Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 298

My mom didn’t hesitate. “Of course you can stay here, sweetheart. You’re my daughter, and I would love to have you.”

My heart lifted, and I knew I made the right decision wanting to come home.

We chatted for a little while longer, and the conversation with my mom lifted my spirits. I needed to visit my parents more anyway.

But as I zipped my laptop into my purse, Gai came toward my desk with an apologetic look on her face, where I just knew that she had bad news.

I sighed as my ankle gave a painful throb. “What happened?” I asked, just wanting to get it over with.

“Alexander just got called away to a business trip to visit the London branch on Saturday,” she rushed out, as if hearing it quickly would lessen the blow. “Alexander wants you to accompany him.

”

slumped, and I scrubbed

Wow.

ruined. How was I

out what I truly wanted. These days, Alexander and

I refused, would I still have a job? My track record during business trips with Alexander wasn’t good. The past two times, something always seemed to happen. Alexander and I’s relationship

face softened. She took a seat on the chair

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studied my

want to go on this trip, do you?”

speak right now. The panic rising in my throat was choking me. I

sympathy and guilt. She ran her hands down her legs and bit her lip. “I feel like I’ve failed you in some massive way. After

good. “The only reason that I don’t want to go on the trip was because