Blake's POV
"I wish I could grow up in the blink of an eye. So I could protect Mommy and stupid Hedwig," Noah said. I patted Noah on the shoulder with relief. "Don't worry. I'm sure you'll be a tough man in the future. We will protect them together!" "No! Daddy, you failed to protect Mommy. I don't trust you anymore!" Noah said. I didn't know what to say. Fortunately, we arrived at the hospital soon after. I took them out of the car and came to Catherine's ward. Catherine heard Noah and Hedwig's voices. She was excited to see them and hugged them. "Mommy, are you getting better? Stay away from those bad guys from now on. Don't let them hurt you again!" "Mommy, I am so scared. I miss you so much!" When Noah and Hedwig saw Catherine, they quickly told her about their concerns. Catherine crouched and held them tightly. "Noah, Hedwig, I miss you too!" Catherine choked. I was filled with joy, watching tCatherine's POV I was very happy that Blake's good friends, Benjamin and Howard, visited me. After we chatted for a while, I felt a little tired, so they went to the corridor for small talk. Suddenly, I heard a noise outside the door, but I was not worried. Blake had six wolf guards stationed at the door of my ward. He wouldn't allow danger to come near me. I suddenly realized that the person speaking outside the door was Troy. He had a loud voice, and I could hear him in the ward. "Catherine is my adopted daughter. Why aren't we allowed to see her? I have something to ask her. Get out of our way!" Troy shouted. I thought for a few seconds and then went to open the door. "Catherine, finally! You wicked woman! Give us Gina back!" As soon as Elena saw me, she pounced at me. However, she was blocked by a guard. The guard turned to me and said, "I'm sorry, Lycan Luna. Did they wake you up? We will drag them down right away." Looking at
Catherine's POV "Melinda, stop making fun of me. Look at me. I'm started to worry about my face," I said, picking up a mirror next to me. I checked on the bruises on my face. They were almost healed and didn't leave scars. However, I could still see some marks if I looked closer. I touched my head, which was still wrapped in gauze. I sighed, "Though my injuries have recovered, I feel less confident. I don't know if I'm good enough for him now." Melinda comforted me gently, "Cathy, you worry too much. You're King Blake's mate. You are perfect in his eyes." "I don't think so." I covered my face with my hands. I said with frustration, "He has been taking care of me these days. I feel guilty. He has so much work to do, but he puts it aside just to look after me. That's why I am in such a hurry to leave the hospital." Melinda smiled, "Cathy, it proves that King Blake loves you. Why would he choose to stay with you every day if he didn't love yo
Catherine's POV Blake was stunned at Hedwig's words. He probably didn't expect Hedwig to pay so much attention to his emotions. When I looked at him, he avoided my eyes. "Who was it? Did something happen in the pack? Is the pack in trouble?" I thought his bad mood had something to do with that phone call. Blake shook his head and replied in a low voice, "No. Nothing happened. Don't listen to Hedwig. I'm fine." "Alright then. I guess Hedwig is making a big deal out of it." I chuckled. Blake looked up at me. I knew that I wasn't pretty since my head was still wrapped in gauze. Yet his look was filled with questions, as if he wanted answers from me. It made me worried. "There's something urgent in the pack. Get some rest at home." Blake walked in front of me. He tucked my hair behind my ear with his slender fingers. His voice was very gentle. "Just go ahead. I'll be fine." I knew that he had spent too much time taking car
Blake's POV In the living room, Patricia snorted when she saw Abigail. However, she did not hate Abigail as much as before. I was also sitting on the sofa. When I saw Abigail, I was a little stiff. "Patricia, I am sorry that we came so abruptly. Halsey and I were so worried when we heard Cathy had been in a car accident. We are glad that she's OK," Abigail said, ignoring Patricia's cold expression. "I will take good care of her. There's nothing to worry about," I said with a cold face. Abigail smiled and said nothing more. Then she opened her handbag and took something out. "Halsey and I are no longer together. Blake, I hope you and Cathy will be together," said Abigail with concern. Her words stunned Patricia and me. Patricia pushed up her glasses and saw the divorce paper in Abigail's hand. Patricia's expression softened. She had been trying to get Abigail to divorce Halsey. I turned to the door. I tried to suppress m
Catherine's POV Outside the hall, downstairs, I was talking to Halsey. I looked back at the brightly lit living room. I wanted to invite Halsey to go in and have a seat, but I was not Lycan Luna yet, and such a move would be inappropriate. Both Patricia and Blake disliked Halsey. Finally, I pointed to a chair not far away and said, "Halsey, let's sit over there and talk. I'll get you a cup of coffee. I'll be back soon!" Halsey nodded and walked over. I told a maid to get two cups of coffee for me. I came to Halsey and sat down. Though he was my father, we had never lived together, so we were never close. The atmosphere was a bit dull. "Halsey, how did you know about my accident?" I asked curiously. I asked Blake to keep my accident a secret because I didn't want others to know. However, Halsey still knew about it. I felt bad that Halsey and Abigail had to travel such a long distance to visit me. "Elena called me. She c
Catherine's POV "Halsey, I'll go with you." The feelings I had were tearing me apart. It made me sad to think that Halsey didn't even deserve to be here. "No, Cathy. Stay," Halsey stopped me. "Halsey, at least let me send you out." I was in great pain. Halsey and Abigail were divorced. From now on, he would be a werewolf without a mate, and as his daughter, I felt terrible. I held Halsey's arm and was about to leave with him. Suddenly, a hand grabbed my wrist. Then I heard Leo's voice. "I didn't ask you to leave..." I didn't expect that Leo would reach out to pull me. I was a little shocked. I saw Sunny in the car. She was opening the door. It seemed that she wanted to stop Leo. I was very angry. By doing this, Leo would give others the wrong idea about my relationship with him. I didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Blake saw us. In the next second, a voice came over. "What is going on?" It
Catherine's POV Blake, Leo, and Abigail looked at Patricia in surprise. I was stunned as well. What happened? Why did Patricia make such a decision? "No!" Leo said immediately. He mocked, "Why do you want us to forgive you? Did Halsey reject you? Was it because you had nowhere to go and were desperate? That's why you came to us..." Abigail's face instantly turned pale. Patricia frowned and said sternly, "Leo, shut up." "I will not shut up! Patricia, what happened to you today? Why do you want us to reconcile? She left us. You've always hated her, for she rejected Marc. It was because of her that Marc had to live in seclusion. Why the sudden change today? What happened?" Leo was agitated. Abigail suddenly said, "Yes. What happened back then was my fault. I can't make up for it, and I am not in the place to ask for forgiveness. Thank you, Patricia." Patricia frowned and turned to look at Blake. "Blake. Do you forg
Catherine's POV I reached out and held my head. Blake immediately got worried. "What's wrong? Headache again?" I shook my head. "No. Blake, would you believe me if I told you what happened?" "Yes," Blake said in a low voice. He looked at me firmly. "But you must tell me the truth." "I will. Something did happen between me and Leo, but it wasn't like what you thought." I looked at Blake nervously. I was afraid that he would be angry. "What is it?" Blake's face was gloomy. I plucked up my courage and said, "He did tell me that he had feelings for me before. But please don't get it wrong. Nothing ever happened between us. I always think of him as a friend." "He told you he had feelings for you? When?" His body was tense, and his voice suddenly lowered. It took all his strength to get the question out. Blake was trying his best to press his anger. I was worried. I wanted to hug him and comfort him. When my fingers to
Third Person's POVSunny glared at him with disgust. "Traitors usually don't end well. I hope to see yours soon."Samuel remained nonchalant. "Not necessarily." With that, he left with a swagger.Sunny grasped Leo's tense fist. "Don't let people like him get to you."Leo let out a self-mocking chuckle. "I'm clearly not as good at judging people as Blake. He's surrounded by loyal people, while I...""Don't think like that," Sunny whispered soothingly. "Samuel's inherently insincere and good at pretense. It's normal not to see through him.""There must be someone backing him," Leo said, his expression weary. "Otherwise, he wouldn't dare betray me knowing my brother is Blake."A sudden chill ran down his spine—relying on Blake's protection in the past, he now felt as if he'd fallen into an abyss, sensing a more complex force manipulating behind the crisis.Could it be Richard and Nick?But Blake didn't take them serio
Third Person's POVThe evidence Cedrick provided was like a belated Christmas's gift, bringing Leo immense relief.He had tried investigating before, but Samuel was overly cautious, making any prior attempts fruitless.Cedrick, through unknown means, had infiltrated Nebula and unearthed these critical clues—Leo would have to find a chance to thank this prudent business magnate later. But he knew the credit should go to Jessica.Cedrick's willingness to help was clearly for her sake.Leo and Sunny headed straight to Samuel's office, catching him in a compromising situation with a new female star from the company.The star was perched on his lap, Samuel's hands wandering freely over her body, with no regard for discretion.The office door burst open, catching them red-handed.The female star's face drained of color, and Samuel's panic was evident."Boss!" Samuel quickly pushed the stunned star off him, and she hurrie
Third Person's POV"Of course not! You have such a piano gift. I love listening," Leo didn't dare to discourage the little one. Otherwise, Blake would scold him again."Really? Then sit and listen to me play again!" Hedwig insisted.Leo inwardly groaned but stayed at his mother's gaze.When the song finally ended, he almost wanted to flee. "Hedwig, something's come up at the company. I have to go!"Watching his mother patiently guide Hedwig, Leo daydreamed—if he ever had a daughter, he'd definitely leave her in Abigail's care. Only her gentle temperament could raise a well-behaved child.Back at the company, Leo found Sunny had come in at some point—he'd told her to rest at home. Seems this woman just couldn't stay idle."Miss me?" Leo stood before her with a self-assured smile.Sunny paused, then nodded coyly. "It's so boring at home!""Since you're here, keep working on your script and study the character,"
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