Jackson sipped on his coffee slowly. It wasn’t until the host on the stage called out to the Sterling pack that he gulped it down.
Seeing that he was about to go on stage after handing me the coffee cup, I couldn’t help but worry. “Have you finished reading the documents?”
Jackson hadn’t even read any of the documents while he was waiting for his turn. How was he prepared for this?
Jackson tapped a finger lightly on his temple and said confidently, “Don’t worry. I just needed to read them once.”
I froze.
That’s right. Jackson had a photographic memory. So…how could he lose his memory?
His words dispelled the last bit of kindness I had left for him.
He was putting on an act.
I had almost mistaken him for the previous Silas.
My stiff expression made him question me.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Frustrated, I shook my head. “I’m fine. Hurry and go on stage.”
Once the bidding ended, I could part ways with Jackson and never see him again.
Jackson looked as if he were about to say something else, but after the host’s second urging, he had to get up on the stage.
As soon as Jackson left, I collapsed back into my chair and looked expressionlessly at the stage.
Jackson was indeed brilliant. He had memorized everything after just looking at them once, and he also expanded on many things that Beta Smith had not mentioned.
It was no wonder that such a man would choose to abandon me. Him being a shifter and my never getting my wolf aside, there was no way I could compete with someone with his level of intellect.
Today had only served to showcase our vast differences.
I had a brief thought that if I could survive my heart failure, I would break free from all restrictions and work my as s off to become influential like them. Somehow, some way.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs. I wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer.
Death was coming for me. Soon.
After Jackson finished with his presentation, Griffon asked him questions.
He hadn’t asked anyone else any questions.
And Griffon’s questions were tricky, as if he were deliberately trying to make things difficult for Jackson.
Seeing this, the members of the other packs breathed a sigh of relief. They couldn’t imagine being questioned by Griffon and were thanking the goddess it hadn’t happened to them.
But Jackson wasn’t afraid of Griffons. As he calmly answered all of his questions, never fumbling.
Griffon asked a dozen tricky questions before letting him go.
The morning bidding were almost over. Then they would break for lunch and continue in the afternoon.
Although the Sterling pack’s presentation was over, they had to wait for the bidding results.
The Knight pack was responsible for entertaining them. After leading them to the leisure area, they could do whatever they wanted.
After Jackson sat down in the lounge, Beta Smith and an executives hurried in.
“Alpha Sterling, you were wonderful just now. You must have stood out, given that Alpha Knight didn’t have questions for anyone else.”
The higher-ranking members of the Sterling pack had suffered losses at the hands of Griffon in other projects. When the packs competed for projects with other packs, the Knight pack always came out on top, and the Sterling pack was left without.
Somehow, Griffon was always able to outbid them and outwit them.
However, their Alpha could fight against Griffon, and Jackson hadn’t even been their Alpha for very long.
Jackson waved his hand. After chatting with his pack for a while, he let them go to lunch.
Jackson looked up at Taya, who was standing respectfully beside him. “What would you like to eat?”
Taya shook her head. “I’m not hungry.”
Jackson thought she would rather not eat with him, so he said, “Don’t worry. You don’t have to accompany me. You can go by yourself.”
Truly, Alpha Sterling, I’m okay. I don’t need anything. No need for you to worry about me,” Taya said.
Jackson tried to persuade her. Ile didn’t know what time everything would end and when they would have a chance to cat again. “You have to eat something. You need your energy to take care of me this afternoon.”
Taya sighed through the phone. “Something light.”
“How about a salad? Would you prefer chicken or salmon on it? What about some bread with it?”
“A salad with chicken is plenty for me. Thank you.”
“Okay. I’ll be right back.”
Jackson hung up the phone with a smile, happy she’d given in and decided to eat something. He turned to grab food for them, and a snide voice came from behind him.
“Not only are you doing the work of your Beta and presenting your bid, and you have to take care of your girlfriend on top of it?”
Jackson turned around and saw Griffon. He was casually leaning against a pillar, his arms crossed over his large chest, one of his eyebrows raised. The judgment practically rolled off him, on top of the Alpha power and strength that was always there, always oppressive.
Although Jackson’s physical build and appearance was on par with Griffon’s, something about Griffon made Jackson feel a bit small, though he would never admit that to anyone. Alphas didn’t admit any type of weakness, ever.
Jackson looked at Griffon and said lightly, “Alpha Knight, you must be joking. Why would I bring my girlfriend to the bidding?”
Griffon raised his eyebrow a bit higher. “If Ms. Palmer isn’t your girlfriend, what is she?”
Jackson didn’t like Griffon’s arrogant tone, but he didn’t dare reply with anything apart from politeness. It wouldn’t do to risk pissing him off and jeopardizing the Sterling pack’s chances at winning the bid. “I don’t actually have anything to do with her, but…”
“But what?”
Griffon’s tone was a bit defensive, and it made Jackson curious.
“You seem very concerned about Ms. Palmer and me. Why is that?”