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.

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

me to

cold smile

be ridiculous," she snapped. "Elizabeth is

face fell slightly, disappointment flickering

then, with a shrug, he pushed the

said with a smirk. "When Leo is out of the way, everything in Silvermoon

respond

continued peeling the apple, her movements

seemed to grow more uneasy as the silence stretched between

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

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 be prepared for sacrifices. Just compensate the families and

bravado from earlier had faded, replaced by

uncomfortably in his bed, his fingers tapping nervously

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the question that had clearly been

Andrew finds out... that I'm not his biological

snapped, cutting him off mid-sentence. Her tone

words,

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

worked for? You keep your mouth shut about

hard, nodding, realizing any further questioning would be

him for a moment longer, her

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