Chapter 147: Humiliation

Moana

“Ugh! I can’t believe you!” Sam’s new girlfriend shouted, causing Edrick and I to run over to the scene while a group of other intrigued employees gathered around as well. “You’re a cheater!”

“Baby, it’s not what it—”

Slap.

Sam’s face went red with a mixture of embarrassment and redness from the hard slap that his girlfriend gave him. A chorus of gasps and confused mutters erupted amongst the people who had gathered around, and meanwhile, Mia only stood leaning against a tree with a subtle smirk on her face. Her eyes finally met mine and Edrick’s, and she winked.

I knew then that she had accomplished what Edrick had essentially hired her to do: she had made Sam betray his new girlfriend. I wondered if his new girlfriend even knew that he cheated on me to be with her, or if he just brushed me off as some crazy lady who he didn’t even know when I found them in the restaurant that day.

Either way, Edrick was right. Once a cheater, always a cheater.

girlfriend, a Beta, said with a

girlfriend — well, ex-girlfriend now — turned on her heel and stormed

her, but Mia suddenly ran after him like a flash and grabbed him

struggle the entire way, and presented him to Edrick and I like a cat that

a series of apologies for causing a

drama ruin your nice afternoon.” People in the crowd snickered at the way that Edrick referred to it as nothing more than petty high school drama, which

stood here like a little kid who got in

nose at Sam, who was practically trembling by now. Once we were alone, Edrick

said, his voice low and serious and not mischievous at all like before. “I have half a mind to fire you on the spot just for disturbing my company picnic. And you should apologize to your colleagues for causing

I had always thought that Sam was pretty tall, but Edrick was far taller and towered over him. Edrick especially towered over him now as Sam

She wrapped her arm around Sam’s shoulders and gave him a lighthearted shake as though they were old friends, but it

nodded. “You’re right, as usual, Mia,” he replied. “We’ll fill the role

hands together in front of them, pleading with me. “Please,

fancy apartment and an expensive car as soon as he got a

society; not just a human, but an orphan, too. I knew how it felt to barely make ends meet, and even though I

“Please, Moana…”

sighed and turned to face Edrick. “Don’t

eyes widened.

my head. “I know what it’s like to live as a lower status, and I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone else. Not even this sorry

raised. I knew that he felt uncomfortable by my request, but I just didn’t like the idea of causing someone to lose their job entirely over this. Sam got humiliated, and that

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