Chapter Eight

Ashanti

My gaze went distant, and I became confused like a broken compass. What the heck was going on? To be sure that I was not dreaming, I stared at the text, reading it again and again until the lines became blurry.

How is it possible to reject an unqualified applicant on the spot and call them back? It didn't make any sense to me.

I wanted to call Ken to be sure this wasn't a prank but it was almost midnight. Biting back my excitement, I wondered what Ken had said to Chadwick that made him change his mind.

Feeling proud and jittery at the same time, I became aloof, raising a corner of my upper lip.

Proud because Chadwick insulted me. It hurt to hear my mate utter nasty words to me. I tsk, wondering how else I expected a snobbish, pompous human to behave.

Despite his rudeness, this was a miracle and worth sharing with my housemates. I bounced out, rushing forward to the living room.

Harrison and Carmen were sprawled on the three-seater sofa watching a recent blockbuster re