Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk (Williams and Shawn) novel Chapter 24

Allison hummed a cheerful tune as she polished off a whole box of spicy buffalo wings and crab legs, feeling completely satisfied.

After dinner, Kate sauntered around the living room, tossing out her opinions. “Shawn, these curtains are awful, and that vase on the table totally clashes with the room’s vibe.” She wrinkled her nose at the flowers in the vase. “Plus, I’m allergic to pollen. Can we just ditch these flowers?”

Allison had picked out the curtains, bought the vase, and carefully arranged the flowers. Kate probably knew this, which is why she was nitpicking on purpose.

Shawn shrugged and said, “If you don’t like them, we can get something you do like.”

His eyes lingered on Allison briefly before he added, almost sulkily, “Since you’re allergic, let’s just get rid of the flowers.”

Allison watched the two of them go back and forth and stayed silent. After all, it wasn’t her house, so why should she care about what they did?

But Kate took Allison’s silence as a sign of hurt and felt a smug sense of victory. She thought, ‘Allison, you’ve lost.’

Shawn called over the housekeeper and told her to take out the vase and flowers.

The housekeeper hesitated, glanced at Allison, then said to Shawn, “Sir, but Ms. Allison bought these flowers...”

Shawn’s face clouded over, and his tone went up a notch. “So what if she did? Don’t you know who the real boss is here? Who’s paying your salary?”

Allison calmly said, “It’s okay, Marian. Go ahead and toss them.”

Only then did the housekeeper pick up the vase to take it outside, grumbling under her breath: What a circus, always stirring up drama. And that Kate, she’s been here two days and only eats salads, so I don’t even get to cook a proper meal. When will this end?

In the living room, Kate wrapped her arm around Shawn’s, her voice dripping with sweetness, “Shawn, come with me tomorrow to pick out new curtains, okay?”

Shawn glanced at Allison, who remained utterly composed, not showing even a hint of jealousy. He was unexpectedly annoyed by it.