Cheated (Mr. Control Freak)

XXXV. YOU'VE UPGRADED

Five minutes in and the air was thick with tension. Octavia was glaring at Max, Max was strategically avoiding eye contact with Charlotte, Charlotte was glaring at Alec, Alec was glaring at Tristan, Vivian was glaring at me, and I was Glaring at Eva.

"Valentina darling, I called you a couple days ago so you could fix me up, the woman who's doing it now doesn't do nearly as good of a job as you do." Charlotte spoke.

"Oh really? I didn't see your call, I must've been busy." I said putting a surprised look on my face.

Truthfully, I saw her call, she called the day I went house shopping. I ignored her call because I just don't see her in the same light anymore. I thought she was a super sweet middle aged woman who didn't like her stepson. Boy was I wrong, and I'm sure what I know aren't the only heinous things has she done.

"I'll make sure to text next time." She commented.

I smiled and nodded.

"Is it me or does everyone seems to hate each other at this table?" Tristan whispered in my ear, making me jump a little.

When I turned to him, I felt Alec's eyes on us. My mission tonight was to make Alec realize how much of a mistake he made screwing me over. Half the job was done, since Tristan was so incredibly handsome.

"They all hate each other. The man directly across from us is my ex." I whispered back, playing with a lock of his hair.

"That would explain why he was looking at me like that."

"He might just want to jump your bones. Don't be surprised, you're an attractive man."

I laughed to myself, knowing that could very well be the truth.

"What?" There was confusion all over his face.

"It's nothing." I waved him off.

"So Valentina, I was expecting you to be here with Alec, what happened?" Charlotte asked.

Oh you know, I caught him having sex with another man, the usual.

"That's none of your business Charlotte." Alec butt in before I was able to reply.

"I'd like to know also." Charles, Alec's father, said.

"I prefer to keep the matters if my relationship private, if that's alright with you." I answered.

There was no way I was going to out Alec. Sure he hurt me, but I wasn't going to stoop so low and do him like that; I was only going to stoop low enough to make him jealous with a hot real estate broker.

"Oh that's no problem. You've definitely upgraded." Charlotte said, eye raping Tristan. I knew she liked them young but I didn't think she'd show it I'm front of Charles.

I internally laughed at the various faces made at Charlotte, most notable was Charles by a long shot. You could hear the crickets chirping.

"What?! I was kidding, you are probably the most uptight young people ever. Valentina you upgraded okay?" Charlotte defended herself.

"Meanwhile Max downgraded." Octavia spoke for the first time. Well I see she's bitter, nothing's changed in that department then.

"Excuse me?" Vivian snapped getting up.

"Viv, calm down. October that was uncalled for." Max said holding Vivian back.

"My name isn't October you dick." She sneered.

I knew this was going to be interesting.

"Octavia, language." Charlotte chastised.

"No fuck that. I'm tired of Max treating girls like there objects to be used then discarded when you get tired of them." She snapped, "And I'm tired of you getting my name wrong, it's not October, or Octopus, or Octagon, or Octave, it's Octavia!"