For a moment, Heather found it hard to breatheas she blinked continuously.
Jeremi shook his head and said, “You see, thevoice that said he loves you sounded pretty…”
Jeremi was thinking of a way to describe whathe had heard when his eyes suddenly twinkled. “He sounded pretty lively!”
“Lively?”
“That’s right. It’s the complete opposite ofhis usual ice-cold expression.” Jeremi took a strawberry and handed it toHeather. “Have one, Mommy.”
Kurt’s expression changed.The pieces of paper on the desk were detailed information about him, including a profile of his father.“Your father’s Steven Canon, the leader of the world’s largest organization of assassins. Am I right?” Daniel coldly looked at Kurt, who was gritting his teeth while glaring fiercely at him. Obviously, he had given up on his facade. He continued, “Can you tell me who's behind all this?”A cold sweat broke out on Kurt’s forehead as he engaged in a battle in his mind. As the son that Steven favored the least, he originally wanted to get into his father’s good graces by completing this mission. But now that his mission had failed, ratting out on his employer would surely make his father very disappointed in him.“Still not going to say anything, are you?” Daniel sneered. “Actually, I know who it is, even if you don’t tell me. I’m giving you a chance to keep your life.The muscles on Kurt’s arm began to tremble. “Impossible! How could you possibly know?!”Dani
Heather had always been grateful to Colin for delivering the medicine to her.Colin frowned and turned to look elsewhere. “I’m sorry,” he suddenly said, seeming rather uncomfortable with his decision. Immediately after that, he waved his hand, and a few burly-looking guards rushed into the ward.Stunned, Heather asked, “What are you doing?” She pulled Jeremi into her embrace to protect him.“Take her away,” Colin ordered.Immediately, the guards moved to grab Heather’s arm. But strangely enough, when the burly-looking guards were inches away from Heather, they were suddenly held in place as if they had been cast with a stun spell.Heather slowly raised her eyes, focused on controlling the men as she looked at Colin. “What are you trying to do?” Her eyes no longer had the friendliness she had a moment ago.Slightly apologetic, Colin replied, “Alpha has ordered me to take you back.”“Jeremi is sick. I can’t leave him at a time like this.”“The doctor will take good care of him, don’t wo
“Sure, I’ll do it.”Heather readily agreed to the matter, but she had already concealed the waves of pain fluctuating inside her heart.Daniel raised his eyebrows, his eyes filled with disbelief. “You’ll do it?”“Yes, I’ll do it. However, I have a condition of my own.”“What is it?”Heather looked straight into Daniel’s eyes and said, “I want to see Jeremi after this is all over.”Heather knew that she would be dreaming if she thought she could take her son away, so she needed to grab hold of every single opportunity she could meet Jeremi.Daniel unknowingly clenched his palms, which he had hidden in his pockets. A moment later, he nodded. “Okay.”Heather did not want to speak to Daniel for a moment longer, so she immediately left upon receiving the latter’s confirmation.Daniel stared at her back, his eyes seemingly in pain.‘She’s hiding from me as if I’m the plague.’Daniel mockingly laughed at himself, his expression undeniably bitter.***The event where Kasey was to be announced
“That’s because Daniel personally gifted him to me on a silver platter!”Heather was thoroughly shocked. Her body turned soft as she staggered, to the point where she almost hit her bone against the edge of a table.‘What? What did Kasey just say?!‘How could Daniel possibly hand Jeremi over to Kasey?! No matter how heartless he is or how much he hates me and loves Kasey, Jeremi is still his son!‘This can’t be possible! I refuse to believe this!’However, Kasey’s next words crushed all of Heather’s hopes.She fiddled with her cell phone and seemed to be provoking Heather with her gaze. “I knew that Jeremi was your bastard son with Daniel long ago. When I found out, I was thinking that the bastard wouldn’t have ended up being born into the world if I had killed you the first time we met. If I did that, I wouldn’t have to tarnish my eyes with his filthy presence.”“Who are you calling a bastard?” Heather was now visibly furious. She darted forward and clenched Kasey’s neck, baring her
The event officially began.There was red wine, fresh flowers, and cake on the vast plains, making the entire place seem like a dreamland only seen in a fantasy movie.Countless people were surrounding the scene to witness this grand spectacle, while Heather was squeezed by the onlookers until she arrived at the front row.She looked at Daniel in his black suit, holding Kasey’s hand as they walked through the red carpet. Pink and white flower petals were being showered over their heads like a beautiful painting.The couple then exchanged their rings amidst the crowd’s cheers. After that, Daniel personally put on the crown that signified the woman to be his Luna on Kasey’s head.Heather could not contain her lament. She was already in so much agony the moment she heard that Kasey was going to be Daniel’s fiancée five years ago. And now that she was watching Kasey becoming Daniel’s Luna, she genuinely felt a deep, paralyzing numbness in her heart.Her gaze had turned hollow, and her hea
‘If Daniel isn’t in there, then who is?’Heather looked at Daniel and then at the bedroom door, her mouth wide open.She very quickly understood what was happening, but she had no time to think about whether Kasey was cheating on Daniel or not. Instead, she only wanted to know if Jeremi was safe.Heather had one hand on her stomach as she got up, obviously looking like she had something she wanted to say.Meanwhile, Daniel’s gaze slightly moved, and Colin immediately understood what he meant. Colin then took a step forward and held onto Heather’s arm, then spoke in a voice so soft that only Heather could hear. “Calm down, my Luna. Let’s watch the show together, okay?”‘My… Luna?‘Shouldn’t she be the woman behind that door?’Heather was then pulled to the back by Colin, while the group stood in front of the bedroom door.Daniel reached out his hand to open the door, only to realize that it had been locked from the inside. He stopped for a while and exerted a little force before the en
“No! You can’t do this! I’m your Alpha! You can’t betray me!”Kasey stood up and shouted at Douglas with her finger pointed at him.Her hair was a complete mess, her face was covered in a thin veil of sweat, and her clothes were unsightly. All in all, she seemed like a crazy woman.Does she even seem like an Alpha still?Douglas’s eyes reflected the anger he felt as he said, “I always thought you were a kind Alpha, which was why I was willing to serve you loyally even if you weren’t capable. But now, your actions have shown me that my loyalty for you is nothing more than a mere joke. You don't deserve it!”Kasey now saw that her warriors had already abandoned her, so she hurriedly turned to Rick, her Beta.‘Rick will surely be on my side! I’ve even killed the Beta Dad left for me just so that Rick could take over that position. It’s now time for him to repay me!’“Rick, you’re my witness. Prove to them that I did no such thing! Daniel was the one who brought me back to the room. You s
The prison doors were pushed open, revealing Kasey balled up in a corner, still wearing her wedding gown from yesterday. Her luxurious silk was now covered in filth. The diamonds were still shining, but her miserable and sorry state was all they could shine.When Kasey saw Daniel and Heather, she charged at them like a madwoman.“Why have you slandered me? I love you so much! Why are you doing this to me?!”As she yelled, the sound of her iron chains rattling could be heard as well. Her wrists and ankles were chained to restrict her movements. Aside from flailing her arms in a mad frenzy, there was nothing she could do to get anywhere closer than a meter away from Daniel.Daniel had remained silent, admiring and enjoying Kasey struggling and writhing in pain. He seemed no different from a demon at that moment.When she grew exhausted, Kasey knelt on the ground and panted heavily. It was only until this point that Daniel finally uttered his first words ever since he arrived.“I’m reall