated."
Annette took a seat next to him.
Alina tore her eyes away from Annette and looked at Connor. She said gently, "I was worried that I would disturb your work by asking you out for lunch."
"No. I brought Annette together with me. You don't mind, right? After all, she and I had an appointment first."
Alina shook her head and smiled, "Not at all. I'm glad to see her. I've already ordered the dishes you like. I don't know what Annette prefers. I'll get someone to bring you the menu."
Annette waved her hand. "It's OK, Ms. Grace."
Connor stroked Annette's head gently. He gazed at her softly and said, "We love the same food."
Alina's smile froze.
However, she smiled again and said, "I'm glad to hear that. I hope you'll enjoy the food."
Annette was more embarrassed, startled by his sudden movement.
Soon, the waiter served the starters, and Connor was very sweet to Annette during the meal.
He passed a napkin to Annette and asked the waiter to fill her wine glass from time to time.
Alina didn't speak much and just ate elegantly.
Yet Alina would occasionally look at Annette. Annette couldn't tell about Alina's emotions.
After the meal, they left the restaurant together.
Connor put his arm around Annette's shoulder while walking Alina to her car.
Alina looked back at Annette and said softly, "Annette, do you mind if I speak to Connor alone for a second?"
"Of course not. I'll get in the car first." Annette turned around and walked towards Connor's car.
After Annette left, Alina looked at Connor with slightly red-rimmed eyes and said, "How have you been?"
"Pretty good."
"Don't try to make me mad in this way again. I don't want you to feel bad."
Connor said coldly, "I'm not. Plus, Annette is a great girl. Don't you think?"
"Connor, I know Annette is not your mate."
Connor smiled and said, "Just go. I still need to take Annette back to university. And I have a meeting this afternoon."
He opened the car door for her.
Alina sighed. She got in the car and left.
When Connor returned to his car, Annette looked at him and asked, "So, you asked me to join the lunch just to provoke Ms. Grace?"
"You know nothing about it." Connor's face was cold. He started the car and said, "Never speak of her again."
Annette was not convinced. However, she didn't plan to see Connor again.
She thought that it was just an excuse for Connor to ask her to wash the car. But she was wrong. Connor drove her to the car wash and asked her to wash it.
After Annette washed the car, he checked it and seemed satisfied with her work.
She breathed a sigh of relief and took off her gloves.
"Alpha Connor, can I go now?"
Connor smiled, "Sure. Get in the car. I'll give you a ride."
She said, "No thanks. I don't want to ruin the seat and wash it again."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and left the car wash.
Connor did not insist.
As he drove past her, she shook her fist at him when he drove away.
Connor saw her from the rearview mirror and was amused.
While Connor was driving, the phone in the passenger seat rang.
He glanced at it. Annette left her phone in his car.
He pulled over and took the phone. It was an incoming call from Kyle.
He thought, "So, a guy was calling her."
Annette got worried as she realized that she had left her phone in Connor's car. She wondered what to do, then, Connor drove back.
Connor lowered the window and looked at her coldly. "Get in the car."
She walked over but had no intention of getting in the car. "Give me my phone back."
"It will take you at least an hour and a half from here to the university. Are you sure you won't be late?"
She checked the time on her wrist and then opened the car door.
Connor started the car.
He said, "Someone just called you."
Annette took out her phone, glanced at the screen, and asked, "Did you pick up?"
"Of course. What if it was an emergency?"
Annette frowned. She asked, "What did he say?"
"He asked who I was and where were you."
"Then what did you say?"
"Is that important?"
"This is not your phone. You picked it up, and you refused to tell me what it was about. It's a bit inappropriate, don't you think?"
"I told him that I am your boss, and you left your bag in my car."
Annette didn't say more.
Connor asked curiously, "Is he your boyfriend? Or your mate? Did you two fight?"
She looked at him. "It's none of your business."
"She's interesting. I'm falling in love with her. What do you think, Connor?" Leo said excitedly in Conner's mind.
"I don't think you should be attracted to a werewolf who already has a mate," Connor responded coldly.
Leo let out a whimper of discontent but did not argue with Connor.
Connor drove Annette back to the werewolf university.
Annette got out of the car. She nodded at Connor and said, "Alpha Connor, thanks for the ride. Bye."
Then she turned around and walked into the building.
After taking a few steps, she heard someone shouting her name, "Ann."
Annette looked toward the other side of the gate.
A flashy sports car was parked on the other side of the road.
A tall and handsome man was leaning against the car and smiling at her.
Annette's face lit up with joy. She immediately ran towards him. Then she opened her arms and hugged him."Austin, when did you return to Akron?" Annette looked at Austin and asked."Alpha Lance was injured, so I came back early," Austin let go of Annette and replied with a smile.Annette did not notice a car parked by the side of the road. Connor was sitting in the car. He saw Annette and Austin holding each other through the window and frowned.To his surprise, Annette was friends with Austin Fisher, the son of Lance Fisher, Black Thorn Pack's Alpha.Also, it seemed that Annette and Austin were very close.Annette heard Austin's words, and she looked a little embarrassed."Ann, come back with me to Black Thorn Pack and visit Alpha Lance," Austin persuaded Annette."Austin, I am not a member there. I cannot step into the border of the pack without permission," Annette said coldly."I can bring you in!" Austin immediately said."No need, Austin. I know my identity," Annette refused Au
Annette said angrily, "I don't know you well enough to share secrets, so stop meddling in my business. And you promised me you'd keep it a secret.""Of course. I have never mentioned it to others. You are the person involved, aren't you?""Then what do you mean by bringing this up all the time?" Annette said, trying to hold back her anger."I'm just rebutting what you said based on what you said. You are not the only outsider living under this roof. It is not against the law. You are no different from my other employees. I will provide you with food and accommodation. It's as simple as that."After Connor finished speaking, his housekeeper walked in.Connor looked at Annette and said, "You can start working now."Annette looked at Connor's back as he left. She felt that she should be angry, but she was not.In fact, she had planned to move out of the dorm. Now that she had a temporary place to stay, she could take her time looking for suitable accommodation.Annette collected her thou
Connor glared at the driver through the rearview mirror. The driver immediately shifted his gaze away and focused on driving."What happened?"Annette and Connor sat in the back of the car. After nearly five minutes of silence, Connor finally opened his mouth."Nothing. It's just that... I find it funny watching people in fancy cars get stuck in traffic. It turns out that money can't do everything.""She is lying," Leo said to Connor.Connor felt a little dissatisfied. He asked, "Then why were you crying?""Because I'm poor. I'm not even qualified to sit in my car and complain about the traffic, since I don't have a car."Connor glanced at Annette. He knew that she was lying again. He remembered that though Annette had a driver's license, she didn't know how to drive.Connor said to the driver, "Leonard, stop the car."Leonard hurriedly pulled over."Leonard, you're off duty."Leonard looked back. He was a little worried.Before Leonard could say anything, Connor's gaze turned cold. "
Annette did not respond to Kyle.She wanted to pull her hand out of his wrist, but he held it so tightly that she could not break free."Let go.""Are you embarrassed that I saw through you? Didn't you ever think I'd find out sooner or later? My mother is the one who gave you the job."Kyle roared in pain.She looked at him, her face full of grievance and anger.He said coldly, "What is it? Why don't you say something? Annette, why did you use me?""Your mother has talked to me countless times, and the subject has always been the same. She wants me to break up with you, and I get to stay here and be a teacher by doing so."Her voice was not exactly loud, but he heard it very clearly."I have been a good student and hardworking. I believed that I was good enough to work at the university, though I knew that the woman in power did not like me and that I might be disqualified. Yet, in the face of Fiona's repeated threats, I had never thought of compromising, because I believed in myself
"You'd better not get too close to me. I am an HIV carrier," Annette said nonchalantly.When the wretched man heard Annette's words, he took a few steps back with a look of horror, and then his eyes turned shifty. He pondered for a few seconds and then looked disdainful."Give me a break. I see through you! You're lying! Even if that's true, that won't scare me away. I will sleep with you today!"To Annette's surprise, she didn't scare him off and he saw through her lie.There was a hint of panic on her face. The man saw the change in her expression, and he was even more certain that Annette was lying.Annette wanted to run away from him, but he pushed her.She almost fell.The wretched man stepped forward, pulled Annette, and said, "Bitch, you're unlucky that you met me today. You crossed the wrong person."After he finished speaking, he leaned forward and wanted to kiss Annette.She raised her hand and slapped him.He was enraged.The man raised his hand and was about to slap her ba
"Don't you think it's quiet here? It's far away from the city. Whenever I am in a bad mood, I will come and sit for a while and look at the view by the lake," Annette said. She pointed at the sky. "Look," she said.Connor looked up. The night sky was beautiful."As long as I sit here and look at the beautiful night sky, I feel that it is good to be alive and that the future will be good. Don't you think?""Not really." He raised his eyebrows.She shrugged. "You think differently from poor people like me. No wonder I'm poor."He let out a laugh, which was quite rare.She looked at him in surprise. "Alpha Connor, I didn't know you also laugh."He asked, "Is there anyone in this world who can't laugh?""But I've never seen you laugh like this before.""Do you know me well?"Annette shrugged. She found the subject a bit self-deprecating.She took a sip of coffee and looked up at the night sky. It had been a long time since she had come to enjoy such a peaceful night.The surroundings sudd
"What are these?" Kyle quickly looked through the photos.The photos were taken in a dark valley. A tightly wrapped woman wearing a hat and mask was giving money to a man.Though the photos were taken from a distance, and it was dark, Kyle could still tell it was Lena from the last few photos that had zoomed on her face."It's proof. The day before yesterday, I was working at the convenience store when a jerk tried to hurt me. Alpha Connor saved me. The man admitted that he was paid to beat me, and no one but the one who paid him knew that I had met Alpha Connor that day. But now you do. And the photos are the proof."Kyle's expression changed greatly. He reached out and pulled her. He asked with a worried face, "Are you alright?"She removed his hand. "Kyle, I didn't expect you to be such a liar after you were with Lena.""I am not with Lena. I don't like her." Kyle frowned. Then he said, "Believe me. I don't want to break up with you. I won't accept your rejection.""Kyle, I don't w
Connor frowned at Annette's words again."She is lying!" Leo's voice sounded in Connor's mind."I know." For the first time, Connor did not refute Leo's words. He wasn't happy about it, since Annette didn't trust him."She doesn't trust us," Leo said. "It's your fault, Connor."Connor did not respond to Leo. Sometimes he thought Leo talked too much, and that annoyed him.Connor believed that Kyle might be the reason Annette chose to stay at Werewolf University.Perhaps Kyle was her mate.Connor's mood grew gloomy at the thought."Alpha Connor, can I go to work now?" Connor didn't answer her. Annette turned around and was about to start her work from upstairs.Suddenly, Connor grabbed her. She was startled as if feeling an electric current on her wrist."You don't have to do cleaning today. I have a business dinner to attend later. Come with me," Connor said, without noticing Annette's expression."Can I say no?" Annette was reluctant."Then how are you going to thank me for getting ri