After Severance,Alpha Fell in Love With Ex-Luna

Chapter 196: She Wanted to Give Hugo a Gift

Chapter 196: She Wanted to Give Hugo a Gift

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

I was immediately disturbed and a little flustered, so I picked up my phone and called Rachel Thompson. My hands trembled slightly as I dialed her number.

The empty apartment felt suffocating. Something was terribly wrong.

Rachel answered on the second ring. “Elena?”

“Rachel, are you home?” I asked urgently, my voice tight with worry.

“Yes, I’m at home,” she replied, but her voice sounded distant.

I frowned, looking around the clearly vacant apartment. “But I’m at your place right now, and you’re not here.”

There was a pause, then Rachel peeked out from what I realized was Hugo Ashworth’s room. “I’m actually

staying with Dr. Ashworth for protection.”

My eyes widened in surprise. Both Rachel and Dr. Edmond Fisher were in Hugo’s private chamber.

“Some mysterious operatives came looking for me,” Rachel explained quickly. “Fortunately, Hugo and Dr. Fisher intervened and offered me a temporary refuge.”

Dr. Fisher stepped forward, his expression serious. “We managed to save her from a very difficult situation.”

Relief flooded through me, followed immediately by gratitude. “Thank you so much, Dr. Fisher.”

He brushed off my thanks with a wave. “Don’t thank me. Thank Hugo instead.”

Dr. Fisher gathered his things and headed for the door. “I’ll leave you two to talk.”

After he left, I turned to Rachel. “Your safe haven here isn’t secure anymore. We need to find you somewhere

else.”

Rachel nodded in agreement. “I was thinking of staying with Jane Ports. Having company might be safer.”

“That’s a good idea,” I said, pulling out my phone. “Let me call her.”

After Rachel contacted Jane and went back to pack her things, I met Hugo’s eyes. His expression was

unreadable.

“So you’ve returned to the Northern Territory,” he remarked, his tone carrying a hint of sarcasm.

I felt heat rise to my cheeks. “I suppose I owe Professor Ashworth another favor now.”

Hugo hesitated, his usual confidence wavering. “I don’t need you to repay me with a meal.”

his reluctance. “Then what do you

didn’t answer immediately, His golden eyes seemed to

if I don’t let you repay this favor,

accept it all.”

words left me puzzled, but I began thinking about how to repay

had no idea what

beth

this, I picked up my phone and sent

The dinner

forehead with one hand. His deep, handsome face was reflected in the light, making him look

he had waited, a hint of impatience was hidden between

me, complaining “Lana, you’re

you wouldn’t

on the dinner table, and I frowned.

He didn’t answer

smiling. “Marcus Blackwood, you rarely came home back then, and I waited for you like this. I didn’t even say anything, and you’re

Alpha Marcus is just a bit emotional,

more than his for these past six years. It’s only okay for me to wait for him,

guard immediately

then he instructed the guard to

say a word, picked up the

I were left in the living room, staring

and four fingers and lightly rubbed

wasn’t that

starve to death, it’s

appearance,

are you

“You’re still angry, which means you still

was speechless, then after a moment, I curled my lips. “If something happens to you, the Blackwood family will still come to me

that, I turned and went into the room. Marcus’s thin lips tightened, only a hint of

remained.

having breakfast when I received a reply from Dr. Mitchell: [Hugo’s tastes are a

a detailed list: cold–blooded

suggestions, his response

at the message in confusion. Hugo didn’t

196 She Wanted to Orve Huge &

me, give him a lighter, and he’ll be happy!).

(Hugo Ashworth’s POV)

slacking off with his phone instead of paying

the phone from his hands. The message thread with Elena was

screen.

scanned the conversation quickly before I handed the phone back. “Don’t

consultations.”

looked sheepish. “Sorry,

approached me nervously. “Please don’t tell

the gift idea.”

the meaning of sending