SWNOVELS Chapter 166
166 Work Acquaintances
Damian’s POV
I frown at the sight, confused, too.
I got her 10,000$ in that fight last time. I didn’t dare give her more because she might get suspicious. So when she didn’t return to the black fight club, I took that as the money being enough to cover whatever problem she was having. So why is she doing another part–time? At such a place no less?!
“You don’t work your people too hard, do you?” Oliver says with a sarcast tone, “I knew there was a dark side in that girl! Not to brag but… I told you soooo.”
I click my tongue at him, and he raises both his hands but rolls his eyes at the same time.
Oliver doesn’t like Lilith for some reason. He keeps calling her my pet because he sees her as a gold digger. Well, he sees all women around me as gold diggers, and most of the time, I agree with him. But he is wrong about Lilith. She has something special in her I don’t know why he can’t see that.
“Since your surprises are not coming anyway-” I stand up, sorting my suit. Maybe I should just ask her if I could help in any way. Oliver was joking, but her job is actually not that light.
“Where are you going?!” Oliver pulls me into the sofa, hiding from Lilith, “You need to see her true color, once and for all! I’m telling you! She is not all that innocent and kind. No one is!”
“Shushhhhhhhh!” Oliver covers my mouth, hissing, “She’s coming!”
With the both of us tangling together on the sofa and his hands around my face, now I don’t want Lilith to see me like this! We keep our heads low and Lilith passes us without noticing anything. The bar has only dim lights with the DJ loud and lively, pumping our hearts with the thunder like drum. Some girl talks to Lilith on her way and they laugh together, looking like they know each other pretty well.
So today is not Lilith’s first day, to say the least.
“She’s not like that!” I push Oliver off me, getting annoyed with a shred of guilt – I don’t take Lilith as the gold digger type, but he just made me do the opposite
“Then why are you not making it official with her yet?” Oliver grunts back carelessly, “I have seen my share of women – hell, YOU have seen your share of women who go after you for the wrong reason. The only reason that she said she is not interested in your money is because she knows that you have it!”
“You are wrong. She’s my business and you need to stay away from this!” I warn, realizing the anger in my voice but I’m reluctant to apologize.
The real reason why I can’t make it official is actually the opposite. Lilith is very sensitive when it comes to money, and she hasn’t even allowed me to pay for a meal that we shared. The most I managed is to get her to accept coffee from me, under the unspoken condition that she buys them for me from time to time, too. She does know what my last name means, but if anything, it’s preventing us from getting closer, not the opposite.
“Wait, there she is!”
Oliver jumps up and I follow his sight. Scarlett Fuller with Sebastian Knight. Ava Fuller told me that they
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are in the divorce process, but they don’t look like a separated couple, but a sweet pair of love birds having fun when they just started dating
“Ava Fuller is your friend, right?” I ask Oliver, “She told me that Scarlett Fuller stole Knight from her, is that
true?”
“I don’t know. We are just work acquaintances,” The smile on his face faints. “I know you don’t like hearing this but, that one is a real gold digger through and through. Good luck, bro.”
“Is everyone a gold digger in your eyes now??” I roll my eyes at him, “First Lilith, now Ava Fuller? Would you say the same thing if Scarlett Knight talked to me, too?”
not a huge role. I got her a away on the day. Rumors
“Whatever, bro,” Oliver humphs carelessly. “I once worked on a movie wi goodbye present for all the members of the team when I left, and she ti have it that she’s Knight’s girl, but she keeps a thing with a lot of guys with a big last name, so.”
“I know you like Scarlett Knight, but she’s a Knight, you know what I mean?” It’s my place to judge but, she is someone’s wife!
“Did you just say that they are getting a divorce?” Oliver grins.
With that annoying grin, Oliver goes to invite the Knights over. I look around but I don’t see Lilith anywhere. I’ll find her later. I’m actually a bit curious about Scarlett, too. Could this fierce, independent, a little bullying woman be my cute little Alice?