Chapter 0130
“Karl,” Gianna says once they’re gone, snapping me out of my reverie. “I think you should come to

dinner tonight. We need to discuss a few more things.”

I look up at her. There’s something off about her tone, something I can’t quite place. Maybe because of

that, I wind up making a snap decision. “You know what?” I say, standing. “That’s an excellent idea.

We’ll hold a dinner at my house tonight.”

For a moment, a peculiar expression crosses her face. It’s fleeting, but it’s there—a mix of surprise and

something else I can’t identify. She quickly masks it with a professional smile.

“Very well, sir. I’ll see you tonight.”

As I settle into the leather seat of my car, the engine purrs to life, but I don’t immediately pull out of the

parking lot. My fingers drum on the steering wheel, my mind racing through the events of the day.

Abby’s return home for the weekend, the council’s thinly veiled criticism, Gianna’s strange behavior—

each thought competes for attention, but it’s Abby who ultimately wins out.

breaking his prolonged silence. “You know, this dinner tonight could be

date with Abby, gaining her

chuckle softly, already ahead of him. “That was the goal,

before dinner. Let her

the latest designer handbags, high-end jewelry, whisking her

her, loved the shine it would bring to her eyes,

being spoiled?” My

years of memories and moments. Then it hits me. A

steals over my thoughts.

the early years of

an urgent Alpha matter.

found her in our bedroom, crying

it up to her, I went out the next day and bought an expensive

would cheer her up, that the

disappointment.

opened the box,

her voice filled with

confused, maybe even

buy my love,” she replied. “You always think that you can just… shower me

or gifts you want. But the truth is, I’d never appreciate them

quality time with you.”

time, I thought she was being petty, maybe even bordering on ridiculous. Couldn’t she

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