A Callous Player

, not wanting anyone to see them. I couldn't believe my grandpa hated me so much that he now wanted me dead. It had t

police on her?" Our boss laughed while g

d Ronnie had to cover for me while Beckett again scolded me under his breath, taki

asked me if I was okay. Still, I refused to answer anything from them, just put all my focus on mixing drinks to make cocktails

the spotlight." One of them commented, at which Bash laughed, whose back was facin

ned at the colorful drinks I was pouring into the glasses. That Bash sounded even familiar, but why was he lying about me? "The only good thing I see about it is that I was not the one she had been stalking but my wou

sh. When are you planning to propose to my cousin? Af

d, "It's my birthday, and you are asking

tired us all, but she comes here to prepare everything for you. Since junior high, s

s." Mr. Kennedy laughed, "Everything

he was having a hard time in this city, and I tried not to roll my eyes at him, thinking, "N

riend, "Why isn't she still here? You told

kept me at her side all the time while arranging dad's meetings and events to keep my boyfriend away from her naive Milena. I had n

rest is

en planning what I had no idea about, but I could tell why he decided to take this extreme step when he knew what the outcome w

my thoughts, and I caught the cou

om me. How could anyone do that when I questioned the ground's existence for not swallowing me whole when my boyfriend used to

Olga said as she placed a big ca

rry this for

nother female worker started arranging t

may. "They are asking for what I never heard of, girls. So, be careful when you push i

omeone who would spread rumors about me being an ambitiously shameless woman, I wou

ed it off. Looking at me hopefully,

am al

on resting chairs. They had been waiting for a while now, and I was grateful to th

ught up my family in their conver

the pool as soon as the manager sent a few servers to replace us. That man w

aded to take the elevator. I was so exhausted and hungry that I wiped off my

bout stepping in but froze when a man sud

de the elevator, I turned around, but the man grasped my shoulder only to

they met with a pai

he was, who talke

he look fam

t celebrity guy on

d that faint cut on his perfectl

he

, "So. . .sorry, sir.

this man when he had his facema

king at me with rage, he gl

my stomach, seeing him fishin

I am not that kind of girl." I begged as

of us with you, don't you?" He didn't wait for my response and pushed me inside the elevator. "Wai

a way to get rid of this man be

my mind, and I saw the man

. I thought of doing something, but nothing came to my mind, and no matter what I sai

o close, and I saw the do

enly, an idea popped into my mind, and I wasted no time kicking his legs, and seeing

d from him as he looked at me

ribcage in fear still. The man could

shing the crowd away from me. Thankfully, I didn't bring my motorcycle with me today, so

er! Catch

steps approaching me in th

ace before the men behind me caught

sed a beat, recognizing the w

ere to c

oat we

h that I started taking my

eft my way, but I regretted the moment I

ld put anyone at ease, but it freaked me out inside at som

h yet another t