<b>Chapter 140</b><b>: </b><b>Olivia’s </b><b>Illness </b>
<b>Chapter </b>140: <b>Olivia’s </b><b>Illness </b>
<b>(</b><b>Cynthia’s </b>POV)
Seeing me distracted and constantly looking at the report, Den impatiently pped me across the face. The sting burned through my cheek.
“Focus. You’re your brother’s payment to me now. <b>Only </b>if you satisfy me will your brother be released.”
He bit down on my shoulder punitively, his teeth leaving marks on my skin. Then he roughly threw me onto the seat.
“Ass up.”
He <b>s</b>*****d me hard, the sound echoing in the confined space. I humiliatingly arched my body towards him, tears streaming down my face.
A furious fire ignited in my heart. Why should Olivia get to have a marking ceremony with Matthew, while I had to endure
<b>Den’s </b>vition?
I was consumed by hatred. Their marking ceremony was less than five days away!
I vowed to personally push Olivia into hell on their marking day.
<b>(</b>God’s POV)
Meanwhile, Can was released on bail from the ICU, only to be immediately re–arrested based on Silvanus JR’s testimony. He found himself handcuffed to his hospital bed.
Once Alpha Asher White’s men left, Matthew entered the room. His presence filled the space with a chilling Alpha
dominance.
Though furious, Can was too afraid to challenge him directly. Instead, he tried to taunt him.
“Den Shaw… he’s one of your mentor’s prized proteges. Sooner orter, he’ll take your position.”
Matthew, hiding in the shadows of the sofa, remained silent. His aura was so intimidating that Can felt a deep–seated
fear.
“How did you know I broke off the engagement with Cynthia because of Olivia back then?” Matthew’s quiet question cut through the tension.
Can sneered, revealing that he had investigated Matthew years ago after the broken engagement. He had discovered
his contact with Olivia.
He threatened, “Coveting a mated she–wolf for thirteen years, and now you have her. You’re the true instigator <b>of </b>their mate bond severing!”
<b>“</b><b>If </b>Theodore finds out<b>, </b>the consequences will be unimaginable!”
Matthew calmly confirmed his suspicions. “You guessed right.”
He rose <b>and </b>walked towards the terrified Can. “I did indeed break off the engagement with <b>the </b>Mooncrest family for
<b>Olivia’s </b>sake.”
He leaned down<b>, </b>his voice a low, menacing whisper. “Now, guess again… what is the consequence <b>for </b>you, having
touched her<b>?</b><b>” </b>
Shortly after, Can was rushed <b>back </b>to the intensive care unit. Outside <b>the hospital</b>, Beta <b>Tristan </b>asked, “How <b>should </b><b>we </b>
<b>handle </b>Den Shaw<b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>Matthew’s </b><b>reply </b>was cold and decisive. “Doesn’t he want my position<b>? </b>Give <b>it </b>to him.”
<b>(</b><b>Olivia’s </b>POV)
At <b>the </b><b>Kane </b><b>Estate </b><b>that </b>night, Seraphina Kane approached me, full of apologies.
“Liv, I’m <b>so </b>sorry. It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t suggested going to the Gilded Thorn Atelier, you wouldn’t have run into
<b>Can</b>.”
I gently reassured her, <b>“</b><b>It </b>has nothing to do with you, Seraphina.”
But Seraphina’s apology quickly turned into a desperate plea. “Liv, can you please help Theodore<b>?</b><b>” </b>
She begged, exining that Theodore was being detained without bail due to pressure from the Mooncrest family. His severe silver burn wounds from their fight were at risk of a fatal infection.
“I can’t help him,” I replied, my voice firm.
Seraphina grew frantic. “You can! You have no idea how important you are to my brother! One word from you is all it would
take!<b>” </b>
She reminded me of our ten–year history, of how Theodore had saved me multiple times. And of our son, Leo.
“Leo has already lost you as a mother. Can you really bear for him to lose his father too?”
In her desperation, she pulled out Theodore’s mating ring, now strung on a ne. Its moonstone glinted with faint
traces of blood.
“Look, this is your mating ring. He doesn’t even want it anymore,” she cried, her voice breaking.
“Liv, I’ve never liked someone so much before. Please, help me, won’t you?”
The sight of the ring sent a tremor through me, but I mped down on my emotions. My voice was ice.
“He’s not a man who is easily defeated. If he really goes to prison, Leo still has his grandmother.”
Stunned by what she perceived as heartlessness, Seraphinashed out.
“You’re so cruel! You don’t deserve his love! And you don’t deserve my brother’s love either! You’re just a selfish woman!”
She screamed, “You’ll abandon my brother, just like you abandoned Theodore!”
Just then, Matthew returned, his voice sharp as he cut through his sister’s tirade. “Do not be disrespectful to my mate.”
Ignoring Seraphina’s protests, he went straight to my side. His voice was low andforting.
“<b>You </b>can do whatever <i>you </i>want to do, and no one can force you to do what you don’t want to.”
His unwavering support was a shield around me.
A sobbing Seraphina ran from the room and into the arms of her mother, Lady Isolde Kane. She had heard the entire exchange.
While Lady Isolde supported my decision to sever ties with my past, she couldn’t bear to see her daughter so
heartbroken.
She relented, promising to ask her mate to make a call to get Theodore released. But with a <b>strict </b>condition: Seraphina was never to mention Theodore to me again.
Seraphina tearfully agreed.
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<b>Soon </b>after, Theodore walked out of the detention center. His eyes searched for Olivia but found only a waiting Seraphina.
“Did Olivia send you?” he asked immediately.
When Seraphina admitted that Olivia had refused to help and that her father had arranged the release, Theodore’s gratitude was nonexistent.
His concern was singr. “How is Olivia’s condition?”
Seraphina replied bitterly that Olivia was perfectly fine, being doted on by Matthew.
Theodore’s dark eyes narrowed. He was not concerned about her physical condition, but rather the psychological issues resulting from her near s****I assault by Can.
“Did she not undergo a psychological assessment when discharged? Did she <i>not </i>consult a therapist?”
“Liv said she’s fine,” Seraphina noticed Theodore’s cold aura and muttered.
“She said she was fine, and Matthew just indulged her?” Theodore grabbed Seraphina’s hand.
In a sh, she was shoved into the passenger seat. Theodore gripped the steering wheel, floored the elerator, and the car sped away, leaving a cloud of dust.
At the same time, he took out his phone and called Healer Elias. “Go to the Kane Estate immediately!”