Blake's POV When I came to the reception room and saw the woman, I found her trying to straighten up and staring at me without fear. This surprised me. All the women I had seen would try their best to show their beauty to me. Usually, they would reveal their fair necks, the weakest part of them, to show their respect for me. Some women would even curl around my legs with a flattering smile on their faces, wishing they could take off my pants. However, this woman named Catherine gave me a completely different feeling. I couldn't help but give her a second look. She was in a black dress with the neckline buttoned, revealing her beautiful neck. She might not know how incredibly sexy she was with that unruly look. I asked her about the two kids but only got showered on my face with a glass of iced water. As I was a Lycan, nobody had ever been so rude to me before. For a moment, I almost had an urge to bite her neck off. Judging by her indifferent attitude towards
Catherine's POV It needed all my courage to stop Blake, the Lycan King. However, my courage instantly disappeared as he fixed his sharp eyes on me. I didn't know how to stop him from going to see Noah and Hedwig. While I was figuring out a plan, Blake suddenly looked down and lowered his thin lips to my face. "Is that enough?" His voice was low and attractive, yet his tone was arrogant. I was shocked. Blake looked at me with a smile and teased, "Still not enough? Or shall I kiss you on another place?" As he spoke, his eyes wandered toward my chest. Noticing his gaze, I flushed with anger. I had thought that he would get someone to throw me out or push me away, but he actually kissed me. 'Bastard! How dare he kiss me without my permission!' "You deserve it, bastard!" I slapped Blake without hesitation. His face immediately clouded over with anger, and his eyes were blazing with fury. "Get out of my way!" Blake seemed to have lost patience. Then he released
Blake's POV I picked up Noah and Hedwig from the shabby kindergarten for humans. They were the kids of a Lycan, so how could they study in such an ordinary place? Right now, they were in my villa in Sayreville, sitting on the sofa in the living room. They were blinking their big eyes and sizing me up. "Noah, this man said he was our daddy." Hedwig, who looked like a lovely elf, whispered into Noah's ear. She thought I couldn't hear her. What a cute girl! Although Noah was a little boy, he wasn't weak. He remained calm with his arms crossed over his chest, while Hedwig looked a little nervous. His beautiful and sharp eyes were appraising me. He was so like the Chavezes. I was overjoyed seeing the two adorable kids, but I had to restrain my excitement in case they would be frightened by me. "You said that you are our daddy. Do you have any evidence? We aren't babies and won't be fooled easily," Noah said like an adult, which surprised me. "Noah, don't you think w
Blake's POV 'Oh my god! They're driving me crazy. Why can't they see sense? They just couldn't understand what I meant.' "Hedwig, stop it. No matter what we say, he won't admit that Mommy is his mate. He thinks that Mommy isn't good enough and doesn't want Mommy to be his mate," said Noah. "Alright... Forget it. It's enough for us to love Mommy." Hedwig lowered her head and looked depressed. I saw there was sadness in Hedwig's eyes. 'Damn it! How would things end up like this?' "Hedwig, you have to believe in Daddy. Your mommy will definitely be my mate." To cheer my daughter up, I even lied that I would love that damned woman. "Really?" Hedwig immediately widened her eyes and smiled. I nodded and said, "Of course, I promise you." Hedwig beamed a smile and turned to look at Noah. She said happily, "Noah, we finally got Mommy a mate." Noah looked dissatisfied. "Well, I don't know that. If he is bad to Mommy, Mommy will be miserable." Hearing this, Hedwig imm
Catherine's POV I was simply stunned by this thick-skinned man. He told such a bad lie just to refute me! Other than that night five years ago, I didn't say a single word to him at all. How could that count as "know each other"? "Noah, I'll ask the butler to take you to my storeroom for fun?" Blake lowered his head and said to Noah gently. Noah jumped down from the sofa and looked at Blake. He said with a warning tone, "Daddy, you promised me and Hedwig that you won't bully mommy." Blake wore a gentle smile on his face. "Noah, Daddy will just be chatting with your mommy. I won't do anything bad to her." "Noah, don't go anywhere else. You'd better come with me. Let's look for Hedwig together." I hurriedly said to Noah, not wanting to face Blake alone. "Mommy, don't worry. You haven't seen Daddy for so long. You must have a lot to say to him." Then the butler held Noah's hand and took him away. "Hey, you brat!" I couldn't help but shout at his back as I watched Noa
Catherine's POV "Catherine, did you send Noah and Hedwig to kindergarten? Why haven't you come back?" It was Mabel on the phone. To reassure her, I quickly explained, "Yeah, the kids are at kindergarten now. And... They are doing great. I'm going to the market for some shopping and will be back soon. Is anything wrong?" "No, I just want to tell you that Cedrick is back." Mabel sounded relaxed and cheerful. "Cedrick?" I felt a little familiar with the name. "My eldest son. You met him when you were young. Oh, I forgot that you were still a baby at that time." Mabel laughed heartily. Then she continued, "Anyway, you can know each other after you come back." "Okay, I will be back as soon as possible." After hanging up the phone, I looked at Blake again and saw a strange look on his face. He seemed to be mad at something. Yet I was in no mood to guess his feelings. I demanded again, "Hurry to give my kids back to me. I got something to do tonight and have no time to wast
Catherine's POV Perhaps what I had said got on Blake's nerves, and he instantly shot me a cold glance. His voice was icy. "I don't owe anyone an explanation." "Really? You look like you're talking big," I said in disbelief. "Listen, Catherine. If you still want to see the kids, you'd better be reserved," Blake warned. I sneered in my heart. The kids were the only thing that he could use to threaten me. "The children are mine. They only belong to me. Don't you dare take them away from me!" I didn't know how many times I had said this to Blake today. But even so, I still felt that this bastard didn't take it seriously. Blake snorted in disdain and turned around to walk forward with his long legs. As I got no response from him, I flew into a rage and caught up with him. I reached out to stop him and said, "Blake, listen to me carefully. I brought the kids up. Other than me, they won't get close to any strangers, even if you are the King. You'd better stop trying."
Catherine's POV As Blake walked over, I hurriedly chased after him and ran towards my daughter. Hedwig was walking in bare feet with a violet garland in her hand and smiling brightly, just like an angel. "Mommy..." Hedwig, who was having a good time, beamed at me and ran over when she saw me. Blake involuntarily slowed his stride as Hedwig called out to me and trotted toward me. I glanced at him and was delighted to see the disappointment on his face. Blake did overplay his hand. How would he be more important than me in Hedwig's heart? When Hedwig got something good, she would definitely first show it to me, her favorite person. "Slow down..." I was worried that Hedwig would fall as I watched her rush over with her short legs. As expected, I was right about my daughter. Hedwig overestimated herself and fell to the sand as she was running. The butler was trying his best to save her, but he was too late. "Hedwig..." Blake dashed forward again as he saw Hedwig fall
Third Person's POV"Nothing really, just curious," Patricia sighed. "To be honest, I admire you both. If that happened to me, I might not be as poised as you are."Abigail grew even more embarrassed."How about Leo and Sunny?" Patricia changed the subject. "Haven't you called to check in?""No, Leo's not one for sharing personal stuff," Abigail said with a light laugh.Patricia frowned, then leaned in suddenly. "You've met Olivia, right? Don't you think Sunny resembles her a bit?"Abigail stiffened, recalling the resemblance but not daring to dwell on it—could the world really be that coincidental?"Probably no connection," she said with a frown."True, there are plenty of people with the same surname," Patricia agreed, though she noticed the flicker of doubt in Abigail's eyes.Two children bounced into the room, Hedwig holding up a pale purple flower. "Granny, look at the flower Noah put on me. Isn't it pretty?"
Third Person's POV"Olivia was the woman who had an affair with Mark back then? I thought you'd already dealt with her," Nick said with a cold sneer after hearing his father's request. He believed Mark's misplaced mercy back then was like burying a landmine for himself.Richard gritted his teeth. "Not killing her back then was my mistake, but now she must disappear.""Why did you spare her back then, Dad?" Nick's piercing gaze made Richard somewhat flustered."I thought she wouldn't betray me," Richard equivocated."Come on, loyalty that can be bought with money isn't loyalty at all," Nick sneered. "I know the truth—you couldn't bring yourself to kill her because she has the face of your first love. Lust truly does cloud judgment. Your obsession with that woman even drove Mom to her death!""Nick!" Richard roared, as if struck in a sore spot.Nick's eyes turned cold and he fell silent.Richard realized his approach was to
Third Person's POV"Staring at me?" Blake suddenly turned his head, his sapphire eyes sweeping over her flushed cheeks, a mischievous smile tugging at his lips."N-no!" Catherine hastily lowered her head, her fingers crumpling the book pages, yet not a word entered her mind.Blake let out a low chuckle and strode to her side, his long leg bracing against the sofa back, trapping her in the soft confines."Is it nervous to stare at your fiancé?" He deliberately emphasized the word "fiancé," his warm breath grazing her reddening earlobe. "Or have you already decided I'm your 'husband'?"Catherine's heartbeat skipped. They were engaged, but the word "husband" still sent a blush to her cheeks."Don't jump the gun, we're not married yet," she whispered, her gaze involuntarily sliding downward as he began unbuttoning his shirt—his defined chest faintly visible beneath the white fabric, each button like a droplet being undone by
Third Person's POVNow, none of them dared to return home after midnight. They all felt as if going home was like admitting to a mistake, so they prepared mental scripts, thinking about how to deal with the questioning.This was the subtle difference between being unmarried and married in their minds."Blake, you and Catherine are already engaged. When do you plan to get married? How about having the wedding on the same day as ours? It might become a beautiful story," Benjamin asked with a smile, thinking that getting married on the same day could be quite a tale."Forget it. I don't want to run to two wedding venues in one day." Howard was the first to object, already looking forward to attending two wedding feasts.The corners of Blake's mouth twitched into a smile. "I might actually get married before you. My grandmother has already set the date for us.""Ah?" The other two were filled with shock. So sudden?Blake nodded. "I've alr
Olivia promised not to run and cooperated fully.That night, she detailed how Richard had found and bribed her to lure Mark.After settling Olivia in Blake's vacant villa, Leo left past eleven.Hungry and tired, he recalled cooking with Sunny—her average but heartwarming home cooking.On impulse, he drove to Sunny's building, seeing the light in her apartment.Regretting his harsh words, he hesitated but finally, masked and hat-clad, knocked on her door.Sunny opened it, red-eyed from crying.They stood in silence."Why are you here again?" Sunny asked hoarsely."Olivia came to me," Leo said, pushing the door open.Sunny's face stiffened. "Did you send her to the police?""Not yet. I have other plans. Don't ask," Leo said.The air grew tense. Leo stepped closer, tucking her hair behind her ear. "My words this afternoon—did they hurt you?"Sunny widened her eyes. "Of course not. I d
"I'm sorry." Sunny bowed her head, covered her face with her hands, and shook it violently. "Sorry, I really don't know what to do."Leo looked at her like a frightened child, muttering this sentence over and over.But he didn't want to hear her apologies."Maybe I loved the wrong person. Since you never tell me the truth, fine, let's stop torturing each other. Breaking up is the wisest choice," Leo steeled himself again, slammed the things he was carrying onto the table, and turned to leave.Sunny heard the door close heavily again, as if it had slammed right into her heart.She trembled all over.They must had been enemies in their past life.Sunny sneered at herself. That was why this life was full of torment.Leo went downstairs, got into his car. His mind went blank.He didn't know why he was so heartless, but he was just really angry, especially since he placed Sunny in the most important position, yet had to endur
"I had someone call Tasha, and she said your mom was home for dinner, so I came over." Leo had been particularly clingy with Sunny lately. Not having her even for lunch felt off, so he packed some food, deciding to eat with her.He didn't expect to see Olivia.Worse still, Sunny actually stood in front of Olivia, as if shielding her.Sunny's mind was blank. She underestimated her importance to Leo.Olivia, seeing Leo's dark expression and the flicker of anger in his eyes, panicked too.She pushed Sunny aside, stepped forward, and said humbly, "Leo, I was planning to apologize to you anyway.""Really?" Leo's voice was icy cold. Though addressing Olivia, his gaze pinned Sunny, as if trying to see through her pale face to her true thoughts.Olivia nodded earnestly. "Yes, I was going to seek your forgiveness. We were just discussing having Sunny call you later...""Enough! I don't want to hear your lies. Keep running if you will."
"Is your hand better?" Olivia nervously checked Olivia's left hand."Did you go to Leo's neighborhood last night?""Yes, I've been waiting at the entrance for days and came here specially to corner you today."Sunny took her home. Olivia collapsed on the sofa and said, "Life on the run is exhausting."Sunny poured a glass of water and asked, "Want something to eat?""Is there any food? I'm starving."After Sunny bought food and returned, she found Olivia already fast asleep on the sofa. An hour later, a phone call woke Olivia up—it was Leo calling to urge her."Leo, I need to have lunch with my mom today. Is it okay if I come back to the company in the afternoon?"Leo agreed readily.Sunny lied to Leo. She was worried that Leo might ask questions or suggest coming with her.Fortunately, Leo didn't say much and just asked her to come back early.After hanging up, Sunny saw Olivia, who had been woken up
After dinner, Richard and Nick didn't linger. They greeted Emerson upstairs and left.Back in the bedroom, Blake's handsome face was clouded with gloom.Catherine sat beside him and gently comforted, "They're gone. Don't let them get to you. It's not worth it!""I know, but I can't help it. This feeling is killing me," Blake said, rubbing his temples.Catherine leaned on his shoulder. "Don't think about it. Emerson's not doing well. Let's focus on taking care of him."Blake nodded. "I'll try to hold on. Once this period's over, I'll make them pay double."Catherine felt helpless seeing his pain but couldn't do anything to ease it.***Late at night, Sunny and Leo were heading home after dinner, both tired.As their car approached Leo's apartment, Sunny glanced out the window and froze.She thought she'd seen Olivia.She sat up straight and looked again.Sure enough, a figure scrambled into a car and