hapter 75: Conspiracy?
Chapter 75: Conspiracy?
(Olivia’s POV)
Theodore didn’t hear my shouts. I watched helplessly as he carried Clara into the house and slammed the door shut.
My heart felt like it was being torn apart. I pounded on the door with my fists until my knuckles bled.
“Theodore, come out and tell me the truth!” I roared, but my voice came out weak and broken.
My consciousness began to blur as tears streamed down my cheeks. Had his selfless act of rescuing me from the depths of despair all been a lie?
Had he never loved me? Was our mate bond nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy?
Was he only after my mother’s fortune? The insurance policy burned in my mind like acid.
Suddenly, the door was yanked open. Ophelia Thorne appeared, looking at me with contemptuous eyes.
“What’s with all the noise in the middle of the night?” she snapped impatiently.
I was in no mood to deal with her. “Get out of my way,” I said coldly.
Ophelia blocked the entrance, retorting, “Get out of what way? This is my house; the manor is in my daughter’s name. What right do you have to enter?”
She saw my pale face and the way I clutched my chest. A wicked smile spread across her lips.
“You’re so sickly, no Alpha can stand being touched by you,” she taunted cruelly. “Our Clara is helping you out, and instead of being grateful, you come here making trouble every day.”
The sounds of Clara’s moans and an Alpha’s heavy breathing drifted down from upstairs. Each sound pierced my ears like daggers.
“You’re just like your useless mother,” Ophelia sneered. “Can’t even keep an Alpha, and you blame others.”
Ophelia’s voice grew more vicious. “What are you trying to get in for? They’re right in the middle of it, can’t you hear?”
The words and sounds stabbed at my heart. This wasn’t a reason for his betrayal.
I slapped Ophelia hard across the face. “You’re not worthy of mentioning my mother,” I seethed.
Ophelia clutched her reddened cheek and shrieked, “If it weren’t for her money, Silvanus would never have looked at her!”
Her words hit me like physical blows. “If you want to talk about a homewrecker, she was the one who stole my mate!”
“She knew Silvanus and I already had a pup, but she still threw herself at him,” Ophelia continued viciously.
I gasped, “You’re lying! You deceived my mother…”
I slapped Ophelia again, but she pushed me hard in return. My heart felt like it stopped beating.
My body fell backward uncontrollably. I couldn’t catch myself.
I fell into a warm and strong embrace. It was Killian who caught me.
Killian’s alpha power pressed against Ophelia, causing her to retreat in fear. “This has nothing to do with me! She fainted
on her own!” she cried out.
She slammed the door shut with a bang. Killian’s sharp eyes softened as he looked down at me.
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He lifted me urgently. “Olivia, hold on, I’m taking you to the infirmary!”
As the sounds of intimacy faded behind us, I felt a sharp cramp in my lower abdomen. I placed a hand on Killian’s chest.
“Killian, take me to a neutral territory healer,” I whispered weakly. “And contact Dr. Aris Lowell for me.”
My voice was barely audible. “I’m pregnant, and no one else can know about this.”
Stunned, Killian immediately complied. At the neutral territory’s medical facility, Dr. Aris Lowell confirmed the pup was
safe.
But she delivered a grim warning. “Olivia, your body is too weak. The pup will continue to drain your energy, even your life
force.”
“You just had heart surgery,” she continued gravely. “If you don’t rest, you might not survive the birth!”
After the doctor left, I tried to get up. Killian stopped me gently but firmly.
He finally lost his temper. “You’re this sick, and he abandoned you for that she–wolf! He’s not worth your devotion!”
He saw my despair and told me gently, “You don’t love him anymore, you know that? You’re just used to loving him, afraid to face it, afraid of change.”
He pulled me into a hug, his heart aching for me. “Olivia, don’t love him anymore.”
Facing Killian’s worried gaze, I knew he had misunderstood me. But I didn’t want to explain.
In four days, I would leave. I would leave behind Theodore and Killian both.
To protect Killian from Theodore’s inevitable anger, I had to make things clear. “Killian, no matter what, this is between Theodore and me,” I said in an emotionless voice.
“After things here are settled, I will leave to find Matthew. Let’s not meet again.”
There was a heartbroken feeling in Killian’s eyes. But he only nodded silently.
“Alright, I’ll take you back.”
I slipped back into the manor unnoticed and went to Leo’s room. The new caregiver, Rhonda, greeted me nervously.
I reassured the anxious she–wolf that her job was secure. “Please take good care of my son,” I asked gently.
Grateful, Rhonda decided to reveal a dangerous secret. “Luna, my sister is a TV host. That Miss Evelyn you argued with today…”
She hesitated, then continued, “She gave my sister a video of the Alpha and… she wants to expose it.”
Rhonda explained that Evelyn’s goal was to destroy my mating. “She wants to humiliate you publicly.”
“Luna, don’t worry, my sister promised not to air it,” Rhonda said hastily. She believed the video was fake.
“Miss Evelyn is too vicious. If my sister refuses, she’ll just find someone else.”
But I was past the point of pain. I looked at Rhonda calmly.
“It doesn’t matter anymore. Tell your sister to agree to Evelyn’s request, but delay the broadcast until four days from now.”
I thought of how Theodore had deceived everyone, even my own mother. He didn’t love me anymore.
Fine. I would grant them their wish to be together.
Just then, the door opened. A refreshed Theodore walked in.
He wrapped his arms around my waist, his face alight with affection. He leaned in to touch his forehead to mine.
The strong scent of perfume mixed with a decadent aura washed over me. I could smell Clara all over him.
I shoved him away with all my might. “Don’t touch me!”
