Blake's POV
"Blake, I will test the character of the kids' mother myself. By the way, what is her background? Tell me," continued Patricia. I had no choice but to answer, "She is the adopted daughter of the Alpha of Blake Moon Pack. She does not know who her biological parents are." "What?" Patricia's expression froze. I lowered my gaze. My heart was filled with sorrow for the past. Patricia was silent for a long time and suddenly said, "Your mother is also someone's adopted daughter. When your father told us that she was his mate, I hoped he could refuse her, but your father insisted on choosing her. But then..." "Patricia, she is different from Abigail. I trust her a hundred percent. Unlike my mother, she would never act selfish," I said confidently. The motorcade drove up the mountain. I planned to arrange for my grandparents to live in a villa on the mountains. "I want to go down and see my grandkids now," said Patricia.<Catherine's POV When I woke up in the morning, Hedwig was kissing my face. "Mommy, mommy, haven't you woken up yet? The alarm is ringing!" Of course, I didn't have enough sleep. I reached out and pushed Hedwig's face gently. "Let me sleep for another five minutes..." "Mommy, you're so lazy! Fine, I'll let you sleep for another five minutes. I'll start counting now!" Hedwig kissed my face with her cute mouth and began to count, "One... Two... Three... Four..." "Hedwig, you're so noisy!" She was driving me crazy. I said I wanted to sleep for a few more minutes, and she started to countdown in my ear. How could I sleep at all? Hedwig chuckled. "Mommy, you're distracting me. I forgot how many seconds I've counted!" Hedwig was completely unaware of how annoying she was right now. "Stop counting. I give up. I'll get up now!" I looked at Hedwig as she was giggling. Although I wanted to jokingly spank her, I couldn't, since she was so cute.
Catherine's POV After I finished breakfast, I planned to ask Gina about the origin of the necklace. I had a big fight with Gina at the launch yesterday. However, we had made a deal. Therefore, I should still fulfill it. I called Gina on the way, and she picked up. "What is it?" Gina played innocent. "What do you think? Don't you think you owe me an explanation about my necklace?" I hated her pretentious tone. We had reached an agreement. Was she going to act shamelessly now? "Come to me, and I'll tell you." Gina said. I drove to the five-star hotel Gina mentioned. After parking the car, I quickly ran to the elevator in the hall. I was very anxious, since I wanted to know the truth badly. When I came to the luxurious private room on the top floor, I saw that the door was not locked. So, I reached out and pushed the door open. After walking in, I heard someone close the door behind me. I reacted and pounced instinctively to unlo
Catherine's POV I pulled Harley hard by the arm. However, he was 1.85 meters tall, and there was no way I could pull him up whatsoever. So, I went to the bathroom, found a bucket full of water, and was about to pour on him. Harley shuddered as another bucket of water poured over his head. I explained with embarrassment, "Sorry, Harley. I can only help you in this way." Harley painfully stood up while holding the wall. Step by step, he walked into the bathroom, entered the bathtub, and sat down. I was upset seeing him. I leaned against the door and looked at Harley, who sat in the bathtub with his eyes closed. I asked him with concern, "Are you feeling better?" "Much better." He did not open his eyes. His voice was full of sadness and despair, "Don't worry. I won't harm you." "My boss invited you to the new product launch this time. You turned it down." I said in a low voice. "Yes. I don't want to rely on you." When he
Catherine's POV I returned to the company in a daze. Everyone in the company saw me differently, because yesterday's launch was very successful. So, almost everyone was discussing me. I forced a smile and greeted my colleagues walking over to me. Melinda called me into the office. She looked at me with a face full of joy and said, "Cathy, what's wrong? What's bothering you?" I showed the address to Melinda and said, "I just found out where my parents used to live. Unfortunately, it's been demolished and turned into a man-made lake." Hearing that, she comforted me and said, "Cathy, don't worry. I'm sure you will find your parents!" "Maybe. It's just that I have to wait. It's excruciating," I smiled bitterly. "Cathy, yesterday's launch was a huge success. You have no idea how many people in the company are envious of you," Melinda said with a smile. I pulled a wry face. However, I figured that being envied by others was a good
Blake's POV I saw the tears in Catherine's eyes, and I regained some of my senses. I said, "I care about all the things about you." "If you do, you should hear me out, instead of only caring about whether something happened between me and Harley." Tears flowed from Catherine's eyes. I was very upset. My wolf was restless. The next second, I sat on the sofa next to us. I frowned and didn't speak. Catherine's voice was sad. She said, "You don't want to hear my explanation? Then I might as well shut up." She turned around and was about to leave. I called out to stop her. "I want to hear it!" I said, looking at the tears on her face. She bit her lip. "I don't want to say anything anymore." "You have to." I held her wrist. "I admit I was rude. But you know it, right? I was only rude, because I cared about you. I'm crazy about you." She bit her lip and turned her face away. My fingers gently touched her tender cheek a
Blake's POV "Blake, thank you for believing me. To be honest, you scared me just now. I thought you wouldn't trust me easily." Catherine was very grateful. I said self-mockingly, "I was indeed very angry at first. I even felt like I was about to lose you. But I know you. Nothing happened between you and Harley, because you couldn't stand being touched by men. Am I right?" Catherine nodded. "Blake, after this is over, I will take the initiative to do it with you. I hope you can mark me then." I didn't expect to hear the words "take the initiative" coming from her mouth. I gently held her in my arms and kissed her on the forehead. "Don't worry. I won't force you. But I do hope that we can be together soon!" Catherine put her arms around my waist. "Let's get married when I find my parents!" Her proposal surprised me. I said with joy, "Really? Are you willing to marry me?" "Yes, I am. After I find my parents, we can get ready to
Catherine's POV "I can promise you anything. Please don't take me to the police. I promise! I will never interfere in your affairs again. Catherine, I am begging you. I was really wrong." Gina was shaking with fear. I looked at her and felt that she was nothing but a pathetic joke. "Why did you do all this when you knew you would end up like this?" "I didn't know that I would be caught by you so quickly. I always thought that I was very capable, but now I finally learn my lesson after these setbacks. Some things are just not for me, and they will never be mine, no matter how much I fight for them!" Gina finally realized. I could tell that Gina was regretful, but I still did not want to forgive her. Because it didn't feel right to me that a person could always be this lucky to be forgiven. "I'll go back to the company now. You can help me put an end to it." I turned to look at Blake and said in a low voice to him. "OK." Blake nodded.
Catherine's POV I was well aware that Patricia wanted to psych me out. I just didn't get it. We would be a family soon. Did seniority rules matter that much? Besides, I always respected her, because she was an elder. I never disrespected her. I sighed. Were there so many rules and restrictions in the royal pack? After seven o'clock, I took a shower. But I did not go downstairs then. Instead, I sat on the sofa in the room, feeling depressed. When the kids were tired of playing and went back to the lakeside villa by car, both of them rushed directly to me. "Mommy, Emerson told me a lot of great stories!" Hedwig said with a smile. I stroked Hedwig's head and said, "I'm glad that you like them. You can ask him to tell you more in the future." "Mommy, is daddy not back yet? I'll wait for him upstairs!" Hedwig turned and ran upstairs. I turned my head to look at Noah, only to see that he was also looking at me with hi