Chapter 73: Hit Clara And Evelyn
Chapter 73: Hit Clara And Evelyn
(Olivia’s POV)
I took the initiative to kiss Theodore’s lips. The moment our mouths touched, I felt nothing but revulsion coursing through
my veins.
Theodore was stunned. Then he turned his head slightly and held me tightly in his arms.
“Don’t do this, Livvy, you just had surgery and can’t handle such intense emotional fluctuations.”
Theodore pressed my face against his chest. His warm breath caressed my earlobe as if he wanted to merge me into his very bones.
He wouldn’t realize that my eyes and heart now held only icy coldness: Without love, there are no intense emotional fluctuations.
I watched Clara emerge from the Alpha’s study to stand beside Evelyn. They had once again formed an alliance, sensing my vulnerability.
The guests around us playfully shouted “Kiss! Kiss!” Their voices echoed through the kitchen like a mockery of my pain.
Theodore gently lifted my face. His gaze poured a torrent of affection into my eyes, yet I felt none of it.
“My love, it’s time for your moonlight herb,” he said softly. He took my hand and began leading me away from the kitchen.
“I’m taking her upstairs to rest,” Theodore announced to the guests.
“Alpha Theodore is so devoted to his Luna!” someone called out enviously.
*Such a perfect couple!” another added.
Their words felt like daggers in my chest. If only they knew the truth.
On the second–floor corridor, we came face to face with Evelyn and Clara. They had been waiting for us, like predators
stalking their prey.
Seeing Theodore and me walking together intimately, Clara’s face twisted with jealousy. She was already burning with
rage that Theodore hadn’t questioned the moonstone bracelet.
Instead, he was doting on his Luna as usual. The sight must have been unbearable for her.
Clara couldn’t resist a provocation. “Sister, Professor Vance is in the back garden. Aren’t you going to entertain him before you leave?”
Her words hung in the air like poison. Before Theodore could react, I let go of his hand.
I forcefully shoved Clara. She stumbled and fell in a heap, her expensive dress tangling around her legs.
Then I delivered a resounding slap across Evelyn’s face. The sound echoed through the corridor like a gunshot.
The entire manor fell into a stunned, eerie silence. Only the distant sound of pups playing could be heard from below.
Evelyn clutched her cheek, staring at me with a fierce gaze. Her eyes burned with hatred and disbelief.
I launched into a public denunciation. My voice carried clearly through the manor, reaching every guest below.
“I treated you as my best friend, but you’ve been coveting my mate all along.”
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My words dripped with scorn and betrayal. “Last time, at Professor Vance’s daughter’s birthday party, you secretly took photos of us to spread rumors about me having an affair.”
I paused, letting the accusation sink in. “I let it slide out of respect for our old friendship.”
“You have some nerve, showing up in my pack house again. What is it? Is subtle provocation not enough?”
My voice rose with righteous anger. “Are you planning to barge in and steal him openly?”
The pack members below erupted in shocked whispers. Their voices carried up the stairs in waves of indignation.
“Evelyn was the source of those rumors?”
“What an ungrateful white–eyed wolf!”
“After all the business resources Luna provided through the Crimson Pack!”
“How could she betray Olivia’s kindness like this?”
Panicked, Evelyn cried out to Theodore. “Theo, she really is going to leave you…”
In response, I turned and embraced Theodore. My expression was a mask of triumphant mockery aimed directly at Evelyn.
“Leave him? To make way for you? You wish.”
The pack members sided with their Luna immediately. They dismissed Evelyn’s words as the desperate ramblings of a jealous she–wolf.
“Get out,” Theodore commanded coldly. His Alpha authority radiated through his voice like a physical force.
The guests chimed in from below. “Don’t upset our recovering Luna!”
“The Croft family will face consequences if you continue this!”
Humiliated and utterly defeated, Evelyn fled the manor in tears. Her footsteps echoed down the corridor as she ran.
I then turned my icy gaze to the fallen Clara. She was still sprawled on the floor, her carefully styled hair now disheveled.
The memory of the conversation between Eleonora and Theodore surfaced. He had “developed feelings from sleeping with her” and couldn’t accept other she–wolves.
The thought stabbed my heart with pain and disgust. I noted Clara’s high–end dress and expensive jewelry, mirroring my own style.
A wave of nausea washed over me. This she–wolf didn’t deserve any of this.
“And you,” my voice was sharp as a blade. “I’m truly curious what power you hold.”
I paused, letting my words sink in. “To first make my pup want to call you ‘mommy, and then to cause a massive argument between Elder Eleonora and my mate?”
This new revelation sent another wave of confusion through the crowd below. They couldn’t understand why the Redgrave family would fight over a mere caregiver.
I felt Theodore’s hand tighten on my waist. His grip was almost painful, betraying his anxiety.
I looked at him, letting my eyes well with manufactured tears. “Are you all going to choose her and abandon me?”
My voice trembled with perfectly crafted vulnerability. Theodore, seeing my distress, quickly reassured me.
“Silly girl, what are you thinking? Leo is just a pup.”
He dismissed our son’s words and begged me not to overthink. But I pressed on, my voice choked with emotion.
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“Then what about you and Elder Eleonora? What did you mean by ‘accepting Clara but not others, and ‘it’s okay to be unfaithful but not promiscuous‘?”
I let my voice break slightly. “What did you two do behind my back?”
A pack member audibly gasped from below. “Oh my goddess! Don’t tell me Alpha Theodore cheated on his Luna!”
As a tear slipped down my cheek, I clutched my heart. The feigned pain mixed with the real agony I had long suppressed.
Seeing Theodore’s face etched with worry but devoid of guilt, I steeled myself to hear his lie.
“My love, listen to my explanation. You really misunderstood that night,” he began anxiously.
“My love, my mother and I were arguing because…”
Before he could finish, Caleb suddenly emerged from the study. He interrupted with a frantic explanation, clearly
coordinated with Clara.
“Luna! Aunt Eleonora was just upset on me, blaming Theo for covering for me and Clara!”
His words tumbled out desperately. “Which made Evelyn lose such a good mating prospect. You really misunderstood
Theo and Aunt Eleonora!”
Fed up with their coordinated deception, I cut through the noise. My voice was deadly calm as I asked the one question
that would shatter their lies.
“Then what does ‘developing feelings from sleeping together‘ mean?”
