Chapter 400: Furious

Odessa’s POV

“The choice is yours to make. What you decide is entirely up to you. I’ll head upstairs to rest now,” Hayley said, showing no fear. After speaking, she turned and walked away.

I was absolutely furious! I realized I had no control over Hayley. As an Omega, her presence sometimes felt stronger than mine, a Beta, and she showed no fear of me.

In the midst of my anger, a clueless maid walked in, carrying the Hermes bags, and asked, “Mrs. Southwells, where should I put these? Should I place them in your room like before?”

I snapped in frustration, “Just put them anywhere, don’t bother me!” The maid was startled and immediately apologized. But at that moment, Hayley, that b*tch, called out from upstairs, “Lista, bring all these things to my room.”

Lista quickly responded, “Sure, Ms. Carson.” She then turned to the other maid, “These are Ms. Carson’s belongings. Take them to her room.”

I watched as the servants busily carried all the luxury items upstairs for Hayley, and my anger only grew. This Hayley… I must get rid of her from the Midnight Pack as soon as possible!

Benjamin’s POV

As soon as I got home, my mother came to me, complaining. “Ben, I have to tell you, Hayley has betrayed you.”

I looked at her in confusion. “Mom, what are you talking about?!” My mom told me all about her trip to the mall today. Then she added, “Ben, I need to warn you, Thomas has been way too generous with Hayley. If they were a couple, I could get it, but they’re not even dating, and he’s giving her such expensive gifts. It’s just not normal.”

“What’s worse is Hayley actually accepted them. By doing that, she’s basically betraying you.”

The more I listened, the deeper my frown grew. “Mom, it’s not like you think. I trust Hayley. She’s not the person you’re making her out to be.”

My mom shot me a furious look, clearly upset that I didn’t believe her. “Ben, you’ve been fooled by that woman.”

Let’s just drop it. I’m going upstairs. Then, I walked away, heading straight for Hayley’s door. I knocked on the door, and Hayley’s voice followed shortly after, “Come in.”

Hayley’s POV

The familiar, addictive scent filled the air, and Hera was excited. As Benjamin walked in, I stood up, smiling at him. “You’re back?”

But in the next instant, Benjamin was by my side, grabbing my wrist and pulling me into his arms, holding me tightly. “Did my mom cause you any trouble today?” he whispered in my ear.

I hesitated for a moment, then smiled and replied, “Not at all. She just took me shopping, and these are my spoils. They’re all gifts from Thomas,” I raised an eyebrow playfully as I explained.

Benjamin’s expression turned serious, and with a commanding tone, he instructed, “Next time you go shopping, just use the card I gave you. No more accepting gifts from other men.”

I quickly tried to explain, “I didn’t mean to accept his gifts. It was just the situation at the time…”

“What happened at the time?” Benjamin asked, his tone filled with confusion.

I paused, thinking for a moment. Odessa was his mother, after all; I didn’t want to speak ill of her in front of him. So, I changed the subject. “It’s fine. I’ll just leave these here for a few days and return them to Thomas later.”

But then, Benjamin suddenly pulled me closer again. He spoke softly into my ear.