In Bed with the Alpha Boss: A CEO Werewolf Romance Chapter 18

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Gabrielle.
Please give me a break!
What do these eccentric people want with me? I am practically a nobody, but why do I always get dragged into their business?
Of course, I get into the car and smile politely at her.
As the car starts moving, Samantha clicks on the privacy window, and then she turns to me to say, “I like you, Miss Jones. You are smart and quite efficient at your job. And Addison needs an assistant like you.”
I nod, smiling at her compliment. “Thank you, Ma’am.”
“But recently, you are becoming a problem. And you know what we do with problems? We eliminated them.”
I swallow hard. Does she mean what I think she means?
“E-eliminate?” I repeat.
She heaves a sigh. “Yes. I can’t fire you. I have no grounds to do so. It won’t be a good look on me. Plus, I doubt my son will like that I’m meddling in his affairs.”
Aren’t you already? I thought. After all, Sebastian’s engagement
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with Soraya was all his mother’s doing.
“So, I suggest you leave on your own.”
“You mean, I should just resign?”
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“Yes,” she replies. “In exchange for your cooperation, I am going to compensate you handsomely, and I will make sure you will find a better employment elsewhere.”
She is bribing me to stay away from my son.
“I am not naive, though sometimes, I pretend to be. Don’t think for a second that I do not know what’s going on between you and Sebastian. He fancies you, I will give you that. But don’t get your hopes up. He will never marry you.”
She smiles at me apologetically. I am not sure if it’s only my imagination or I actually see a hint of sincerity in her expression.
“I am not delusional. I am neither rich nor influential. I have no value to a man like Sebastian King,” I say to her.
She gently shakes her head. “Trust me. It’s actually more complicated than that. Sebastian will just not marry outside of his… er… class.”
Yep. It all boils down to wealth and status in life. It’s not my fault I was born poor. But I also have no ambitions of rubbing elbows with the la crème de la crème. I just happened to fall in love with one of them.”
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I raise my chin and give Samantha a reassuring smile. “Well, you didn’t have to bribe me, Mrs. King. I have already submitted my resignation letter.”
Her eyes widen in surprise. “You have?”
I nod. “I want to go back to my life,” I say. “You probably think I want all of these? That I want Sebastian’s money. But the truth is, I really want no part of it.”
She leans back on her seat looking embarrassed.
“That is not really what I mean, Miss Jones.”
“You don’t have to deny it, Mrs. King,” I tell her frankly. “And don’t feel bad as well. I’ll take brutal truth over sweet lies any day.”
The older woman raises a brow at me. “Maybe now that you’re almost no longer an employee of my son, perhaps we can be truthful to each other.”
I nod. “I am not sure how long I will stay. Mr. King wants to find a replacement for me first.”
Her eyes light up and she flashes me an excited smile. “Recommend Soraya! She has a finance degree from an Ivy League university. She is more than qualified to do your job!”
I am not particularly fond of Miss Parks, but I keep my expression stoic. When she looks at me expectantly, all I can do is nod. “I’ll make sure to mention it.”
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“Soraya will be good for Sebastian,” she continues. “More than her qualifications, an affiliation with her family will be very good for our clan and everybody else we look after.”
I nod, then I look away from her.
How many times does she need to remind me how great Soraya is for Sebastian?
The limousine stops, indicating that we are a in front of my apartment once again.
“Well, Mrs. King, if we have nothing else to talk about, I bid you a good evening.”
Just as I start to come out of her limo, she gently grabs my arm.
“Just a moment, dear,” she says.
Then she reaches inside her purse and hands me a green velvety
box.
“Wh-what is it?”
“For you,” she replies.
I open the box and find a diamond tennis bracelet staring back
at me.
“I know about your relationship with my son,” Samantha continues. “Take this. As a token of my appreciation. Though he
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doesn’t show it much, but I know you have made my son happy when he needed it the most.”
“When he needed it the most?” I echo.
She nods at me. “He may look formidable, but my son is… aching inside. He needed warmth and comfort, and you gave it to him without trapping him, or pressuring him for something he may never give you. You didn’t blackmail him or extort him for money. He needed someone like you at that time.”
She really does know everything about me and Sebastian.
I feel embarrassed. We tried to keep our relationship a secret. But if his mother knew, then everybody knew.
I put the jewelry on the seat beside her.
“I’m sorry but I can’t accept this. You don’t have to thank me, madam. I was having fun with him as well. I also have physical needs. And Sebastian was there and available.” I want to keep a portion of my pride intact. The last thing I want is for everyone to think that I’ve been dumped by Sebastian King. “So, if you have nothing else to say to me, I need to go.”
She doesn’t say anything. When I look up, I see that she is looking at me intensely, studying my face. I suddenly feel self-conscious.
“Is there dirt on my face?” I ask.
She blinks back at me, as if realizing that she had been staring.
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“Oh, forgive me, my dear. This is the first time that I’ve seen you up close. I didn’t realize how beautiful you are before.”
I smile shyly at her. “Ummm… thank you, madam.”
She stares at me again. Then she shakes her head and smiles apologetically. “You just remind me of someone I knew a long time ago.”
“Who?”
She shakes her head. “Doesn’t matter. She’s gone.”
“I’m sorry to hear that. Anyway, if there is nothing else, I have to go.”
She nods. “I’m glad we had the chance to talk, dear. You are actually more decent than I thought.”
go
down the limo and start walking towards my apartment.
“Quite the ride you have there,” a male voice says behind me. “Is that your latest sugar daddy?”