Chapter 0018
Judy’s POV
“I should probably get going,” I said quickly, pulling my eyes away from Ethan. “Thank you for the opportunity, Alpha. Perhaps we can exchange numbers so we can discuss my schedule. I can sign the contract when I return.”
Gavin stared down at me for a moment; his face hard to read.
“Adam has your number. I’ll be in touch,” he told me.
I nodded and was about to step around him, but Irene’s volge stopped me.
“Dad, why don’t you take Judy home? I didn’t see her car here,” Irene said, staring between me and her father.
“It’s okay,” I said quickly. “I’ll just call for an Uber-”
“Yes, I’ll have my driver take her,” Gavin said, interrupting my words. I met his eyes, surprised by the offer. “I’ll accompany you. It’ll give us a chance to talk in the car.”
I wanted to protest, but the look he was giving me was almost daring. I quickly clamped my lips shut and gave him a curt nod, murmuring my thanks.
“Then it’s decided,” Irene said with a wide smile, clapping her hands together. “It was very nice to meet you, Judy. I hope we can get to know one another soon. I could use some girlfriends.”
I forced a smile in her direction and nodded. The last thing I wanted was to be friends with this woman, but she was being kind, and I didn’t want to seem rude, especially in front of my new boss.
I turned my back to them and followed Gavin into the house As we walked through the Villa, we passed Adam who was walking down the large spiral staircase. He looked stressed and I knew it had to do with a very upset Matt who just got grounded.
He paused when he saw us passing
“Adam, is the driver still out front?” Gavin asked without even looking at him.
“Yes, sir,” he answered.
“I’ll be taking Judy back to her home. I’ll be back later this evening,” Gavin told him,
“Alpha,” a voice said from nearby just as we neared the front doon.
I saw the driver from yesterday walking around the corner; be was holding a small stack of papers in his hands as he approached.
“I got the contract you requested,” he told him, handing Gavin the papers. The driver smiled as he looked at me. Good evening, Mam. I’m Beta Taylor.”
Oh! He was the Beta of the pack.
Now that I was looking at him, he did have the aura and appearance of a Beta.
I smiled politely at him.
“It’s an honor to meet you, Beta,” I said, lowering my head in respect.
“We need to go,” Gavin said sharply.
I tried my best not to scowl at him; he didn’t have to speak so rudely, I thought to myself. I kept those thoughts in
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my mind though, not wanting to cause any issues. I didn’t say anything more to Taylor, and he didn’t say anything more to me. He just watched as Gavin pulled me out of his villa and towards the waiting car.
The driver immediately got out and ran around the car, bowing his head at Gavin before opening the back door.
Gavin motioned for me to get in first. I smiled my thanks to the driver before sliding into the car, Gavin slid in beside me and the driver shut the door. He ran around to the front and sat in the driver’s seat.
“Where to, Alpha?” The driver asked.
“Take us to the Carter Resort.”
1 stared at Gavin, shocked.
“I thought you were taking me home,” I said, my brows pinched together.
“I need to speak with you alone,” he told me. “Also, I heard your stomach growl earlier and assumed you were hungry.”
It didn’t take us long to get to the restaurant resort. I followed Gavin into the restaurant, and he was immediately greeted by the hostess; I knew her from when I briefly worked here and from the engagement party. Nan had the day off today, so I didn’t have to worry about her seeing me and asking me a million questions as to why I was there with Gavin.
Good evening, Mr. Landry,” she said with a beaming smil “A table for two? Your favorite booth is available.”
“Yes, thank you,” Gavin said with a nod.
We followed the hostess across the restaurant and towards the booth in the far back, next to the large window that overlooked the harbor. It had a gorgeous view of the city’s nightlife sparkling off the water.
The hostess handed us a couple of menus and then left. I was expecting Gavin to start talking and tell me why he wanted to talk to me privately, but he remained silent as he looked over the menus. A few minutes later, a waitress arrived and took our orders. It was obvious she took a liking to Gavin immediately because she mainly ignored me. She was too busy batting her lashes and flaunting her hips to notice that I was sitting there.
“What would you like to eat?” Gavin asked me, bringing me out of my thoughts.
At that point, the waitress finally turned her attention to me and her dislike was evident.
“I’ll just take the Cobb salad,” I told her, handing her the menu.
“Bring us a bottle of wine as well,” he ordered.
“Right away,” she murmured before walking away.
Gavin finally cleared his throat and fixed his attention on me.
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“So, we should discuss what happened earlier,” he said, leaning back in his seat as he took me in. “The incident with Ethan.”
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