The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 86

“Huh?

| muttered but Eros had turned around and was walking towards the car. | stayed there, rooted to the spot as he

went towards the car that the driver had already brought outside.

Eros only gavea side eye and | promptly climbed down the small flight of stairs before running towards him.

I meckly went towards his car, rather one of the cars. His garage was on the right and there were a lot of cars

inside that I could not get a glimpse of, but they had all looked shiny and luxurious

He only opened the door of the car and got in the driver's seat. Turning the ignition on, he steered the car in the

direction of

the gate.

He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and kept waiting forto get in. He didn’t speak tobut

simply increased the firing of the car while staring straight ahead.

After staring nervously at him for stime, | slowly stepped inside the car and got in the seat

t next to him.

| closed the door and he didn’t even letsettle in the seat, but simply hit the accelerator and drove outside

through the large pathway,

“What the” | began but decided to keep shut because | didn’t want him to take out his anger on me.

Eros drove like a madman through the wide streets, and thankfully not many cars dared to get into his way. Not

knowing what else to do | found the seatbelt and tried to put it on but fumbled with it because he was driving the

car as if we were in sstupid race.

| tried to look outside but the roads seemed blurry and all | could see was a trail of green and brown dotted with

sbuildings here and there. | placed my hands on the seat and dug my nails into it, hoping that today

wouldn't be the end of

| could see the city lights twinkling from a few feet away and felt relieved that | would not be in this car for more

than a few

minutes

| closed my eyes and tried hard not to puke as Eros finally stopped the car outside a shop. The car gave

slammed into the seat before he turned off the ignition.

In the next minute, he was out of the car and slammed the door shut, making my cars hurt.

a jolt and | was

He didn’t look atnor did he even say a word tobut simply stalked off and went into the shop. | took a few

minutes to gasp for breath and calm down my raging heart. The speeding had terrified me, and | had a feeling if

| told him, Eros would have driven the car even faster, launching it into the sky.

After my heartbeat had calmed down a little, | got outside the car with shaky legs

Everybody in the shop was already standing in front of Eros with their heads bent low and their hands folded in

the front. The store manager, a middle aged woman, promptly offered him a chair and gave him a low bow.

She was eyeing him as if he was a delicious candy. And not just her, all the salesgirls in the shop were eyeing

him hungrily.

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But Eros did not seem fazed by the looks he was getting. He sat on the chair, with his right leg’s ankle resting on

the left leg’s knee, and gave them a bored look,

“Hello, my King How can | help you today? She didn’t wait for the King to answer and hurriedly looked at her

staff,

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“What are you waiting for? Get srefreshments for the King?

The girls who

had been staring dazedly at him ran outside to get him something to drink.

However, he pulled out his phone and began checking something. Meanwhile, | slowly stepped towards the

transparent glass door. | had half-opened it and was about to step inside when the woman shouted at me.

“Shoo, go away, the shop is closed for now.”

1 began. “But 1-”

She stomped her feet and cnear the door,

“Did you not hear me, you filthy girl? You don’t even have the money to afford a shampoo, forget stepping inside

my shop!!”

She glared atand | tried to smoothen my hair to the best of my ability.

“Listen, | chere with-

“Security. Throw her out of my sight!” She slammed the door and the guards crushing towards me. Eros had

been) watching all of this or ignoring all of this, | was not sure what exactly, but he didn’t intervene.

He let the shop owner callnames and only when the security guards were about to touchdid he look up

from his phone

“That girl is with me, she needs a phone,”

Upon hearing his words, the security guards promptly stepped away and the woman's face paled visibly.

“Wh-what?” Eros did not bother clarifying and got busy on his phone again. The woman looked atfrom head

to toe and gavea disgusted look

“People like you leech off rich people all the time”

Wait? Did she think | was a roadside beggar or a homeless person that Eros took pity on and wanted to gift me

something

nicel

| felt hot tears pricking at the back of my eyes but | didn’t want to create a scene. The woman did not apologize

and neither did Eros reprimand her for his actions.

| stepped inside the small but lavish shop and was immediately hit by the cool AC air and the soft fragrance

lingering in the

The sales girls who had run outside to get him something to drink returned carrying chilled bottles of soft drinks.

One of them opened the bottle while another slipped a straw inside it. A third one placed it on serving tray and

held

it in front of him.

“Sir, please have srefreshments. She said, blushing hard. The girl was bending a little, giving him a peek of

her boobs as

the of her shirt was open

Eros didn’t even bother looking at her and picked up the bottle from the tray and took a sip. Her face fell but she

stepped aside merkly while the shop owner began.

“Show this girl scheap and basic phone for her to use. This kindhearted man decided to gift her a phone.”

At that

the girls stared at Eros with even more appreciation and | rolledory eyes. Technically, | was not paying for the

phone but

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then I didn’t ask for one

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He was letting them humiliatewhile he was behaving as if he did not even know me. | could not understand

what had gotten into him.

One of the salesmen, a young man, who was standing in the comer looked atwith pity. He went to the

counter as the shopowner barked an order at him. “Show her something cheap!

She then turned to Eros and began asking questions but he mostly ignored her. The salesman gavea small

smile. “So. have you used one before?”

He placed a few small phones with number keys on them and a few that looked like they were made of glass.

| stared at the phones with clenched teeth. Thinking | hadn't used them before, he offered to help and started

speaking

“Nowadays, touchscreen phones are common. They are in vogue as well and very good.” he said. Then he

explained the functions, and scribbled something on a piece of paper and pushed it towards me

Confused. | looked at the paper, but he placed a hand on it and pretended to be showingthe features of

another phone.

| looked around and saw that Eros was still busy with the shop owner and the girls gushing over him.

The salesman was a young boy, almost my age, and he seemed decent to me. | slowly picked up the note and

opened it after confirming that nobody was looking at me.

When | opened the note, there was a question on it.

“Are you in trouble?”

My gaze flitted to him and he looked atwith concern. | looked back at Eros and felt unsure of the answer.

I was not in real trouble but it felt like Eros was tired ofand didn’t wantaround. The salesman saw the

way my eyes nervously traveled to Eros before the salesman lowered his voice

“My nis Luke. What's yours?”

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| replied, “Eden

“Eden, nice name. So, | think the way he is treating you means you did not chere willingly with him. You

seem like a nice person. If you want my help. | will help you.”

I also lowered my voice, “Well, | would like to have a fresh start and find sanswers to squestions | have.

Anyways. | wish to go to the nearest city but don’t really have a lot of money

Luke gavea smile, “I understand. Rich brats always make poor girls suffer. But don’t worry, | will get you out

of this.”

He reached for my hand, and gavea reassuring squeeze, then he slipped a few more pieces of paper toward

me. It was five hundred dollar bill.

A stranger givingthis much? | pushed them back at him but he placed his hand on mine, forcingto tuck it

away in my pockets.

Then he returned to his normal voice and added, “So, | will pack this phone for you, is that okay?”

| answered loudly “Yes sure”

He then looked at Eros, “Our store also has soure schemes on site cards. Which one would you like to have? Fill

this form for us, pleaser”

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Luke handeda form and a pen while lowering his voice, “Add your name, and place of residence here. | will

make arrangements to take you out of that wretched place”

Not wretched, but yeah, | needed to get this life together. | answered him “Thanks a lot”

But before | could begin filling out the form. Eros got up from his chair and cto stand beside me.

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He didn’t say a word but grabbed that form and filled it on my behalf. Luke only gavea side-eye, signaling

While Eros was filling out the form, he placed his phone on the counter. And | did not want to pry but a message

popped up

on IL

Olivia: How long will it take you? | can’t wait anymore.

| pretended not to see it as he signed the form and tore it off the notepad. His actions made it clear that he had

used me, and did not wantanymore.

So, | should really go someplace else and learn to be a better wolf on my own. And just maybe in that solitude, |

would find

While he was handing over the pen and the notepad back to Luke, another message of hers popped up.

Olivia: Will you please wear white today?

| tried not to imagine if they were going on a date or something with the way she was behaving-

| pushed the hurt aside. Maybe, it was a perfect opportunity forto avoid my Ex-mate and Sister's union...

| was going to leave. | wasn’t sure | was ready to stay anymore in his house, and let him treatlike | don’t

matter.