I looked away from Griffon, pushed the door open, and got out of the car. Without stopping, without turning around, I walked
away.
The tires squealed, and Griffon left the garage at the same breakneck speed he’d driven here.
The moment the car pulled away, the screeching rubber ringing in my ears, I paused and looked back.
I wondered how he would react when he discovered I was about to d ie.
He would probably be just as indifferent as ever. How could a person like him pity me?
A faint sense of loss struck me, making me feel inexplicably sad…
After reviewing the handover procedures, I dro ve the company car home and planned to return it to the office tomorrow.
After showering, I picked up my phone and looked at it.
Greyson hadn’t replied to my message or tried call me again.
I heaved a sigh of relief.
I went to put my phone done, but I remembered that Griffon had said that Jackson was his future brother-in-law. I’d been too caught up in my wishful thinking that Griffon might possibly have feelings for me or desire me, that the gravity of what he’d said was lost on me right then.
I googled Jackson’s name.
It turned out that six months ago, the Sterling pack had expressed a desire to form an alliance with the Knight pack.
Jackson’s chosen mate was Griffon’s cousin, Preston’s younger sister. Her name was Edith Knight. I knew Griffon thought of Preston like a brother, so it would make sense that he would think of Edith as his sister, hence the brother-in-law reference.
I searched for information on Edith. She was currently studying in Italy and staying with one of the neutral European packs. After graduation, she would return and get engaged to Jackson. There was already talk about what a huge event their mating ceremony would be and what a union between two powerful packs like this might mean.
I had blocked all news containing the name “Jackson Sterling”. I hadn’t wanted to see or hear anything regarding him. Thanks to that, I was completely oblivious to his mating plans.
Now that I had seen it, surprisingly, I didn’t feel very emotional. Silas and I could never go back to the past. No matter who he married, it had nothing to do with me.
I put down my phone and took my heart pills. After turning the alarm up to the maximum volume, I dared to fall asleep.
The alarm clock had been ringing for a long time before I could vaguely hear the sound. Slowly, I regained consciousness from my deep sleep.
I looked at my phone. It was nine o’clock in the morning. At least it wasn’t the afternoon.
My office hours began at ten a. m., so I still had time to get to work.
When I got to the office building, I didn’t go to my office, instead going straight to the top floor. Lila had wanted me to do the handover yesterday, so I wanted to do it first thing today.
I knocked on the door of Lila’s office. “Hi, Lila. I’m here to hand over my projects.”
Lila’s expression changed slightly when she saw me. “Come in.”
I walked to Lila’s desk. “Since Margaret is unwilling to take on any of my workload, who I should hand things over to?”
Lila paused for a second, and then her cheeks tinged red a hint before she said, “Taya, you’ve been working here for five years. You’re going to be hard to replace, and everyone already has a full workload. Can’t you work until I find a suitable person to take over?”
There were so many a*sistants in my department, I could casily hand things off to someone. MPC was always busy, but nothing. was out of the ordinary in terms of workloads right now. Why did I suddenly have to wait until Lila found a suitable person?
Something was off.
Frowning, I asked, “Didn’t you send me a message yesterday morning and ask me to hand over my work? Why did you change your mind so quickly?”
Lila opened her mo uth to speak, then gave a sigh before continuing. “Ms. Thorin approved your resignation yesterday morning, so I sent you that message. But not long after, she said that she didn’t agree to your resignation.”
Wait, what? That wasn’t what we spoke about.
“Why did she come back and say that she didn’t approve my resignation?” I asked.
Lila shrugged. “I don’t know. You will have to speak to her. I was following orders.”
I wanted to press Lila further, but it wouldn’t matter. This was between Tara and me. Lila was just the messenger.
I pressed my lips together, turned around, and went straight to Tara’s office.
She was sitting behind her large desk, answering a phone call. Her tone was gentle as she asked if the other party had When Tara saw me, she immediately put down her phone. “Taya, what can I do for you?”
I didn’t bother to beat around the bush. “Ms. Thorin, didn’t you say that you would approve my resignation as soon as you got back to the office? Why hasn’t it been approved yet?”
Tara glanced at her cell phone and looked a little impatient. “You offended Margaret. She decided to go around to everyone and tell them not to take over any of your projects. She said you have so much information about the partner, and it would be impossible for one of them to learn it all on top of their other work. So now we have to wait until we find someone to replace you, and then I can approve your resignation.”
I narrowed my eyes. Tara was the CEO. She could tell anyone to do anything; Margaret had no power at all compared to Tara. It was apparent that she was deliberately delaying my departure.
I couldn’t understand what Tara was thinking. Why was she making things difficult for me?
“Ms. Thorin, I have something urgent to deal with, and it’s imperative that I’m able to resign immediately. Everything had already been agreed to.”
Tara put her palms together and placed her elbows on her desk. She looked up at me. “What is so urgent?”
Just as I was about to tell her that I was terminally ill and did not have the strength to work, I saw the disdain in Tara’s eyes.
When I remained silent, Tara sneered. “Margaret told me that you wanted to marry into a rich and powerful pack, but I didn’t believe it. You’re just a human. I didn’t expect that you would climb into Alpha Sterling’s bed just because I asked you to pick him up from the airport yesterday. It seems you move quickly…”
Tara paused momentarily and looked me up and down, a sarcastic look on her face. “Taya, you’re pretty, but it’ll be more than a little difficult for you to mate into a powerful pack.”