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.

tone. "What?" He almost yelled as

KESTER

Fucking pervert!

the rage coursing through me. My chest heaved as I stood there, hands braced on the desk, glaring

Kex. That slimy

vulnerable to every

have been a little too harsh with his people and with my words to them when I

an insult to un

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promised to do everything within his power to frustrate

prices to levels you can't even

now, he'd

name could Valor Lante Technologies slash the price

Server-from $98,000

at a loss!

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

How foolish!

loosened my tie from my neck as beads of sweat

risk dragging my company into the red. If I didn't, I'd lose the trust of my clients those who

threats began to resurface in

up a branch right across from your flagship location and wipe

my phone from the desk, my hand trembling with barely contained rage, and

"Sir?" She answered.

our flagship location.

"Understood, sir. Should I-"

now, Sylvia!" I cut her off, my voice sharp enough to draw blood. "If Kex even breathes near that location, I want to know about it before

the call without waiting for her response, my breath ragged as

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

number for Grant,

with every single one of our suppliers." sir, we already have

the deal if you have to extended contracts, bonuses, whatever

a

you hear

get on

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