Catherine's POV
"Melinda, stop making fun of me. Look at me. I'm started to worry about my face," I said, picking up a mirror next to me. I checked on the bruises on my face. They were almost healed and didn't leave scars. However, I could still see some marks if I looked closer. I touched my head, which was still wrapped in gauze. I sighed, "Though my injuries have recovered, I feel less confident. I don't know if I'm good enough for him now." Melinda comforted me gently, "Cathy, you worry too much. You're King Blake's mate. You are perfect in his eyes." "I don't think so." I covered my face with my hands. I said with frustration, "He has been taking care of me these days. I feel guilty. He has so much work to do, but he puts it aside just to look after me. That's why I am in such a hurry to leave the hospital." Melinda smiled, "Cathy, it proves that King Blake loves you. Why would he choose to stay with you every day if he didn't love yoCatherine's POV Blake was stunned at Hedwig's words. He probably didn't expect Hedwig to pay so much attention to his emotions. When I looked at him, he avoided my eyes. "Who was it? Did something happen in the pack? Is the pack in trouble?" I thought his bad mood had something to do with that phone call. Blake shook his head and replied in a low voice, "No. Nothing happened. Don't listen to Hedwig. I'm fine." "Alright then. I guess Hedwig is making a big deal out of it." I chuckled. Blake looked up at me. I knew that I wasn't pretty since my head was still wrapped in gauze. Yet his look was filled with questions, as if he wanted answers from me. It made me worried. "There's something urgent in the pack. Get some rest at home." Blake walked in front of me. He tucked my hair behind my ear with his slender fingers. His voice was very gentle. "Just go ahead. I'll be fine." I knew that he had spent too much time taking car
Blake's POV In the living room, Patricia snorted when she saw Abigail. However, she did not hate Abigail as much as before. I was also sitting on the sofa. When I saw Abigail, I was a little stiff. "Patricia, I am sorry that we came so abruptly. Halsey and I were so worried when we heard Cathy had been in a car accident. We are glad that she's OK," Abigail said, ignoring Patricia's cold expression. "I will take good care of her. There's nothing to worry about," I said with a cold face. Abigail smiled and said nothing more. Then she opened her handbag and took something out. "Halsey and I are no longer together. Blake, I hope you and Cathy will be together," said Abigail with concern. Her words stunned Patricia and me. Patricia pushed up her glasses and saw the divorce paper in Abigail's hand. Patricia's expression softened. She had been trying to get Abigail to divorce Halsey. I turned to the door. I tried to suppress m
Catherine's POV Outside the hall, downstairs, I was talking to Halsey. I looked back at the brightly lit living room. I wanted to invite Halsey to go in and have a seat, but I was not Lycan Luna yet, and such a move would be inappropriate. Both Patricia and Blake disliked Halsey. Finally, I pointed to a chair not far away and said, "Halsey, let's sit over there and talk. I'll get you a cup of coffee. I'll be back soon!" Halsey nodded and walked over. I told a maid to get two cups of coffee for me. I came to Halsey and sat down. Though he was my father, we had never lived together, so we were never close. The atmosphere was a bit dull. "Halsey, how did you know about my accident?" I asked curiously. I asked Blake to keep my accident a secret because I didn't want others to know. However, Halsey still knew about it. I felt bad that Halsey and Abigail had to travel such a long distance to visit me. "Elena called me. She c
Catherine's POV "Halsey, I'll go with you." The feelings I had were tearing me apart. It made me sad to think that Halsey didn't even deserve to be here. "No, Cathy. Stay," Halsey stopped me. "Halsey, at least let me send you out." I was in great pain. Halsey and Abigail were divorced. From now on, he would be a werewolf without a mate, and as his daughter, I felt terrible. I held Halsey's arm and was about to leave with him. Suddenly, a hand grabbed my wrist. Then I heard Leo's voice. "I didn't ask you to leave..." I didn't expect that Leo would reach out to pull me. I was a little shocked. I saw Sunny in the car. She was opening the door. It seemed that she wanted to stop Leo. I was very angry. By doing this, Leo would give others the wrong idea about my relationship with him. I didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Blake saw us. In the next second, a voice came over. "What is going on?" It
Catherine's POV Blake, Leo, and Abigail looked at Patricia in surprise. I was stunned as well. What happened? Why did Patricia make such a decision? "No!" Leo said immediately. He mocked, "Why do you want us to forgive you? Did Halsey reject you? Was it because you had nowhere to go and were desperate? That's why you came to us..." Abigail's face instantly turned pale. Patricia frowned and said sternly, "Leo, shut up." "I will not shut up! Patricia, what happened to you today? Why do you want us to reconcile? She left us. You've always hated her, for she rejected Marc. It was because of her that Marc had to live in seclusion. Why the sudden change today? What happened?" Leo was agitated. Abigail suddenly said, "Yes. What happened back then was my fault. I can't make up for it, and I am not in the place to ask for forgiveness. Thank you, Patricia." Patricia frowned and turned to look at Blake. "Blake. Do you forg
Catherine's POV I reached out and held my head. Blake immediately got worried. "What's wrong? Headache again?" I shook my head. "No. Blake, would you believe me if I told you what happened?" "Yes," Blake said in a low voice. He looked at me firmly. "But you must tell me the truth." "I will. Something did happen between me and Leo, but it wasn't like what you thought." I looked at Blake nervously. I was afraid that he would be angry. "What is it?" Blake's face was gloomy. I plucked up my courage and said, "He did tell me that he had feelings for me before. But please don't get it wrong. Nothing ever happened between us. I always think of him as a friend." "He told you he had feelings for you? When?" His body was tense, and his voice suddenly lowered. It took all his strength to get the question out. Blake was trying his best to press his anger. I was worried. I wanted to hug him and comfort him. When my fingers to
Blake's POV I stood on the garden path. The warm orange light of the street lamp shone on me, giving me a warm feeling. I looked ahead, and my heart gradually calmed down. Soon, Leo came out. I heard his hesitant footsteps. When he came behind me, I did not look at him. I continued to walk forward while he followed me. Finally, when we reached a lake far away, I stopped. Leo stopped as well. For a moment, neither of us spoke. After a while, Leo broke the silence. "Blake, I thought you said you wanted to talk to me about something," he said in a low voice. I turned to look into his eyes. "Yes. I want you to put aside your love for Catherine. Can you do that?" Leo looked shocked and frightened. Perhaps he needed some time to understand my words. I waited quietly. We fell silent again. After a while, Leo started again. "Blake, I think there's some misunderstanding..." "Just promise me to
Catherine's POV I was in the living room. At first, I wanted to go upstairs to check on Noah and Hedwig while Blake was bathing them, but Patricia stopped me. Patricia's attitude had changed recently, and I had a better impression of her. Since she had something to say to me, I was willing to listen carefully. Patricia looked at the gauze wrapped around my head, and her tone softened. She asked, "Does it still hurt?" I shook my head and replied softly, "Only sometimes. It's almost healed." "I can't believe this would happen to you. It was your sister who did this to you, and you two never got along. Right?" "Yes. We haven't been on good terms since we were kids," I didn't hide it. "Well, she got what she deserved. You may put it behind you now. I am looking forward to you and Blake's wedding, with the Moon Goddess' blessing," Patricia said softly. I looked at Patricia in surprise. My tone was filled with gratitude. "Th
Third Person's POV"Staring at me?" Blake suddenly turned his head, his sapphire eyes sweeping over her flushed cheeks, a mischievous smile tugging at his lips."N-no!" Catherine hastily lowered her head, her fingers crumpling the book pages, yet not a word entered her mind.Blake let out a low chuckle and strode to her side, his long leg bracing against the sofa back, trapping her in the soft confines."Is it nervous to stare at your fiancé?" He deliberately emphasized the word "fiancé," his warm breath grazing her reddening earlobe. "Or have you already decided I'm your 'husband'?"Catherine's heartbeat skipped. They were engaged, but the word "husband" still sent a blush to her cheeks."Don't jump the gun, we're not married yet," she whispered, her gaze involuntarily sliding downward as he began unbuttoning his shirt—his defined chest faintly visible beneath the white fabric, each button like a droplet being undone by
Third Person's POVNow, none of them dared to return home after midnight. They all felt as if going home was like admitting to a mistake, so they prepared mental scripts, thinking about how to deal with the questioning.This was the subtle difference between being unmarried and married in their minds."Blake, you and Catherine are already engaged. When do you plan to get married? How about having the wedding on the same day as ours? It might become a beautiful story," Benjamin asked with a smile, thinking that getting married on the same day could be quite a tale."Forget it. I don't want to run to two wedding venues in one day." Howard was the first to object, already looking forward to attending two wedding feasts.The corners of Blake's mouth twitched into a smile. "I might actually get married before you. My grandmother has already set the date for us.""Ah?" The other two were filled with shock. So sudden?Blake nodded. "I've alr
Olivia promised not to run and cooperated fully.That night, she detailed how Richard had found and bribed her to lure Mark.After settling Olivia in Blake's vacant villa, Leo left past eleven.Hungry and tired, he recalled cooking with Sunny—her average but heartwarming home cooking.On impulse, he drove to Sunny's building, seeing the light in her apartment.Regretting his harsh words, he hesitated but finally, masked and hat-clad, knocked on her door.Sunny opened it, red-eyed from crying.They stood in silence."Why are you here again?" Sunny asked hoarsely."Olivia came to me," Leo said, pushing the door open.Sunny's face stiffened. "Did you send her to the police?""Not yet. I have other plans. Don't ask," Leo said.The air grew tense. Leo stepped closer, tucking her hair behind her ear. "My words this afternoon—did they hurt you?"Sunny widened her eyes. "Of course not. I d
"I'm sorry." Sunny bowed her head, covered her face with her hands, and shook it violently. "Sorry, I really don't know what to do."Leo looked at her like a frightened child, muttering this sentence over and over.But he didn't want to hear her apologies."Maybe I loved the wrong person. Since you never tell me the truth, fine, let's stop torturing each other. Breaking up is the wisest choice," Leo steeled himself again, slammed the things he was carrying onto the table, and turned to leave.Sunny heard the door close heavily again, as if it had slammed right into her heart.She trembled all over.They must had been enemies in their past life.Sunny sneered at herself. That was why this life was full of torment.Leo went downstairs, got into his car. His mind went blank.He didn't know why he was so heartless, but he was just really angry, especially since he placed Sunny in the most important position, yet had to endur
"I had someone call Tasha, and she said your mom was home for dinner, so I came over." Leo had been particularly clingy with Sunny lately. Not having her even for lunch felt off, so he packed some food, deciding to eat with her.He didn't expect to see Olivia.Worse still, Sunny actually stood in front of Olivia, as if shielding her.Sunny's mind was blank. She underestimated her importance to Leo.Olivia, seeing Leo's dark expression and the flicker of anger in his eyes, panicked too.She pushed Sunny aside, stepped forward, and said humbly, "Leo, I was planning to apologize to you anyway.""Really?" Leo's voice was icy cold. Though addressing Olivia, his gaze pinned Sunny, as if trying to see through her pale face to her true thoughts.Olivia nodded earnestly. "Yes, I was going to seek your forgiveness. We were just discussing having Sunny call you later...""Enough! I don't want to hear your lies. Keep running if you will."
"Is your hand better?" Olivia nervously checked Olivia's left hand."Did you go to Leo's neighborhood last night?""Yes, I've been waiting at the entrance for days and came here specially to corner you today."Sunny took her home. Olivia collapsed on the sofa and said, "Life on the run is exhausting."Sunny poured a glass of water and asked, "Want something to eat?""Is there any food? I'm starving."After Sunny bought food and returned, she found Olivia already fast asleep on the sofa. An hour later, a phone call woke Olivia up—it was Leo calling to urge her."Leo, I need to have lunch with my mom today. Is it okay if I come back to the company in the afternoon?"Leo agreed readily.Sunny lied to Leo. She was worried that Leo might ask questions or suggest coming with her.Fortunately, Leo didn't say much and just asked her to come back early.After hanging up, Sunny saw Olivia, who had been woken up
After dinner, Richard and Nick didn't linger. They greeted Emerson upstairs and left.Back in the bedroom, Blake's handsome face was clouded with gloom.Catherine sat beside him and gently comforted, "They're gone. Don't let them get to you. It's not worth it!""I know, but I can't help it. This feeling is killing me," Blake said, rubbing his temples.Catherine leaned on his shoulder. "Don't think about it. Emerson's not doing well. Let's focus on taking care of him."Blake nodded. "I'll try to hold on. Once this period's over, I'll make them pay double."Catherine felt helpless seeing his pain but couldn't do anything to ease it.***Late at night, Sunny and Leo were heading home after dinner, both tired.As their car approached Leo's apartment, Sunny glanced out the window and froze.She thought she'd seen Olivia.She sat up straight and looked again.Sure enough, a figure scrambled into a car and
"If the kid were yours, you'd love him!" Richard frowned."But I'm your son too, and I don't feel particularly liked by you."Richard's face turned livid with anger.Seeing Richard speechless, Nick coldly said, "So, I'll only like a son born to a woman I love. Just like you. If that woman had a son for you, you definitely wouldn't treat me as dispensable. I feel like a neglected child.""Enough! I gave you whatever I can already!" Richard interrupted.Nick's words had struck a chord.The reason he didn't value Nick was because he disliked his mother.Richard had always been unwilling to admit it, but now that his son had pointed it out, he became angry out of shame.With a stern face, Nick opened the door and left.Emerson's health was deteriorating. The cold weather made him increasingly uncomfortable.Most of Patricia's energy was devoted to caring for him.Fortunately, the two children were with Abigail,
Catherine and Blake spent two days in Paris before Halsey urged them to return home.The next morning, Halsey found Blake strolling in the garden."Blake, can we talk?" Halsey asked gently."Of course," Blake replied, his expression cool but manner amicable."I want to transfer my company to your name. Consider it a peace offering to my future son-in-law, hoping you'll take good care of Catherine. I'm at ease leaving the company in your hands," Halsey said after a moment of hesitation.Blake frowned. "Why me?""You're capable. The Royal Group has flourished under you. Catherine is still young, and I'm worried she might buckle under the pressure," Halsey explained."Do you trust me that much?" Blake asked with a touch of mockery."You're more reliable than I imagined," Halsey admitted."I can't accept it," Blake refused firmly.Halsey was taken aback. "Why? Is it too small?""A profitable company is valuable