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Chapter660Jealousy Chapter 660 Jealousy Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : +8Pearls +8 Pearls Claudioputonadramaticshiver,hisfacefullofexaggeratedgrievance.“Iwasjustworriedaboutyou!You’restillyoung.Ididn’twantyoutogettricked. Claudio put on a dramatic shiver , his face full of exaggerated grievance . “ I was just worried about you ! You’re still young . I didn’t want you to get tricked . “Iwastryingtocreatealittlecrisisforyourfiancésohestartvaluingyoumore.Can’tyouseehe’salreadyjealous?Hewassoroughwithmejustnow!” “ I was trying to create a little crisis for your fiancé so he start valuing you more . Can’t you see he’s already jealous ? He was so rough with me just now ! ” 20 20 “Jealous?”Iloweredmygaze,lostinthought.WasBenjaminreallyjealous? “ Jealous ? ” I lowered my gaze , lost in thought . Was Was Benjamin Benjamin really really jealous jealous ? ? Itdidseemthatway. It did did seem that way . . Buthonestly,hehadalreadybeenactingstrangeevenbeforeclaudioarrived.Hispresencehadjustmadethings But But honestly honestly , he he had already already been been acting acting strange even even before before claudio claudio arrived arrived . . His His presence presence had had just just made things things / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / worse. worse . Claudiocontinued,“Ofcourse!I’vebeendoingmybesttowinoveryourfamily,evenmovingintotheroomrightnexttoyours.He’sprobablyrackinghisbrainrightnow,thinkingofwaystooutdome. Claudio continued , “ Of course ! I’ve been doing my best to win over your family , even moving into the room right next to yours . He’s probably racking his brain right now , thinking of ways to outdo me . “IfIweren’tyourfriend,thatalpha ofyourswould’veturnedintoawolfandbeatenmetoapulpalready. “ If I weren’t your friend , that alpha of yours would’ve turned into a wolf and beaten me to a pulp already . I’mliterallyriskingmylifetohelpyourlovelifeprogress,andinsteadofthankingme,you’remadatme?” I’m literally risking my life to help your love life progress , and instead of thanking me , you’re mad at me ? ” Ithoughtaboutit.Hisreasoningactuallymadesomesense. I thought about it . His reasoning actually made some sense . Buthestilldidn’tunderstandBenjamin. But he still didn’t understand Benjamin . Benjaminwasn’tthetypetobowandscrapetowinsomeone’sfavor. Benjamin wasn’t the type to bow and scrape to win someone’s favor . Asanalphamyself,Iknewhispridealltoowell. As an alpha myself , I knew his pride all too well . Peoplelikeuswouldneverhumbleourselvesforanyoneunless thatpersonwasourtruelove. People like us would never humble ourselves for anyone unless that person was our true love . ForsomeoneasnaturallycharismaticasBenjamin,hedidn’tneedtoplaytricksorseekvalidation.Juststandingthere,heexudedanaurapowerfulenoughtodrawpeoplein. For someone as naturally charismatic as Benjamin , he didn’t need to play tricks or seek validation . Just standing there , he exuded an aura powerful enough to draw people in . Thatkindofpresence,somethingwordscouldn’tfullycapture,wasbeyondClaudio’scomprehension. That kind of presence , something words couldn’t fully capture , was beyond Claudio’s comprehension . Icouldn’t bebotheredtoexplainittohim.Rollingmyeyes,Iturnedandwalkedintomyroom. I couldn’t be bothered to explain it to him . Rolling my eyes , I turned and walked into my room . “Hey,Hayley!Ididyousuchahugefavor,andyouwon’teventhankme?”Claudiowhinedfrombehind “ Hey , Hayley ! I did you such a huge favor , and you won’t even thank me ? ” Claudio whined from behind me. me. me . Iturnedbackandsaidcalmly,“Youmade myfatedmatejealousandupset.BegratefulIhaven’tbeatenyouupforit.” I turned back and said calmly , “ You made my fated mate jealous and upset . Be grateful I haven’t beaten you up for it . ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1741114766407-0'); }); Claudioimmediatelypulledapitifulexpressionasifhewasonthevergeoftears. Claudio immediately pulled a pitiful expression as if he was on the verge of tears . Iignoredhim,stridingintomyroomandslammingthedoorshut behindme. I ignored him , striding into my room and slamming the door shut behind me . Thenextmorning. The next morning . Wewereallseatedaroundthetableforbreakfast. We were all seated around the table for breakfast . 1/2 1/2 Chapter660Jealousy Chapter 660 Jealousy Benjaminseemedtobeinagoodmood.Thoughheatslowly,hewasclearlyrelaxed. Benjamin seemed to be in a good mood . Though he at slowly , he was clearly relaxed . Claudio,ontheotherhand,wasamess. Claudio , on the other hand , was a mess . 68 68 +8Pearls +8 Pearls Wrappedinathickblanketwithhisneckburiedinside,hestillshivered. Wrapped in a thick blanket with his neck buried inside , he still shivered . Evenwhenhetriedtopick uphisfork,hishandstrembledasifhehadParkinson’s. Even when he tried to pick up his fork , his hands trembled as if he had Parkinson’s . Iglancedathim,thensilentlysetdownmyownutensils. I glanced at him , then silently set down my own utensils . JustasIwasabouttogetupandleavethediningroom,threepeople–twomenandawoman–walkedinwithbright,friendlysmiles. Just as I was about to get up and leave the dining room , three people – two men and a woman – walked in with bright , friendly smiles . ButthemomentHera caughttheirscent,sherecoiledindisgust,makingmymoodsour instantly. But the moment Hera caught their scent , she recoiled in disgust , making my mood sour instantly . “Well,whatacoincidence!Areyouallstillhavingbreakfamiliarity. “ Well , what a coincidence ! Are you all still having break familiarity . theman,Jeremy,spokewithanairofforced the man , Jeremy , spoke with an air of forced Peterimmediatelystoodup,hisexpressiondark.“Jeremy,howdidyoufindthisplace?” Peter immediately stood up , his expression dark . “ Jeremy , how did you find this place ? ” Ihaddonemyresearch.WhenPeterandAlanwerestillaround,JeremyhadalwayscovetedtheSanders’sheadposition. I had done my research . When Peter and Alan were still around , Jeremy had always coveted the Sanders’s head position . Eversincethen,hehadbeeneyeingtheCEOpositioninthefamily’scorporation. Ever since then , he had been eyeing the CEO position in the family’s corporation . Hewasaclassicsmilingtiger–oneofthosecunning,two–facedtypes.Peterhadalreadysufferedlossesat He was a classic smiling tiger – one of those cunning , two – faced types . Peter had already suffered losses at himagain him again hishandsinthepast,sohenevergotcloset his hands in the past , so he never got close t AfterPeterandAlanreturnedtothefamily,JeremyopenlysidedwithFreya. After Peter and Alan returned to the family , Jeremy openly sided with Freya . Andnowhehadshownuphere.Whateverhewasplotting,itcouldn’tbegood. And now he had shown up here . Whatever he was plotting , it couldn’t be good . “Peter,that’snowaytotalktofamily.Michellehasbeenbackforquiteawhilenow,butshestillhasn’tcometopayusrespects. “ Peter , that’s no way to talk to family . Michelle has been back for quite a while now , but she still hasn’t come to pay us respects . “IfiguredshemightstillbeadjustingtobeingpartoftheSanders,soIthoughtI’dpersonallycomevisit.Surely,youwouldn’tbesounwelcoming?” “ I figured she might still be adjusting to being part of the Sanders , so I thought I’d personally come visit . Surely , you wouldn’t be so unwelcoming ? ” Hiseyesshiftedtomeashespoke–filledwithadark,sinistergleam. His eyes shifted to me as he spoke – filled with a dark , sinister gleam . 15.3K 15.3K

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