(Ethan's POV)

Upon hearing Victoria's plea, I turned my amber gaze toward her. Was she claiming it was all her fault, and that Emma was innocent?

"Could it really be unrelated to Emma?"

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, perhaps I would have believed Victoria Frost's words. But just now, I had witnessed how sinister and vicious Emma's expression was when she was cursing Lily. I also heard the curse words she spoke. Every word sent chills down my spine.

A normal adult wouldn't utter such venomous words, yet Emma Frost was only seven years old. What I found even more terrifying was that the moment she turned to face me, she instantly transformed back into the well-behaved and sensible Emma.

Switching between bad and good so effortlessly. It was just like Victoria's two faces, one for when she was with me and another when she was behind my back. It truly lived up to the saying that the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked.

Why hadn't I realized this sooner? With a mother like Victoria, who was so skilled at acting, Emma had been by her side since birth, and under her influence, how could Emma's character be upright?

asked in a low voice, my amber eyes revealing

me respond, Victoria immediately saw hope and nodded repeatedly, her wolf projecting desperate pheromones. "Yes, Ethan, as long as you adopt Emma

with a cold laugh, my wolf growling beneath

stunned, momentarily doubting her ears. "What do you mean? Emma has always

pants, wanting to know

kicked Victoria away, my

the disheveled Victoria on the ground, I curled my lips into a mocking arc and said in a

flashed with disgust. "Victoria, as long as you can upset Olivia, you really won't let go of

widened

She quickly denied it, her wolf attempting to project sincerity. "Ethan you misunderstood, I didn't think that way. I just sincerely want Emma to become better,

lost my patience with Victoria's lies, my wolf snarling

every word she spoke made me realize that she was being deceitful, realized that I had been ignoring her true nature because of the filter

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