Chapter 78 Uninvited Guests
Quinn's POV
I looked at Grayson and Kelly alternately. "Oh, it seems like I'm interrupting you guys."
"No, no, it's not what you think, Quinn," said Grayson. He grabbed my arm. "I've never given anyone access to this place except one person, my mom. And she must’ve gotten it from her. Come on, Kelly, explain to Quinn what really happened."
Kelly placed the access card into Grayson's other hand. "Grayson is right, I got the access card from his mother. I've had the card for a long time, but I only used it now because there's something I want to talk about." Kelly winked.
For some reason, seeing Kelly teasing Grayson made me angry. I felt like she was doing it on purpose.
"I'll ask for a new card so that no one else has a duplicate," said Grayson. His hand squeezed my arm.
"If you do that, your mother—"
"My mom won't be angry. I'm the one who's angry because she gave my card to someone else," Grayson interrupted. "And as for you, Kelly, I think we're done."
I could only sigh. With his stubborn nature, it was impossible for me to stop Grayson.
"I know," Kelly said. She pushed Grayson's arm aside with her slender fingers. "We really don't have any business together. I don't wanna talk to you either, but I wanna talk to Quinn. But since I don't have Quinn's contact, I came here to ask for her number. Because if I told you honestly that I wanted to talk to Quinn, you definitely wouldn't give me permission. Because, well, you might be afraid I would say something I shouldn't."
Kelly then looked at me and smiled.
Wait, so Kelly winked at me? Not at Grayson? Oh my god, I never thought of that! I thought she wanted to flirt with Grayson.
Then why did she want to talk to me? I don't think we have any business together, we only know each other through Grayson's stories and the news.
"Oh well, even though you already know who I am and I already know who you are, I will formally introduce myself." Kelly extended her right hand forward. "I'm Kelly Harper Swan."
I thought Kelly would introduce herself more extensively than that, such as bringing up her past with Grayson or her status as an Alpha and heiress to the Swan Jewelry company. But it turned out she was quite humble.
I shook her hand. "Quinn Blair Roux."
"Okay, Quinn. So am I bothering you?" she asked.
"No."
"Yes."
I reflexively turned to Grayson and glared at him. "You're not bothering me, Kelly," I clarified.
"Okay, I just wanna ask you out with me. Do you want to?"
Grayson broke our handshake and put his arm around my shoulder. "You can't take Quinn away without me. I'm coming too."
Kelly rolled her eyes. "This is girls' day, Grayson. Get real, you're busy too. You have a game tomorrow, right? Besides, you have to leave city today. So don't try to act like you have a lot of free time."
"Don't act like you know my schedule. Don't forget about all the things you've done that almost made me lose Quinn," Grayson said, sounding annoyed.
Besides being surprised that Kelly knew Grayson's schedule so well, I also really didn't expect Kelly to ask me to go out. I mean, we weren't that close, not even friends. Especially after everything that happened, it was strange that she was being so friendly.
In my mind, Kelly was someone who was fierce, mean, cold, arrogant, and stubborn. More or less like Grayson, but the female version. But maybe I was wrong, maybe Kelly wasn't like that.
"Your mother told me, Grayson. As you know, she really wants us to get back together. But well, what can we do, I can't and neither can you." Kelly suddenly grabbed my hand. "But you can't stop me from kidnapping Quinn today."
"Hey! You can't do that, Kelly." Grayson tried to pull me again, but I stepped back so he couldn't reach me.
“Kelly asked me, invited me, not you or asked you, Grayson. You don’t have the right to speak for me either,” I explained.
“But Quinn, I don’t want you to be influenced by her words. She could be telling lies very convincingly.”
That's exactly why I want to accept Kelly's invitation. So I can find out things I don't know about Grayson. Because if I only rely on Grayson's confession, I won't know the full story from both sides and I won't be able to judge who is right and who is lying.
So I looked at Kelly and nodded. "Okay, I'll go out with you, Kelly. But I need some time to get ready."
"Oh, of course. Take your time. I have plenty of time today." Kelly glanced at Grayson and smiled meaningfully.
I walked forward and took Grayson's hand, pulling him away with me.
"Wait in the living room. Don't wander around my house even if you feel like you've known me for a long time." Grayson yelled as I pulled him along with me.
I took Grayson to his room and locked the door.
"Quinn, are you sure you wanna do this?" Grayson asked, breathing heavily.
"Why not? Besides, it'll only be for a little while."
Grayson nodded. Oh, had he changed his mind?
"Okay, then I'll do it quickly." Suddenly Grayson approached me and pinned me between his body and the door.
I pushed him away when he kissed my neck. "What are you doing!" I snapped. I glared at him, unwilling to accept it.
"Wait, wasn't your purpose in bringing me here to help me fulfill my superstition before I leave for the game? You also agreed to do it even if it was just for a moment."
I squeezed my hair in frustration. "You misunderstood, Grayson. Oh my god. My purpose in bringing you here was not to have sex, but because I wanted to warn you not to interfere with my bussiness with Kelly today. I want you to focus on your game tomorrow even though I won't be there. And I want you to stop claiming me in front of Kelly because you have to remember that we no longer have any relationship other than former co-workers."
Grayson opened his mouth wide. “So I misunderstood? You don’t wanna have sex with me?”
I closed my eyes and tried to regulate my breathing. Then, after calming down, I opened my eyes and pushed Grayson’s chest. “In your dreams.”