Chapter 402
Seeing Alaricka’s expression held no deceit, Tamika clapped her hands in alarm: “Oh, for goodness’ sake! I knew many women must fancy Shi Yao! See? What did I tell you? You didn’t cherish your chance, so he’s clearly given up on you and found someone else.”
Alaricka shook her head wearily: “I told you–there was never anything. Shi Yao never liked me. Now he’s taken. Please stop meddling. If his girlfriend sees this, it’ll just cause more trouble.”
Tamika glared: “If you’d seized the opportunity, there’d be no trouble at all. You wash the dishes yourself tonight!”
With her ideal son-in-law slipping away, Tamika stood up in a huff, muttering as she stomped to her room and slammed the door.
Finally free of the nagging, Alaricka sighed in relief. She finished her sweet soup in peace. After washing the dishes, she glanced at the clock again. 11 PM.
Still no movement from across the hall. Shi Yao wasn’t back yet. Putting it out of her mind, Alaricka showered and went to bed.
Alaricka pressed the doorbell at Victor’s place as usual that morning. It seemed perfectly reasonable to her. After all, Victor had agreed to work at her Harmony Glory Inc. for a month. As his boss, she felt obliged to remind her employee about work.
The doorbell rang for quite some time with no answer. Alaricka checked her watch. 9:20 AM. Maybe Victor came home too late last night and hadn’t woken up yet. Company hours started at 10:00 AM. As an employee, Victor should adhere to that schedule.
She pressed the bell again. This time, someone answered.
Seeing Cutie Pie at the door, Alaricka raised an eyebrow. Wasn’t this the girl from the parking garage last night? A faint smile touched Alaricka’s eyes. Victor worked fast–already bringing her home. Noticing Cutie Pie wearing pajamas, Alaricka’s smile deepened.
The girl had bright eyes, pearly teeth, and fair skin. Her round eyes looked especially adorable. Last night she’d worn a skimpy mini dress; this morning she appeared in Victor’s pajamas. Clearly several sizes too big, the sleeves and pant legs were rolled up several times. The oversized clothes hung loosely on her frame, the wide collar revealing her delicate collarbones.
Alaricka burned with curiosity about who’d captured Victor’s interest, but business came first. She could ask him later. She cleared her throat lightly. “Is Victor-”
“It’s you again?”
Cutie Pie’s lovely face instantly darkened. Biting her lip, she glared. “What do you want? Is this how you’ve been pestering Victor?”
Alaricka paused briefly, then offered a resigned smile. “You misunderstand, I just need to-”
“I don’t care why you’re here! Dressed like that first thing in the morning? What are you plotting?” Cutie Pie frowned, gripping the door defensively. “Stop bothering him! Can’t you see? I’m wearing Victor’s pajamas! Victor is mine!”
Alaricka reached out. “Wait, that’s not-”
Bang!
The door slammed shut in her face. Alaricka stood frozen for a moment. After a pause, she withdrew her hand with an amused chuckle. So this fiery girl was Victor’s type? Looks like Victor won’t make it to the office today.
Alaricka pulled out her phone and texted Victor: [Heading out. No need to come in today.]
She felt quite pleased with her thoughtfulness–giving Victor time to soothe his girlfriend. Without another thought, Alaricka turned and walked away briskly.
Inside, Cutie Pie pressed her ear against the door. Only when footsteps faded did she slowly exhale in relief.
“Yingying, what was that?”
Victor’s voice came unexpectedly from behind. Xie Yingying jumped, turning with forced nonchalance. “Nothing! Just building management asking questions. They’re gone.”
“Oh,” Victor replied absently.