Chapter 152

"Mom didn't answer," he said softly.

Arnold smiled, though a flicker of something unreadable passed through his gaze. "She's probably busy."

“Let's not bother her,” he continued. “How about Daddy takes you out to dinner tonight?"

Alex's face brightened. "Can we invite Aunt Linda too?"

Arnold nodded, ruffling his hair. "Good idea."

With that, Alex slid off his lap, his small feet padding across the polished floor as he ran back to his playroom.

Arnold, however, remained seated. A weight settled on his shoulders as he returned to the parlor where his guests awaited.

The air inside the parlor was thick with expectation.

The assembled guests, all prominent figures in the werewolf world, had come with their own agendas.

Most had only heard whispers of Arnold's heir, but now that they had seen Alex with their own eyes, speculation spread like wildfire.

"He's been hiding a child all this time?" one murmured to another.

"Was he secretly married?"

"If so, why hasn't he introduced the mother?"

Their unspoken questions hung in the air, but Arnold remained indifferent to their curiosity. He had no obligation to explain himself.

Among them were families who had come with a clear purpose-introducing their daughters to Arnold, hoping to secure a powerful marriage alliance.

They had prepared carefully, dressing their daughters in elegant gowns, instructing them to charm and impress.

But Arnold hadn't even looked their way.

His disinterest was a quiet but brutal rejection.

of the fathers in the room clenched their fists

if he wasn't married,

silent battle of ambitions playing

them think whatever they wanted. It

..

the arcade, Sarah remained unaware

lot of time recently working on her thesis, which was now nearing completion, just

woman standing outside,

Flora, Linda's

Just then, Flora smirked.

same, aren't

the sight of Sarah alone in an arcade was something to

part

woman who thrived on exclusivity and

Sarah? She had always been

Too smart.

Too independent.

to play their

on her

was lavish, every corner decorated with

mother, Jenna, sat on the couch, sipping a cup of tea when Flora arrived, practically bursting with

believe what I just saw," Flora announced, sliding onto the couch with a

was reading a document,

however, leaned forward with interest. "What is

said, her voice carrying a sharp edge of glee. "In an arcade, playing games-alone. She looked

unrestrained. "That girl? Still wasting her time like a

Can you believe it? After all these years, she's still the same always pretending to be above everything, but in reality, she's

with mock pity.

She flipped a page in

nothing to do with

Linda and

gossip, and Jenna

Linda was simply indifferent.

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