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[Dylan, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gone and hugged someone else’s pup just because I was having an episode. Everything you gave me, I’ve donated in your name.]
[Since it’s worth quite a bit, soon people will start praising the Crystalveil Pack for its kindness. Consider it compensation for how I once tarnished its reputation. I don’t owe you anything
anymore.]
[As for that statement online, that’s the justice I deserve from you. My pups are dead, I’m leaving,
and finally, you won’t have any more chances to tarnish me or my pups.]
Dylan ran out of the house like a madman.
“Dylan, where are you going?“.
Liora grabbed his arm, but Dylan shoved her away with a furious growl, “Don’t fucking touch me!
I’m going to find Maeve!”
He couldn’t believe it. Ten years of our mate bond, and I’d just walk away from him like this.
But just as Dylan reached the door, the former Luna of the Crystalveil Pack blocked his way with a
stern expression.
“Dylan, the video of you making Maeve give birth to those deformed pups for Liora has already gone viral online. Now you’re going to find her? Are you trying to bring more shame to the Crystalveil Pack?”
“Maeve’s already dissolved the mate bond with you. Rather than letting people say you’re a cheat and then shamelessly try to win her back, why don’t you just get engaged to Liora today? At least you’d look like a lovesick fool.”
“Mom? What are you talking about? Liora and I-”
“Dylan, we could break up and get back together, right?”
Liora clung to his arm, her eyes filling with tears.
“Honestly, Dylan, I came back to this country intending to quit this industry. I can’t forget you. I
want to be with you forever.”
“It was my fault. I turned down your proposal so I wouldn’t miss out on performing, and I left with my team. But I never stopped loving you. It was Maeve who stole you from me. I know you only bond with her to make me jealous.”
“But I’m back now, and I’m never leaving again. Maeve can’t have children anymore. She can’t give
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the Crystalveil Pack heirs, but I can! Let’s seal the mate bond. What do you say?”
The next moment, Dylan shoved her away, his eyes filled with an unfamiliar coldness.
“Liora, I can’t marry you.”
“Yes, I, Dylan, have never been rejected in my life. You’re the first, and that’s why I’m unwilling to
accept it. I tried to treat you well, to make you regret it, just like now, begging me to bond with you.”
“But I realized I don’t love you anymore in the hotel that day…. All I could think about was Maeve.
Maybe I married her to spite you, but after ten years, I’ve truly fallen in love with her. I would never
marry anyone else.”
Liora broke down, crying, “What’s so great about Maeve? She’s a mentally unstable freak who
can’t handle any little stress. She’ll only drag you down!”
But Dylan seemed to be suddenly reminded of something.
He coldly stared at Liora.
“Yeah, I’ve spent the last five years fully devoted to Maeve, and she’s never had an episode. But
after seeing your phone that day, she lost control.”
“You purposely turned the screen away from me. What exactly did you show Maeve?!”
Liora’s face flickered with panic.
“N–Nothing… It was just some performance videos, what else could it be? If you don’t believe me, take a look for yourself.”
She handed her phone to Dylan with a sense of feigned grievance.
Dylan took the phone and scrolled through it. There was nothing there.
“See? I told you. You misunderstood me.”
Dylan scoffed, then handed the phone over to the Beta assistant.
“Have someone retrieve the deleted files from the trash within half an hour.”
Liora’s face turned pale with disbelief.
“Dylan, you’re suspecting me? You’re doubting me for that woman who only gives birth to monsters?!”
“Don’t forget, who’s responsible for Maeve’s giving birth to deformed pups. You have no right to
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talk about her like that!”
Soon, the Beta assistant returned with the phone, the files restored.
At the same time, the hotel manager magnified the day’s surveillance footage, clearly showing
what Liora had shown me.
Liora’s panic was palpable.
“Dylan, listen to me! I was just joking with Maeve. I didn’t think she already knew those pups were hers…”
“Do you think I’ll believe that? Liora, I know you too well. You’ll do anything to get what you want, and you won’t stop until you get it.”
“If you hadn’t made your feelings clear just now, maybe I would’ve looked into it more, but now? There’s no need. You’ve gone to great lengths to drive Maeve away from me.”
Dylan grabbed Liora by the neck, his eyes icy cold.
“Do you remember what you promised me back then? You said you’d treat those pups kindly, but instead, you killed them!”
“You knew how much Maeve longed for them, yet you deliberately showed her those videos to torment her. Are you even human?! You set her up in the house that day, didn’t you?!”
“Liora, I’ll give you one chance. If you don’t want me to strangle you, you’d better answer me honestly. Where are the pups‘ ashes?”
