Chapter 18

Chapter 18
Judy’s POV

“I should probably get going,” I said quickly, pulling my eyes away from Ethan. “Thank you for the opportunity, Alpha. Maybe we can exchange numbers so we can keep in touch.”

“Let’s talk about my schedule. I can sign the contract when I get back,” I said.

Gavin stared at me for a moment, his expression hard to read.

“Adam has your number. I’ll be in touch,” he replied.

I nodded.

I was about to step around him when Irene spoke up.

“Dad, why don’t you take Judy home? I didn’t see her car here,” Irene said, glancing back and forth between me and her father.

“It’s okay,” I replied, trying to ease the tension.

“I’ll just call for an Uber,” I said quickly.

“Yes, I’ll have my driver take her,” Gavin interrupted. I looked into his eyes, surprised by his offer. “I’ll go with you. It will help.”

“I want to talk in the car,” he said.

I wanted to argue, but the look he gave me was almost challenging. I quickly shut my mouth and nodded at him, murmuring my thanks.

“Then it’s…”

“I’ve decided,” Irene said with a big smile, clapping her hands together. “It was so nice to meet you, Judy. I hope we can get to know each other soon. I could really use some girlfriends.”

I forced a smile in response.

I nodded in her direction. The last thing I wanted was to be friends with this woman, but she was being nice, and I didn’t want to come off as rude, especially not in front of my new boss.

I turned my back to them and walked away.

Gavin and I walked into the house. As we made our way through the Villa, we saw Adam coming down the large spiral staircase. He looked stressed, and I could tell it was because of Matt, who was very upset after just being grounded.

Adam stopped for a moment when he saw us.

Gavin asked, “Is the driver still up front, Adam?” He didn’t even look at him.

“Yes, sir,” Adam replied.

“I’ll be taking Judy back to her home. I’ll be back later this evening,” Adam said.

Gavin called out, “Alpha,” just as we got closer to the front door.

I noticed the driver from yesterday walking around the corner. He was holding a small stack of papers in his hands as he came closer.

“I got the contract you requested,” he said, handing the papers to Gavin. The driver smiled at me. “Good evening, Ma’am. I’m Beta Taylor.”

Oh! He was the Beta of the pack.

As I looked at him, I could see he had the presence and look of a Beta.

I smiled politely at him.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Beta,” I said, bowing my head slightly to show my respect.

“We…

“I 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. I kept those feelings to myself.

I didn’t want to cause any problems, so I kept my thoughts to myself. I didn’t say anything more to Taylor, and he didn’t say anything to me either. He just watched as Gavin pulled me out of his villa and toward the waiting car.

The driver quickly got out of the car and ran around to bow his head at Gavin before opening the back door.

Gavin signaled for me to get in first. I smiled and thanked the driver before sliding into the car. Gavin then climbed in next to me.

The driver closed the door and quickly ran around to the front of the car. He hopped into the driver’s seat.

“Where to, Alpha?” the driver asked.

“Take us to the Carter Resort,” Alpha replied.

1 stared at Gavin in disbelief, clearly shocked.

“I thought you were taking me home,” I said, my brows furrowed together.

“I need to speak with you alone,” he replied. “Also, I heard your stomach growl earlier and figured you were hungry.”

It didn’t take us long to reach the restaurant resort. I followed Gavin inside, where he was quickly greeted by the hostess. I recognized her from when I briefly worked there and from the engagement party. Nan had the…

Today was my day off, so I didn’t have to worry about her seeing me and bombarding me with a million questions about why I was there with Gavin.

“Good evening, Mr. Landry,” she said with a big smile. “A table for two, please.”

“Your favorite booth is available,” the hostess said.

“Yes, thank you,” Gavin replied with a nod.

We followed the hostess through the restaurant to the booth in the back. It was next to a large window that looked out over the harbor.

The view from the restaurant was stunning. The city’s nightlife sparkled beautifully off the water.

The hostess greeted us with a couple of menus before leaving us to decide. I thought Gavin would start talking right away and explain why he wanted to speak with me privately. But he didn’t.

He stayed quiet as he looked over the menus. A few minutes later, a waitress came to take our orders. It was clear she liked Gavin right away because she barely acknowledged me. She was busy fluttering her eyelashes and chatting with him.

As she swayed her hips, I noticed her trying to catch my attention.

“What would you like to eat?” Gavin asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

At that moment, the waitress finally focused on me. It was clear she wasn’t happy about it.

“I’ll just take the Cobb salad,” I said, handing the menu to her.

“Bring us a bottle of wine as well,” he added.

“Right away,” she replied softly before turning to leave.

Gavin

He cleared his throat and focused his attention on me.

“So, we should talk about what happened earlier,” he said, leaning back in his seat as he studied me. “The incident with Ethan.”

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