Chapter 24

ALICE'S POV

I drove into the mall and parked the car in the garage. Kayla and I walked into the mall laughing and chatting. However, our laughter was cut short the moment we sighted Megan shopping in the clothes section.

Kayla scoffed in disgust as she cleared her throat noisily to get Megan's attention. Megan turned slightly with her face indifferent. “Oh, look who we have here. I wonder how many times you had to spread your legs to be able to afford that.” She pointed at the dress Megan was holding.

Ignoring her, Megan rolled her eyes and proceeded to take out another dress from the display shelf. Furious, Kayla grabbed her arm rudely. “Hey. I'm talking to you.”

“She thinks she can buy a discount dress at a luxury store.” I taunted, staring hatefully at her. Kayla and I laughed loudly. “And pretend to be a socialite.” I added.

Kayla shook her head in a feign of pity. “You know what? It's actually kind of sad. You can put lipstick on a pig, but that doesn't stop it from being a pig.”

“Funny.” Megan snapped. “Even if I'm dressed in a dress from the clearance rack. I'd have more than both of you.” Her cold words slapped us hard on the cheek as we exchanged glances at each other.

The saleslady walked in, and Megan handed the dress she had picked to the lady. “I'll take this.” She politely uttered, and the lady nodded with a smile.

Megan reached for her bag and brought out a card to pay for the dress with when Kayla snatched the dress from the saleslady rudely. “This is mine. I want this, remember?”

With a cold glare, Megan snorted. “What is the meaning of that?” She shook her head, still maintaining a calm expression.

“Anything you want, I'll take it. The dress, the man… Everything.” Her head was up high, and a smug smile was plastered on her face. “That's my girl.” I mouthed supportively.

“What? Are you furious? Even the little beggar girl is angry?” Kayla laughed. “What? You think any reasonable man would want you and your bastard son?” She continued. However, her words were cut short by the slap Megan landed on her face.

She staggered with her hand on her cheek, and her eyes popped out in astonishment.

“If you ever mention my son's name again, I will destroy you. This is a promise.” She spoke in between gritted teeth with an expression I've never seen before. The air around her felt powerful for the first time.

However, I managed to counter her in a bid to defend my best friend, Kayla. “How dare you hit my future sister-in-law? I will rip your face apart.” I angrily raised my hand to slap her, but she raised her hand, and instantly I felt a stronger power shake my hand.

My eyes widened in shock as I stared at her fearfully. I couldn't bring my hand down or withdraw my hand. “What? How could you withstand the power of an alpha wolf?" With a snort, she brought her hand down forcefully, and I staggered back. Holding my hand in pain. How did she get so powerful?

She ignored my question and turned to Kayla, whose face was red with fear. “If you want the dress so much, how about you buy it?”

“This disgusting thing? If I want it, I can get a hundred of it.” Kayla proudly uttered.

Megan clapped with a weird expression. “Good. Congratulations. She'll take a hundred. I'm sure that will meet your commission for the year, am I right?” She asked the saleslady, who readily nodded her head with her face beaming with a smile.

“Madam, of course. A hundred dresses are coming right up.” The saleslady replied.

With our ego high up in the sky, I nudged Kayla to get her card. She was about to pay with her card when the saleslady chipped in. “After the discount, ten thousand dollars per dress, and you want a hundred. That's one million dollars. How would you like to pay?”

Kayla paused. Her eyes went from me to Megan and then to the saleslady, who had been grinning from ear to ear. “One million dollars?” She freaked out.

“What? Isn't that like your allowance for 3 years, Kay? Have you forgotten your uncle cut your allowance in two?” I clasped my palm over my mouth with my eyes popped out.

“You manipulative bitch! You tricked me into agreeing to buy a hundred dresses worth over a million dollars.” Kayla cried out in embarrassment.

Megan smirked softly with her arms crossed. “Fine… Then don't buy them. I mean, a million dollars is not exactly pocket change for a debt-ridden family business, is it?”

“If I pay for this, my family business will go broke and my uncle will kill me. If I don't, this shameless omega will ridicule me for the rest of my life.” Kayla thought, still holding onto the card in her hand.

The saleslady's voice smacked her out of her thoughts. “Ma'am, are you paying or not?”

“Of course, I'll take it. A million dollars? That's pocket change for me.” Kayla lied, handing the card to the saleslady. I nudged her gently, trying to stop her from paying, but she pushed me off gently.

Of course, I'm aware that her family's business is going down the drain. Buying clothes for a million dollars would drag the business to the mud. Holy moly! How is Megan even able to afford a dress worth ten thousand dollars? Hasn't she been the orphan, the omega whom my brother married to spite Kayla? How did she get such overwhelming power and the money to shop in such a place?

The saleslady was about to make the transaction when another lady walked in and stopped her. “You must be with Alpha Austin, am I right?” She smiled broadly at Kayla, who proudly tucked her hair behind her ear.

“Yes, that's right.” We chorused.

The lady continued. “He just purchased the entire store. You don't have to pay for anything.”

Kayla's face lit up in excitement as she high-fived me. She turned to Megan with a smug expression. “See? Austin bought the entire store for me. And what do you have? Nothing.”

“Time to crawl back to your little rock, my darling. Why are you still breathing in here, Megan? Leave now.” I commanded.

Megan took a deep breath and turned to leave, but a voice stopped her. "No, she stays."