My fiancé's secretary is stealing my dedicated lane
Aurora told me that my blind date, Gabriel Johnson, was practically perfect—not only handsome, but also the youngest CEO of a publicly traded company in the state.
Before I left, my commanding officer specifically contacted air traffic control to request full encryption of my personal information during travel.
I arrived at the airport at the scheduled time, but while checking in at the exclusive lane, someone suddenly grabbed me from behind and yanked me away.
Then a stack of cash was thrown in my face.
Zoey Turner said to me, "I bought your spot in the exclusive lane. Take the money and go wait in the back of the regular line."
I suppressed my anger and shot back, "You're not military personnel, and you don't have an emergency. What gives you the right to use my exclusive lane?"
Hearing my retort, Zoey let out a cold laugh.
She said, "What gives me the right? The fact that I'm Mr. Johnson's personal secretary! Forget just an exclusive lane—if the Johnson family wanted the runway itself, they'd have to give it to us."
I was stunned for a moment, then dialed Gabriel's number using the contact Aurora had given me.
I said, "Your secretary says the Johnson family has enough pull to handle any difficult situation. Is that true?"
*****
After the call connected, I had barely finished my sentence when a mechanical voice came through the receiver: "Hello, I'm unable to take your call right now."
This really caught me off guard.
Hearing the busy tone, Zoey snatched my phone away.
She said, "You're actually pretending to make a call?"
After seeing what was on the phone screen, Zoey burst into exaggerated laughter.
She said, "I thought you had some real connections. Turns out you're just trying to scare people with voicemail? You can't even get through to Mr. Johnson's private number, so what are you to dare block my way?"
With that, Zoey tossed my phone back at me with a smirk. Then she threw her boarding pass at the trembling flight attendant Natalia Foster nearby.
She said, "Hurry up and check me in! If you delay what Mr. Johnson asked me to do, your entire ground crew will be fired tomorrow."
Natalia's hands shook as she held the boarding pass. She looked at me, then at Zoey, her voice nearly breaking into tears.
She said, "Ms. Turner, this lady's exclusive lane access is indeed on file. If you do this, it puts us in a very difficult position."
"Difficult position?" Zoey shot back.
Then she slammed her hand down hard on the check-in counter.
She said, "Do you know how much money Johnson Group invests in your airport every year? And you can't even handle such a small matter? You believe I won't call your general manager over here right now?"
Watching Zoey bully the staff for her own convenience, I couldn't help but feel angry.
I grabbed Zoey's finger that was about to poke Natalia in the face.
Then I said coldly, "Do you know what kind of people are authorized to use this exclusive lane? You're the first person who's ever dared to take my spot."
"Wow!" Hearing my words, Zoey deliberately clutched her stomach and laughed, "You put on some camo and actually think you're somebody important? Did eating all that cheap military food mess with your brain? Besides, I'm the personal secretary to the CEO of Johnson Group. What makes you think you can even talk to me?"
I almost laughed out loud.
She made such a big scene that I thought she was some high-ranking official. Turns out she's just a personal secretary?
However, a crowd had already gathered around us.
Some scattered comments about this secretary reached my ears.
One woman said, "Is this woman crazy? Zoey is the most important person around Gabriel."
A man said, "Last month, a security officer stopped Zoey to check her luggage. The next day, that guy was reassigned to cleaning toilets."
From what they were saying, Zoey was a habitual bully who threw around someone else's authority.
I really hadn't expected this. When I was in the military, even my commanding officer would politely greet me first before speaking.
Now, some secretary living off a man's money dares to show off in front of me.
I snorted coldly.
Then I said mockingly, "If the Johnson family is really as powerful as you claim, how come the 'dog' they keep doesn't even have basic manners?"
Zoey's face instantly turned red.
She roared, "Who are you calling a dog? I'll teach you some manners today!"
With that, Zoey swung her Chanel bag, aiming for my head.
I simply stepped aside to dodge, then grabbed her wrist and gave it a light twist.
The crisp sound of bones shifting mixed with her screams. The "Ms. Turner" who had been so arrogant moments before was now wailing in pain.
She shouted, "Let go! Easy!"
"Now you know it hurts?" I leaned close to Zoey's face, twisted with pain, and said, "Weren't you pretty good at threatening people just now?"
Though she was grimacing in pain, I had actually used only ten percent of my strength.
After all, if I really wanted to fight her, she wouldn't even have time to scream.
More and more people gathered to watch, and several uniformed ground crew members suddenly jogged over to maintain order.
Zoey took the opportunity to break free from my grip, then clutched her wrist while gasping.
She said, "Keep up the act! I'll tell Mr. Johnson about this later. He'll teach you a lesson."
I crossed my arms and looked at her with a cold smile, "Fine. I'm waiting."
Following those ground crew members was the airport security chief, a middle-aged man named Levi Brooks.
The moment he saw Zoey, Levi's face immediately lit up with a fawning smile.
"Ms. Turner, what's wrong? Who upset you?"
Levi jogged over, fawning as he approached Zoey, completely ignoring my presence.
Clearly, he was another one of those people who sucked up to power, bullied ordinary folks, and went whichever way the wind blew.
With Levi's flattery, Zoey finally regained her composure.
She flexed her wrist and glanced at me from the corner of her eye.
"Mr. Brooks, does your airport let just anyone use the exclusive lane now? This woman hogged the lane spot and wouldn't give it to me, then had the nerve to lay hands on me."
Levi immediately dropped his fawning expression and turned to glare at me.
"Miss, the exclusive lane is only for people with status and position. You're just an ordinary person—go line up at the regular lane over there. Don't cause us trouble."
I narrowed my eyes and shot back, "How do you know I'm not one of those people with status and position you mentioned? I suggest you check with airport management first before making assumptions."
"I don't need to check." Levi sneered.
He looked me up and down, then continued, "I've worked here for years and seen all kinds of people. Based on how you're dressed, I'd guess what you make in a month isn't worth one of Ms. Turner's scarves. Let me tell you, Ms. Turner is a senior executive at the Johnson Group. If you delay her schedule, can you handle the consequences?"
I laughed in disbelief. "So having money and power means you can just steal someone else's spot? Is that how your airport operates?"
"Enough. Stop being unreasonable." Levi rolled his eyes and waved his hand dismissively.
"Ms. Turner offering to buy your lane spot is doing you a favor. Don't be ungrateful."
Zoey smiled smugly beside him, deliberately waving the cash in her hand.
"Did you hear that? Since Mr. Brooks put it that way, what are you still pretending to be some big shot for? Take the money and get lost!"
These two were tag-teaming to bully me.
Looking at their faces, I couldn't help but snort coldly.
"So this is your airport's service attitude. You've certainly made quite an impression on me."
"Do you even deserve to mention 'service'?" Before Levi could respond, Zoey stepped forward.
She jabbed my shoulder with her fingertip, saying word by word, "Listen carefully. Wherever the Johnson family goes, premium service follows. You're some nobody without money or power who won't take my money and insists on making me angry, right? Fine, then let me tell you something. You injured my wrist just now. If you don't give me $500,000, this isn't over!"
How refreshing.
In all these years, no one had ever dared to extort me.
I smiled and agreed.
Under Zoey's somewhat surprised gaze, I continued, "I can give you the money, but I'm afraid you might have the life to take it but not to spend it."
Hearing my words, Zoey's expression instantly darkened as she slammed her hand on the table.
"Are you cursing me to die?"
Seeing this, Levi quickly stepped between us, though clearly favoring Zoey.
"Miss, I advise you to apologize early and settle this matter. Otherwise, if you offend Ms. Turner, you're offending Mr. Johnson. You can forget about any future here."
I raised an eyebrow indifferently. "Is that so? Then I'd like to see what the Johnson family can do to me."
My continuous provocations finally completely enraged Zoey.
She shot up from her seat, ready to slap my face.
Suddenly, a cold, stern male voice came from nearby: "Zoey, stop!"
Footsteps approached from a distance. A tall figure strode in quickly.
The man wore a well-tailored black suit, radiating an intimidating aura of cold arrogance as he drew near.
However, I recognized him immediately as Gabriel.
Gabriel didn't even glance at me, walking straight to Zoey's side.
He frowned and asked, "What happened? Mr. Brooks said you had a conflict with someone. I happened to be in a neighboring city, so I took the helicopter over to check."
Upon seeing Gabriel, Zoey's arrogant demeanor instantly softened somewhat.
She even deliberately put on an aggrieved expression.
Then she said, "Mr. Johnson, it's nothing serious. I just got bumped into by some country bumpkin."
Zoey paused, glanced at me, and added, "Oh, and she claims to be your fiancée."
"Fiancée?" Gabriel looked confused, turning to look at me.
His gaze was like a cold, precise scanner, looking me up and down before his eyes clearly showed disgust.
Gabriel said, "You're Elizabeth?" Elizabeth Evans is my name.
Before I could answer, he turned his head away.
Then he continued, "Alright, I've seen you now. You can go straight back and tell your family we're not compatible, and the engagement is off."
Hearing this, Zoey looked surprised.
She asked, "Mr. Johnson, is she really your fiancée?"
Gabriel nodded, seeming very reluctant to acknowledge this fact.
He leaned close to Zoey's ear and whispered, "But that's just an engagement our families arranged when we were kids, it doesn't mean anything. The woman who can be my wife must be the most outstanding among people. Look at her shabby appearance—what part of her is worthy of me?"
After speaking, Gabriel gave me a meaningful glance, as if afraid I wouldn't know he was looking down on me.
He said coldly, "With just an engagement, a woman who's covered in sweat every day thinks she can connect herself to the Johnson family? What a pipe dream!"
Looking at his arrogant attitude, I thought to myself, "Like master, like servant."
I looked at Gabriel with interest.
I suddenly became very curious about what his reaction would be if he knew my true identity.
I said, "Mr. Johnson, before they asked you to meet me, didn't your family tell you about my family's basic situation?"
Hearing my words, the contempt in Gabriel's eyes became even more obvious.
He said, "I don't need to know anything about your family's situation. Anyway, your family definitely can't compare to the Johnson family's wealth and power. I'm warning you, I've made myself very clear. Don't keep pestering me. If you're smart, you'll go back and tell your family to cancel the engagement right away."
I raised an eyebrow slightly, silently comparing my family's assets with the Johnson family's wealth in my mind.
I couldn't help thinking, "Who's actually richer than whom is really hard to say."
Seeing my slight smile, Zoey on the side thought I had fallen for Gabriel.
She immediately chimed in, "Did you hear what Mr. Johnson said? He told you to get lost!"
After speaking, Zoey turned to Levi with an arrogant attitude.
She said, "Mr. Brooks, cancel her exclusive passage privileges at the airport, and don't let her use this passage anymore."
Levi immediately nodded, "Yes, Ms. Turner, don't worry, I'll arrange it right now!"
Zoey was very satisfied with Levi's obedience, so she completely forgot about the pain from when I twisted her wrist earlier and became smug again.
She said, "See that? This is the Johnson family's power! But looking at your poor appearance, I've decided to forgive you once. If you pay me the medical expenses you owe me, I'll let you off. Otherwise, I'll make you face serious consequences!"
Looking at her arrogant behavior, I wasn't angry at all—in fact, I found it quite amusing.
I leisurely took out my phone and dialed a number right in front of them.
My tone was very relaxed, even carrying a hint of amusement.
I said, "Hello? I have something I'd like to discuss with you. There's a personal secretary here who says she wants to cancel my exclusive passage privileges registered with the air traffic control department. What do you think I should do to cooperate?"
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