Chapter 140: Olivia’s Illness
Chapter 140: Olivia’s Illness
(Cynthia’s POV)
Seeing me distracted and constantly looking at the report, Declan impatiently slapped me across the face. The sting burned through my cheek.
“Focus. You’re your brother’s payment to me now. Only if you satisfy me will your brother be released.”
He bit down on my shoulder punitively, his teeth leaving marks on my skin. Then he roughly threw me onto the seat.
“Ass up.”
He s*****d me hard, the sound echoing in the confined space. I humiliatingly arched my body towards him, tears streaming down my face.
A furious fire ignited in my heart. Why should Olivia get to have a marking ceremony with Matthew, while I had to endure
Declan’s violation?
I was consumed by hatred. Their marking ceremony was less than five days away!
I vowed to personally push Olivia into hell on their marking day.
(God’s POV)
Meanwhile, Caelan was released on bail from the ICU, only to be immediately re–arrested based on Silvanus JR’s testimony. He found himself handcuffed to his hospital bed.
Once Alpha Asher White’s men left, Matthew entered the room. His presence filled the space with a chilling Alpha
dominance.
Though furious, Caelan was too afraid to challenge him directly. Instead, he tried to taunt him.
“Declan Shaw… he’s one of your mentor’s prized proteges. Sooner or later, he’ll take your position.”
Matthew, hiding in the shadows of the sofa, remained silent. His aura was so intimidating that Caelan felt a deep–seated
fear.
“How did you know I broke off the engagement with Cynthia because of Olivia back then?” Matthew’s quiet question cut through the tension.
Caelan sneered, revealing that he had investigated Matthew years ago after the broken engagement. He had discovered
his contact with Olivia.
He threatened, “Coveting a mated she–wolf for thirteen years, and now you have her. You’re the true instigator of their mate bond severing!”
“If Theodore finds out, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
Matthew calmly confirmed his suspicions. “You guessed right.”
He rose and walked towards the terrified Caelan. “I did indeed break off the engagement with the Mooncrest family for
Olivia’s sake.”
He leaned down, his voice a low, menacing whisper. “Now, guess again… what is the consequence for you, having
touched her?”
Shortly after, Caelan was rushed back to the intensive care unit. Outside the hospital, Beta Tristan asked, “How should we
handle Declan Shaw?”
Matthew’s reply was cold and decisive. “Doesn’t he want my position? Give it to him.”
(Olivia’s POV)
At the Kane Estate that night, Seraphina Kane approached me, full of apologies.
“Liv, I’m so sorry. It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t suggested going to the Gilded Thorn Atelier, you wouldn’t have run into
Caelan.”
I gently reassured her, “It has nothing to do with you, Seraphina.”
But Seraphina’s apology quickly turned into a desperate plea. “Liv, can you please help Theodore?”
She begged, explaining that Theodore was being detained without bail due to pressure from the Mooncrest family. His severe silver burn wounds from their fight were at risk of a fatal infection.
“I can’t help him,” I replied, my voice firm.
Seraphina grew frantic. “You can! You have no idea how important you are to my brother! One word from you is all it would
take!”
She reminded me of our ten–year history, of how Theodore had saved me multiple times. And of our son, Leo.
“Leo has already lost you as a mother. Can you really bear for him to lose his father too?”
In her desperation, she pulled out Theodore’s mating ring, now strung on a necklace. Its moonstone glinted with faint
traces of blood.
“Look, this is your mating ring. He doesn’t even want it anymore,” she cried, her voice breaking.
“Liv, I’ve never liked someone so much before. Please, help me, won’t you?”
The sight of the ring sent a tremor through me, but I clamped down on my emotions. My voice was ice.
“He’s not a man who is easily defeated. If he really goes to prison, Leo still has his grandmother.”
Stunned by what she perceived as heartlessness, Seraphina lashed out.
“You’re so cruel! You don’t deserve his love! And you don’t deserve my brother’s love either! You’re just a selfish woman!”
She screamed, “You’ll abandon my brother, just like you abandoned Theodore!”
Just then, Matthew returned, his voice sharp as he cut through his sister’s tirade. “Do not be disrespectful to my mate.”
Ignoring Seraphina’s protests, he went straight to my side. His voice was low and comforting.
“You can do whatever you want to do, and no one can force you to do what you don’t want to.”
His unwavering support was a shield around me.
A sobbing Seraphina ran from the room and into the arms of her mother, Lady Isolde Kane. She had heard the entire exchange.
While Lady Isolde supported my decision to sever ties with my past, she couldn’t bear to see her daughter so
heartbroken.
She relented, promising to ask her mate to make a call to get Theodore released. But with a strict condition: Seraphina was never to mention Theodore to me again.
Seraphina tearfully agreed.
(God’s POV)
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Soon after, Theodore walked out of the detention center. His eyes searched for Olivia but found only a waiting Seraphina.
“Did Olivia send you?” he asked immediately.
When Seraphina admitted that Olivia had refused to help and that her father had arranged the release, Theodore’s gratitude was nonexistent.
His concern was singular. “How is Olivia’s condition?”
Seraphina replied bitterly that Olivia was perfectly fine, being doted on by Matthew.
Theodore’s dark eyes narrowed. He was not concerned about her physical condition, but rather the psychological issues resulting from her near s****I assault by Caelan.
“Did she not undergo a psychological assessment when discharged? Did she not consult a therapist?”
“Liv said she’s fine,” Seraphina noticed Theodore’s cold aura and muttered.
“She said she was fine, and Matthew just indulged her?” Theodore grabbed Seraphina’s hand.
In a flash, she was shoved into the passenger seat. Theodore gripped the steering wheel, floored the accelerator, and the car sped away, leaving a cloud of dust.
At the same time, he took out his phone and called Healer Elias. “Go to the Kane Estate immediately!”
