Semua Bab My Family's Last Hope？The Daughter They Scorned: Bab 1 - Bab 9

My phone screen lit up while I was dealing with pack affairs.The caller ID read "Mother."It had been a full eight months since our last conversation.I hit accept. No small talk. No greetings."Hester, you’re free right now, right?" Before I could answer, she kept going. "Felix has run into some trouble recently. He’s going to your pack tomorrow to seek an alliance. You need to hurry up and put in a good word with your Alpha."My eyes fell on the freshly printed schedule on my desk.Tomorrow, 10:00 AM.Visitor: Alpha Felix."We'll see," I said, signing a document without even batting an eye."We'll see?" My mother's voice spiked. I could feel her anger through the screen. "This is your sister Mia's mate, and the Alpha of our pack. It's a matter of life and death for us! Can't you care a little bit as her older sister? You’re in your early thirties and don't even have a mate! What's the point of working yourself to the bone as a regular Beta out there? Look at Mia, she's a Luna now!"

Not long after, I got more messages.This time it wasn't Mia. It was Felix.It had been six full years. This was the first time he had actively reached out to me.I opened the text."Hester, it's Felix. Mia told me you work at the Crimson Pack now. I'll be at your headquarters in ten minutes. I need you to go to your Alpha right now and find out what he values most in an ally."His tone was as condescending as ever.As if I were still that girl trailing behind him and Mia, looking up at them.It seemed he actually bought Mia's nonsense, thinking I was just some pathetic low-level grunt. He had no idea that the Crimson Alpha he was about to grovel to was me.I tossed my phone aside, too lazy to even reply with a punctuation mark.Less than half a minute later, a second text came through."Hester, are you still holding a grudge because I chose Mia over you? That was six years ago. You need to grow up. The priority right now is saving the Crescent Pack. Don't let your personal feelings ge

Felix stood frozen in place, as if under a binding spell.Under the absolute dominance of the Crimson Pack Alpha, his legs gave out uncontrollably. He grabbed the back of the chair and stumbled into it, his eyes full of shock, panic, and sheer disbelief."Why... why are you here?" he stammered incoherently. "Mia said you were just... you... you're the Alpha of the Crimson Pack?!""I assumed your assistant already verified the meeting details," I cut off his shock with icy indifference.I had no interest in watching him fall apart."Let's get straight to business."I opened the Crescent Pack's alliance application on my desk without even looking at him."According to the financial statements and asset evaluations you submitted, the Crescent Pack's capital burn rate has reached extremely critical levels."I looked up, my gaze piercing him like a blade."Vanity projects and meaningless luxury spending make up thirty-nine percent of your total expenditures. Meanwhile, your investment in te

Less than two hours after the rejection file was sent, my true identity spread through the Crescent Pack.Exactly as expected, my phone rang quickly.Mia's name flashed on the screen.I answered and casually put it on speaker."Hester! What the hell are you playing at?!" Mia's furious, shrieking voice filled the office. "If you're the Alpha of the Crimson Pack, why didn't you say so?! You hid it from us this whole time just so you could watch us make fools of ourselves, didn't you?!"I leaned back in my chair, spinning a pen in my hand, my voice completely flat."You never asked, and you never cared. Why should I say anything?""You did it on purpose!" Mia screamed. "This is revenge! You're jealous that Felix chose me, jealous that I'm the Luna, so you intentionally made things difficult for him and ruined the alliance!""The Crescent territory's cash flow is broken, and its internal management is a mess," I stated coldly. "That is the professional conclusion of the Crimson Pack's asse

Just as I expected, a bankrupt Mia and my parents were desperate to cling to me as their last lifeline.Sure enough, Marcus soon reported in."This morning, Mia and your mother tried to force their way into our territory, but the guards stopped them. Mia threw a massive tantrum at the gates, crying and screaming that if you didn't see her, she would die right on the Crimson Pack's doorstep."My fingers stopped typing on my keyboard."She really lacks originality.""Indeed," Marcus sighed. "She's very good at playing the victim. She cried so hard that a few passersby actually went over to comfort her, thinking our security was being too heartless. Do you want me to send someone to chase them away?""Ignore them. As long as they don't set foot on our land, let her put on her little show." I turned back to my screen, feeling nothing at all.I used to envy Mia. I envied how she could get everything I fought tooth and nail for just by shedding a few tears.But now, thankfully, I am strong e