Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
That made Aiden grin even wider.
“Be a good little brother and put our bags in the trunk, please,” Ava said.
Aiden stuck his tongue out at her but did as she asked.
I got into the car and smiled. Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad after all.
*Author*
Mike was sitting in his car in the same parking garage as Ava, Olivia, and Aiden. He was hidden in the shadows, but he had a perfect vantage point to watch them. His mouth dropped open when he saw Aiden hugging Olivia close. Since he had no idea that the young man was Ava’s brother, he assumed that the handsome guy was a college student that Olivia was dating.
Mike hurried out of his car and went back into his apartment. There, Gai was sitting at his dining room table, typing on the laptop in front of her.
Quickly, Mike told her what he had just witnessed in the parking garage.
Gai’s eyes widened. “But I thought that there was something going on between Olivia and Alexander…”
“Me too,” Mike agreed. “They were both here last night. You should have seen them. You could cut the tension between them with a knife.”
Gai shook her head slowly. “Maybe Olivia is into younger guys.” She shrugged. “It’s understandable.”
They were silent for a minute.
“Should we tell Alexander about what I saw?” Mike asked nervously.
Gai’s foot jiggled as she thought it over. “No,” she said. “I don’t think that would be beneficial to anyone.”
Mike sighed with relief. “I was hoping that you’d say that.”
In the middle of his sentence, Alexander pushed open the front door and walked into the room.
Gai and Mike’s faces paled as they looked at their boss.
Alexander’s gaze turned suspicious as he glanced between them. “What were you guys talking about?”
“Nothing,” the two answered in unison.
Alexander didn’t like that he saw pity in their eyes.
Gai and Mike couldn’t help but feel sorry for Alexander that Olivia had picked a younger man over him.
But Alexander let the subject drop since he needed to finish packing for his trip to Luceland.
An hour later, Alexander was sitting in the passenger seat of his car. Richard was driving, and Gai was in the back, a black tablet in her hands.
When they were stopped at a light, Gai looked at Alexander with uncertainty.
“Um, shouldn’t I make a reservation for you and Ms. Wright for dinner tonight?” Gai asked. “Isn’t the purpose of this trip for you to spend more time with her?”
Shock went down Alexander’s spine, and he froze. Slowly, he turned around in his seat and narrowed his eyes at Gai.
“Who said anything about this trip being about spending time with Ms. Wright?” he demanded in a cold voice.
Gai’s face paled, and her hands trembled around her tablet. “I-“
Realization dawned over Alexander. “Olivia told you that I was going to Luceland to spend time with Naomi, didn’t she?”
“Um, I don’t really feel comfortable saying…” Gai said, her cheeks now flushed.
“Gai, I’m your boss,” Alexander reminded her. “Not Olivia.”
Gai’s shoulders slumped in defeat. “Alright, Olivia told me that Ms. Wright had posted on social media about going to Luceland this weekend right after you told us about your trip there,” she admitted in a quiet voice. “I guess everyone just assumed that you were going to meet Ms. Wright, since you both planned trips on the same weekend.”
Shame made her stomach queasy, and it felt like she was betraying Olivia, but she had no choice. She had never been a good liar.
Alexander’s mouth dropped open in shock, but that soon turned into anger. His teeth gritted together until it was almost painful.
Richard cleared his throat. “Alexander is not romantically interested in Ms. Wright,” he clarified in a steady voice to get the pressure of his boss. “His trip this weekend is not to spend time with Ms. Wright. Alexander is going to Luceland for a completely separate reason. A very important reason, actually. It’s just a coincidence that Ms. Wright will be in the same area at the same time.”
*Author*
“Aiden, this is my best friend Olivia,” Ava said. “We’re going to be taking her car.”
“It’s nice to-“
My greeting was cut off when Aiden swept me into a tight hug, making me chuckle.
“Sorry, our family is full of huggers,” Aiden said once he let go of me.
He reminded me of a friendly dog with his kind eyes and excited expression. I was glad that Ava had invited him along.
“Here you go,” I said and handed Aiden my car keys. “I’ll buy you a gift when we come back to thank you for tagging along.”
That made Aiden grin even wider.
“Be a good little brother and put our bags in the trunk, please,” Ava said.
Aiden stuck his tongue out at her but did as she asked.
I got into the car and smiled. Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad after all.
*Author*
Mike was sitting in his car in the same parking garage as Ava, Olivia, and Aiden. He was hidden in the shadows, but he had a perfect vantage point to watch them. His mouth dropped open when he saw Aiden hugging Olivia close. Since he had no idea that the young man
“I understand,” Gai said meekly and then sat back in her seat to avoid the two men’s eyes.
An uncomfortable silence filled the car, and Richard tried to engage Alexander in conversation, but his attempts were futile.
Alexander was stewing with silent rage in his seat. He crossed his arms and stared out the window. He couldn’t believe that Olivia was spreading rumors about his dating life to his other employees. How unprofessional was that?
After five minutes of getting worked up about Olivia gossiping behind his back, Alexander couldn’t take it anymore. He had to act. His jaw clenched with anger as he took his phone out of his pocket and jabbed Olivia’s name on his screen. As the phone rang, the car remained silent until he forgot that there were two other people in the car. Right now, this was between him and Olivia.
Olivia was at a rest stop with Ava and Aiden. They had stopped for a quick lunch in the middle of their road trip. Her heart slammed against her chest as she looked down at her phone. It was Alexander. Hopefully, he wasn’t calling about checking his work emails. She had brought her laptop, but she wasn’t sure she would have reception here.
“Hi, Alexander, how’s your trip going?” Olivia said when she answered her phone.
She moved away from Ava and Aiden and shielded her eyes from the glare of the sun. Cars passed her by on the busy highway, blowing her long hair behind her.
“Hi, there, Olivia,”
His cold tone made her freeze. Immediately, Olivia knew that something was wrong.
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