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.

even have this job if it wasn’t for me,” his girlfriend, a Beta, said with a scowl. “I can’t believe

that, Sam’s new girlfriend — well, ex-girlfriend now —

Sam called. He tried to chase after her, but Mia suddenly ran after him like a flash and grabbed him

Mia said with a smirk. She yanked Sam over by his collar, causing him to struggle the entire way, and presented him to Edrick

front of Edrick and myself. He began to stutter out a series

petty high school drama, which caused Sam’s face to turn an even deeper shade of red. His eyes shifted back and forth

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 had to focus all of my energy on containing my smile. It felt good to see him get a little taste of the humiliation I felt when he berated me outside the restaurant on that

nose at Sam, who was practically trembling

tolerate cheaters and abusers in 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 to your colleagues for causing so

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

lighthearted shake as though they were old

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

in front of them, pleading with me. “Please, Moana. I need this job. I have to pay my rent. I-I need to pay off my expensive

apartment and an expensive car as soon as he got

knew what it was like to struggle financially. I 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 I knew that Sam would have little trouble

“Please, Moana…”

and turned to face Edrick. “Don’t fire him,” I

eyes widened. “Why

my head. “I know what it’s like to live as a lower status, and I wouldn’t

felt uncomfortable by my request, but I just didn’t like

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