Middle Child Syndrome - Chapter 207

Chapter 207: Ch 207: What are *You* doing here?
“Shit, I lost her. I swear I saw Suzie just now, so how did she get out of here so fast?”

Rocxx cursed as he looked around for the female omega he was searching for. He wanted to take Suzie home before anything could happen to her.

But the more he searched, the more he thought he needed to be corrected.

Just when he was about to give up, his phone rang, and he picked it up without looking at the caller ID.

Rocxx was curious to know who called him. His underlings knew he was on a mission, and his family was not scheduled for a call. Rocxx also did not have friends who made such random calls.

[Would you explain what you are doing with Rika? And who is this ‘Zhu Li’ you speak of? Rocxx, are you hiding things from me?]

The voice on the other side of the phone asked, and he felt his heart freeze for over a second.

‘Shit! Why is Emily calling me right now? No! How did she know about Zhu Li and this mission? Did someone tip her off? No! There is no point in thinking about it anymore. I need to come clean, or I will die.’

Rocxx gave up looking for Suzie with a reluctant sigh.

He knew he could not ask Emily to hold back or call later because he was busy. It would just make her more suspicious about the situation.

Rocxx also knew that lying was out of the question. Emily would see if he lied. And then she would kill him slowly and steadily.

“Emily, don’t get angry. I will tell you what happened. The situation is not as bad as it sounds-”

Rocxx promised before he slowly told Emily what had happened.

By the end, Rocxx ended, even he realised how dangerous the situation was and what he had agreed to allow Rika to do.

He was sure that he would be dead once this mission ended.

“I see. I’ll deal with you later for trying to deceive me and putting Rika in danger. You will need help to run from me. As for now, I’ll send someone there to help. I am sure Dami will have a fun time with this mission.”

As if the situation was not bad enough, Emily suggested sending Damian to help him. Rocxx could not refuse if he wanted to because Emily would do it anyway.

“Oh, and Rocxx, let me give you one last warning. I don’t care who planned this raid and who agreed to it. I will hold ‘you’ responsible if anything happens to Rika, alright? And I don’t think you will survive my rage if you disappoint me.”

Emily assured the alpha before the phone was cut.

Rocxx’s body gave a light tremble as he looked down at his phone.

‘I am fucked. I am so fucking dead that I cannot even comprehend. Why did I allow Rika and Zhu Li to talk me into this? I need to find Rika before someone else does.’

Rocxx bit his lip and hurried toward the bathroom, where Rika was likely headed. But he had a sinking feeling that he would not make it in time.

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Rika made her way slowly toward the bathroom and heaved over the sink. But nothing came out of her body even as she tried to let it all out.

It was convenient that Rika could not smell much at the moment because she was sure that her condition would have been so much worse if she could smell pheromones.

The strong pill that suppressed her body’s reactions was not cutting it for her. But that was the only solution Rika had for her problem.

She swallowed the pill dry and waited for it to take effect. And once it finally did, Rika was able to breathe a sigh of relief, and her body collapsed.

“Fuck! That was not painful. Should I even be heading out in my condition?”

Rika asked in a worried voice, but she already knew the answer to her question.

She forced herself to stand up, but when she looked up, Rika noticed the last person she expected to see in such a place.

Suzie’s expression was like that of a deer caught in the headlights. Her eyes were wide, and her mouth opened and closed in shock.

Rika had a sinking feeling that Suzie was not supposed to be here today but somehow ended up alone.

“Did Mark not come with you to this club? He’s not one to leave you alone at such places.”

At that moment, Rika could not have said more; there was so much more she could not have said.

Rika should have just walked out of the bathroom right then and there and pretended she never saw Suzie in there. But it was too late to do all that.

Suzie’s face went from shocked to annoyed and then angry. It was clear to see that she felt offended by something.

“You! What are *you* doing here? This is a place for special people, and you are not unique. I think my day was ruined because I saw your face.”

Suzie complained, now coming back to her senses.

Rika was not surprised to hear these words from her sister’s mouth.

Suzie had always been this self-centred and annoying kid who did not know when to shut up or speak when Rika was in front of her.

Her carelessness had often hurt Rika, but now she only felt numb and amused by Suzie’s expressive dislike.

She had never considered Suzie awkward before, but now, when she looked at her younger sister, that was all she could think of.

“Don’t worry, Suzie. I don’t want to cause you trouble or be associated with you. I will leave you alone, and we can pretend we never saw each other.”

Rika left well enough to leave the bathroom now, but Suzie did not want Rika to go away like this. It made Suzie feel like she had lost to Rika.

‘What can I do to get Rika back on her feet? I am sure there must be something worthwhile.’

Suzie’s hand fell on her vial, and she suddenly had a good idea.

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