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“I was having fun with them, why were you so rude?” Keylee complained, while I walked her into the depths of the crowd.
“I think you’re failing to realize your role here,” I whispered, deathly close to her ear. “You’re supposed to smile and shake hands. Your opinion is not warranted.”
That shut her up. Did I feel bad for treating her so poorly? No, not at all. She had a privileged life and needed to hear the word “no” on occasion. She couldn’t always get what she wanted, and even though she wanted nothing more than to be accepted into the Lafayette Club, that was one wish she wouldn’t be granted.
“Keylee!”
Three screeching women came up to us with their hands raised in the air, holding champagne, and looking completely inebriated.
Forgetting all sense of decorum, Keylee screeched with them and ran into their arms.
“I didn’t know you bitches were going to be here,” Keylee exclaimed.
“Last minute change of plans; come have some shots with us,” a blonde exclaimed, while swaying back and forth. Maybe shots weren’t the best idea for her, but it would garner some alone time for me.
“I would love to, but—”
I cut Keylee off before she could finish. “Go on, have fun,” I winked at her for good measure.
“Really?” she asked.
“Yes, it looks like you girls need to catch up.”
“Oh, my God, he’s so swoon worthy,” a redhead said, while eye fucking me.
“Thank you,” she giggled before placing a kiss on my cheek and walking off with her friends.
Feeling lighter without Keylee hanging on me, I surveyed Goldie’s movements from the back of the room. I watched as she was introduced to Rex’s comrades. She smiled gracefully, listened intently to their stories, and laughed while everyone else laughed. She fit in, the only problem was, she was with the wrong man.
I saw my father look around the room and then whisper into Rex’s ear. Rex nodded his head and turned to Goldie. He said something to her, then pointed to where the bathrooms were located. She looked confused, but then pulled away when Rex’s gaze turned stern. She stepped away, fumbled with her purse, and walked away. Rex shook his head and then pulled my father out of sight, behind some pillars.
It was time to make my move.
Chapter Fourteen
“Take Me to Church”
GOLDIE
I couldn’t breathe; my heart started beating at an alarming rate the minute I locked eyes with Jett Colby.
Like always, he looked impeccable in a sharp, fitted, black tux with black bow tie. His hair was long at the top and shaved on the sides, making him look almost sinister, but incredibly sexy at the same time. I could see how the fitted shirt under his jacket pulled against his well-defined chest, making me want to forget everything that happened between us and throw myself at him.
But what made my heart drop wasn’t the mere sight of the man I’d handed my heart over to, no, it was the kiwi that had attached herself to him.
My heart sank from the thought of Jett actually being with Keylee. Were they together now that I wasn’t in the picture? I told him I would be back. Would he really resort to taking her out again? The thought broke me in half.
How could he want Keylee? She looked like a damn hyena with her hair teased to the heavens and her stupid fucking smile, showing off her fangs. I wanted to flick her in the forehead and then search that rat’s nest on her head for a little woodland family that might have taken up residence. I wouldn’t be shocked if two squirrels and a rabbit popped up, smoking cigarettes and discussing the threesome they just had. If anyone had woodland debauchery up in their hair, it would be the kiwi.
Fucking fuzzy-ass fruit.
The last thing I wanted to do was make nice with all of Rex’s friends, so when he asked me to go to the bathroom, to excuse myself from his conversation, I was more than happy to take him up on his demand. Frankly, I was too worn out to think about what he and Leo might be talking about.
This morning, when I was training the girls for tonight, I noticed Rex had his phone in the club, and that’s when it dawned on me. I would have to somehow grab his phone from him at some point and record my evidence using his own device. The only thing was, how did I go about doing that? How did I go about grabbing his phone from him?
There was another demonstration tomorrow night that I would be able to attend, as well as Rex. I made a mental note to talk to Blane at some point in the morning to see what I could do, because I was done. After seeing Jett, I wanted this all to be over. I wanted to crawl my way back into his arms and just hope and pray he’d kept his faith in our relationship and waited for me.
Not really needing to go to the bathroom, I meandered slowly to the back, where I could see a long line forming already. I blew out a frustrated breath as I eyed all the women in backless dresses and pearls. I would never get used to the way these people thought, the way they functioned. They had money excreting out of their pores and a good percentage of them didn’t put it to good use. The only person I knew of who was actually doing something good in this city was Jett.
