Office Romance with a Werewolf - Chapter 143

“Traitor.”

Wendell let go of such a heavy word that represented his heavy heart.

The leader of the pack feels like he doesn’t have any allies.

He feels like he is fighting for the pack alone.

However, giving up is something he doesn’t want to do.

“Traitor of what? Am I even on your side?” Randell replied and stared back at Wendell’s piercing gaze.

He then walked toward the side where Wendell was sitting and opened the door so that he could leave.

“Is the pack really nothing to all of you?” Wendell asked as soon as he got off the car.

Even though Wendell really looked exhausted and troubled, he doesn’t get any sympathy from Randell at all. Rather, Randell remained indifferent and continued to ignore Wendell’s request.

“I hope I will not see you again. Wendell.”

Randell slams the car’s door and leaves Wendell standing alone in the parking lot. He stared into space and looked like someone who had lost all the hope left to him.

But Wendell should at least be proud of himself. The pack is doomed from the beginning. It was a little bit more organized after Wendell ruled, but in the end, it didn’t stop it from crumbling.

Randell wasn’t sure if Nida would really help, but he preferred not to get involved.

Randell was born and raised as a human. He was ashamed of his wolf blood, in fact, he despised it.

Now that he has the opportunity to return his peace and live as a human, he’d rather do this than get involved in the werewolf issue again. It doesn’t matter if he is physically weak. The important thing is that he is living in peace and doing what he wanted.

“What are you doing here? It’s still 3 pm?” Nida suddenly appeared from the back of Randell and messed up his perfectly styled hair.

“I quit my job,” Randell replied, while fixing his hair.

After storming out of the building and completely quitting his job at CTC, Randell went straight to LARO, where Nida is working. He stayed at the café located on the ground floor of the LARO building and planned to wait for Nida and Ranz until 5pm.

“Wow! Really?” Nida was pleased to know that Randell had quit his job and seat across from Randell to learn more. “What’s their say? Wait? You’re not going to turn over your job?”

“I just quit and left.” Randell sipped on his black coffee, trying to avoid Nida’s gaze.

He doesn’t know whether it is just because of the coffee or whether his heart still wants Nida and palpitates without his will.

“Wow. Professionalism! It is not right to do that. Exit gracefully!” Nida scolded Randell while slamming her hand on the table.

“You’re not the one to talk. Miss AWOL.” Randell replied.

“I am just a probationary employee, so I am not important, but Randell, you served CTC for years. You should have asked for separation pay.”

“It was Ranz, Nida.” Randell glumly shared. “I’ve been at CTC for the same amount of time as you, so it doesn’t matter.”

Nida frowned at the way Randell talked and Nida heaved a sigh afterward.

“What’s with the long sigh?”

“Nothing. Sorry for being confused.” Nida apologized.

“It’s okay.”

With Randell’s short response, silence ended their conversation.

Nida bit her lip, and suddenly became interested in the crack in the floor. While Randle fiddled with his keychain with callused fingers and scuffed his shoes on the tiles, wondering distractedly why they had to suddenly feel awkward and distanced from one another.

“When y-.”

“Aren’t y-.”

They both spoke and paused at the same time, during which Nida gestured her hand so that Randell would talk first.

“Shouldn’t you go back to work now?” Randell pointed to his wrist watch because Nida shouldn’t be out here on her office hour.

“I am waiting for my boss’s food to be prepared.” Nida pointed toward the café counter and continued to share her situation. “I was ordered to pick it up, but it was not yet done.”

“Oh. Does your work hard?” Randell asked curiously while he remembered how Nida worked hard just to be accepted here.

“It is not. CTC is such an evil company. Now that I am here at LARO, I can tell that CTC exploited their employees so much! Look. Employees are not forced to work overtime here, the managers are friendly, and you are not allowed to do extra jobs, especially if they are not listed in your job description.” Nida excitedly shared her experience, having forgotten their awkward moment and talking comfortably again.

Randell smiled after seeing Nida was doing well and gave her thumbs up. “It’s good to know that you are doing well.”

“Yes! I am so blessed to be accepted here! I shouldn’t have met CTC. A very evil company!”

“Haha! What do you expect from a supernatural company?” Randell brushed his finger across Nida’s face to stop her grumbling.

“Anyway, I also enrolled in a vocational course.”

“Now? Why vocational courses?” Nida leaned forward, intrigued by Randell’s sudden decision.

“I am not a genius, Nida. I need to study first.”

“For what?”

“Of course, the college entrance exam.” Randell replied with a grunt, as he could not understand why Nida looked so clueless.

“Isn’t the college entrance exam easy? I got mine without studying, though?” Nida tries to recall her admission to college and massages her chin to think more.

“You get in without properly studying?” Randell’s eyes were open wide after hearing Nida’s words. “I remember you only had average grades back when we were in high school. How come you pass with ease?”

“Now that you said that, I wonder how I passed too. I think college is much easier than high school. I rarely came to school, but I never failed and graduated on time.”

Nida stopped massaging her chin and stood up from sitting.

“Did my old man manipulate my admission?”

She feels ridiculous that she only thought about this today and didn’t even notice when she was still in college.

Actually, at the time, she was still traumatized and unable to properly socialize. That is why she was homeschooled until she graduated high school and was forced to enter college.

But it made no difference because she received special treatment for not having to appear in school regularly.

Nida thought that her attendance was the only privilege she took, but it was her grades too.

“That piece of shit!” Nida shouted, which made everyone at the café look at her, but she didn’t pay any attention and was focused on her own rage.

“Nida, calm down.” Randell pulled Nida’s hand and made her sit again.

“I can’t believe that greedy old man forced me to graduate in such a way that his image wouldn’t be tainted! Isn’t it the same? He has been a piece of trash since the beginning!” Nida talks all the bad words while thinking of her politician father, who can do anything for the sake of his political status.

“What happened Nida? I remember you were close to your parents back then. What happened?” Randell inquired because he never imagined the loving and perfect family he remembered having a daughter who now disparages her father.

“I was naïve back then. My father is a piece of shit. He is the worst. Well, my mother is the same. They are both trash.”

Randell doesn’t get anything Nida has said, but it’s obvious that she really hates her family now.

“But you should be thankful that your parents are still alive.”

Randell’s remark made Nida furrow her brows and cross her arms. “What do you know about them, Randell?”

“Ah, I’m sorry.” Randell apologized, then bit his lips. He crossed the line again that Nida had drawn in between. He wonders if Nida would respond the same way if it were Ranz.

“The food is ready! I’ll be going. See you at 5!” Nida didn’t wait for Randell’s response and left the café.

Randell asked for his cup to be refilled and just watched the people outside the large glass wall of the café. Randell enjoy different desserts while waiting for the two.

“Hmm? Is that Lady?”

Randell was talking about the lady he met earlier that day, and the name was Lady as well.

“What’s going on?”

Randell could see Lady being surrounded by three men, and it seemed they were in the middle of a heated argument. Randell knew that he was still weak and chose to ignore the scene he witnessed and try to look the other way. However, the way the lady was getting pushed and touched is something he couldn’t ignore.

Randell stood up slowly and paid for his coffee first. He was not rushing and was hoping that the men would be gone the moment he left the café, but unfortunately, they weren’t and they appeared more violent now that they were tightly grabbing the arms of lady.

Just like how the male lead suddenly popped out of nowhere to save the distressed female lead, Randell appeared at the back of the three men and said the cheesy words, “Let go of her now.”