Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 172

My shoulder’s sagged. “You’re right. If that were the case, we would be going to Luceland for no reason. It would be a complete waste of time.”

Ava tapped one finger against her mouth, seemingly lost in thought. Then, her eyes brightened with excitement.

My heart lifted with hope. “I know that look,” I said. “You have an idea.”

A proud smile crossed her face. “I do.” She paused for dramatic effect.

I rushed to her and grabbed her hands. “Well, don’t leave me hanging here. Tell me.”

“We trick Chloe into telling us where his body is buried,” she said proudly. “Or even showing us.”

I paused as I thought it over. “That’s so crazy it just might work.”

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soon,” I told Ava as

I still had to go to work today. On the walk over, I tilted my face up to the morning sun, and I felt lighter than I’ve had for a long time. I knew that my improved mood had something to do with having an actual plan to follow. I was a detailed oriented person, and I always felt

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I got closer to work, my anxiety spiked. After the weird mood and conversation with Alexander last night, I wasn’t looking forward to spending the whole work day with him. But I was lucky. Alexander didn’t come into the office all morning. I spent the day catching up on replying to emails and filing. For lunch, I had a piece of dry toast and an apple, afraid that anything

me when he walked past my desk. Then, he spent the rest of the day in his office with Gai. He didn’t give me any instructions, so I figured that I pretty much had a free day. Besides, I had stayed late last night, so I had earned an

could go home. I jumped up and gathered my things. It was the first time in a long time that I was leaving work at a reasonable hour. I walked home, and on the way, I passed by the same twenty–four hour pharmacy that I had

the drugstore with plastic bags full of stomach medicine. I bought even more than Richard had given me since I wanted to thank Mike for thinking ahead and having all that medicine

dinner of chicken noodle soup and freshly baked buttered bread. After I ate and cleaned the kitchen,

opened it and when he saw me, his face broke

shopping bags full of stomach pills. “I wanted to give

a look of

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