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AlphaHayley’sDestinedMate Alpha Hayley’s Destined Mate Chapter655AnUnwelcomeSuggestion Chapter 655 An Unwelcome Suggestion Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : +8Pearls +8 Pearls “Birthcontrolpills.”Claudio’sexpressionwasutterlyserious–therewasn’ttheslightesthintofajoke. “ Birth control pills . ” Claudio’s expression was utterly serious – there wasn’t the slightest hint of a joke . “We’rebothmen.Iknowexactlywhatyou’rethinking. “ We’re both men . I know exactly what you’re thinking . “Letmebeblunt–she’sstillyoung.Sheshouldn’tbeburdenedwithachildsosoon.Andwithhowpreciousherhealthis,taking birthcontrolpillswouldonlyharmherbody. “ Let me be blunt – she’s still young . She shouldn’t be burdened with a child so soon . And with how precious her health is , taking birth control pills would only harm her body . “Asaman,it’syourresponsibilitytohandlethisinstead.” “ As a man , it’s your responsibility to handle this instead . ” Theentirelivingroomfellintodeadsilencewhenhefinishedspeaking. The entire living room fell into dead silence when he finished speaking . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Iwasutterlydumbfounded.ThesecondIprocessedwhathe’djustsaid,myfirstinstinctwastoletHeratakeoverandmakehimvanishonthespot. I was utterly dumbfounded . The second I processed what he’d just said , my first instinct was to let Hera take over and make him vanish on the spot . Or,attheveryleast,shuthimuppermanently! Or , at the very least , shut him up permanently ! “Cough,cough,cough.” “ Cough , cough , cough .” EvenFrederick,whohadbeenmaintainingaseriousdemeanor,couldn’tholdbackhislaughterandhadtodisguiseitasacough. Even Frederick , who had been maintaining a serious demeanor , couldn’t hold back his laughter and had to disguise it as a cough . Meanwhile,Benjamin’sfacehaddarkenedconsiderably.His handsremainedburiedinhispockets,makingnomovetoacceptthepills. Meanwhile , Benjamin’s face had darkened considerably . His hands remained buried in his pockets , making no move to accept the pills . Asuffocating pressureradiatedfromhim.Thelookinhiseyesmadeitveryclear–hewasnotpleased. A suffocating pressure radiated from him . The look in his eyes made it very clear – he was not pleased . Benjamin’sPOV: Benjamin’s POV : Ihadn’texpectedHayley’sso–calledclosefriendtodosomethingthis outrageousinpublic. I hadn’t expected Hayley’s so – called close friend to do something this outrageous in public . OrwasthisactuallyHayley’sintentionallalong? Or was this actually Hayley’s intention all along ? Wasshejust usinghimtodeliverthemessage? Was she just using him to deliver the message ? Didthismeanshehadneverseriouslyconsideredhavingchildrenwithme? Did this mean she had never seriously considered having children with me ? Andifthatwasthecase,hadsheneverplanned onbecomingmyLunaeither? And if that was the case , had she never planned on becoming my Luna either ? Lostinthought,IwasabruptlypulledbacktorealitywhenHayleyshotupandsmackedClaudioonthehead. Lost in thought , I was abruptly pulled back to reality when Hayley shot up and smacked Claudio on the head . “Areyououtofyourdamnmind?!Whogivessomeonebirthcontrolpillsasagreetinggift?!” “ Are you out of your damn mind ?! Who gives someone birth control pills as a greeting gift ?! ” “Ow!”Heclutchedhis head,lookingpitifullyaggrieved. “ Ow ! ” He clutched his head , looking pitifully aggrieved . “Youdon’tgetit!I’mdoingthisforyourowngood!You’reanSI-” “ You don’t get it ! I’m doing this for your own good ! You’re an SI- ” Mid–sentence,heabruptlystoppedhimself.Hiseyesdartedshrewdlyasiftryingtodeviseanexcuse. Mid – sentence , he abruptly stopped himself . His eyes darted shrewdly as if trying to devise an excuse .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1741114766407-0'); }); Iimmediatelypickeduponit–hewashidingsomething. I immediately picked up on it – he was hiding something . 1/3 1/3 11:13Thu,27Marw 11:13 Thu , 27 Mar w Chapter655AnUnwelcomeSuggestion Chapter 655 An Unwelcome Suggestion Whatelsewasshekeepingfromme? What else was she keeping from me ? JustassharpasIwas,Frederickdidn’thesitatetoask,“SIwhat?” Just as sharp as I was , Frederick didn’t hesitate to ask , “ SI what ? ” “SI…SI…”Claudiostammered. “ SI … SI … ” Claudio stammered . 89% 89 % +3Pearis +3 Pearis Pacinghalfalaparoundtheroom,hesuddenlypointedatahandcreamsittingonthecoffeetable.“SI–II’scivilianambassador! Pacing half a lap around the room , he suddenly pointed at a hand cream sitting on the coffee table . “ SI – II’s civilian ambassador ! “Aperfectfigure,flawlesslooks,impeccableskin—shehastomaintainpeakconditionatalltimes!Pregnancyacceleratesaging!” “ A perfect figure , flawless looks , impeccable skin — she has to maintain peak condition at all times ! Pregnancy accelerates aging ! ” Aftermakinghisgranddeclaration,hereturnedtouswithastraightface.”Doyouguysseriouslydon’tknowaboutSI–II?It’saluxuryskincare brand! After making his grand declaration , he returned to us with a straight face .” Do you guys seriously don’t know about SI – II ? It’s a luxury skincare brand ! “Tsk,men–noneofyouunderstandwomen.” “ Tsk , men – none of you understand women . ” “Doesthatbrandevenexist?”Frederickaskedskeptically,glancingatme. “ Does that brand even exist ? ” Frederick asked skeptically , glancing at me . Annoyed,Igaveacurtnod.“Yeah.” Annoyed , I gave a curt nod . “ Yeah . ” SouthwellGroupoftengiftedhigh–endskincareproductstoclients,andSI–IIwasindeedoneofthebrandsonthelist. Southwell Group often gifted high – end skincare products to clients , and SI – II was indeed one of the brands on the list . “Bytheway,Ididn’tcatchyourname,”Frederickcontinued. “ By the way , I didn’t catch your name , ” Frederick continued . POV: POV : Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : Iquickly cutinwhenFrederickaskedforhisnamebeforeClaudiocouldanswer.“PhillipWinslow.” I quickly cut in when Frederick asked for his name before Claudio could answer . “ Phillip Winslow . ” Benjaminshotmeanunmistakablydispleasedlook. Benjamin shot me an unmistakably displeased look . IhadnoideawhatI’ddonetoupsethimthistime. I had no idea what I’d done to upset him this time . Hisattitudetowardmehadbeencoldallday. His attitude toward me had been cold all day . Ignoringhim,IturnedtoClaudio andsaid,“He’sintheroom–don’twastetime.” Ignoring him , I turned to Claudio and said , “ He’s in the room – don’t waste time .” “Gotit.”Withasharpnod,ClaudioimmediatelyslippedintothechamberwhereDominic’scoffinwasplaced. “ Got it . ” With a sharp nod , Claudio immediately slipped into the chamber where Dominic’s coffin was placed . Ifollowedrightbehindhim. I followed right behind him . BenjaminandFrederickcameinafterus. Benjamin and Frederick came in after us . AsClaudioquicklyexaminedDominic,hisbrowsfurrowedtightly,hisexpressiongrowingmoreseriousby As Claudio quickly examined Dominic , his brows furrowed tightly , his expression growing more serious by thesecond. the second . IthadbeenlongsinceI’dseenhimlookthisgrave. It had been long since I’d seen him look this grave . Uneasy,Ifinallybrokethesilence. Uneasy , I finally broke the silence . “Well?Howishe?” “ Well ? How is he ? ”

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