Chapter 143: Confrontations and Revelations

Chapter 143: Confrontations and Revelations

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

I turned to Clara Parker with a sardonic smile. “Mrs. Parker, are you still planning to move your mate out of the Intensive Healing Ward?”

Clara’s face flushed red as she realized the absurdity of her earlier complaints. “No, no! It was all a

misunderstanding!”

Her voice trembled with embarrassment. “I won’t move him anymore.”

As I turned to leave, Clara desperately called out behind me. “Alpha Marcus! Would you honor us by joining our family for moonlight wine sometime?”

Amber Stone stepped forward immediately, her voice firm and professional. “Mrs. Parker, the eight million yuan has already settled any debt between your family and Alpha Marcus.”

Clara’s hopeful expression crumbled. “But I just thought=”

“Furthermore,” Amber Stone continued coldly, “you are not to use the Alpha’s

future. This is your only warning.”

Clara nodded frantically, her earlier arrogance completely evaporated.

name inappropriately in the

Marcus caught up with me in the corridor, his golden eyes searching my face. “Elena, let me explain about the Parker family situation.”

I stopped walking and faced him directly. “Your selective memory regarding debts of gratitude is interesting, Marcus.”

His jaw tightened at my pointed observation. “What do you mean?”

quite

“William Parker’s condition is critical,” I explained clinically. “Subarachnoid hemorrhage has high mortality

and disability rates.”

Marcus frowned. “The medical team is handling it.”

“You should communicate with Clara about the importance of Intensive Healing Ward care,” I continued. “People accustomed to poverty remain frugal even after sudden wealth.”

When Marcus showed reluctance to get further involved, I couldn’t hide my frustration. “You’ll give eight million but hesitate over medical expenses?”

His golden eyes sharpened as he sensed my underlying concern. “Are you angry about something else?”

Before I could respond, a pack nurse hurried toward us. “Healer Elena! Professor Ashworth has awakened.”

We rushed to Hugo’s healing chamber, where I encountered his parents for the first time. His father Steven immediately confronted me with blazing eyes.

you allow the surgery knowing my son’s phobia of blood?” Steven’s

accusation.

struggled to sit up in his bed. “Father,

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snapped. “You could have died from

responsibility. “Mr. Ashworth, the decision was mine.

“I won’t let

room was suffocating. Evelyn Ashworth

tense with worry.

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moment, his presence immediately

became even

mate,” Marcus stated bluntly, his golden eyes fixed on Steven.

around other Alphas‘

old anger. “Your father’s

voice carried a dangerous

ves

could take whatever they wanted,”

Evelyn Ashworth finally spoke, her

stand this anymore!” She swept out of the room, leaving behind a wake of

tense healing chamber, Marcus walked beside me

he tried to

stems from past grievances with my father,” he said quietly. “Don’t take his harsh

heart.”

nodded, but my mind was already moving to more pressing concerns. “Marcus, I’need to ask

something.”

golden eyes focused on me intently. “What

your feelings for Hugo?” The question came out more bluntly than

“He’s my friend and colleague. I

expression hardened. “Pure friendship between male and female werewolves is

bitter laugh from me. “Like your friendship with

if I’d

years of suppressed

of friendship after your

flickered with

uncomfortable with my closeness to Hugo,” I continued relentlessly. “But you haven’t experienced

I endured watching you with

ut

m

a blade. Marcus’s face contorted with

(Sandy Parker’s POV)

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home to find my mother waiting in the living room, her face streaked with

a brain hemorrhage!”

card slipped from my trembling fingers and clattered to the floor. Clara’s eyes immediately fixed

it.

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