Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 47 What Do You Mean by That?

Hayley’s POV:

Finched

“I knew it. There’s no way Ms. Kilmer, a Beta, could have been bullied by Ms. Carson, an Omega. She was clearly lying

“Exactly. Madeline’s been spinning lies this whole time And that excuse about her wolf being in a dormant state? The way she moved in the footage was perfectly normal for a Beta. If her wolf really was asleep, she couldn’t have reacted that quickly.

People around me began to gossip, jumping on the bandwagon now that the truth was out

Christopher, too, looked at Madeline with nothing but disappointment. He was utterly speechless.

“No, it’s not like that, Christopher! You have to believe ine,” Madeline pleaded, grabbing his arm, but he shook her off angrily. “So, everything you said and did tonight was a lie?” he asked, his voice full of disgust.

Madeline’s tears kept falling, but I stood silently, watching their little drama unfold.

Christopher looked at her with clear contempt. “Do you know what this means? You’ve completely destroyed everything I thought I knew about you. I trusted you–completely.”

Madeline tried to protest. “Please, let me explain. It’s not what you think.”

the kind demeanor he usually had toward her. “Ms. Kilmer, I

exchanged glances, their eyes now filled

crowd, his face dark and flushed with embarrassment. He looked furious, like he couldn’t believe what his daughter had done. When Madeline saw him, she reached out desperately, as if grasping for her

pushed her away. He turned to George instead, saying, “Old Mr. Southwell, I sincerely apologize. Madeline just returned from abroad and isn’t yet familiar with the rules. I’m sorry that she made such a fool of herself in front of you and everyone

and now by

inside, Hera was practically humming with satisfaction at the

events.

was calm, almost emotionless, but the words he spoke made Madeline’s face turn even paler. “Mr. Kilmer, do you really

hurriedly tried to

of the Southwells and a member of the Shadow

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forcing everyone into silence. After bowing respectfully, the guests waited quietly

to him, then quickly pulled her forward, pushing her to face me. “Apologize to Ms.

bond gave her some leeway, clearly didn’t take Benjamin’s words seriously. She even shot me a defiant glare

what are you doing?!” she

If Ms. Carson is gracious enough to forgive you, we’ll call it settled. But if she doesn’t, you’re not coming home tonight,” her father

words seemed reasonable. But when you thought about it, the implication was clear: if I didn’t magnanimously forgive Madeline, I’d be the one to blame for her