Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

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Today’s Arnold was still handsome and dignified, tall and composed, standing there like a cold statue.

When he saw Sarah, he frowned slightly, his expression turning colder.

Like before, he merely glanced at her before averting his gaze.

Sarah quickly withdrew her gaze as well, pretending not to notice him, and turned to walk away, heading for another exhibition area.

This time, it was Arnold who froze.

*She… surprisingly didn’t take the initiative to walk up and talk to me?*

Watching Sarah’s retreating figure, Arnold frowned deeply. He seemed to have forgotten that he was the one who had warned Sarah never to initiate conversations with him during

Work hours.

When the exhibition closed for the evening, Sarah exited the building, intending to hail a cab home.

As she stepped outside, she noticed a familiar black sedan parked at the curb.

Arnold was leaning against the car door, smoking a cigarette.

Sarah hesitated, debating whether to greet him, but Arnold took the initiative to approach her instead.

His tone was icy. “Why aren’t you answering your phone?”

Startled, Sarah rummaged through her bag and pulled out her cell phone, realizing she had several missed calls.

“The venue required phones to be silenced, so I didn’t hear them,” she explained evenly. “You could have mindlinked me, Alpha Arnold, if it was urgent.”

Her words were calm, almost indifferent, but Arnold’s expression darkened further.

*Alpha Arnold?* Sarah had never addressed him so formally before.

inexplicable reason, Arnold felt an irritable pang in his chest. He said curtly, “The day after tomorrow, my grandmother

at her detached

Sarah smiled faintly.

“Then I’ll leave.”

Is there

“ything else?”

nodded, not even pausing to consider that Arnold might offer her a ride home. She walked to the curb and waved for a

cab.

feeling a flicker of disbelief.

this cold attitude would attract

my

attention?*

sulk, but he never needed to pay much attention to it. In a few

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come back with a smile.

would be the same. She couldn’t stay away–from him, from Alex,

outside, Arnold finished his cigarette.

out in his head. “Aren’t you going to ask her why she was at the exhibition today?

Arnold replied coolly. “She probably saw the moonstone necklace I gave Linda and came here on purpose to remind me it’s time to buy her some jewelry.”

such things. And even if she did care, isn’t it normal for you to gift your wife some

said coldly, extinguishing his cigarette. “She doesn’t deserve it.”

cab, her phone buzzing

end demanded, “Sarah, there’s an urgent document from the human

I’m only in the transition period

would have dropped everything to complete a task, regardless of whether it

she had no intention of overextending herself. She just wanted to go home and