Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
Alexander smiled down at me, then helped me into the passenger seat of his car. We left Ethan and Chole standing there, staring after us with shock and anger evident on their faces.
“I can’t believe Chole tried to run you over with her car,” Alexander muttered as he drove down the busy road. “Why were you and Ava at the police station in the first place?”
“I was writing a letter of understanding for Chole,” I said truthfully. “Because of her increased erratic behavior, I thought that was the safest option to keep my family and Ava safe.”
Alexander patted my thigh, making my stomach swoop. Then, he nodded in understanding. “You made the right decision, Olivia. Choosing to bow out of a battle isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of intelligence. Karma will eventually bring those two down. Justice and truth always prevails.”
His reassurance made me feel like I was making the right decision, and I relaxed back into his comfortable seat.
“Thank you for saying that,” I told him as my heart warmed. “It means
PP 285 Youch s a lot to me. I really do trust you, Alexander.”
A wide grin crossed his face, and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders as he continued to drive.
We were quiet for a few moments as he drove us to the office. As we neared work, I gently took his arm off of my shoulders even though I still desired his warmth.
“Can you drop me off at the curb a little ways away from the office?” I asked. “I want to avoid gossip. I don’t think it would be a good look for us to arrive together.”
He frowned and shook his head no. “Don’t be silly,” he said as he drove into the parking garage.
I sighed. I should have known that he wouldn’t listen to me on this. He was far too stubborn.
After he turned off the car, I grabbed my purse and climbed out.
At the same time, a man was getting out of the car beside me. My face flushed when I saw who it was..
Korbin, our company’s vice president.
Damn it!
This was the kind of thing I was trying to avoid. Why couldn’t Alexander just listen to me for once?
Korbin’s eyes widened when he saw that I had just exited Alexander’s car. Thankfully, he didn’t comment on it.
That was until the three of us stepped onto the elevator.
“So, are you guys carpooling to work now?” Korbin asked us as his lips twitched in amusement.
I took a step away from Alexander so that the vice president wouldn’t get the wrong idea. I was just about to explain that we lived close by, and that was why he had driven me to work, but Alexander opened his mouth to reply before I could.
“Do we need to report living together to you, Korbin?” Alexander asked in a dry tone. “Is there some paperwork that we need to sign?”
My head whipped up to look at Alexander as shock washed over me.
What kind of game was he playing?
*Olivia*
“I’m sure that Alexander was just being sarcastic,” I told Korbin, throwing Alexander an annoyed look. “We just live close to each other. We’re practically neighbors, so he periodically gives me rides to work,” I explained.
“Ah, that makes sense,” Korbin answered and nodded.
The three of us were silent for the rest of the elevator ride. Korbin raised one of his eyebrows, and I knew that it was because I called my boss by his first name. But that was the least of my worries right now. Korbin was looking between Alexander and me with scrutiny. He took out his phone, and I could see the glowing screen from where I was standing. He hunched his shoulders and navigated to his email.
My stomach plummeted when I realized he was typing out a message to report Alexander and me riding to work together.
No! How could I explain to him that nothing was happening between Alexander and me? If he reported this, I could be fired.
I raised my hand to tap on his shoulder-unsure what I was going to say-but there was a small ding, and the elevator doors opened.
Korbin hurried out of the elevator, and I tried to rush after him. But Alexander grabbed my wrist and pulled me back. I watched the doors close as Korbin walked away.
Frustration coursed through me, and I turned to Alexander. “Why did you do that? Korbin’s going to report us to the board of directors. I could lose my job.”
Alexander merely shrugged, seemingly unaffected. “I’m not worried about it, and you shouldn’t be either.” He put his warm hand on my shoulder and squeezed it. My hands shook from the contact. “If there’s trouble with the board members, I promise to smooth things over. But I doubt there will be.” He paused. “You worry too much. Don’t forget…I am the chairman.”
I rolled my eyes and turned away from him. It was easy for him not to worry about losing his job. I was much more easily replaceable than him.
During my workday, I didn’t have much time to worry about Korbin and what he had assumed he saw. I was swamped with phone calls, emails, and filing important documents. I even worked through lunch, and my stomach was growling in the afternoon. When I stood up to grab a granola bar from the breakroom, the phone on my desk rang again. I sighed and sat back down.
“Good afternoon, this is Olivia. How can I help you?” I said when I answered the phone.
“Hi, Olivia, this is Helen Green.”
My eyes widened, and my grip tightened on the phone. Helen Green was the chairman’s mother-Alexander’s mom.
“O-oh, hello,” I said and cursed myself for stuttering. “How are you, Mrs. Green?”
“I’m well, thank you,” she said in a voice that reminded me of how a queen would speak. Her voice sounded royal. “I was calling to see if you could do a favor for me.”
I froze. What kind of favor would a woman from one of the most
1 * Voker respected and influential families need from me?
“Anything, Mrs. Green,” I promised, not really having any other choice.
“Would you please be a dear and remind my son that I set him up on a blind date tonight?” she asked, her voice overly sweet. “It’s with the daughter of a family friend. I would hate for him to forget about it.”
I paused for a fraction of a second longer than I should have. “Of course. I’ll remind him right now.”
I swallowed thickly as Alexander’s mom thanked me and hung up.
With shaking legs, I stood up and let out a big sigh. I knew that Mrs. Green had only called me to warn me away from her son. Korbin must have contacted Alexander’s parents about seeing us drive to work together. The Green’s would do anything to avoid a scandal. And anything between Alexander and me would be exactly that-a scandal.
I went to Alexander’s office and briskly knocked on the door. I would simply remind him of his blind date and then get back to work. I still had a lot to do. But he didn’t answer. I waited for a full five minutes and even knocked again, but still no answer.
I went to Gia’s office but she wasn’t there, so I called her cell phone.
“Hey, I’m at lunch with a client,” she said in a whispered voice. “I can’t talk right now.”
“Is Alexander with you?” I hurriedly asked.
Gai snorted. “No, he was supposed to come, but I found him asleep in his office. Wake him up for me, will you?”
My stomach jolted. “Gai, I don’t…”
“He has a bunch of work to do today,” she said. “I have to go. Wake him up, Olivia. That’s an order, not a request.”
Nervously, I tucked my hair behind my ears as I recalled the last time I had woken up Alexander in Washington. But I didn’t really have a choice. I guess waking up my boss was a part of my job.
Slowly, I turned the doorknob of his office and crept inside.
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