“That he did.” Edward nodded and turned back to Carlotti. “So, no Lottie, Wynta actually wasn’t upset about being put out of Jared’s car at all, found it very useful and to her own benefit, to my annoyance.”
Winter moved her eyes to Carlotti, who looked more than annoyed right now. “Would you like to try again, rephrase why you came to my office?” She asked simply.
“You’re trying to make me look bad,” Carlotti stated and turned and looked at Jared with a pout. “She can say anything because there’s no footage. She attacked me. It’s not my that the system was down at the time and there’s no proof of it.”
“I did have Dwane investigate it,” Jared stated, “I also found it very convenient that this all happened during the security system update, and so it wasn’t actually recorded in full, that it is now your word against Wynta’s.”
“I don’t work in the building, how would I know that was going to happen?” Carlotti murmured, putting her hand on his arm, and it looked to Wynta as though she was trying to gain his sympathy from him. Wynta just shook her head that she-wolf was going to crash and burn. She looked at Jared himself, he didn’t look to be moved at all by Carlotti. She didn’t think that he believed Carlotti at all, and maybe he too had something up his sleeve to play to put that she-wolf in her place.
She watched as Jared removed Carlotti’s hand from his arm, and then brushed his suit sleeve as if he didn’t even like that she’d touched him before stating, “I don’t like it, that there is conveniently no camera footage. It breeds deceit in my book. So, yes, Dwane and I investigated properly. Dwane talked to all the marketing department employees, that were seen in the office helping Wynta pick up all her things once the system was back on.”
“Jared, they’re all her friends, and she’s also their boss. They’ll say whatever it takes to keep their jobs. It’s not like you can order them, to tell the truth. They’re not wolves, just humans. I think you should order the truth out of Wynta. She might be a rogue, and it might take some doing, but I’m certain, with lots of pushing of your aura at her, she’ll bow down to you in the end,” Carlotti stated and turned and looked at her, as if that was now the point of this.
“That is not going to happen,” Edward stated flatly, “Carlotti, you know I’m trying to bring Wynta in, have been for five years now. I do not want to see her walk away altogether, and I think that would see that happen.”
“It would.” Wynta nodded. “The minute it was stopped, I would quit and walk away.”
Wynta
She watched as Edward looked at her and reached a hand out to pat her own, as he shook his head in a no fashion “That is not going to happen, so please don’t concern yourself with that, Wynta. I am not interested in anyone rolling their Aura’s at you and anyone that does will be severely punished by me, regardless of rank.” He told her and then turned back to Jared.” Now, son, what did the employees state?”
“Dwane interviewed them. Dwane care to summarize it for all of us?” Jared asked his Beta.
Dwane nodded, “Every one of those employees stated Carlotti marched into.
office and slammed the door, which was seen on the footage. Then she started ranting at Wynta. She struck Wynta in the face with an open-handed slap, and they rushed into the office to try and stop it. Wynta kicked Lotti, and she fell into the wall.”
“See she attacked me, kicked me just like I stated she did,” Carlotti told the room. “A rogue attacked one of your pack members.” She looked to Edward.
“Shut it Lotti, I’ve not finished my summary, you can speak then.” Dwane snapped at her. “A few of them even stated that Carlotti has been on the floor before, and when she’s there she makes derogatory comments about Wynta, all the time, and how she smells, looks at her and states what’s that stench?” Dwane finished then looked at Lotti “Explain that to me.”
“I… I… Well, the rogue smell offends my sense of smell. Sometimes I can’t help what I say. I speak before I think.” Lotti huffed. “But I honestly did go to apologize. I have nothing against Wynta, I barely know her.”
“Is that right?” Jared commented now, “So your comments in my car the day of Lance and Raelynn’s Ceremony, what was that all about… I think you do have something against Wynta, and perhaps you came in here today and just yelled at her because you wanted to.” He looked right at Wynta, and she saw his eyes move to her split lip, and he sighed a little.
“I don’t have anything against her, and I did come in to apologize to her. I told you that.” Lotti shook her head.
“Wait, son, let’s just go back a minute, what comments in your car?” Edward asked as Wynta herself thought that very same thing, she’d just been about to ask as well. She would like to know what was said about her.
“It’s nothing, Alpha just annoyed ramblings,” Lotti murmured.
“Nothing?” Jared shook his head. “That’s not what I felt, and considering you told me Wynta got your job, and then your promotion, and you were angry about it…”
“Son, what are you talking about?” Edward interrupted him once more. “Lotti has never applied to work here.” He stated, looking confused. “Lotti, explain yourself… or are you going. to state my son is lying about what you said to him that day?”
“N… no, well, I just… I was annoyed that day.” Carlotti stumbled over her words. “I was in a car accident and flustered.”
“Father, I have the conversation recorded from the dash cam, because something else bugged me that very day, and I saved the footage from my entire trip.” He leaned over and put the USB on the table, “Please play it for the room, I think Lotti here is trying to get Wynta into trouble for no reason at all. I’ve seen this type of thing a lot over the years, it happens in all packs, when one is jealous of another and wants what they have. Please play that and resolve this today.”
“Jared,” Carlotti turned her eyes on him. “I was having a bad day, I had a car accident, and I was going to be late for the Luna Ceremony. I was completely stressed out.”
“Not so stressed out you didn’t know I was picking up Wynta that day, or when I would be near the pack for you to call directly to come back and get you. You also didn’t call anyone else,” Jared stated and stared right at her pointedly. “I asked around.” He grated out.
Edward sighed, “Clearly something else is going on,” and he put the USB into the laptop that was being used, and the conversation inside the car that day between himself and Lotti was heard all.
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