Dangerous Attraction

8. Jealous

Hazel Whitlock

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Mr. Laurier was deliberately pushing me away.

I had to tone it down because I understood that he could suddenly fire my mother so I wouldn't get to enter his house again.

No matter how much I was attracted to him, I didn't want my mother to lose her job. This was her only source of income and if she suddenly got fired, it would take a while before she would find a new client.

She was already stressed by the fact that I had an extra year. I didn't want to add to her worries.

Julian, Mr. Laurier's nice friend, had noticed that I had gone quiet after he took the key from me and disappeared back inside. "Emmett can be quite cold, right?" He chuckled. "Don't let him ruin your mood. He barely smiles so he wants everyone to be like him."

I let out a laugh at his words. Me. Laurier was grumpy. He didn't even like the fact that I was laughing with his friend. It made me wonder why he didn't tell him that I was his student.

Did he deliberately hide the information? Or were they not as close as I thought? I needed to know so I wouldn't mistakenly spill if Mr. Laurier didn't want Julian to know.

"True." I replied Julian as I continued cutting up some vegetables. I spared a glance at Julian who was already staring at me. "How do you and Mr. Laurier know each other?"

"We grew up together." He answered easily.

"So you must be very close, right?"

Julian eyed me warily. "Why? Do both of you have something going on?"

I wished. "No, of course not." I denied. I didn't want to annoy my principal further by telling his friend I had a crush on him. Julian was definitely going to relay it to him and I would be in trouble then. "He's just a very interesting man. Very closed up too."

"He has been like that all his life. Just because he's cold doesn't mean he hates you. He talks like that to everyone."

My tongue poked the inside of my cheek. I doubted he spoke like that to everyone. I was certain a little disdain was reserved just for me. Then again, I couldn't blame him. If I were him, I'd also be annoyed at the fact that a little girl was chasing me.

Was that going to stop me? Hell no.

The more he stayed away from me, the more I wanted him. I knew next to nothing about him but I didn't mind. I had a lot of time to find out. Besides, we were going to be seeing each other a lot this year.

I tried not to let his bad mood dampen mine, but just as I was starting to feel better, I heard the front door open. Julian and I both turned to look at the living room as we heard the clicks of heels approaching us.

I clenched my jaw when a beautiful woman came into view. She didn't knock. She came into the house without informing anyone. She had to be important to Mr. Laurier. Worst of all, Julian knew her.

She looked stunning in her pink short dress that properly enunciated her curves. Her black heels made her legs look longer and if I was a man, I'd definitely be interested in her. I hated that.

"Hey, Sandra!" Julian exclaimed, looking surprised to see her. "I didn't expect to see you today."

Was she Mr. Laurier's girlfriend? I knew I said I didn't care if he had a girlfriend but if she was, it would make my mission harder. I wanted him and I wanted to get him, but if he was committed to another woman, it'd be bad for me.

"Yeah, I was quite surprised when Em called me over. It has been a while since we met too."

Em? Did she mean Mr. Laurier? Why did he call her over? If she was surprised, it meant she wasn't his girlfriend, right?

"He called you over? Today?" Julian was curious and so was I.

"Mmhmm," she nodded. "Like an hour or two ago."

I gritted my teeth. He just called her and she rushed over? What was she? A hooker?

Hell, why did he call her over? Was it before or after I came this morning? Why did he call her? Who were they to each other?

Just in time, Mr. Laurier came down the stairs, looking handsome as always in a black turtleneck and black sweatpants, but I couldn't stop myself from narrowing my eyes at him. As if I was invisible, he went straight to the Sandra girl and placed a short kiss on her lips.

I clenched my fist while the knife in my other hand clattered to the ground, catching the attention of everyone.

However, Mr. Laurier didn't allow his lady friend to focus on me for too long. He pulled her by the hand upstairs and I watched them until they disappeared out of my sight. Only then did I pick up the knife.

When I looked up, Julian was staring at me thoughtfully. "You do like him." He hummed. "That's interesting but isn't that unprofessional? Your mom works for him."

Even worse, I was a student in the school he was a principal at. We were more complicated than I'd like to admit.

I'd only known this man for a few days yet I was this jealous. It was a bad habit of mine but I saw him as a challenge. I took his blatant display of affection in front of me as a challenge.

Or did he think kissing another woman in front of me would drive me away? He thought wrong. I was motivated to keep attending classes just to see his face. I wanted him more than he thought. I wasn't going to back off so easily.

"I don't like him." I told Julian and I wasn't lying. I wanted him, sure, but I didn't have any feelings for him.

He just made the school year a lot more interesting for me. I wasn't going to do anything at his home to jeopardize my mom's work but I couldn't make any promises about behaving in school.

Don't hate me…