Watch Me Win, Alpha

Of course, without Gai, I had to handle a two person workload by myself. After last night and the drama of today, I was mentally and physically exhausted. But I pushed through it. During Alexander’s afternoon nap, I let him sleep more than usual so I could finish my work in peace.

Around three in the afternoon, I got him his daily cup of green tea. But I noticed that he was in the meeting room with a few people. From their serious expressions, it seemed like they were having an important meeting. I didn’t want to interrupt, so I put his tea on his desk and got back to work.

When I was wrapping things up at the end of the day, Ava called me.

“Hi,” I said, my voice sounding tired even to my own ears.

“Hey! I was wondering if you wanted to have dinner together?” she asked.

I was about to say no because all I wanted to do was sleep. But my stomach was growling from skipping lunch and it would be really nice to see my best friend.

“Yeah, that would be fun,” I said.

“I’ll text you the details!”

Relief flooded through me as I walked onto the elevator to go home. But my body immediately tensed when I saw that I was sharing the small space with Alexander and Gai.

At least Gai seemed like she was feeling better. She did look more

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exhausted than me, though.

plans tonight?” Alexander asked

relaxed tone as him. “I’m going to Ava’s

look that I didn’t understand. What was wrong with me going to my friend’s house

*Olivia*

asked, his voice clipped

I said, narrowing my eyes at

make it clear I didn’t want Gai to know about us yet? This wasn’t appropriate for a boss to ask his

said through gritted teeth. “I don’t think it would be

eyes sparked with anger, and my reply was lost in my mind. Was he acting like this

Well, that changes things because I think Ava only has one guest

tried to play it cool, but I noticed the tension leaking from his body like a balloon someone let the air out of.

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