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.

his tone. "What?"

KESTER

Fucking pervert!

table before me, and everything on it tumbled to the floor. The resounding crash barely scratched the surface of the rage coursing through

Kex. That slimy

sitting duck, vulnerable to every petty game he

harsh with 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

said, "We'll lower our prices to levels you

now, he'd done

slash the

12X Quantum Server-from $98,000 to a jaw-dropping

loss! They were fucking running

Not for a pack-funded empire with resources so

How foolish!

my tie from my neck as beads of sweat tickled down my

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

of his threats began to resurface in my

branch right across from your flagship location and wipe out your

phone from the desk, my hand trembling with barely

"Sir?" She answered.

Sylvia," I barked, pacing the room. "I want detailed reports on every property near our flagship location. Every single one

"Understood, sir. Should I-"

to draw blood. "If Kex even breathes near that location, I want

my

with your biggest suppliers, leaving you stranded.' My jaw clenched as the memory of his smug grin burned behind my

punched in the number

with every single one of

deal if you have to extended contracts, bonuses, whatever it takes! Just make sure Kex and his pack of vultures don't get a sliver

hesitated for a

you hear

I'll get on it

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