Chapter 21: Conspiracy Theory

Hayley’s POV

The crowd went into chaos. Christopher was momentarily stunned, his face showing a mix of fear and relief. Once he regained his composure, he quickly instructed security to subdue the fake reporter. Frowning with concern, he asked, “Are you alright?”

I replied calmly, “You should take care of your fans first.” I then glanced at my still-bleeding wound, cursing inwardly. Unfortunately, I couldn’t heal right away since I needed to keep up my Omega disguise.

Christopher nodded and signaled his agent. “Sorry, today’s fan meeting is canceled. We’ll meet next time.”

The fans began to protest loudly, but the agent had the security team manage the crowd. Christopher supported me as we headed to the dressing room. The stack of documents was thrown onto the table with a loud crash, scattering papers everywhere.

The agent looked horrified. “We’ve figured it out. It was done by one of your anti-fans.”

Christopher was furious. “How did this happen? How did someone manage to bring a weapon to the fan meeting?”

“I’m sorry. It was mistaken for a prop, so we didn’t check it thoroughly,” the agent apologized.

Benjamin, sitting nearby, glared at my injured arm, clearly upset. Even though he hadn’t officially become the Alpha of the Midnight Pack, his intimidating presence made the agent nervous. Christopher also eyed him warily.

“Enough. I’ll take her to the hospital. You deal with this,” he said coldly to Christopher. He then scooped me up and carried me out of the dressing room.

As we headed to the hospital, I browsed online and saw that, after the fan meeting was canceled, I had become the target of online attacks from crazed fans. The internet was flooded with harsh comments about me.

“That woman must have been in on it with the attacker. She couldn’t get the star’s attention, so she used this stunt for sympathy!”

“Looks like she’s just a low-ranking Omega. Maybe she was bribed by a witch to fake an attack, get close to Christopher, and harm our Midnight Pack’s Alpha!”

I was livid. How could there be such ridiculous conspiracy theories suggesting that I’d team up with an…

Just as I was about to call my Beta for help, Christopher tweeted, “Hayley saved me. Please stop spreading rumors! As the fourth heir of the Midnight Pack’s Alpha, I command you all not to disturb her peaceful life!”

I heard that Christopher rarely used his status to pressure people, but this time, it seemed he had a bit of conscience. Sure enough, as soon as he posted that, the online insults subsided.

Benjamin took me to the hospital. The doctor conducted a thorough examination. Fortunately, it’s just a minor injury—no damage to my tendons or bones. A few medicines should fix it up.

As soon as I left the orthopedics department, I saw Chandler sitting on a bench at the entrance, frowning at me. “I’ve never seen anyone as foolish as you.”

“What do you mean?” I was confused. Was he upset with me for getting injured?

“You’re an Omega. You can’t even protect yourself. Do you think you aren’t injured enough? You shouldn’t have put yourself in danger!”

His words were harsh, but I realized he was probably showing concern. I felt inexplicably wronged and wasn’t sure how to respond.

At that moment, a nurse approached with a prescription, breaking the deadlock. “Are you her boyfriend? This is an anti-inflammatory medicine. Could you help her apply it?”

Benjamin frowned but didn’t say anything. The nurse thought we were human like her, so she had no sense of hierarchy toward us. She couldn’t read his expression. She put her hands on her hips and scolded him, “I heard you two arguing just now. Your girlfriend is injured. Is this the time to argue? If you don’t treat her wound now, it might get infected.”

I thought Benjamin might lose his temper and shift into a wolf to intimidate her, but he remained silent, taking the medicine from her with a dull expression.

Seeing the nurse’s scolding, I felt a small victory and thanked her with a smile. “Thank you, you’re so kind.”

Benjamin’s deep voice cut through. “Sit still. I’ll apply the medicine.”

I stubbornly refused, “I don’t want you to do it.”

Benjamin paused, his face showing mixed emotions. Seeing him staring at me, I didn’t back down but stared back at him. Unexpectedly, he leaned in closer.