Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 282

I stayed in the kitchen for as long as possible to avoid Alexander. But that plan didn’t work out so well when I brought the finished mashed potatoes to the table, and the only seat left was next to Alexander. I glared at Ava and Richard, knowing that this had been orchestrated by them just like they had me to sit next to him in the car when we were in Luceland.

I didn’t want to make things even more awkward by pitching a fit about where I sat. But my mouth dried when I sat next to him because I could feel the warmth and energy coming off of him. My body was overly aware of him.

Thankfully, as the six of us loaded our plates with lobster mashed potatoes, Mac and Cheese, and buttered corn on the cob, Alexander was quiet. He made polite conversation with Richard, who was on his other side, and he didn’t use that intimate nickname again. Maybe he had realized that he had crossed a line. Hopefully, he would be on his best behavior for the rest of the night.

“Oh!” Ava said, turning to me. “I heard that Chloe and her mother have enlisted their family to help them get out of their legal trouble. And I also warned Sarah and Kelly to be careful and stick together.”

I nodded and took a bite of the juicy lobster. I already knew this information.

“Theres nothing to worry about,” Richard announced. “Chloe and her mother will not get away with their crimes this time. I just got back from Luceland, and Chloe’s well–connected aunt wasn’t enough to help her. Chloe has pleaded guilty to all charges, and she was sent to jail today.”

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my fork in surprise, and it clattered onto my plate, but

to Luceland to monitor the situation and make sure everything goes smoothly,” Richard explained. “I’m also watching out

influence work? I thought she was a member of some

was nothing she could do. From the research that I’ve done, there’s nothing special about Hana Cater, even though Duke seems to think there is. Hana headed back to New York only an hour after

how well–connected her family was, I didn’t think that she would stay in jail for long. I had seen genuine fear in Duke’s eyes when he spoke about Hana. She was a woman that you didn’t want to mess with because when she sank her teeth into something, she didn’t give up easily. And after only an hour of speaking with her niece, I didn’t

had satisfied expressions. They seemed so

think that was the case, and when I locked eyes with Ava, I could tell that she didn’t

“Did he come back to New York,

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