One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 22

Audrey & Edwin

Audrey's POV

Just as the wine was about to splash all over me, a blur of movement caught the corner of my eye. I flinched instinctively, squeezing my eyes shut as I braced for the inevitable drenching of red liquid all over my dress.

But it never came,

Slowly, I peeled one eye open, only to find Gavin standing there with a rapidly spreading stain of red across the front of his crisp white dress shirt. He had jumped right into the path of the wine, shielding me from "What the hell?" the blonde woman snarled, slamming her empty glass down on the table with a thud. "That wasn't meant for you!"

Gavin straightened up, brushing a few stray droplets from the sleeve of his jacket as he regarded her evenly. "I'm sorry, Miss, but I cannot let you assault another patron," he said, his tone shockingly calm despi going to have to ask you to leave"

"Do you even know who I am?" she hissed, leaning in close enough that I could smell the sharp tang of what was clearly expensive perfume on her skin.

Before Gavin could respond, a familiar voice cut through the tension. "I know exactly who you are, Fiona." We all whipped around to see Edwin striding back toward us, his face stonier than I had perhaps ever s a public setting, then you should return to whatever hole you crawled out of before I'm forced to have you removed."

Gavin visibly bristled at the threat, but the woman-Fiona, apparently-

merely jutted out her chin defiantly as she plopped herself down in the chair I had vacated moments earlier. "I'm not going anywhere," she sneered up at Edwin

He arched one dark brow, utterly unbothered. "Very well Have it your way."

before lifting it to his ear. "Yes, I need you to come and collect your daughter,"

me one last venomous glance before turning on her heel. "But this

Edwin's POV

She swung her hips as she

her embarrass herself so thoroughly in public was mildly amusing There was a beat of stunned silence in

my gosh, are you

The young waiter merely chuckled, waving away her frantic words with one hand. "It's not a

finished dabbing his shirt to no avail. "Well, it's lovely. You're very

that, he turned on his heel

took her seat again, her cheeks flushed pink. She fiddled with the now-reddened napkin she had used to clean up mouth working uselessly for several moments. "Who.. who was that woman?" Audrey's voice was

instinctively. Where could I

his shirt, her

I said curtly,

"Just a spoiled heiress with more money

Audrey and myself. Eventually, the

before I could get a glimpse at

me just as I was opening

wince, quickly averting her eyes and digging through that small purse of hers with jerky movements. It was obvious that she was stressing over whatever the cost was, her full lips thinning into a flat

me, but I could see the numbers in the reflection of

do something about that, of course. Starting

out a soft sigh, I held my hand out across