Chapter 156 The Truth Comes Out

Aubrey’s POV

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I stared coldly at Mariana’s false, painted innocence, the moonlight casting broken shadows over the twisted lines of her face.

“I didn’t do anything. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for all the vile things you’ve done.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about! What did I ever do? Haven’t I always treated you well?” She suddenly slipped on that familiar mask – wide–eyed, sugar–sweet, the voice so cloying it made my stomach turn. “Aubrey, if you’re going to accuse someone, you’d better have proof.”

I shook my head. She really wouldn’t cry until she saw the coffin.

“Proof? Your character is all the proof anyone needs. If you were willing to poison your own teacher and steal his work, then you’d never risk your life to save someone.”

Her face changed instantly.

“Daria… That was you?!” Her voice cracked in disbelief. “How could you possibly know about that? That’s impossible!”

“Why couldn’t it be me, Mariana? I’m smarter than you think. When Alpha Henry learns that his ‘pure, kind‘ she–wolf committed something that cruel, and then hears it was me who saved him back then, he’ll have no choice but to believe me.”

let a cold smile curl my lips. I didn’t mind striking at an enemy – and I certainly didn’t

you sow discord? That


the idea wasn’t yours, yet you still claimed the credit as if it were your brilliant creation, didn’t you?” My voice was quiet but precise, cutting her off like a

two–faced bitch. And to put it plainly

face paling

instead, my movements calm, deliberate. In the moonlight, I could see my reflection in her pupils – and the foolish

I asked softly. “When you had me mix that drug for Alpha Henry, then nudged him to suspect me when I learned the truth, I

her,

one who didn’t mind how quiet I was. You played with me. In high school, you were the only one who ‘stood up‘ for me, so

a big brother. I was stupid enough to introduce you, to speak well of you… And I was even stupider to take so long to realize before you came along, Alpha Henry was only indifferent toward me. But after you appeared, he grew colder and

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The Truth


so well, Mariana. How could you be so

vivid. My voice was steady, but each word made her

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