《Ex-Mate Wants Me Back》全部章節：第 181 章 - 第 190 章

Third Person's POVA moment later, Seraphina knocked on the director's office door. "Professor, you wanted to see me?""Yes, Sera, come on in."Professor Bauer put down his work and waved her over. "Here's the deal. A few senior professors at the Shadowfang Academy are heading abroad for an exchange program for a while. The administration asked me to find someone to cover their classes, and after thinking it over, I realized you're the best fit."Seraphina was a bit surprised. "You want me to substitute at the Academy?""Exactly. I need you to cover the clinical program for a bit. In a few days, another student of mine is coming back from overseas. He'll be joining the Academy's medical department as a full-time lecturer. Since you're both my students, you can look out for each other."Seraphina thought it over and didn't object.Subbing at the Academy would give her a lot more flexibility with her schedule.That way, she wouldn't need to rely on Mortimer stepping in to help take care

Third Person's POVVivian stormed back into the living room, her face dark, only to hear her father screaming hysterically, "You're actually sitting around drinking tea?! We're in massive trouble, do you get that?"Vivian was already irritated to the absolute limit, and this sudden chaos pushed her right to the edge.Taking a deep breath, she forced down the urge to scream.She hurried over, putting on a calm front to soothe him. "Dad, just take a breath. What exactly happened?"She poured a glass of water and handed it to Connor. "Calm down."Connor scoffed and sank into the sofa. He downed the water in one gulp before letting out a long, heavy exhale."The advance payment for the Craig Corporation's East City project was supposed to clear this afternoon," he said. "But we've waited all day, and they haven't wired a single cent.""So what? Maybe Craig's finance department just got backed up. It's the Craig Corporation we're talking about—are you seriously worried they won't pay up?"

Third Person's POVIt was that same automated female voice again.At this point, no matter how much she didn't want to admit it, Vivian couldn't deny the cold, hard truth: Mortimer had blocked her.Mortimer—the man who had always catered to her every whim and let her get away with absolutely anything—had blocked her!"How is this possible? How could this happen..."Vivian collapsed onto the rug, completely unable to wrap her head around it.He had spoiled her so rotten over the years that she couldn't fathom the idea of the high-and-mighty Alpha suddenly revoking all her special privileges.She scrambled to grab her phone, opened her messaging app, and stubbornly shot Mortimer a text. She fell back on what she did best—playing the victim to trigger his protective instincts."Mortimer, I'm out of the detention center. It was so horrible and scary in there. I feel completely off. Can you go with me to see my therapist for a check-up later?""Mom and Dad went to the Healing Center to be

Third Person's POVAt those words, the gathered media swarmed forward.Cameras were hoisted high, flashes popping relentlessly at the still-closed car doors.Just then, the door swung open."Alpha Mortimer—"But when they got a clear look at who was stepping out, the crowd's high-pitched excitement died down for a few seconds.It wasn't Mortimer and his wife; it was the Davis family.Calming down, the reporters finally noticed that the Bentley's license plate didn't belong to Mortimer's usual ride.Vivian stepped out of the car, practically swimming in a heavy, elaborate evening gown."Hello, everyone." Vivian waved at the reporters with a brilliant, practiced smile.They recognized her quickly—wasn't this the Davis family's precious daughter? The one who, not too long ago, tacitly played along when people assumed she was Mortimer's wife?The reporters exchanged glances, a spark of gossip-hungry curiosity lighting up their eyes.They couldn't help but wonder if anything juicy would go

Third Person's POVSo even though Mortimer had been ignoring her texts and calls, Vivian wanted to use tonight's gala to confront him and figure out what was going on. She needed to know if he was giving her the cold shoulder just because Seraphina had thrown a fit.As long as she waited for Mortimer and walked in with him, the public would automatically assume they were still intimately involved.But she never in a million years expected Seraphina to actually show up.When Mortimer helped his wife out of the car, seeing Seraphina looking like that, Vivian practically ground her teeth into dust.The underlying sense of threat she had always felt regarding Seraphina skyrocketed to an absolute peak the second she saw her flawless face tonight.Once the two of them stepped inside the banquet hall, Mortimer leaned in close to Seraphina's ear and whispered carefully, "I didn't invite her."As he explained, he nervously studied Seraphina's