I gave my mom a long face. "I don't want to be late to my work so I won't eat my breakfast!"
"How about we packed your breakfast so you can eat on Conan's car?" asked Conan.
"I agreed! It's not good if you skip your breakfast. I can still wait for you to finish eating!" said Steven.
I adamantly refused to eat. I'd rather starve myself than to taste any foods that Conan cooked. I don't even think they smell good either.
"Sorry Steven, but I am just fine without eating anything. I promise to eat a lot during lunch break!"
Steven stood up and said goodbye to my mother. "We should be leaving now. I promise to take care of your daughter!"
Conan put his hand on my shoulder. "If you are still upset that Alpha Ace rejected you, then I am willing to talk to him. What he did is against the Moon Goddess rules. He should know that he should accept his mate regardless of her rank!"
This time, I raised an eyebrow to Conan and spoke rudely to him because I cannot hold my temper anymore. "Could you please not try to play as a hero? First of all, it's my problem to deal with! Second, you are not my father and never will you ever be so stop acting as if you are really concerned!"
"What the hell is wrong with Sophia? Conan is a very respectable Alpha in their pack and yet you dared to disrespect him in front of me and Steven!"
"Sorry mom! I am just having a bad day. I really thought you were the first to understand my situation!" I said to her.
"Look Sophia, I know that you are against my relationship with your mother! I know for a fact that I cannot replace your father but I am just asking you to prove myself worthy to become a part of your family!"
"Again, I am not having a good mood today and I am not hungry so I want to go to my work. Also, don't even try to meddle with my issues with my fated mate. It's none of your business!"
Steven and I went to his car. I sat on the front seat and wear my seatbelt. In the middle of his driving, my stomach growled and I was really embarrassed when he looked at me.
"Would you like to eat first? I know that you wanted to eat the breakfast but you refused when you found out that your stepfather was the one who cooked it!"
"He is neither my step father nor a friend of my mom. Besides, I really don't like the smell of the foods he prepared!"
"But you can at least show him some respect. He was raising a valid point to you and I don't think that it's a bad idea if he talks to Ace!"
"I don't think they have something in common. I don't think Ace will change his mind if they talked about me!"
"There is no harm in trying. I look forward to seeing both of you in good terms and I also want to see Alpha Ace finally accepting you as his fated mate!"
I sigh. "We both want that to happen, but we know for a fact that Olivia is the one hindering me from getting Ace!"
"That Olivia has a very mysterious attitude and background. It might be difficult to dig in to her past life because she's not socializing to other packs that much!"
"I've got hunch that she manipulated Ace so he would reject me!"
"Do you think you can talk to Ace in private? I can make that happen if you wish!"
I gave Steven a rakish smile. "Thank you but this is too personal for me. I wanted to talk to Ace but I think it is not the right time for that!"
"How about Olivia? Do you want me to talk to her? I can be friends with someone like her!"
"No! I won't let you risk your good reputation just for an Omega like me! The same goes with Merry. Both of you are important in my life and I cannot afford to let something bad happen to you because of me!"
"Please don't talk like that Sophia! You should never put yourself down. Yes, you belong to the lowest pack but that does not make you any less than us. You should show to Ace that you are confident about yourself despite your rank!"
I responded with a smile at what Alpha Steven has said.
"Hold on a sec, I think we should drop by to a restaurant. I cannot let you work with an empty stomach!"
We dropped by to a fancy restaurant and he offered me to sit while he ordered. I went to the front table and I took out my phone to kill time. However, I smelled a very distinct scent of Ace and I roamed my eyes only to see him on the same restaurant—he was with Olivia and they way he looks, I know he is not happy to be with her.
It does not take too long for Olivia to see me staring at them. As expected, she looked at me in a mocking way. To my surprise, she pulled Ace towards her and kissed him on the lips. This bitch has no breeding at all!
As they say, you really can't buy class! I avoided looking at them but deep inside, I am so fucking jealous. But I know that Ace is not happy to be with her so there is still a chance that we can be together.
Few minutes later, Steven arrives with foods on his hand. I was shocked that he only ordered food for me.
"Are you not going to eat?" I asked him.
"No! I already ate my breakfast so I'm fine!"
He sat in front of me, obstructing my view of Ace and Olivia. I don't give a damn about it though!
"Do you want me to sit somewhere else so you can see him?" Alpha Steven asked.
I played dumbed. "What are you talking about?""Sorry if you see the one who just rejected you in your birthday. You must be disheartened seeing them right now. I really don't have any idea that they would go to a restaurant like this. So, wanna sit somewhere else?""Why should we transfer to another place?" I asked."You might lose your appetite!""Don't worry about me! I can even eat at the comfort room in my bad days. I am doing just fine with this kind of awkward situation!"My phone suddenly vibrates and I immediately focused my attention when I saw Ace chat."Why are you stalking me? Have you remembered what happened last night in your birthday? I can't believe you still have the audacity to show up yourself after what happened. You're a very strange she-wolf who never knows when to give up!"I wanted to cry but I fought back my tears upon reading his message. I can't believe Ace would say such mean words to me. Right now, I feel that he no longer cherished our good relationship
Alpha Steven replied while focusing on his driving. "I know what they said does not change the fact that you still want him!""Yes I do!""Have you tried asking him to talk privately?""I did but I got a very different answer. I observed that Ace is not acting himself...""Don't stress yourself thinking about it. If they are intentionally doing this to hurt you, then I will step in and I won't hesitate to put them on their place!""Let us not bring such nonsense topics. I am so tired talking about them! By the way, what is my role as your assistant?""Running errands and accommodating guests are what I will most likely assign you to do. I know you're a little bit shy so I decided to raise your salary. But of course, are you fine with that?""Of course I do! Working for a famous Alpha like you is a dream come true for an Omega she-wolf like me. However, please try to be a little bit patient with me as I sometimes act stupid whenever a task is being given to me!""I am not like that! We
I am so speechless at this time. All I want is to disappear into thin air.Nickie tried her best to teach me how to do my work but I wasn't able to absorb a single thing she says. The moment she left, I desperately texted Ace to confirm if they are the ones coming to our company even though I know he would not likely respond because I ignored their recent messages."Hey, are you the one coming to Alpha James' company?""What are you talking about? Alpha James and I used to be friends before. I know he is the guy who ate with you at the restaurant earlier!""But why did you not inform him about it earlier or the other day?""Actually, Olivia is the one who decided to invest her money. When we saw him earlier, I told her that Alpha Steven has a corporation. Why are you with him, though?""I am his new assistant!" I replied."What the fuck? You are not even qualified to become an employee let alone become an assistant. You were not even able to actively go to the wolf-school and yet you
Alpha Steven looked at me. "Go ahead and wait inside my office!" he said in a commanding tone of voice.I went inside his office and I sat down for a while. As I roamed my eyes around the area, there was something inside that caught my attention. It was Alpha Steven's cute picture when he was still a kid.I stood up and went towards the picture hanging on the wall. But I accidentally bumped on the table and an envelope suddenly felt. I picked it up and out of curiosity, I opened it.I saw that he has a picture with a younger girl and her parents. My imagination is telling me that this girl looks like Olivia when she grows up. I looked at the other picture and saw that the mother of the girl is gone.As I am thinking, a voice from the outside has interrupted me."Hello? Are you there Sophia? Open the door!"I immediately put the pictures back on the envelope and bring it back to where it belong and then Nickie entered inside with piled of documents on her hand. I smiled at her and acte
"Are we going to take our lunch outside the office?" I asked him. "No... as you see, the restaurants are far from here so we don't have a choice but to eat our lunch at the cafeteria. Don't worry, I think Ace and Olivia will eat somewhere else!"I could really feel that Alpha Nick is unsure of what he is saying to me but I have no courage to speak to him about it because he was already mad. I don't want to be a burden to him so I need to act professionally. I smiled at him. "I will take note of that Alpha Steven!"He just winked at me and left me with Nickie who raised an eyebrow at me. "Do you have hidden feelings for Alpha Steven?"This time, I answered her back. "I should be the one asking you that question!"Nickie is putting on a brave face. "You've got some nerve to say that!""I just want to work, Nickie! Although keep in your mind that I am quick to love but slow to learn something. So you need to be a little patient with me. Tell me how to sign these documents so we can do
"Don't worry Alpha Steven, we are just having a nice chat and she was just shocked that you are not having lunch with us!""Is that so? Well, I guess, this is our lucky day! Anyway, I just want to give you a heads-up! Olivia and Ace will become the new boss and they will help our company expand. But the bad news is that "Alpha Steven looked at me in dismay, "she insists that you work under her!"I uttered no single complaint at all! For me, this is much better because I get the chance to see Ace every day if ever!""Okay sir, I have no problems with that!"Nickie stared at me as if she does not believe what I am saying. I ignored her intimidating look and we had our lunch together at the cafeteria silently until I got a text from Ace again. "Can we meet on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. sharp? I just want to talk to you personally!"I've got a bad feeling that it was not Ace who texted me but Olivia. I knew that Ace is not really into meeting up and he would rather drag my hand to some private
I knitted my forehead in confusion. "How did you know about it?""There's no need to explain, Sophia! I know that you still can't accept your stepfather for your mom and you'd rather walk alone than ride in his car. But, I am giving you another option and I will make sure that Olivia or other gossip mongers would never find out about this!"Ace is right about it, I have never wanted my stepfather to drive me home. He's not even a part of my life to begin with so I took the risk of letting Ace drive me home. "Okay fine, but I wanted you to park in a secluded area. Many eyes surround us so we need to be very careful!""What time is your out from work?""7:00 p.m.!""Okay, I promise to come there earlier and text me if you need anything!""I will take note of that!"I hang up my phone and smiled alone. I know that this is the best chance for me and Ace to talk privately.I went inside and smiled at Alpha Steven. "It seems like you received some good news?" Alpha Steven asked the moment
"What!! Why did you use my mom's number to contact me? That's really not right!""Because you would only accept my call if I use your mom's number. Come on, don't be so picky... the rain is heavy and I really can't find you inside your office. Tell me where you are so I can pick you up!"I strongly refused to say where I am at the moment. "No thank you! I would rather take a taxi going back home!""But you'll get sick if ever you do that!""Have you forgotten that Omega she-wolf is immune to any diseases or sickness? Go back to your fucking house and let me go home alone. I'm not a kid anymore!""Please Sophia, your mom told me to take care of you and I need to bring you back home safe and sound!""How many times were you born? I don't give a damn about you! Get lost already, you asshole!""Look, if you really don't want to go home with me, that's fine! But let me grab a taxi for you and let me pay, I knew you don't bring much money when you left!""I've been crystal clear with you. I