Chapter 194: Selfish or not? pt 2

Jennie’s POV

I hold my hand out to check out my brand-new nails and then sigh. These nails were brand-new...two weeks ago. Working here is so boring on most days, and today is the worst of those boring days.

My phone dings to alert me of a notification. I groan as I pick it up to see who’s texting me at three in the day. The moment I see it’s my dad’s texting; I smile to myself.

Dad:

WYD?

Jenn_IEE:

Dad, what did I say about using those abbreviations?

Dad:

They are in the trend, no?

I’m trendy and funny.

Jenn_IEE:

You almost made me cringe so hard, Daaaad.

Never do that again. speak normally please.

Dad:

Lol.

Or is lol not permitted too?

I roll my eyes fondly at his antics. I really can’t help the smile playing on my lips. Dad can be so random that I sometimes forget how distant he is from me.

Jenn_IEE:

Where are you now, dad?

Last we spoke, you said you were somewhere in Asia.

Dad:

Bangkok, dearest.

I’m currently doing some business related things and forbidden to reveal.

Don’t worry, I always have you on my mind.

Jenn_IEE:

I know. I just miss you. It’s hard having this much distance with the only family I know.

I put my phone down to stop myself from getting emotional. Getting emotional at work is a big no no for me...what if a hot customer walks in? I know the damsel in distress thingy is appealing to most people, but I am not most people. I am the amazing Jennie.

I pick up my phone again and smile at Dad’s new text.

Dad:

You have no idea how much more I miss you, Jennie.

My heart is always with you, and I can always quit and come back home to you.

My fingers dance over the letters that write: ’yes, quit and come back to me’, but I send a heart emoji instead. Dad clearly loves his job, he has been doing this since I was little, I can’t make him give up. That would be selfish and evil.

Dad:

I love you too, dear.

I will call you later.

I start to type a reply when heavy footsteps make me look up. I set my face in a snobby scowl, but at a clear view of the person, my scowl disappears.

Oh-la-la. It’s the hot daddy who came looking for Siren the other day. The one I ran into the other day.

Clearing my throat, I push my boobs up, and smile. Ugh...curse these small boobs!

"Show me the security camera footage" he says abruptly, and I almost bite my lips. Hot, scarred and brooding. I just need to make sure he isn’t taken.

"Well, hello there. It’s very nice to meet you, dear polite man" I say sarcastically and he blinks like he doesn’t understand me. It’s okay, he doesn’t have to understand me. I can teach him to say my name with a deep growl, and we’d be good to go.

"The security camera footage" he says and I raise a brow.

"Why?"

"I am told the camera that shows the mall’s back alley was installed by your store owner" he says and I nod. "Correct" I say to play a game with him. He looks like the kind of man who’d probably pull out a gun and...oh my...fuck.

He presses the rim of his gun to my head.

"Do I seem to be here for shits and giggles?" he asks with that deep voice that warms my inside and I shake my head rapidly. Holy shit, why is this making me wet? If I tease a bit more, maybe he’ll shove something else in front of my face.

"Show me the footages" he says.

"Okay, okay" I say and secretly reach for my phone. He sees my action, grabs my hand and growls at me. With one hand holding my wrist and the other holding the gun to my head, I quickly spot that he’s ringless. Jackpot.

"Don’t you dare" he hisses and I shake my head.

"I was just...checking my ovulation date" I murmur and his brows draw together. "You see...weird things are happening between my legs" I explain and he drops my hand like I’m scalding him.

"Listen, Kid--"

"I’m twenty-three" I correct.

"Give me what I need, and we end this" he orders and I pout. Sheesh, a girl can’t even fuck around. I huff and get out of the seat. My boss will kill me for taking a stranger into his office, but I’d risk everything to be in a tiny room with his hottie.

He follows me with his gun aimed at me as I take him into small office.

"Is that the computer?" he asks.

"Yup" I say, popping the P and folding my arms to enhance my boobs. Like the last time we ran into each other on the road, he’s not looking at me. He’s hyper-focused on the screen.

My eyes follow his movements as he does whatever he wants.

He’s well-built and his black shirt is doing a bad job at concealing his chest. The man’s sleeves are folded, and it makes him look like a rebel. He casually runs his fingers through his salt-and-pepper hair, making me swallow nothing but air.

Damn you, Goddess. If I was an omega, I would have released some sexy pheromones and gotten his attention on me. Unfortunately, I’m considerably flat, good with my mouth, and super pretty, but a beta...my life is a joke.

"Need extra pair of eyes?" I ask and he glares at me for a second with his alpha eyes. "Jeez...I was just asking" I mutter.

Someone write our love story please! Grumpy x sunshine age-gap romance with delicious tension.

The man stays in front of the computer for a few more minutes before tearing a page of my boss’s notepad. He scribbles something on it with a pen I didn’t even notice was there...seriously, the world could end right now and I wouldn’t even notice. "If you hear anything from anyone about last night, call my number" he says, slaps the paper to the table, and barrels out of the office.

"You’re welcome, daddy!" I yell after him. With an eyeroll, I take the spot he was standing at behind and then fall into my boss’s seat. I pick the paper and stare at his writing. Even his handwriting is...sexy.

"Oh yeah, I’ll call you alright..." I say and tuck the paper into the pocket of my shirt.

I stare at the computer screen too and it’s just rodents running around late last night. I lean in and see two rats making babies right at the back of the mall...even rats are getting some action, and I’m stuck being a store attendant.

"Poor poor, Jennie" I say to myself and move away from the screen.

Tired of this space, I place my hand on the mouse to shut down the computer, and my eyes catch something in the corner of the screen.

There are two men leaning against the wall and heaving. One of them looks up at the camera and when he points at the device, the other one picks a rock.

"No..." I whisper and the one with the rock throws it at the camera. "Aw come on!" I yell at the monitor like they’d hear me.

"Great. Now my boss will have something to complain about" I say and shut down. As I step out of the office, I pause at the door wondering...should I call the hot daddy man to tell him?

"Nah, he’ll be back for more" I singsong and shut my boss’s door.