Blake's POV I didn't know what was wrong with me today. When my car passed by this building, I suddenly wanted to come up and see Catherine's office. She wasn't happy about my appearance at all. When I returned to my office, Catherine called me. "What's the matter?" "Tell the kids that I won't go home for dinner tonight," Catherine said directly. "You're not coming back? Are you going to spend the night with some guy?" I couldn't help but be angry when I heard her words, so I said in a mocking tone. "I'm just informing you of that. I won't go home for dinner tonight. If the kids ask, just tell them I have something to do." Catherine answered me in the same tone as I did. "Catherine, are you going to abandon your kids? Why are you such an irresponsible mother?" Hearing that she copied my tone to mock me, I was even angrier and I said in a colder voice. Catherine snorted, "The children didn't say anything. Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'm just having a meal
Blake's POV How could I call Catherine at this time? What if Catherine thought that I was concerned about her? Wouldn't it make her extremely proud? "Hedwig, your mommy might be back soon. Don't worry." I immediately reached out and touched my daughter's little head to comfort her. Hedwig lowered her head and ate a few more. She raised her little head again and stared at me intently. "Daddy, just make a call. Let me talk to mommy for a while. I really miss her." Facing my daughter's pair of clear and innocent eyes, I couldn't find a reason to refuse her. "Okay, daddy will call your mommy now." I had to take out my phone. I really hoped that Catherine wouldn't hear the phone ringing. "Daddy, put it on speaker, so we can all talk to mommy," Noah suddenly suggested. I looked at my son's big bright eyes and suddenly felt powerless. I had no choice but to turn on the speaker and put my phone on the table. My phone kept ringing for seconds. I thought proudly in my heart.
Blake's POV "What are you doing, Blake Chavez?" Catherine immediately called out my full name in fury. I looked at her petite body trapped in my arms. She was like a frightened little rabbit anxious to escape. "Catherine, why do you keep ignoring my existence?" I leaned forward deliberately. I was sure that this woman couldn't escape as long as I wanted to keep her at my side. She was too weak to loosen my grip. I only needed to use a little strength to suppress and tame her. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but move forward a bit. A faint fragrance wafted from her body as she had just taken a bath. Unlike the artificially synthesized rich spices, the faint fragrance seemed to come from her body. It was not greasy but tempting. I was desperate to take a few mouthfuls. Then, a familiar but indescribable smell appeared, reminding me of pine wood or spring grass. I was especially addicted to the smell. Leroy, likewise, seemed to be woken up by it. However, shortly af
Catherine's POV I was woken up by the alarm clock the next morning. Hedwig was sleeping soundly next to me, so I quietly got out of bed. While washing up in the bathroom, I stared at myself in the mirror, the memory of Blake's kiss last night came back to me. I brushed my teeth harder. How disgusting that jerk's kiss was! After I freshened myself up, I held Hedwig's hand and led her downstairs despite her sleepiness. Noah was sitting in front of the dining table with Blake. He wore a noble suit tailored for children. Blake combed Noah's short hair back. At this moment, the father and the son share the same hairstyle and clothes. They were similar from head to toe. Even their sitting gesture carried the same air of fierceness and dominance. I was stunned. What was the man thinking? How did he turn my cute son into a mature look like his? "Mommy, I want to sleep for a while more. Please, let me go upstairs. I promise, just a while longer..." Hedwig was a little sleep
Catherine's POV "Well, have you finished? Do you want to see the ponies or not?" I didn't want to quarrel with Blake because I was going to work soon. I looked at Noah and Hedwig. They immediately put the knife and the fork down. Then they jumped off their seats and claimed that they were full. "Okay, daddy will take you to see the ponies." Blake led them out of the door. We left the lakeside villa. On the lawn outside the villa, there were two beautiful ponies. The two ponies, one white and one black, were definitely carefully selected. Their fur was very shiny and they were eating grass with their heads lowered. They looked so cute. Hedwig and Noah forgot all their worries and rushed toward the two ponies. "You two... Be careful!" Blake suddenly chased after them like a mad man. "Daddy, run faster..." Hedwig shouted excitedly as she ran. Dressed in a suit, Blake ran to Hedwig, failing to keep his hairstyle. I followed behind them and watched them running. My he
Catherine's POV I took my drafts and sat in the reception room to wait for Lorelei. Before she came, I pondered how to explain my design idea to her. Suddenly, the door opened and a few people walked in led by an assistant. "Catherine, they've arrived." I stood up and looked at her with a smile. Suddenly, the beautiful woman in the lead pointed at my face. "You?" I was stunned. I searched my memory, but couldn't recall meeting her before. "I know you. You are the one who quarreled with Gina at the mating gathering. What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here." Seeing that I was confused, the woman explained how we met. Only then did I realize it. It was very late that day. I didn't notice the people around Gina because I wanted to get my mother's necklace back. Even if I met her once, I wouldn't be able to recognize her. "Call Ms. Caldwell over. I don't want to cooperate with this woman." Lorelei was in no mood to listen to me at all. She scolded the assi
Blake's POV After sending the kids to school, I went directly to the council hall of the Chavez group. Today, I needed to deal with the royal family's affairs, as well as the reports submitted by the Alphas. Ever since I became the Lycan King, I asked the Alphas of each pack to intensify the patrols, which greatly reduced the number of attacks by rogues in New Jersey. When I stepped into my office, I saw several photos on my desk. I narrowed my eyes slightly. I picked up the photos and looked at them one by one. I asked Henry to send someone to keep an eye on Catherine yesterday, and he handed me the photos just now. I had thought that Catherine was going to meet another man, but I didn't expect that she was with her line manager. It seemed that this woman had some tricks up her sleeve. It turned out that she was quite in her element in the workplace. I sat in the chair and picked one photo which showed Catherine's face. I didn't know what they were talking about,
Blake's POV "Blake, it's not that I can't have your money, I just don't want it. I am not interested. I want to make my own money. Of course, I can't be richer than you. But it's my own money and I feel comfortable using it." "Catherine, I can fire you directly. You know I can do that," Upon hearing that she wanted to focus on making money, I immediately said mischievously. "According to the contract, if you want to fire me, you have to pay me at least 100 thousand dollars as a penalty. With this money, I can hold on for quite a while and find other jobs." Catherine was not threatened by me at all. "I can make it impossible for you to find any jobs in New Jersey," I threatened. Catherine was immediately annoyed. "Do you dare to do so? If you do, Noah and Hedwig will not acknowledge you as their father anymore. Don't go too far." Catherine's voice was so sharp that I had to take my phone away from me. This woman was so shrewish! "I was just joking with you. How can you
"I understand, but if I don't visit him during such an important festival, I'll feel guilty. On my engagement day, my dad gave me so many gifts—he gave me almost everything he had. He's truly a great father, and I want to be a good daughter in return."Catherine was in a dilemma.Blake knew Catherine had fully forgiven and accepted Halsey for abandoning her."Fine, I'll go with you to visit him." Blake made his decision."You'll accompany me?" Catherine was surprised since Blake had a grudge against her father."Yes. I don't want you to go alone, but as his daughter, you must visit him." Blake didn't want his past issues to affect her. She had the right to love her father."What about the kids?" Catherine asked suddenly."Leave them here. Let my mom and grandma take care of them." Blake didn't want to put the children in danger.Catherine agreed that leaving the kids behind would be safer.Given Blake's ongoing str
Three days passed in a warm haze for the Royal family—a rare stretch of uninterrupted togetherness amidst their perpetually busy lives.The family rarely gathered, as they were usually busy with work and chores. So, the time they spent together was precious.Blake and Catherine skipped elaborate vacations, opting instead to fill the estate with laughter.They built snow forts with the children, baked gingerbread cookies in the sunlit kitchen, and read bedtime stories by the crackling fireplace. For Noah and Hedwig, these simple moments became their first true childhood memories.On the third evening, as snowflakes settled like powdered sugar over the grounds, Catherine needed to discuss visiting her father abroad with Blake, but the words stuck in her throat like winter sap.Blake definitely didn't want her to go far away, but she couldn't be trapped here forever just because she was afraid of the dangers outside.That night, the snow
"It's different this time. They're interested in getting to know you. Your reputation has grown since those days; you're a celebrity now, Sunny. I'm not trying to hurt you. Won't you come back and see for yourself?"Moira was truly unaware of her husband's schemes. She simply wished for Sunny to emerge from her heartbreak, embrace life anew, rather than languish at home, like a soul hiding from the light."Mom, stop worrying about me. I'm fine now," Sunny offered a few comforting words, then abruptly said, "I'm not going back. Gotta go, bye!"And with that, Sunny ended the call.But her harsh refusal angered her stepfather.Patricia had invited Richard and Nick over for dinner, but they declined.In truth, Richard and Nick were in foul moods.Leo and Catherine's successful engagement felt like a bad omen to them, dampening their fighting spirit.As for Nick, since returning from the engagement party, he'd been like a lost soul,
"Grandma's right, Sunny and Leo are perfect for each other," Catherine agreed quickly.Sunny's face turned bright red. Why was everyone focusing on her?Abigail noticed Sunny's other hand hanging still and asked quietly, "Sunny, what's wrong with your hand?"Remembering the video of Sunny fighting the thugs, Catherine explained, "Her hand is injured. Sunny, are you feeling better now?"Sunny nodded. "Much better!"Patricia was shocked. "How did your hand get hurt? Was it that naughty Leo?"Sunny shook her head and explained what had happened.Patricia and Abigail listened with concern. Catherine pulled up the video, and after watching it, both Patricia and Abigail's faces showed worry."Sunny, I didn't think you had so much courage!""Did you practice martial arts when you were young?"Sunny answered all their questions. The two elders looked at her with new respect.They couldn't believe such a small and t
Hedwig's little face was covered with Noah's fingerprints, pink and white, and she looked cute. Her head was full of flour, and when she shook it, a cloud of dust came out.Patricia and Catherine were amused by the two kids. Patricia laughed so hard that she thought her grandson was naughty and her granddaughter was pitiful."Mommy, look at what I made! It's a little ball!" Hedwig couldn't make pies, so she just kneaded the pie crust into a round ball and proudly showed it to Catherine.Catherine didn't want to hurt her daughter's confidence and praised her immediately, "Hedwig, you're really hands-on! This circle is so round!"Hedwig, upon hearing the praise, decided to make another round shape.Catherine quickly moved the pie crust away and said with a smile, "Hedwig, this is for making pies. Why don't you go play with your daddy?""Oh!" Hedwig pouted, a little unhappy. Her mommy was so mean."Grandma's here!" After running out, Hed
"Aren't you supposed to have dinner at home? I need to go back too."Sunny recalled Patricia's call to Leo last night, where he promised to return early.She felt a tinge of sadness. Although she and Leo were back together, she still felt insecure. Celebrating Christmas's Eve would mean another separation."Are you going home?" Leo narrowed his eyes, staring at her dangerously. "What if your stepfather introduces another suitor to you? How will you refuse him?"Sunny was surprised. "How do you know about that?""Wasn't it? I know he's introduced five suitors to you. I didn't get that wrong, did I?" Leo sneered, his face turning cold."He treats you like goods to sell. Are you still going back to his place?" Leo's face darkened, as if ready to punch someone.This was Sunny's dark secret, something she had always feared and been hurt by.If Leo hadn't investigated her, she would have kept these secrets until old age, not letting
Third Person's POV"By the way, did you report this to the police? Any updates? Who would want to target you?" Jessica asked curiously."The police have identified the attackers, but they're still at large," Leo replied grimly, his expression darkening."They'll catch them eventually. Don't worry, Sunny—bad guys always get what's coming," Jessica reassured."I hope so. I just want to know who's behind this," Sunny said, frustration flashing across her face.Jessica hesitated, then turned to Leo. "Boss... do you think there's a mole in the company?"Leo's eyes turned icy. "You mean Samuel?""You suspect him too?" Jessica raised an eyebrow."His recent behavior makes it hard not to," Leo sneered.Jessica frowned. "I think he's been leaking company secrets to that new rival firm. Someone approached me recently—they knew details only insiders should—my project fees, endorsement rates... They even tried to o
Third Person's POV"Free tonight? Cedrick and I would like to invite you for dinner," Jessica asked with sincerity."Sure, see you tonight. Just message me the location." Leo agreed and hung up.Jessica raised an eyebrow and smiled, "He accepted. Actually, our company has been turbulent lately with quite a few issues.""What kind of issues?" Cedrick frowned with concern."A media company has risen rapidly, taking a lot of market and resources. This has never happened before; our company has always been dominant," Jessica shrugged helplessly, "And that company is aggressive, posing a significant threat to us. They integrated over ten companies in a short time, expanding their scale dramatically.""Is that so? Who dares to openly challenge the Royal wolf pack?" Cedrick was surprised because Leo's entertainment company had always run smoothly, with no one daring to trip him up."I'm not sure, but I think the opponent is well-prepared," J
Third Person's POVHoward also chuckled, "Benjamin, let's come another day.""Sure, another day!" Benjamin also felt they'd arrived at an inappropriate time.Cedrick, seeing they were just here to chat, looked even more displeased."Benjamin!" Jessica suddenly jumped out from behind Cedrick and waved at Benjamin."Yes?" Everyone present was stunned.Benjamin exclaimed in surprise, "Jess, are you my nephew or my future sister-in-law?""Whatever!" Jessica said with a smile.The conversation between Benjamin and Jessica deepened Cedrick's gaze, and his affectionate look at Jessica's smiling face lifted his mood."Then we won't disturb you. Carry on!" Benjamin, seldomly seeing Cedrick in a good mood, decided to leave now and maybe chat with him another time.Howard's smile was also enigmatic. He hadn't expected the rumors to be true— Cedrick and Jessica were together. Despite their age gap, the deep love in thei