After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 187

wad nearby, the weight of the moment pressing down on me

My voice was soft as I spoke, but it carried the full depth of my emotions

"You won't meet with an arides this time, 120. I won't accept your inheritance either. If you must pass it on, give it to Daria or Narik. I don't want it. And I don't need. I don't hate you anymore, but that doesn't mean I need your compensation." Lee, seated by the fire, his rugged face rense, growled lowly, his frustration evident.

"Dis isn't about compensation. I love you! Just simply love you?"

hwords echoed in the room, and for a moment, I closed my eyes, letting the pain settle in.

Once, those words would have been a balm to my heart, a long awaited confession that would have filled me with joy.

But now, they only brought sadness, a deep melancholy that seemed endless.

Before I could respond, Leo's phone buzzed, cutting through the heavy silence.

He answered quickly, his tone sharp. 711 deal with it." He hung up, then looked at me, his voice softer. "There's something you need to see. Come with

1. me.

Later that night, Leoinvited Aria and her family to the villa.

The once-proud Oceanheart pack had fallen on hard times.

Recent failures with contracts-especially the botched deal with Silvermoon-had left them on the brink of financial ruin.

had seen his business prospects

as they made their way

has remembered how good Aria is. Maybe he's looking to rekindle things," she said with confidence. "And if he offers anything-gifts, money-don't hesitate, just take it." Nicholas frowned, shooting her a

look away. You're

just then, Panther, one of Leo's most trusted men, appeared at the top of the

hard as stone, his voice colder still. "Alpha Leo is waiting for you

look on Angelina's face disappear, and Aria's initial confidence seemed

the air was

the sofa, his

their sycophantic smiles,

through the

are

coldly, unfazed by her words. Leo's voice, however, was steady and commanding as he

you let

hung In the air like

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at one another, their eyes

to recover, goke up with a

word Our Aris would never impersonate that that

one

In you must be mistaken. I

gare darkened. Really? May h, he

press of a button, the soft melody filled the room-a

had composed, one that Aria had claimed

panic. "No! That's mine! I was the one who played