After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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Chapter 182

The sadness in his words was palpable, but I didn't know how to respond.

I stayed quiet, hoping my presence was enough to comfort him, even if I couldn't give him the answers he sought. Third POV:

Meanwhile, in the hospital room, Derrick lay in his bed, propped up by pillows, looking utterly bored.

His leg was bandaged from a minor injury, but otherwise, he seemed perfectly fine.

glanced over at Ceccily, who was sitting beside him, peeling an apple with methodical precision.

"Mom, this is so boring." Derrick groaned, rolling his eyes. "I'm fine. I don't need to be in this stupid hospital."

Ceccily didn't look up from her task.

"You need to stay here and look like you're injured," she said, her voice cold and matter-of-fact. "You need to keep up appearances, so Andrew continues to feel guilty about what happened. And so he starts to suspect Leo."

Derrick sighed dramatically, leaning his head back against the pillow.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. But do I really have to stay here the whole time? I can't take it anymore."

Ceccily's knife slipped slightly, and she gave him a warning glance.

"You need to act like you're in pain, Derrick. Even if you're not. We need to make Andrew feel guilty enough to push Leo out of the way. The more he believes Leo had something to do with this, the easier it will be for us to take control of Silvermoon." Derrick groaned again, clearly annoyed.

as if remembering something, he sat up a little straighter and glanced

you mention me

shifted, a cold smile curling her

snapped. "Elizabeth is not

face fell slightly, disappointment flickering in his

shrug, he pushed the thought

said with a smirk. "When Leo is out of the way, everything in Silvermoon will be mine anyway. Including

respond

continued peeling the apple, her movements smooth and

seemed to grow more uneasy as the

of a mess this time? The plan was just for me to pretend to be injured. But... so many people died in

a flat look and said, "If you don't have the guts to handle this, how do you expect to become an Alpha? If you want to lead the Silvermoon Pack, you need to

from earlier had faded, replaced

uncomfortably in his bed, his fingers tapping nervously against

Chapter 182

he asked the question that had clearly been weighing on his

out... that I'm not his

cutting him off mid-sentence. Her tone was cold, razor-sharp. "This matter is

her words, glancing down

hissed, stepping closer, her eyes

worked for?

realizing any further questioning would be

lingered on him for a

her voice deadly calm. "Now act like you have some