Chapter 506: Benjamin’s Regrets

Benjamin’s POV

“Irving! You’re sick!” Henry, furious beyond measure, tried to snatch the phone from me to curse him out. But Irving had already hung up. “Damn it!” Henry punched the wall in frustration.

“How did Irving turn into this… he’s a complete lost case,” Christopher said, his voice laced with bitterness. “But hasn’t he been on the run ever since he lost his wolf? How could he just suddenly reappear like this?”

“He’s right—I made a mistake,” I admitted, the weight of regret crushing me. “I should never have stubbornly upheld those family traditions and spared his life. Last time, I only stripped him of his wolf when he escaped from Hayley. I thought I was being merciful, but clearly, I was far too soft.”

After a moment of deep thought, I made up my mind and gave my orders. “We save them both!” I stood up and turned to my second-in-command. “Issue a global bounty. Find Dr. Ahern at all costs!”

Right now, the most urgent thing was saving my mother’s life. If she survived, Hayley’s name could be cleared. As for convincing my mother, I would figure that out later.

Dr. Claudio Ahern was known as the best doctor, but everyone knew he was always on the move with no fixed pack to call home. No one could directly contact him; seeking his medical expertise often depended entirely on luck. But given the precarious state of my mother’s life, how much longer could we wait? As the Alpha of the Midnight Pack, I had no choice but to mobilize every resource to find him.

Perhaps the Moon Goddess herself took pity on us, because the very next night, as I sat in the hospital room watching over my mother, a stranger suddenly appeared before me.

“I hear you’ve been looking for me,” the man said as he stepped into the room with a straight face.

“You’re… Dr. Claudio Ahern?” I stood up cautiously, trying to assess him. Lawrence, standing beside me, immediately recognized him as an Alpha of equal rank to mine. That confirmed his identity for me.

“Mm-hmm,” Claudio admitted nonchalantly. “Need me to prove it? Though I wouldn’t recommend wasting time—plenty of others are searching for me too. I suggest we proceed with the surgery immediately.”

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Claudio’s lips curled into a slight smile. “Aren’t you worried I might have come here to sabotage you?”

“If I doubted you, I wouldn’t have called you. And if I’ve called you, I’ll trust you,” I replied sincerely.

“Good. I like doing business with decisive people,” Claudio said as he set his bag on the table and began examining my mother’s condition. While working, he casually remarked, “The fee is ten million dollars. Any problem with that?”

“No problem. If my mother pulls through safely, I’ll throw in another ten million as a bonus,” I answered without hesitation.

“Deal.”

The surgery began quickly, and Claudio worked efficiently. By the end of the operation, my mother was out of immediate danger, though she had fallen into a temporary coma.

Hayley’s POV:

When I heard that Odessa’s surgery had been a success, I finally let out a sigh of relief. Thomas continued with his report. “Alpha, the restaurant’s surveillance footage was wiped clean, but I found a witness who can confirm that Irving was there. However, the witness is too scared of retaliation and refuses to testify in court.”

I nodded slightly, remaining calm. “That’s to be expected. The witness is just an ordinary human. Even if they have a sense of justice, who would dare risk their life for it?”

Thomas hesitated for a moment before suggesting with a meaningful look, “Maybe… we could use some special method?”