Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
“Clearly.” He looked at the table, then leaned back and teased,
“So, I’m guessing the pasta with extra meat is mine now?”
My eyes widened. “No-I mean-yes! I mean, I ordered it for you.”
He smirked. “Uh-huh.”
I tried not to blush. “Seriously. I thought you might be hungry too.”
“Is that so?” he murmured, amused.
I was saved from further embarrassment when the bell above the door jingled.
I looked up and smiled-until the passenger side of Ava’s car opened and Ethan stepped out. My smile dropped like a stone in water.
“What the hell…” I breathed.
Ava pushed the door open, looking apologetic. Ethan strode in right behind her like he owned the place.
He came straight toward me without a word and sat down beside me. Without asking, he picked up the bowl of meat pasta and started eating.
“Didn’t know my wife started dining alone now,” he said casually, his eyes cold.
I stiffened. “I’m not your-“
“You didn’t think to tell me?” he interrupted. “Or are you just that cozy with him now?” He gestured at Alexander with his fork.
“Don’t do this here,” I whispered, furious.
Alexander said nothing, watching Ethan with that same unreadable expression.
Ethan turned his gaze to him. “You always just hanging around other people’s wives? Or is that a new hobby?”
“Watch it,” Ava snapped before I could say a word. “Alexander was just being decent.”
Ethan scoffed. “Decent? You mean like when he dragged her away in the middle of the night? Or when he keeps showing up every time I’m around? Yeah. Real decent.”‘
I tried to change the subject, but Ethan wasn’t done.
“Oh,” he said louder, “and maybe ask your bestie here why she thinks Mr. Stoic is secretly in love with you.”
My stomach dropped.
Ava froze. “Ethan-“
He pulled out his phone and held it up. “Text messages. Cute ones too: Olivia: I’m safe. Alexander found me.Ava: OMG. I
KNEW IT. He came himself?? See??? He totally has feelings for you!!!”
My throat tightened.
Alexander didn’t flinch. “Whether I like Olivia or not,” he said calmly, “is not your business.””
Ethan clenched his jaw.
Alexander leaned forward. “But what is everyone’s business now is the way you’ve been forcing yourself on a woman who wants nothing to do with you. That is what’s disgusting.”
Ethan’s eyes flashed amber for a second.
“Relax,” Alexander added, waving to the server. “Let’s get a fresh order. Hot pasta. One each. Extra meat for Ava.”
The server nodded and rushed off.
Ava glanced at me, face pale. “I swear I didn’t mean it like that… I was just joking in texts-‘
“I know,” I said quickly, giving her a small nod.
Ethan crossed his arms and stared at his plate like it had personally offended him. “I lost my appetite”
“I didn’t,” Alexander said, picking up his fork and calmly starting on the new bowl of pasta.
The table was quiet for a few awkward minutes.
I couldn’t eat. My hands were trembling under the table, and my throat was too tight.
Ethan sat rigid, fuming silently.
Alexander didn’t even glance up, finishing his food without comment. When he was done, he wiped his mouth with a napkin, placed his fork down with a soft clink, and looked around at us.
“Don’t waste food,” he said quietly. “Especially not when people are starving in front of you.”
Ava blinked.
Then she immediately picked up her fork and began eating like her life depended on it.
Olivia’s POV
The night air bit as Ethan and I stepped out onto the sidewalk, the earlier noise of the restaurant dimming behind us.
“Listen,” I said, “the divorce is final. I want nothing more to do with you!”
He exhaled sharply. “No way. I am not interested in the divorce at all.”
“But I am,” I fired back. “You cheated. You lied. You humiliated me publicly. You forfeited the right to decide anything”
He took a step closer. “It’s not over. I’m not giving up on our marriage just because you’re scared.”
“Scared?” I spat. “No. I’m done. I refuse to stay with someone who doesn’t respect me.”
Ethan’s eyes narrowed. “Respect? You think you have any idea what I’ve done? You think I’m some monster?”
“You did the monster job all by yourself!” I shot back. “Did you think or care how I’d feel, Ethan?”
He stared at me for a long moment, jaw tight. Then he turned abruptly.
Alexander, who had followed us outside, came forward. He put a hand firmly on Ethan’s arm. “That’s enough,” he said, calm yet heavy. “Time for you to leave.”
I watched their silent exchange with a knot tightening in my chest. Ava appeared at my side, steady and resolute.
Alexander looked back at me. “Ava will take you home. Ethan will come with me.”
Ava shot him a grateful smile. “Alpha Alexander, you are so generous. Every girl should get a partner like you.”
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