The Perfect Thief novel Chapter 17

Chapter 0017

He always told me that he wanted my gifts to be unexpected and that it’s not fun if I know what I’m getting. I eventually stopped asking him for the necklace in hopes that he would get it for me, but he never did. I assumed he just forgot.

Seeing

that he got that necklace for another woman caused me to deflate on the spot. I felt physically ill.

“Isn’t it incredible,” she gushed. “He’s truly the best.”

Ethan gave a wide smile and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close and kissing the side of her face.

“It’s certainly a sight,” Gavin admitted. “I’m pleased that you have your priorities in order, Ethan.”

“Yes, Sir,” Ethan replied, then, he looked at me. “My priorities are definitely in order.”

Third Person POV

It was a breath of relief to find out that Judy wasn’t there as Gavin’s girlfriend. However, Ethan was still furious that she was able to get a job even after he got her blacklisted from the workforce.

Seeing her standing beside Gavin left Ethan feeling infuriated. He had to play it cool though because Irene was standing beside him, and she was already skeptical of his earlier reaction upon seeing Judy. She gave Ethan a strange look, but he gave her a broad and reassuring smile in return.

She was truly a work of art; beautiful and perfect in every way. It was a shame he was only using her to boost his status and become the new Alpha of the Redmoon pack.

“We still have a lot of planning to make this wedding perfect,” Irene said, resting her head on his arm. “I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with this man.”

Now that Judy was working for the Landry family, Ethan felt as if he was losing the control he once had over her. The tutoring job was something he knew he couldn’t interfere with; he was able to get her blacklisted from the working community, but Gavin Landry didn’t follow the same standards. He was probably paying her well for this type of job tool. According to Irene, her brother wasn’t an easy kid to be around, especially for a tutor. But Gavin seemed optimistic that Judy would be good at this job and Matt took a liking to her as well. Judy was squirming in her spot beside Gavin, and it gave Ethan a small satisfaction knowing that he was the reason she was so uncomfortable. In some way, Judy was still his and he could still control her. Whenever she looked at him, she still had trouble looking away. She was still hurt by the things he said and the things he did. He was still very much in control.

A smirk played on his lips as their eyes met. He could see the pain and turmoil in her eyes, and it brought him a sick sense of joy.