"Hehe,” Bria said awkwardly, forcing a dry laugh as she stepped out from her hiding spot. “Mr. Carl… how are you doing?”
Carl’s face flickered with genuine surprise. He clearly hadn’t expected her to be the one watching. Jenna sauntered out from behind the trees and leaned possessively against his shoulder. “Who was that, baby?”
Carl coldly shrugged her off as if she were nothing more than an annoyance. Bria noticed the harsh rejection but stayed silent, her chest tightening.
“I’ll get going, Beta,” she mumbled quickly, turning and hurrying away.
Carl narrowed his eyes, watching her retreating figure with an unreadable expression. Jenna tried circling her arms around his waist again, whispering seductively, “Let’s continue where we left off…”
“Another day,” Carl replied flatly, removi
