Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

KASMINE.

"Kester? What are you doing here?" I asked. It was such a stupid question. I know.

"Isn't this the way to the restroom? You didn't tell me it was out of bounds, Mine," he replied with his hands casually in his pockets.

"Oh. I am sorry. I just... I was surprised to see you here," I swallowed the needles in my throat.

The way he stared at me felt like he was seeing right through whatever pretense I was trying to put up.

I listened, prayed, and wished that Jake remained in there. If Kester sees Jake and I coming out of the same space, he'd kill us both.

rep aside.

"So, let's go, then," I said as I made to move past him, but he didn't step

"I never said I came to look for you. I was heading to the restroom, too," He said,

and my heart gave a loud thud. I could swear he heard it.

I couldn't let him go in there. He'd see Jake, and he'd know we were in there together.

"It's a bit messy in there. I'll have the janitors clean up the place before you use it. They seem not to have cleaned the place all day," I said, crinkling my nose in irritation.

"I'm certain you used the ladies'. I'm going into the gents. It's certainly a lot cleaner than what you just described, "He tilted his head, his eyes narrowing as he studied me.

He seemed to have known what was happening.

I bet he knew.

It was at that point I realized I hadn't even checked where Jake had taken me to The ladies' or the

e gents.

Thankfully, a timely intervention came just as he was about to walk past me. Kester's phone rang. He didn't seem like one who wanted to answer the call at first, but when he pulled out his phone and saw the caller ID, the muscles on his face tensed up immediately.

the phone, unable to hide the irritation in his tone. "What?" He almost yelled as he

KESTER

Fucking pervert!

to the floor. The resounding crash barely scratched the surface of the rage coursing through me. My chest heaved as I stood there, hands braced

Kex. That slimy

had made good on his threats, and now I felt like a sitting duck, vulnerable to every petty game he had up his sleeve. All because I refused his ridiculous request to marry any

his people and with my words to them when

an insult to un

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had promised to do everything within his power to frustrate my company, and he had

lower our prices to levels you can't even begin

now, he'd done

Lante Technologies slash the price of the

Server-from $98,000 to a

weren't even running at a loss! They

for any ordinary company, but not for them. Not for a pack-funded empire with resources so deep they

How foolish!

my neck as beads

I matched their price, I'd risk dragging my company into the red. If I didn't, I'd lose the trust of my clients those who relied on us to stay ahead of the curve, who believed in Zamfort Technologies as a

his threats began

set up a branch right across from your

trembling with

"Sir?" She answered.

on every property near our flagship location. Every single one within a

"Understood, sir. Should I-"

my voice sharp enough to draw blood. "If Kex even breathes near that location, I want

her response, my breath ragged as I raked a hand through

jaw clenched as the memory of

punched in the number for Grant,

I need you to lock down contracts with every single one

exclusivity agreements in place by the end of the week. Sweeten the deal if you have to extended contracts, bonuses, whatever it takes! Just make sure Kex and his pack of vultures

a moment

hear me,

get on it

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