<b>Chapter </b><b>65</b><b>: </b><b>Olivia Knows </b><b>Their </b>Secret
Chapter 65: Olivia Knows Their Secret
<b>(</b>Olivia’s POV)
Theodore stared intently at Killian, his eyes zing with fury. “Seize them!”
His pack warriors immediately moved to surround Killian and ra. The little girl’s face went white with terror as <b>the </b>massive wolves closed in around her and her father.
“Auntie, I really didn’t do it,” ra cried, her voice breaking with desperation. “It was Leo who pushed me into the pool, and he lost his bnce and fell in too.”
Killian stood firm despite being outnumbered, his protective instincts ring as he shielded his daughter. Though his royal bloodline had declined, he was still a formidable Alpha, and his stance radiated quiet authority.
“My daughter doesn’t lie,” he said coldly, meeting Theodore’s re without flinching.
My heart was torn between protecting this innocent child and caring for my unconscious son. But Leo’s safety had toe first.
“Don’t harm them,” I ordered the warriors sharply. “We’ll sort this outter.”
Theodore was already moving toward the pack infirmary, carrying Leo in his arms. “We need to get him medical attention
now.”
Just as we reached the entrance, Leo’s eyes fluttered open. His small voice was weak and frightened.
“Mom, I’m so scared,” he whimpered.
Relief flooded through me like a tidal wave. I pulled him into my arms, holding him tight against my chest.
“You’re safe now, my little wolf,” I whispered, tears streaming down my face.
But ra’s clear voice cut through my relief. “Luna, you can check the surveince.”
Leo immediately began to whine, his voice taking on that familiar maniptive tone I’d heard too many times before.
“Mom, don’t you believe me? I didn’t do it, there’s no need to watch the surveince.” He clutched at my dress with wet fingers. “My head hurts so much.”
The desperation in his <i>voice </i>made me pause. I’d seen this behavior before – the lies, the maniption, the crocodile tears.
My resolve hardened like steel. “Manager, bring up the surveince footage from the pool area. Now.”
“Mom, please,” Leo begged, but I ignored his protests.
Therge screen flickered <i>to </i>life, disying the truth for all to see. The video was crystal clear, showing Leo and ra by the decorative pond.
I watched in horror as my son grabbed ra’s arm roughly, shouting something at her. Then he shoved her hard toward
the water.
ra stumbled backward, her arms windmilling as she tried to keep her bnce. Leo lunged forward to push her again, <b>but </b>his momentum carried him over the edge.
Both children hit the water with loud sshes.
<b>But </b><b>the </b>most damning part came next. Theodore’s warriors rushed to the pool, diving <b>in </b>to rescue Leo. They performed
<b>CPR </b><b>on </b>him <b>immediately</b><b>, </b><b>wrapping </b>him <b>in </b>warm towels.
Meanwhile, ra was still iling in <b>the </b>water, her small arms barely keeping her afloat. The warriorspletely ignored her <b>desperate </b>struggles.
My heart seized with horror at their cold indifference. This innocent child <b>could </b>have drowned while they focused only on
<b>Leo</b>.
Only when a lone figure – Cain Nightwood – leaped into the water did ra get pulled to safety.
The truth was undeniable. My son had lied to me again, and an innocent child had nearly died because <b>of </b>it.
Overwhelming disappointment crashed over me like a wave. I pushed Leo away from me, unable to bear his <b>touch</b>.
The guilty warriors immediately parted to make way for me, their heads hanging in shame.
I walked straight to where ra stood shivering in her father’s arms. Crouching before her, I was consumed by guilt that felt like acid in my throat.
“Ellie, Auntie is so sorry,” I said, my voice breaking with emotion. “I failed to teach Leo properly, and it caused you to suffer.”
I pulled the trembling pup into a tight, apologetic embrace. Her small body was still cold from the water, and she clung to me like I was her lifeline.
But Leo remainedpletely unrepentant. He stormed over and shoved ra away from me with both hands.
“You’re a rogue pup with no mom, what right do you have to hug my mother!” he screamed, his face twisted with jealousy and rage.
At those cruel words, ra burst into heartbroken tears. The sound cut through me like a de.
My fury erupted like a volcano. “Leo Redgrave, you not only hurt ra, but you also lied and are now mocking her. You’re hopeless! Apologize to ra now!”
Leo shrieked back at me, his voice shrill with defiance. “I did nothing wrong! You’re my mom, not hers, why are you scolding me for her?”
I’d reached my absolute limit. “If you don’t apologize to ra today, you are no longer my son.”
The words hung in the air like a death sentence. Leo’s face crumpled, but instead of apologizing, he ran straight to ra Thorne’s side.
“You don’t want me, so I don’t want you either! I want Aunt ra to be my mom.”
ra immediately wrapped her arms around him, shooting me a triumphant look over his head.
Rosalie, clearly egged <i>on </i>by the drama, stuck her tongue out at me. “Bad she–wolf! Bad she–wolf!”
<b>The </b>insult was cut short by the sharp c<b>***</b>k of a p. Theodore had struck his own secret daughter across the face.
“You ill–mannered thing, who allowed you to curse at an elder?” he snarled, fiercely protective of my honor despite everything.
Rosalie’s cheek turned bright red as she started wailing. ra protectively grabbed her daughter and shoved Leo away roughly.
“Aunt ra, you don’t want me either?” Leo cried out in shock, his world crumbling around him. “You said you’d be my
<b>mother</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>
This public outburst ignited a flurry of whispers among the guests. I could hear them noting Rosalie’s <b>striking </b>
resemnce <b>to </b><b>Theodore</b>.
<b>Across </b><b>the </b>room<b>, </b><b>Evangeline </b><b>Thorne </b>smashed her wine ss against <b>the </b>floor. The elderly matriarch’s <b>eyes </b><b>were </b><b>fixed on </b><b>ra </b><b>with </b><b>murderous </b>rage.
<b>Theodore </b>realized the disaster unfolding around us. He dragged Leo over and forced him to his knees.
“<b>Apologize </b>to Miss ra. Now.”
Leoplied reluctantly, his voice barely audible. “Sorry.” <fn6d6c> Read full story at fin?novel</fn6d6c>
<b>But </b>then he looked up at ra defiantly. “But my mom is my mom, she’ll never be your mom<b>!</b>”
I felt utterly suffocated by the chaos surrounding me. Leo was clinging to my leg while Theodore’s arm wrapped possessively around my waist.
I pushed them both away with all my strength. “You stay here for the betrothal ceremony,” I said coldly to Theodore. “<b>And </b>you deal with the warriors who stood by and did nothing.”
Then I took ra’s small hand in mine. She reached for her father’s hand with her other one.
The three of us walked away together, leaving the wreckage behind.
(Theodore’s POV)
The sight of them walking away as a family unit stabbed at Theodore’s heart like a silver de. Olivia looked more natural with Killian and his daughter than she ever had with him and Leo.
After they disappeared from view, ra sidled up to him. Her voice was a venomous whisper in his ear.
“Brother–inw, I saw my sister and Professor Vanceing out of the pantry in the lounge earlier. It’s such a small, cluttered space… they must have been pressed up against each other.”
Theodore’s mind raced as the implications hit him. He remembered Olivia arriving with her makeup already ruined by
tears, before she had even seen Leo’s ident.
The horrifying possibility dawned on him like a nightmareing true. If she had been in that pantry, she had seen and heard everything he and ra had said and done.
Every intimate word, every touch, every promise he’d made to his mistress.
A sh of panic crossed his mind, and he roared at the hotel manager. “Bring me the surveince footage!”