Piss Off, Alpha! You Lost Me Forever novel Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Chapter 182 I Want Her Forever

THIRD PERSON POV

Simon made the mistake of staying too long.

He had followed Damien and Tiffany through the inner dining room door with the pleased look of a man who believed he had delivered the perfect final insult. He looked satisfied with himself, certain the moment was over and that he had won.

But Zade hadn’t gone inside yet, and it turned out Zade was not finished.

“Morrison,” Simon said as he turned back at the doorway. “You know, watching you perform for a woman who isn’t even looking at you is honestly entertaining. You should do it professionally.”

Zade looked at him.

“Tell me something, Simon,” Zade said lightly. His voice was almost friendly. “Do you also pick up Tiffany’s dry cleaning, or does someone else on Damien’s staff handle that?”

Simon’s face changed at once.

“You’ve spent the last several years running errands for a man who probably doesn’t notice when you leave the room,” Zade continued in the same easy tone. “You defend his women, fix his problems, clean up his messes. And you do it so faithfully, so loyally-”

He tilted his head slightly. “It’s almost touching. Almost.”

Simon stepped forward immediately.

Nate appeared out of nowhere.

He moved to Simon’s side quickly. He held Simon’s hand. He knew Simon could be reckless and he had to stop Simon from making a scene.

Nate leaned close and said something low near his ear.

Simon’s jaw flexed. He looked at Zade.

Zade looked back with a smile.

After a moment, Simon shook Nate’s hand off, straightened his jacket, and walked through the dining room door without another word.

Nate looked at Zade briefly then he followed Simon inside.

Zade turned away.

-

Sophia had made it about eight feet into the main dining area before her heels became a serious problem.

The floor was marble. The shoes the stylist had chosen were five inches long. They looked perfect, but on this floor they weren’t balanced.

She was managing.....barely.

Anyone paying attention would have noticed the change in her posture, the way she shifted her weight to stay upright. Zade noticed, because he always noticed when she was in the room.

He moved to her immediately. His hand came to her elbow. He didn’t grip her. He just helped her stay steady. He did it subtly, so nobody else would notice.

She glanced at him. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

“I’m fine,” she said.

“I can see that,” he teased.

His hand stayed exactly where it was.

He guided her across the room smoothly. He led her to a quieter section near the far wall where there were two chairs and a table.

Sophia sat down with relief. Zade remained standing.

He looked over the banquet tables loaded with food, then back at her.

“What do you want?” he asked.

“I’m not-”

“You didn’t eat before you came in,” he said. “You had half a cup of tea this afternoon. Don’t ask me how I know that.”

He was already turning away. “What do you want?”

Sophia looked at his back and decided arguing with Zade Morrison about food required too much energy.

“Something light,” she called after him.

He returned with a plate filled with small portions of food. The plate had different options. He clearly listened to her.

He placed it in front of her, then pulled the second chair around so he sat beside her at an angle instead of directly across.

That position placed him between her and the room.

She noticed but she said nothing.

Over the next thirty minutes, he got up twice more. Once for water. Once for a small extra plate containing something she had looked at from across the room but never mentioned.

Both times she gave him a look.

Guests moved in and out of their corner of the room. The Stone family gathered in groups to talk. A lot of them looked at Sophia with curiousity.

They had heard the secretary’s comment earlier, and many of them were clearly adjusting their first opinions of her.

An older woman stopped nearby. Sophia recognized her as one of Damien’s maternal aunts.

The woman looked between them.

“And who is she?” she asked Zade directly.

Zade looked up from his plate with a smile..

“She’s my ideal type,” he said simply.

Sophia looked at him in shock.

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