Rejected by one Alpha, Loved by another

Chapter 86: Sympathy

Kai's POV

At 3:40, when I was expecting Millie to turn up, I called her, but it went straight to voicemail. I don't worry too much about it because LA traffic can be a nightmare at this time in the afternoon, but I do drop her a message instead.

Kai: Just let me know when you have arrived and I will come and meet you. 

I send the text, and it says delivered, but as the minutes tick by and my nerves begin to put me on edge, I send another message. 

Kai: Got some nice plans for the evening. When the meeting is done we can get the night started.

Again, the text is sent as delivered so I know she is getting them but she doesn't read them. 

"Sir?"

"Yes?" I say looking up to find Cassidy standing in the doorway. She's one of those women who lives on daddy's money but doesn't like to do her job without being fired every damn minute of the day. Pushing her arms together to show me her cleavage which doesn't work because I would rather not look at her in that way so I keep my eyes trained on her smug face. 

"Your meeting is about to start sir. I have seated them in conference room 2 as requested"

"Good" I say finally glad the woman can do her job. When I look back up from my phone after checking to see if Millie has answered or even looked at my messages I find her striding through my office and perching herself on the chair in front with her legs partly spread.

"If that's all then you may leave. I have a visitor coming soon and she will need to get through to my office if you can bring her through, please. Has anyone been through yet?" I ask her not even glancing her way. 

"No sir, No ones come through. I'll be sure to bring them through here" she says. I didn't miss the way she also said them instead of her meaning Millie but I brushed it off and headed to the conference room where I was meeting my clients. 

"Good Afternoon Gentlemen," I say sitting down with my folder and laptop waiting for them to start. 

"Evening Mr Rhodes," he says and starts his meeting but my mind keeps drifting back to my girl. The one I truly want to listen to right now, I keep thinking about how I can watch her skate for hours and not get bored even though I have now decided to wear some form of gloves that I can use on my phone as well so that my fingers don't freeze and fall off.

"Mr Rhodes?" the guy in front says and I can't remember his name for shit so I simply say a simple "Yes?"

"She must be special" the other guy says looking at me with a genuine smile which brings one of my own to my lips but not because of them it's because I can't stop thinking about her. God, I need a drink or three before seeing her later. Nerves like no tomorrow are hitting me in all the wrong places and at the wrong times. 

"I'm sorry what?"

"You staring at your phone like it's going to magically whisk you away," he says folding his papers and folders back into his briefcase.

"She's good. She's supposed to be here by now so I was just a bit worried" I explain as I fold my own things away. I don't need them but I know they need me as they start out their business and they want to collaborate with our hotel chain. 

"Isn't she the one with dark hair we saw?" One of the guys asks which makes my head snap up to his. She's here? Why hasn't she said anything? Why didn't she text?

"Where and when?" I ask them. I check my watch, It's 4:15 p.m. and I haven't had a notification from Cassidy to tell me she's here.

"She was walking back through the lobby at 3:35. She looked as if she had been crying," he says with sympathy. I say goodbye the the men leaving my conference room and I dial Cassidy's desk phone. 

"Hello Mr. Rhodes" She says with a sultry voice. God, I hate her voice. It's too nasally.

"Did someone come by at 3:30 for me?"

"No sir," she says but it's the beat of silence that doubts her answer. I don't pull her up on it though I simply thank her for nothing and hang up. 

Dialling the guy who deals with our CCTV and sounding I request for him to bring his laptop and magic hands to my office and help me out. 

While he works on what I want him to do, I pace my office wondering if they caught a glimpse of the wrong woman but the dark hair couldn't be a coincidence. Surely? 

"Boss," he says and motions for me to go to him. He pulls out the headphones from the port and presses play on the screen showing me a smiling Millie on the screen and then I listen to everything. 

"He's expecting me," Millie says while holding her backpack over her shoulder and gripping it with what I presume is anger and nerves. It isn't her that makes me angry, it isn't the fact that she isn't here either it's what one of my employees says obviously oblivious to the cameras pointing her way.

"I'm sure you think he is expecting you honey but truth be told..." she says before covering her mouth and checking every direction before saying "You are not his type. You literally look like a poor girl living in a fantasy rich world. Go back to whatever rock you crawled out of and leave my man alone" and that has me seeing red. Punching the button for Cassidy's desk she enters my office and the smile on her face drops when she sees just how livid I am.

"What the fuck is this?" I ask her showing my laptop to her.  She keeps that smile on her face as if she can justify what it is that she's done. She may think I will overlook this but like fuck will I ever have her working here again. 

I play along though. "I asked you if anyone had been through earlier and you said no" I say and watch her as she thinks for a moment. 

"Oh yes, she wanted a job" she says and I can't help the laugh that escapes me before I press play on the whole thing and watch the colour drain from her face. 

"She wanted a job?" I repeat to her but she doesn't say anything. "I told you when you first joined this company that if someone asks for me or requests my presence you inform me. I fucking warned you I didn't want you when you made a move on me months ago but you never fucking listened did you!" I shout at her watching her flinch away from me. Good. 

"Your fired" I shout. She gasps and starts crying and usually I hate when someone is upset especially if I have done something but right now no amount of tears or begging will make her stay in my company. 

"My daddy will..."

"Will what? Your daddy can't do shit. If I replay all the video footage of you being here, the times I have caught you snooping, snapping at female employees who need to speak with me, turning down customers because she's female I'm sure Daddy dearest will be happy to see you out of my company and hair." I say and watch her walk out of my office.