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AlyssaThis was why I hated that she was on the trip to begin with.I didn’t want to stray out of character and she was going to push me to that.Stay in my place? What place?She keeps embarrassing herself trying to get Duncan’s attention and she thinks that has somehow given her the right to speak to me that way.I should have slapped her while she spoke and dragged her along the dirty floor. But we were here for work and IChapter 42Alyssa Why do I ever try to predict this man? There’s no way he actually agreed to play the game Lyra suggested. Not just any game, but a never have I ever type. Everyone on the table was equally as surprised as I was because we all knew the type of person Duncan was. He’d never agree to something like this but for some reason best known to him, he actually wanted to play the game. He looked over in my direction, it was more like he knew what he was doing. He was definitely up to something but there’s no way he'd be interested in this. He leaned back on his chair, looking unbothered. And Lyra was also up to something. She never does anything without a scheme behind it. I already had a long day; the last thing I wanted was any drama.Which was exactly why I didn’t want to play the game to begin with but for some reason, Lyra was particularly about me participating, almost too particular.“So? Are you playing or not?” Lyra’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts. “I alr
Chapter 41Alyssa “Come on, we all had a long day, we should all go out and have some drinks,” Lyra said excitedly. Ugh, shut up already. Jerry and the others started walking towards us after hearing Lyra’s suggestion. Of course, they wanted a drink and I had no objections but why does it have to be today, when I already had plans with Ryan? This was supposed to be my getaway to clear my head and she wanted to mess with that too?I looked over at Ryan hoping he’d say something and tell them not to come or something but he looked okay with the arrangement. This wasn’t happening!“Come on Ryan, you don’t mind us coming along with you guys, do you?”“Of course not, it’s going to be fun,” Ryan said calmly.It was going to be everything except fun. I was very certain this was a scheme for Lyra to try to get on nerves like always. And today wasn’t the day. Everyone agreed, including Duncan. Of course, he agreed. If I suggested something like that, he’d have something to say as to w
Chapter 40Alyssa I walked behind Ryan, who was talking at the front. The manager persuaded us to take a tour before getting back to business, and after a little persuasion, Ryan agreed. He looked over to me to be sure I was comfortable with that and I nodded in affirmation. I wanted to see what this large structure had to offer. My mind was clearly disrupted as different thoughts kept running through it. I recalled the conversation I had with Ryan on the drive here. Who would have known that Jessica’s father wasn’t just a tycoon but a very big one, he was the second-wealthiest after the Alpha.And I just had to embarrass myself in front of his daughter. Why do these things keep happening to me? Although she didn’t have a good attitude to begin with, she was a real bitch right from my first encounter with her but I just had to stretch it out to encounter her for the second time.And the way Ryan said it only made me more embarrassed. I tried distracting myself from thinking about
Chapter 39Alyssa“What are you doing? Let go of me!” She yelled at the top of her voice.There’s no way she was really trying to act innocent over here. Such a thief!We were now in a less crowded area, so her screams wouldn’t attract anyone, and the few people who passed by simply minded their own business. I had her exactly where I wanted her. It was such a stroke of luck that I was downstairs when I was, and I managed to spot her amidst the crowd. “Can you stop lying to my face and give me back my things? I was only trying to help, who would have thought that you would play in my face?”The woman still refused to admit that she was a thief and started thrashing, struggling to release herself from Ryan’s grip but it was too tight and he didn’t even look like he was struggling.There was no escape for her till I got my things back, she’d count herself lucky if I even decided not to call the cops on her.“You know, you’re doing way too much for someone who actually stole,” Ryan sa
Chapter 38Alyssa By the time I got back to my room, I was still fuming. Why was everything happening to me at the same time? Just yesterday Duncan dismissed me in the most brutal way possible after making the first move and like that wasn’t enough, this happened.Her steps were sharp, annoyed and I slammed my legs on the floor as loud as possible. That was the only thing I could do to calm my nerves at the moment. I tossed my bag on the bed and started pacing around the room. I wanted to scream the entire room down so bad because why do these crazy things keep on happening to me?And I walked right into it. I blamed my compassionate heart. And what made it worse was the smirk on Jessica’s face after realizing what happened. I really wanted to put her in her place, I really thought I was defending humanity but I ended up making a mockery of myself. My wallet, my watch, they were gone and there was
Chapter 37Alyssa He didn’t even ask about my leg, nothing about how I managed to arrive back at the suite, all he cared about was warning me that I mustn’t say a word about the kiss. What exactly was wrong with this man? Was he always doing this shit on purpose? Was this funny to him, or was it something? I went to bed last night confused; I didn’t even know what to think. At first, I thought there must be something wrong with me. Probably there was something about me that he didn’t really like or something like that. Because he also called me a terrible kisser. But after pondering all night, I came to realise that Duncan had issues and this wasn’t news to anyone.He was bipolar and could say anything to anyone. I didn’t mind finding my way from the hospital, at least I was the reason he was there to begin with.Now that he was fine, it was finally time to mind my business. I’ve been lurking too much aroun







