Chapter 64: Do Something for Me
Hayley’s POV: +8 Pearls
“If you come clean, maybe I’ll give you a chance.” When Juliet was brought before me, she looked shocked, clearly not expecting me to appear so soon and unscathed. I spoke calmly, but I projected a powerful, oppressive Alpha aura without realizing it. Even though I hadn’t revealed my identity as an Alpha, she sensed something was different about me, and she immediately trembled, not daring to meet my gaze.
I looked at her grimly. “What’s the matter? Surprised?”
Juliet nodded, then shook her head. Finally, she dropped to her knees before me out of fear. “I’m sorry; it was my mistake. I shouldn’t have listened to Rachel and done that to you. I didn’t know you were a distinguished guest invited by the ruling family of the Night Pack…”
With that, she confessed everything in full detail.
“Rachel said she would just keep you there for a while and that nothing would happen. She said it was only to teach you a lesson and that she’d release you in a couple of days. I was blinded by my need for money and agreed. Hayley, for the sake of our past as classmates, please let me go,” Juliet’s voice quivered with tears as she finished.
“I can let you off, but there’s something you need to do for me.”
Like someone clinging to a lifeline, Juliet hurriedly asked, “What do you need? I’ll do anything if you’ll let me go.”
I leaned in and whispered a few instructions into her ear…
Rachel’s POV:
After confirming with my classmates that Hayley hadn’t come to school today, I felt a wave of relief. It seemed Juliet had handled things smoothly. That b*tch, Hayley—if she thought I’d let her get away with ruining me and downgrading me to Omega, she was sorely mistaken. This was perfect; she should still be locked up on the mountaintop, completely alone. After the Spanish competition wrapped up, I’d have someone let her out. By then, the outcome would be sealed, and the championship would be mine! Even if Hayley had all the talent in the world, she wouldn’t be able to change a thing.
Feeling pleased, I breezed through a Spanish class. Then, on my way to Calculus, Juliet came looking for me.
“Rachel, this bracelet is worthless! What, am I some charity case to you?” She tossed the bracelet I’d given her back at me.
I was surprised by her sudden change in attitude and looked at her coldly. “What’s the problem—it’s not enough for you? My dad paid tens of thousands for that at Veloria. Even in a secondhand store, it would still be worth a good amount, wouldn’t it?”
Juliet scoffed. “After everything I did for you, and this is all you’re offering? Don’t you feel any shame? I want more money, or I’ll ensure everyone knows what you did.”
I hadn’t expected her to resort to threats. I clenched my fists in silence. “Juliet, I never thought you had it in you. I guess you’ve been pretending well this whole time.”
She gave a mocking laugh. “So, are you paying up or not? I want 100,000, and I want it by the end of today, or else…”
There was no mistaking her intentions—she wanted money. In the past, I wouldn’t have blinked at 100,000. But now, with my family’s company bankrupt and my father’s allowance reduced to nearly nothing, I was barely keeping up appearances by selling off my bags and jewelry. Where was I supposed to find 100,000 to give her?
“I don’t have that much.”
Juliet shot me a glare. “Who are you kidding? Everyone knows you get hundreds of thousands each month in allowance. I’m only asking for 100,000—it’s not too much to ask for, right? If you really don’t want to pay, fine. I’ll just let the cops know every detail of what happened. You can get used to prison life if that’s what you want.”
“You!” I was seething with rage, wishing I could transform and rip her apart, but as an Omega ranked even lower than her, with her holding this over me, I had no options.
I gritted my teeth and compromised. “Fine, 100,000, right? I’ll give it to you, but how can I be sure you won’t come back for more after this?”
“Just bring the money first, and as for the rest… who knows? We’ll see how I feel.”
“Juliet, don’t push it.” For the first time, I regretted thinking Juliet was just an easy-to-bully Omega. Now, I realized she was nothing less than a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
“Am I pushing it? How about I show you what pushing it really looks like? Rachel, my patience is limited. Hand it to me today, or bear the consequences.”
With that, Juliet walked away, leaving me glaring at her back in frustration, utterly helpless.
One hundred thousand dollars. My credit cards were already maxed out—where on earth would I find that kind of money?
After a long internal debate, I took my handbags and jewelry to the pawn shop, scraping together 50,000. However, I was still short by another 50,000.
Just as I was standing on the roadside, feeling completely lost, someone suddenly called out to me… 638