Sorry I'm Mated To The Commander novel Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Roger: [Layla, His Highness really cares about you.]

Roger: [When he heard you wanted to ask about Randall, he told me to be totally honest. No bias, just the truth.]

Roger: [His Highness is so understanding. Don’t let him down, okay?]

Layla was stunned for a moment.

Layla: [He probably already knows Randall is in a Genetic Pairing Program with my friend.]

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Roger froze and wondered, ‘So that’s what’s going on! No wonder I got it all wrong. I kept thinking His Highness was getting cheated on today!’

Now that Layla had the answer she wanted, she immediately told Annie. Annie was thrilled, practically rubbing her hands together and gearing up to win Randall over as soon as possible.

Layla hoped everything would go Annie’s way.

As for what Roger said about Atlas’s behavior, Layla just thought, ‘His Highness might have a temper and be tough to deal with, but honestly, he’s pretty fair when it counts.’

He knew exactly what was going on between Annie and Randall, which was why he told Roger to lay it all out honestly.

If they weren’t supposed to be married, just friends, or maybe boss and subordinate, Atlas wouldn’t actually be that bad to have around.

Layla glanced at her optical computer. Atlas still hadn’t said a word to her.

Atlas wasn’t bringing up the wedding anymore, but he also wasn’t saying anything about calling off the engagement.

Layla took a deep breath and shoved all those worries aside. Finals were coming up, and once they were over, Layla would go back to help Celia and the kids get ready for New Year’s.

In previous years, Layla had always wanted to go back, but Karter was super strict about tradition and never let her leave for the holidays. Even Celia had told Layla to stay at the Sullivan Manor for New Year’s.

But this year, Layla had nothing to do with the Sullivan family anymore. She could spend New Year’s wherever she wanted.

Just as Layla was about to start studying, she got a call from Nolan.

Nolan’s voice was low. Everything that had happened at home lately had put him in a bad mood.

“Layla, are you free today? Let’s grab a meal together,” Nolan said.

Layla could hear how tired he sounded. Nolan was definitely feeling down.

Layla remembered how good Nolan had always been to her back when she lived with the Sullivan family, so she replied. “Sure, I’ve got a class soon, but I’ll be free around 4:30.”

“Alright, I’ll pick you up in my acro-vehicle then,” Nolan said.

“Okay,” Layla replied.

When the time came, Layla packed up her books and was about to head out, but someone stopped her. “Layla, do you know where my cousin went?”

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It was Kierra. For the first time ever, Kierra actually called Annie her cousin out loud. Layla knew those two had never really gotten along.

Oh, and by the way, Annie’s ex-fiancé used to have a crush on Kierra.

Layla knew Annie was free this afternoon and was off meeting up with Randall, but no way she was telling Kierra that.

Layla said, “I have no idea. We’re not even in the same departiment. If you want to find her, why don’t you just call her yourself?”

“I did. She won’t pick up. Everyone at home has tried calling her one by one, but she’s ignoring all of us,” Kierra said.

“Oh, she’s not picking up your calls? Maybe you should ask yourselves why she’s ignoring you,” Layla said.

Kierra’s face stiffened, a hint of annoyance flashing across her features. “Layla, we’re all worried about her. We just want what’s best for her.

“The whole family is waiting for her. If you know where she is, just tell me already.”

“The whole family is waiting for her? Or is it that the whole family is just trying to force her to marry Branden?” Layla shot back.

Kierra bit her lip and said nothing.

Layla sneered, “Branden’s rut just hit, so he’s desperate for a rut blocker, right?

“The Knight family and the Marshall family are tight, but you’d never let yourself take the fall, so Annie’s the under the bus, huh?”

“Layla, watch what you say! Do you really want to go up against both our families?” Kierra snapped.

Layla shrugged. She didn’t even flinch. “Enemies? I’ve got enough of those.

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“What’s two more? You all claim it’s for Annie’s own good, but everything you do just hurts her. Seriously, it makes me sick. Ever wonder why Annie trusts me more than you?”

Kierra frowned at Layla.

Layla gave a faint smile. “Troopers aren’t exactly bookworms, but I really think you should crack open a book sometime. Maybe then you’ll actually learn what concern means.”

Layla thought, ‘If you treat Annie like dirt, why on earth should she see you as family?’

There were people in the Knight family who truly cared about Annie, her mom, and a few of the older relatives.

But most of the aristocratic women had gotten used to having their marriages arranged, to being pawns for their families. They figured Annie should just accept her fate, same as they did.

‘See? Our lives turned out fine, didn’t they?’ they probably thought

It was not like they didn’t care about Annie. It was just that they’d all learned to put up with whatever life threw at them, while Annie was the only one who’d finally started thinking for herself.

Kierra’s expression soured, clearly annoyed. “So, do you know where Annie is or not?”

“I really don’t know,” Layla said calmly.

Watching Layla stroll off, Kierra was shaking with anger. Chaim came over and said, “See? Didn’t I tell you that Layla’s a real piece of work? Annie’s probably been totally played by her!”

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“Annie’s got nothing Layla could want,” Kierra retorted.

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“Did you forget? Layla got kicked out of the Sullivan family. It’s almost New Year’s, and she’s got nowhere to go. She’ll either be stuck at school or end up back in that shabby orphanage.

“She’s probably just looking to take advantage of Annie,” Chaim said.

Kierra said nothing.

But Tomas, who was standing nearby, overheard their conversation. His expression softened for a moment. He quickly gathered his things and headed out in a hurry.

Tomas was tall and had long legs, so he closed the distance in just a few quick strides, catching up with Layla

“Hey, Layla,” he called out.

Layla stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Tomas. “What’s up?”

“So, with New Year’s coming up, there’s a joint training camp on an alien planet. Want in? We’ll be going up against real. dangerous starbeasts. It’s the real deal, a true test of what you’ve got,” Tomas said.

Layla had heard about this camp before. It was basically a hands-on training for the Crown Squad and other young elites from the royal faction.

Top commanders would be there to coach everyone, so the whole crew would level up fast.

And on New Year’s Eve, after having dinner with the King and the Queen, Krish would come join the young trainees for dinner.

Krish was basically handpicking the best and brightest for his inner circle. This was exactly the kind of thing the King loved

to see.

Tomas throwing Layla an olive branch just proved that Krish had his eye on her for his own crew.

Honestly, this was the kind of chance most people would kill for. Once one landed that chance, overnight, one was the one the whole family circled around.

Tomas watched Layla expectantly, waiting for her answer.

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