บททั้งหมดของ The Breaking Point of Mate: Giving Up on My Alpha: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Third Person's POV"I'm not doing this right now. I'm leaving for the day," Melanie said coldly.In the past, she would have promised to finish it quickly. She didn't want anyone to think she was getting special treatment.But today, she was done trying to be perfect, especially when it came to anything related to Archer.She was tired. She just wanted to go home and see Monica. She didn't want to work overtime.Besides, Rufus had unfairly accused her yesterday. She wasn't that forgiving.Rufus's face darkened. He thought Melanie was pulling rank because of her connection to Archer.His tone was clearly scolding. "Get your work ethic straight! Do you think this is your home?"The stinging from dropping the coffee tray still lingered on Melanie's fingertips. Frost's anger was still bubbling inside.The aftershock of the mating bond being stressed by Archer and Camille hadn't faded.Being deliberately targeted by Rufus now, she subconsciously let out a sliver of cool aura.The aura wasn

Melanie's POVI had lost my appetite after the phone call. I put down my fork and prepared to get up.Chad looked at me and said, "You've lost a lot of weight lately, and you don't look well. You should eat more breakfast."I thought of my uncle's appearance at dinner yesterday. I could tell he looked noticeably worn out recently.Even though I didn't work at the Willis Group, I knew the company was going through a tough time.Chad was overworked and stressed trying to manage the company, but he couldn't get it back on its feet.Over the years, if Archer had just helped with a few projects, the Willis Group wouldn't be in this situation.But aside from the two times Moira gave a forceful command, Archer never helped me.I figured if Moira hadn't intervened, given Archer's misunderstanding of me, he wouldn't just refuse to help; he might have actively tried to dismantle the Willis Group.I gave a bitter smile.Chad knew I was in a difficult position. Even when the company desperately n

Third Person's POVMoira looked a little helpless. She felt Melanie was not assertive enough and too submissive to Archer, missing many opportunities.She thought since they were mated, if Melanie just took the initiative, Archer wouldn't be able to resist the mating bond's pull and would quickly fall for her.But after so many years, their relationship hadn't progressed.Since Melanie had said so, she didn't push it.Once dinner officially started, everyone chatted and ate. The atmosphere was pleasant.Melanie rarely spoke, eating quietly with her head down.It had been over ten minutes since Archer walked in. The two of them hadn't said a single word to each other, with zero interaction throughout.This was normal for their mating, and everyone was long used to it, finding nothing unusual.In the past, Melanie was the one to take care of Trista's food needs. Now, Trista was used to asking Archer for help.But when she wanted shrimp, she looked at Melanie.Because in the past, whenev

Third Person's POVArcher usually didn't pay much attention to Melanie, nor did he care for her gentle care, but he noticed her coldness now.The contrast to her past demeanor was too stark.He was surprised but just assumed she was sulking. He paid no mind to the anomaly.He didn't even bother to ask why she was upset. He just said coldly, "Trista's enrollment is complete. You'll take her to school tomorrow morning."Melanie replied, "Got it."Archer said nothing else and turned to the walk-in closet to get clothes for a shower.This was his standard attitude towards her.Melanie looked at his back, thinking about the divorce. She wanted to ask when they could go to court.But she knew Archer had a busy schedule. With his personality, if he were ready, he would contact her without prompting.After all, he wanted the divorce sooner than she did.Because of this, she hadn't pressed him once in the past half-month.Just then, Archer's phone rang.Melanie watched him answer. The single w

Melanie's POVI reached out to Frost in my mind, subtly releasing my Luna aura.A Luna's aura can make pack members feel soothed and help them calm down fast.That's one of the reasons a pack can't function without a Luna.I hugged Trista again and spoke to her gently. "Trista, Mom knows you feel really cool right now. But everyone has different taste, right? You like your style, and some people like a cute style. We can't call someone 'ugly' just because they like something different than you do. We have to respect everyone's choices. You get that, don't you?"I knew Trista was smart. Other kids might not understand, but she definitely would.Trista clearly understood and knew what she'd said just now was wrong. She just pressed her lips together and didn't speak.I ruffled her hair, took out a tissue, and gently wiped her tears. "It's okay to make a mistake, just fix it—but you can't talk to people like that again, okay?"Trista reached up to hug my neck, rested her head against my