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Chapter683Breathless Chapter 683 Breathless Brayden’sPOV: Brayden’s POV : Hayleydidn’tspendmuchtimetreatingVivian. Hayley didn’t spend much time treating Vivian . Itmademewonder–wasshemessingwithmeonpurpose? It made me wonder – was she messing with me on purpose ? Beforeshecouldsayanything,IrushedintotheroomtocheckonVivian. Before she could say anything , I rushed into the room to check on Vivian . Shelaymotionlessonthebed,sostillthatfromthedoorway,shelookedlifeless. She lay motionless on the bed , so still that from the doorway , she looked lifeless . Awaveofpanichitme,mychesttightening. A wave of panic hit me , my chest tightening . “Vivian?”IcalledhesitantlyasIapproached. “ Vivian ? ” I called hesitantly as I approached . Ireceivednoresponse. I received no response . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Myheartplummeted,mylegsgaveout,andIcollapsedtothefloor. My heart plummeted , my legs gave out , and I collapsed to the floor . HadIlostmypreciousdaughter? Had I lost my precious daughter daughter ? MoonGoddess,IdideverythingIcould,evenswallowingmyprideasanAlphatobegthatOmega,Hayley. Moon Moon Goddess , I did everything everything I I could could , , even even swallowing swallowing my my pride pride as as an an Alpha to to beg beg that that Omega Omega , , Hayley Hayley . Whydidn’tyouprotectmydaughterandletherlive? Why Why didn’t you protect protect my my daughter daughter and and let let her her live live ? 67% 67 % Finished Finished “Sweetheart,thisismyfault!Inevershouldhavetrustedyouwiththismurderer!”IsobbedbesideVivian. “ Sweetheart , this is my fault ! I never should have trusted you with this murderer ! ” I sobbed beside Vivian . Justthen,aweakvoicecamefromthebed.“Dad,what’swrongwithyou?” Just then , a weak voice came from the bed . “ Dad , what’s wrong with you ? ” Vivianwasalive! Vivian was alive ! RealitysnappedbackintofocusasIscrambledtomyfeetandrushedtoherside. Reality snapped back into focus as I scrambled to my feet and rushed to her side . Grippingherhandtightly,Iexclaimed,“Thankgoodnessyou’refine!” Gripping her hand tightly , I exclaimed , “ Thank goodness you’re fine ! ” “Whosaidshe’sfine?” “ Who said she’s fine ? ” Startledbythevoice,Iturnedtowardthedoorway. Startled by the voice , I turned toward the doorway . Hayleystoodtherewithnoexpression,tookouta prescriptionfromherpocket,andtosseditontothefloor. Hayley stood there with no expression , took out a prescription from her pocket , and tossed it onto the floor . “Haveherdrinkthisforamonth,”sheinstructed. “ Have her drink this for a month , ” she instructed . “We’lldoit!”Iquicklyagreed,bowingmyheadslightly. “ We’ll do it ! ” I quickly agreed , bowing my head slightly . Hayleymighthavebeenarrogant,butintheend,shehadsavedmydaughter. Hayley might have been arrogant , but in the end , she had saved my daughter . Theprescriptionfelltothefloor.Claudioglanceddown,thenclearedhisthroat,pressingaclenchedfist The prescription fell to the floor . Claudio glanced down , then cleared his throat , pressing a clenched fist againsthislins against his lins 7/2 7/2 Chapter683Breathless Chapter 683 Breathless regainhersenseoftaste. regain her sense of taste . Finished Finished Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : CatchingClaudio’ssmirk,Ishothimanirritatedglare. Catching Claudio’s smirk , I shot him an irritated glare . Heimmediatelyquieteddown. He immediately quieted down . “Don’tforgetwhatyoupromisedme,”IremindedBrayden. “ Don’t forget what you promised me , ” I reminded Brayden . “Restassured.I’llhavesomeonecalculatetheassetsandtransferthefundstoyouraccountright away.”Hesoundedsincere. “ Rest assured . I’ll have someone calculate the assets and transfer the funds to your account right away . ” He sounded sincere . Icastacoldglanceatthebedbeforeturning andheadingdownstairs. I cast a cold glance at the bed before turning and heading downstairs . Claudiofollowed,hisvoicelacedwithamusement.“Hayley,theJaggedshaveplentyofdoctors.Aren’tyouworriedthey’llfigureoutsomething’swrongwiththeprescription?” Claudio followed , his voice laced with amusement . “ Hayley , the Jaggeds have plenty of doctors . Aren’t you worried they’ll figure out something’s wrong with the prescription ? ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1741114766407-0'); }); Ididn’t evenglanceback.“DoyouthinksomethingIcreatedcanbeuncoveredsoeasily? I didn’t even glance back . “ Do you think something I created can be uncovered so easily ? “Orhaveyouforgottenhowyouwereinexplicablyinfectedwithwolfsbane?” “ Or have you forgotten how you were inexplicably infected with wolfsbane ? ” AssoonasIfinishedspeaking,Claudioshutup. As soon as I finished speaking , Claudio shut up . “Michelle!” “ Michelle ! ” AssoonasIreachedthefirstfloor,Harrisgreetedmewith aflatteringsmile. As soon as I reached the first floor , Harris greeted me with a flattering smile . Heawkwardly scratchedhisheadandsaid,“Hey,dearcousin,whydon’tyoutakemewithyou?” He awkwardly scratched his head and said , “ Hey , dear cousin , why don’t you take me with you ? ” Iscoffed.“Whatnonsenseisthis?”Then,turningtoClaudio,Iasked,“SincewhendidIhaveacousin?” I scoffed . “ What nonsense is this ? ” Then , turning to Claudio , I asked , “ Since when did I have a cousin ? ” “Idon’tknoweither,”Claudiorepliedsmoothly. “ I don’t know either , ” Claudio replied smoothly . “Michelle,youcan’tjustabandonmelikethis!IoffendedBraydenforyoursake,”Harriswhined. “ Michelle , you can’t just abandon me like this ! I offended Brayden for your sake , ” Harris whined . “Forme?”Iarchedmybrow.“DidIask youtoignoreVivian’slifeandmakeajokeoutofit?” “ For me ? ” I arched my brow . “ Did I ask you to ignore Vivian’s life and make a joke out of it ? ” “Uh…”Harrisfaltered,thenhurriedlyswitchedtactics.“Butthey’regoingtobreakmyleg!Areyougoingtostandbyanddonothing?” “ Uh … ” Harris faltered , then hurriedly switched tactics . “ But they’re going to break my leg ! Are you going to stand by and do nothing ? ” “I’llhelp,ofcourse.”Reachingintomypocket,Ipulledoutasmallpacketofmedicinalpowderandtossedittohim. “ I’ll help , of course .” Reaching into my pocket , I pulled out a small packet of medicinal powder and tossed it to him . “ThisisthebestpainkillerI’vemade.Whentheybreakyourleg,justdrinkapacket.Iguaranteeyouwon’tfeelathingforafullday.Itworksbetter thanyourso–calledwolfhealing.” “ This is the best painkiller I’ve made . When they break your leg , just drink a packet . I guarantee you won’t feel a thing for a full day . It works better than your so – called wolf healing . ” Pattinghisshoulder,Iturnedtoleave.Butthen,asifrememberingsomething,Ipausedandlookedback. Patting his shoulder , I turned to leave . But then , as if remembering something , I paused and looked back . “Oh,right–there’sasideeffect.Afteraday,thepainwillbetentimesworse.So,thinkcarefullybeforeusing “ Oh , right – there’s a side effect . After a day , the pain will be ten times worse . So , think carefully before using 2/3 2/3 10:54 Sat,5Apr✔ 10:54 Sat , 5 Apr ✔ Chapter683Breathless Chapter 683 Breathless Seeing Harrisfrozeninplace,Ileftinsatisfaction. Seeing Harris frozen in place , I left in satisfaction . 67% 67 % Finished Finished WhenIarrivedhome,Benjaminhadjustreturned. When I arrived home , Benjamin had just returned . Helookedatmeandasked,“Wheredidyougo?” He looked at me and asked , “ Where did you go ? ” “Buyingherbs,”Irepliedcasually. “ Buying herbs , ” I replied casually . “Herbs?”HisgazeshiftedtoClaudio,whostoodbehindmeempty–handed.Hesmiledknowinglybutdidn’texposeme.“Let’shead insidefirst.” “ Herbs ? ” His gaze shifted to Claudio , who stood behind me empty – handed . He smiled knowingly but didn’t expose me . “ Let’s head inside first . ” Withthat,hechangeddirectionandwalkedstraightintomyhouse. With that , he changed direction and walked straight into my house . However,assoonaswesteppedintotheyard,wespottedFrederickstandingwithseveralBetaofficersinuniform. However , as soon as we stepped into the yard , we spotted Frederick standing with several Beta officers in uniform . Seeingus,hestrodeforwardandsaidcoldly,“Ms.Carson,I’mafraidyou’llhavetocomewithus.” Seeing us , he strode forward and said coldly , “ Ms. Carson , I’m afraid you’ll have to come with us . ”

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