Chapter 0025
“You
poor thing…you must be so tired from putting in so much effort into the formula all by yourself,” Harper’s words are too sweet. She pulls Lily back out in front of her, smiling brightly. “Perhaps Lily can help you out? She can be the perfect lab partner!”
“Absolutely not. No.” I snort, hiding a laugh. Lily’s face contorts into anger.
“You’re so ungrateful! A lonely wolf who was kicked out of her own family has no right to even touch our company’s secret formula!” Lily screeches. She lunges towards me and tries to swipe the files out of my hand. I take a step back and hold the papers away, shaking my head at her.
I reach into my pocket and slide a vial out. I hover it in front of their faces and wave it around,
“This,” I take a step forward, “is a highly corrosive solution. A single drop of this will leave permanent scars.” Harper and Lily take a giant step backward. I lower my hand but still keep the vial out.
“Don’t forget,” Lily snarls, “that I’m the Alpha King’s fiancée. Dealing with a half–breed like you would be child’s play.”
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“You and Harper truly are two of a kind,” I snicker, “you’re both thieves who rely on men to steal what doesn’t belong to you. Should I remind everyone that one of you was an adultress and the other is an illegitimate child? Hm? You stole my mother’s inheritance and squandered it for your own gain.”
Harper and Lily’s expressions darkened. They narrow their eyes at me and step around me.
“We’ll be b
be back. Just wait. We’ll get our revenge, half–breed‘ Harper spits at me. She pushes Lily out the door. My body relaxes. I place the vial, which merely contains vitamins and not acid, back into my pocket. I take a deep breath, hoping to feel better now that they’re gone, but I can’t. My body refuses to relax and my chest feels even tighter than before.
Lily’s sense of entitlement has tripled due to Sebastian constantly indulging in her delusions. I roll my eyes and turn on my heel, heading back inside the lab. I smile at my assistant and nod at her, entering the small space before the lab.
“Hi. Can you make sure to keep an eye on the ingredients? And can you please lock up these files for me?” I pass my assistant the folders I held from before. “Thank you.
The Next Morning-
I step inside the lab room with a cup of coffee and a smile on my face. I wave to my assistant and head to my table. I set my belongings down and make my way to the safe, where my files should be.
The safe door swings open after I input the code, but something’s off. The folder is not neat; papers are thrown about the safe, many of which are crinkled. The hair on the back of my neck shoots up.
My heart sinks in my chest. I feel like I can barely breathe. My hand rests over my heart when I hear a television click on from behind me. I turn around and there stands Lily in the middle of the screen.
She smiles and waves to cameras and reporters. They quiet down and she taps the microphone in front of her.
“Hello everyone. I’m so happy to announce that myself and Moonlit Labs have found a solution to our medication!” The audience erupts into applause. Lily smiles and waves.
I storm out of my lab, leaving in my slides and lab coat, and head towards Sebastian’s office. I run up the stairs and push past his secretary. I stop outside his door, though when I hear Lily’s voice through the door.
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Chapter 0025
“See? I told you that Miranda is nothing but a fraud!” Lily’s voice is ecstatic. “She know what she was doing.”
1 groan and shove the door open
was bluffing, pretending to
The door rattles in its place and I coldly smile at Lily, my eye twitching
“I think those words are more fitting for you, Lily.” I shoot the words at her.
