You can center the scale operation at any point by using the form:
scale(hor, ver, point)
So in your case, if you want to scale from the left-center of your selected item, you could use:
function onMouseDrag(event){
(selectedItem.bounds.contains(event.point)) ?
selectedItem.scale(0.9871668311944719, 1, selectedItem.bounds.left) : selectedItem.scale(1.013, 1, selectedItem.bounds.left);
}