I had given everything I had to this relationship.   This departure brought only exhaustion, no regret.   Garrett never showed up, even for the child’s burial.   Instead, I…

I don’t know how much time had passed when the sound of arguing between Garrett and his grandfather woke me up.   I realized I was back in the hospital….

I naively thought I’d found someone to spend my life with.   But later, when the novelty wore off, Garrett quickly moved on to someone else.   I had once…

After the examination, the pack’s chief healer ordered me to rest.   I finally learned why Garrett had been so furious.   With the child dead, the old Alpha was…

While I shivered in the bitter cold, he and his lover spent the night in passionate embrace at a luxury hotel.   When I finally brought back that cold breakfast,…

I slowly wiped away the tears from my eyes and looked up at the gray window.   Perhaps the only consolation was that both Garrett and I had finally gained…

In the seven years that I have been bound to my Alpha heir mate Garrett, he had slept with every single colleague and friend around me.   I pretended I…

I held my daughter tightly, preparing to leave the chaotic scene behind. Suddenly, Emily stirred. She coughed a few times, struggled to open her eyes, and fixed a hateful glare on me.” “Zoe, why are you still alive?!” Her voice was bitter, full of resentment. She hated that her plan had failed so miserably. That day, outside the hospital ward, she had overheard more than just Lucas admitting the child was his. She had also heard him say,” “If Zoe has given birth to my child, that means she hasn’t forgotten me. I will divorce Emily once I return–I want to be with Zoe again.“} If Lucas really divorced her, what place would she have in the company? Would he even want their son anymore?} The fear gnawed at her, pushing her to take the desperate risk of harming my daughter, hoping it would force Lucas to give up on me for good. “Emily,” I said coldly, my voice steady, “if you harm my daughter, you will pay the price. No matter what Lucas does to protect you, I will never let you escape justice.“}} The malicious burning in Emily’s eyes made me want to tear her apart–to settle every old and new grudge in one fierce act. But I held myself back. For now, I could only leave with my daughter.}} The police and medical personnel who arrived handled the aftermath. Emily was rescued and taken into custody. I pressed charges against her for the crime.” Not long after, Lucas appeared before me, bruised and battered from his injuries. I expected him to plead for Emily’s release. Instead, he knelt down, trembling. “Zoe, thank God you and our daughter are safe… If I lost you again, I don’t know if I’d want to…

Outside the hospital room, Emily stopped in her tracks. She had originally planned to linger just a little longer, worried about Lucas’s condition and hoping to overhear what the doctor would say. But she hadn’t expected to hear that sentence. Blood continued to trickle from her forehead, but she didn’t wipe it away. Her hands clenched into trembling fists, nails digging into her palms. Her eyes burned–not from pain, but from hatred. “Zoe… Why didn’t you die back then? Why are you still alive, just to ruin me and Lucas all over again?“} Meanwhile, I was in a different place, feeling strangely content. When Nathan told me Lucas had been seriously injured, I felt nothing but satisfaction. Judging by the timeline, he wouldn’t be able to cause any more trouble for now–not while bedridden and healing in a hospital. Still, for safety and peace of mind, I decided to move to a new house with my daughter. As we drove along a quiet road toward our new home, a pedestrian passed by with a bunch of colorful cartoon balloons. My daughter, seated in the back, lit up with joy when she saw them. “Mommy! I want the Elsa one!“} I smiled. “Alright, alright. But you have to stay in the car and be good, okay? Don’t open the door or get out.”> She nodded obediently. I parked the car, gave her a reassuring look, and got out to chase after the balloon vendor, who was walking surprisingly fast.} it took some effort weaving through the street to catch up, but eventually, I managed to buy the sparkling Elsa balloon she wanted.}…

230  Lucas slowly reached for his phone, every movement sending sharp stabs of pain through his broken body. He winced as he tapped the screen, his fingers trembling, bloodied knuckles barely responding. With gritted teeth, he dialed for an ambulance.§ Once the call ended, he lay back against the cold ground, panting and waiting, his breath shallow. Who the paramedics arrived, he was barely conscious but still clutching something tightly in his hand. At the hospital, after being stabilized, he handed a nurse a sealed plastic bag containing two strands of hair–one his own, the other golden and soft. “Please,” he said through cracked lips. “Run a paternity test. I need to know if she’s mine.” Meanwhile, word of his injuries quickly reached Emily. She rushed to the hospital in a panic, and when she saw Lucas lying on the bed wrapped in gauze and bandages, her heart dropped.} She rushed to his side and collapsed at the edge of the bed, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.” “Lucas! The doctor said your injuries are serious–your ribs, three of them, are broken! Who did this to you? I’ll call the police right now!” But Lucas shook his head weakly and dismissed her with a tired wave of his hand. “Go back to England,” he said flatly. Emily froze. She stared at him in disbelief, thinking she must’ve misheard….