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

Chapter 170

Alex, who had been stirring his juice absentmindedly, perked up at the question.

"Yeah! Mom took me to the movies once, and we played in the park a few times." He paused, his enthusiasm dimming slightly. "But she's been really busy. Most of the time, she was working."

Charles, sitting across the table, let out a quiet scoff. His expression remained neutral, but there was an unmistakable hint of disdain in his eyes.

Busy? What was Sarah so busy with? Chasing after men?

Charles had a very low image of Sarah. He thought of Linda as a higher and better person.

But every time the topic of Sarah came, he thought her to be a fake woman who is only behind men and chases status without a class.

He didn't say it out loud, of course. He wasn't foolish enough to talk like that in front of Alex. But the thought curled in his mind, distasteful and sharp.

Linda, who had been reading a book in silence, flicked her gaze toward Alex as he absentmindedly reached for the book's cover, tilting his head curiously.

"This looks familiar," he mused, tracing the embossed title with his small fingers. “I think my mom has this book too."

At his words, Linda's fingers, which had been lightly tapping against the pages, stilled.

Cole noticed the subtle shift in her expression.. just for a fraction of a second, a flicker of something unreadable passed through her eyes before she smoothed it away with a practiced smile.

voice calm. "I didn't know Sarah was

"Yeah, she has one that looks just like

back in her chair. "Oh, then she must

sharpened slightly at that

confusion, looked between

random page and tapped a passage with her perfectly manicured nail. "This is the advanced edition, Alex. It's the

it lightly, as if it

too little to

quiet amusement, tapped his fingers against the table. "That's assuming

her smirk small but knowing. "Isn't it obvious? How could she possibly...." She stopped herself with a soft

mumbled, "Maybe Mom has the same

offering a dismissive smile before returning her attention to

change in atmosphere, decided to steer the conversation elsewhere. His gaze flicked

your family's been calling you back for that Blind Date Ball recently. How about it? Did you meet anyone

managed to

something Flora had heard about as

that, she was even more anxious, her fingers tightening around the napkin in her lap as she stared

remained distant, his expression.unreadable, and when he did speak, his words were nothing

conversation.