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.

have this job if it wasn’t for me,” his girlfriend, a Beta,

ex-girlfriend now

him like a flash and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. “H-Hey! What

She yanked Sam over by his collar, causing him to struggle the entire way, and presented him to Edrick and I like a

out a series of apologies for causing a scene, but Edrick only stared down

not let pretty high school 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 caused Sam’s face to turn an even deeper

to work. When Mia said that she could make Sam betray his new girlfriend in less than thirty minutes, I thought that she was either joking or that she was too full of herself. But now, Sam stood here like a little kid who got in trouble in front of Edrick, and I

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

my company,” 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

sir,” Sam blubbered, his eyes fixed on the ground. 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 began to shrink into himself, slouching as though he wanted to make himself appear smaller. He looked like

shoulders and gave him a lighthearted shake as though they were old friends, but it was entirely condescending

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

face me and clasped his hands together in front of them, pleading with me. “Please, Moana. I need this job.

Of course Sam would be the type to get a fancy apartment and an expensive car as soon as he

had come from the lowest caste in our society; not just a human, but an orphan, too. I knew how it felt to barely make ends meet, and even though

“Please, Moana…”

to face Edrick. “Don’t fire

eyes widened. “Why

like to live as a lower status, and I wouldn’t wish

my request, but I just

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