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.

sat up a little straighter and glanced at his

mention me

a cold smile curling her

is not interested in you. She never

face fell slightly, disappointment flickering

then, with a shrug, he pushed

doesn't matter," he said with a smirk. "When Leo is out of the way, everything in Silvermoon

didn't respond to

apple, her movements

the other hand, seemed to grow more uneasy as

said hesitantly after a few moments. "Aren't we making too much of a mess this time? The plan was just for me to pretend to be injured. But...

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,

bravado from earlier had faded, replaced by

bed, his

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question that had clearly

finds out... that I'm not his biological son? What do we

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

her words, glancing down nervously.

up, Derrick!" she hissed, stepping closer, her eyes blazing with a fierce

you want to ruin everything we've worked for? You keep your mouth shut about this.

realizing any further questioning

for a moment

not talking about this again," she added, her voice deadly calm. "Now act like you have