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.

then, as if remembering something, he sat up a

mention me

expression shifted, a cold smile curling her

ridiculous," she snapped. "Elizabeth is not interested in

disappointment flickering in his

shrug,

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

didn't respond

apple, her

the other hand, seemed to grow more uneasy as the

making too much of a mess this time? The

Alpha? If you want to lead the Silvermoon Pack, you need to be prepared

bravado from earlier had faded, replaced

bed, his

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the question that had

not his biological son?

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

at her words, glancing down nervously.

hissed, stepping closer, her eyes blazing with

to ruin everything we've worked for? You keep your

nodding, realizing any further

on him for a

about this again," she added, her voice deadly calm. "Now act like you have