Chapter 3

I just had my lawyer allocate him a few extra patents we jointly owned in the asset division list.

But he kept refusing to sign the agreement.

Instead, Meredith held a high-profile press conference:

[From experiment to finished research product, every step can be traced. The innocent will be vindicated]

The accompanying image was the chaotic scene of our mentor's heart attack during the video call.

Right after, Meredith gave an emergency interview.

She cried pitifully, her eyes red and swollen.

"I just hoped Luna could understand Alpha Kieran's good intentions."

"Our mentor collapsed because of her."

"How could she be so heartless, not even caring about mentor's health?"

She also claimed I'd been suppressing her out of jealousy of her talent.

And that I'd been stealing credit for her healing research all along.

Online opinion was overwhelmingly one-sided.

I became the vicious woman who, for selfish gain, drove her mentor to near death.

Kieran never called again.

He seemed to accept Meredith's narrative, letting public opinion devour me.

Soon, online condemnation was everywhere.

But my assistant sent me an urgent document.

The original research project team was forcibly disbanded, all materials sealed.

Kieran had activated a clause I'd signed when joining the pack, trying to legally swallow all my shares by claiming I was "abandoning my duties."

The healing division I'd built from scratch now bore a new sign—

[Kieran & Meredith Healing Studio]

Meredith even posted an Facebook update:

[Back to familiar territory, continuing to create miracles. Thanks for Alpha's trust~]

The photo showed Kieran with his arm around Meredith, standing under the new sign.

My phone buzzed. Garrett sent me a message - he was one of the most powerful Alphas in the northern territories and Kieran's long-time rival.

[Your ex-mate's methods aren't exactly honorable]

I called him back immediately:

Garrett's voice was steady and commanding: "Instead of arguing rules with him, why don't we change the rules? I admire your talent. Interested in a more valuable pack?"

I held my breath.

The call ended.

My assistant called frantically again:

"This is bad, Ms. Lynn! All our client contracts got cancelled suddenly. They're saying Alpha Kieran personally called them!"

I gripped my phone tightly—

Kieran was cutting off my escape routes.

Taking my shares and team was just to force me to submit.

But he forgot that this pack's core healing techniques and connections were all my creation.

Push me too far, and I won't be the only one falling.

Just as I was about to contact my old team to fight back, major media worldwide suddenly began broadcasting a grand event.

Our pack's new headquarters building was officially unveiled.

On camera, a massive cloth was slowly pulled away, revealing huge letters.

[Kieran & Phoebe Tower]

City billboards lit up simultaneously with photos of me and the building.

Headlines flooded everywhere:

[Alpha Kieran Names New Landmark "Kieran & Phoebe Tower" in Honor of His True Love]

I froze—couldn't he be more original?

Countless congratulations and envy flooded my personal accounts, as if I were the star of this grand event.

On screen, a microphone was handed to Kieran.

His handsome face wore a deeply affectionate smile:

"I promised to give her a gift unique in all the world."