Middle Child Syndrome - Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Ch 51: What you promised
The air turned awkward after that.

Rika continued to concentrate on her puppy without a name as it tugged her to follow behind it.

Damian was a silent figure who followed her to her dorm. But he did not come inside or even pretend that he wanted to go with Rika.

He continued to look at her, and if it had been anyone else, Rika would be sure they wanted to be welcomed in.

But this was Damian, so Rika knew that was not the case.

“Have a pleasant night out, Damian. And give Emily my regards. I am unsure what keeps her busy, but she should not be over-working herself.”

Rika waved Damian goodbye and did not expect to hear from him again.

Surprisingly enough, she got a message from him seconds after she closed the room.

[Emily is preparing to take over her father’s position as the CEO. She will be a little busy these days.]

This was news to Rika, but she did not feel as shocked to know this as people would expect.

As far as Rika knew, Emily was an only child groomed to take over her father’s company and the mafia lord position since she was young.

The same was true with Damian, but it was because he was more dominant than his alpha brother.

Rika had never met Damian’s older brother, but she had heard that he was a little ‘too nice’ to hold any ruthless positions.

The third family’s mafia head position belonged to her older brother Mark, while Suzie will likely hold the CEO position.

Or at least that was what everyone said.

But her mother once told Rika she was also a strong candidate for the CEO position.

Of course, that had been before Rika failed to present and was stuck as a beta. The board would never acknowledge her as a potential successor.

‘But it doesn’t have to be this way, right? Didn’t the doctor say I can present if I go with the treatment? I will have a valid shot at this CEO thing, right?’

Rika felt tempted for a moment. But she gave up on it the very next second.

The hassle of presenting and changing her life was not worth it. It would also mean that Rika could not break free from her family and live a free life.

“Fuck! There is no point in thinking about all this. I guess I should call Emily and congratulate her on her promotion. Then, I should bathe this puppy.”

The puppy looked up, almost as if it knew it was being discussed. And it gave a slight growl of protest at Rika’s actions.

But she did not care. She grabbed her phone in one hand and the puppy in another to do what she had to do.

…

“Miss Steinz, congratulations on taking over for your father. He must be so proud to have you as his daughter. But I do not see your other half anywhere. Did Mr. Rodric bail out on you?”

“Oh my! That is such a cruel thing to do. But worry not! I have an excellent omega son whom you can meet.”

“If you prefer females, then how about my omega daughter? She is beautiful and intelligent. I am sure that she will make a great friend for you.”

“My lady, how about me? Surely, having all these people throw themselves at you all this time must not be fun. But a beta like me would be the best choice, right?”

Emily only heard some of what was going on around her.

This party was tedious and unnecessary.

It was not technically a party but a small dinner program with a few people. But people continued to invite themselves over even without any invitation, and it turned into a small party.

Emily could tell that her father was happy to see her socialise, but Emily was not having any fun.

“Well, I am sure you all have much to say to me, but I must head out now. Dami is not here because he hates such events. And this was supposed to be more of a private affair between my family.”

Emily subtly tried to tell everyone that she did not want them there.

But, of course, her words had the opposite effect of what she wanted.

These fuckers looked flattered instead of looking insulted, and Emily knew that she would be subjected to listening to them a lot more now.

“Oh my! It’s an honour to be considered family by Lady Emily. How about we head out and get to know each other a little more, my lady?”

A daring omega asked as she made her way over to Emily and touched her arm lightly.

It was clear what the omega was plotting because of her revealed dress and her provoking smell.

All the alphas in the room looked at this omega with hungry eyes. The smell was even getting to Emily.

But she refused to give in to her basic instincts and go after her like a crazy beast.

Especially not when Emily had Rika to keep her thoughts and desires occupied. She only wanted to concentrate on Rika and no one else.

“Ha! To think that you all believe you are close to Emily when she is barely tolerating you! You were not invited here, but you decided to come here anyway. And now you believe you are close to Emily as her ‘family’? That is some bullshit. But I will accept you regardless. You can come to me.”

Rocxx walked over toward Emily like a jerk, holding his arms open for the omega to come.

His words were enough to make that omega go red and pale before she quickly left the scene.

Anyone else who wanted to use this opportunity to get close to Emily backed off as well. And that was why Emily kept Rocxx around, despite his attitude.

“Hey, cousin! How is it going? I am sure you are having a blast now that you are the CEO. So, what’s your plan next? Just remember what you promised me in return.”