Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

“Miss Olivia!” he said with a wide grin, extending both hands.

“We’ve heard about you. You’re the one working directly under

Alpha Alexander, aren’t you?”

I smiled politely. “I suppose that’s one way to put it.“”

He chuckled like he already considered me one of their own.

“We were all hoping Alpha Alexander would visit in person.”

I played along, waving one hand lightly. “He’s neck–deep in

summit prep. You know how it is.”

John laughed. “Of course, of course. We’re honored all the

same.”

He then introduced me to the heads of administration and

finance. Everyone seemed eager to make a good impression,

though a few eyes lingered on me a little too long–not with

suspicion, more like nervous curiosity. Still, I kept my tone light

and friendly as John led me on a tour of the facility. The office

was neat. The workshop was noisy and smelled of metal

shavings and sweat. The dining hall was surprisingly spacious.

I asked innocent questions here and there about operations,

staffing, and overtime pay. I occasionally took pictures, telling

them they were for Alexander’s visual records.

When lunch arrived, I chose to stand in line like everyone else and made my way to a long bench near the corner of the dining hall. I set my tray down beside three women in faded uniforms who were clearly startled at first but gradually warmed up to

me as we ate.

asked, stabbing my steamed

a braid, maybe in her

here ten.” She pointed

across from her.

“Ever run into any

They exchanged a look.

machine’s right at the shop entrance,”

woman. “Sometimes it glitches.”

“No cameras?” I asked.

said the one with the braid.

in a little. “I heard something odd, actually. Some

the factory’s haunted.“”

The braid woman

that?” she asked, her voice

1 shrugged. “People talk”

are

the register every day. But no one’s

once.”

Fraco,” the third added,

looked around.

quiet, pretending to pick at my food,

bag captured everything. They said the

warned everyone not to bring it up again.

looked the

was all I

afternoon, I had gathered

the personnel lead, the

a medium–sized meeting room near the

smiled as I set my

your time,” I said cheerfully.

before I submit my

Alexander.”

in their

Jennie Williams and Alan

page in

Cha

Dead silence.

one moved. The room grew

and walked to the door. I watched his hand reach for the knob as he turned

quietly shut the door behind

Olivia’s POV

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