Chapter 184: The Alpha’s Justice
Chapter 184: The Alpha’s Justice
(Third person’s POV)
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Two prison guards stood outside the interrogation room, their ears pressed against the reinforced door. Every word of Frederick Warner’s confession echoed through the metal walls.
“Did you hear that?” the first guard whispered urgently. “He just admitted to instructing Vanessa Reed to poison William Rivers.”
The second guard nodded grimly. “Every word is being recorded. This confession will make the police investigation much easier.”
The entire meeting between Connor Rivers and Frederick Warner was under constant surveillance. As Frederick was a criminal suspect in custody, his confession constituted admissible criminal evidence.
Detective Thomas Harrison reviewed the surveillance footage with satisfaction. The case against both
Frederick and Vanessa was now ironclad.
Meanwhile, Connor had deployed his pack investigators to assist the police. Their efforts quickly uncovered
a crucial witness at Rivers Pack Mansion.
A servant named Martha Wilson had witnessed Vanessa Reed adding something suspicious to William’s
healing broth. Choosing to avoid trouble, she had remained silent for months.
Now that the truth was exposed and Vanessa had severed all ties with the Rivers family, Martha confessed
everything to the police.
“I saw Miss Reed adding white powder to Alpha William’s broth,” Martha testified tearfully. “I thought it was
just extra healing herbs, but something felt wrong.”
“She always made sure no one else was watching when she prepared his food,” Martha continued. “Now !
realize she was poisoning him all along.”
This news reached Eleanor Rivers at Harbor City Memorial Hospital. The elderly matriarch’s face contorted
with fury and disbelief.
“A sin! A real sin!” Eleanor cried, her voice breaking with anguish. “I thought she was just temporarily misled by bad people, that she wasn’t inherently evil!”
Tears streamed down Eleanor’s weathered face. Her hands shook with the devastating betrayal.
“How could this be? How could she be so vicious!” Eleanor wailed. “I raised her like my own granddaughter!”
Katherine Rivers sat expressionlessly by Eleanor’s bedside. Her amber eyes held no sympathy for her
mother–in–law’s distress.
“Elder Rivers, I told you long ago that Vanessa’s intentions were impure,” Katherine said coldly. “But you never took it seriously.”
Katherine had cautioned Eleanor about Vanessa’s suspicious behavior since she started targeting Olivia. Her warnings had fallen on deaf ears.
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Eleanor had never really liked Katherine as a daughter–in–law. In her view, Victoria Price was morally corrupt for seducing a married man.
But that didn’t excuse Katherine’s inability to control her husband. Katherine was useless for not being able to stop William from his affair.
Katherine had long sensed her mother–in–law’s dislike. Over the years, she had only maintained a superficial peace with Eleanor.
She frequently visited the hospital to make an appearance. But she didn’t really care about Eleanor’s
well–being.
It wouldn’t be long before she lived a happy life when the old matriarch died. So Katherine was the one who
told Eleanor about Vanessa poisoning William.
After venting her emotions, Eleanor turned her fury toward Katherine. The blame needed to go somewhere.
“Look at the good daughter you raised!” Eleanor questioned Katherine sharply. “What have you taught her all these years?”
“Ha.” Katherine laughed bitterly. “You’re really good at passing the buck.”
“Wasn’t Vanessa with you more often? Wasn’t she your beloved granddaughter?” Katherine didn’t want to pretend anymore and confronted her directly.
“So you’re saying I turned her into this?” Eleanor was furious, her face flushing dangerously.
“How capable you are at raising children,” Katherine said sarcastically. “William and Vanessa, one is more outstanding than the other.”
“You, you, you…” Eleanor almost couldn’t catch her breath. Her chest heaved with rage and shock.
At that moment, a knock came at the door. It was mealtime, so it must be Martha Wilson bringing food.
Katherine composed herself, smoothing her expression into polite neutrality. “Come in.”
Martha Wilson entered with a thermal container She set up a small table and took out the dishe practiced efficiency.
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“Elder Rivers, I’ve been simmering this moonlight herb and healing bone broth for five hours,” Martha said gently. “It’s been slow–cooked over a low flame. Try some…
“Take it away! I don’t want it!” Eleanor said angrily.
She was speaking to Martha, but her eyes were fixed on Katherine. They burned with accusation and hatred. Katherine smiled coldly, picked up her bag, and turned to leave. The confrontation was finally over.
At Harbor City Memorial Hospital, Adrian Sinclair brought Sophie Turner to visit Olivia Winters. Pushing open the door to the ward, it was quite lively inside.
Rebecca Frost and Lily Chen had arrived together just a few minutes earlier. Lily was playfully showing off a Hermès bag to Olivia.
“Baby, I flew to France specifically to buy this bag for you,” Lily said with excitement. “You can’t even find it in the country yet. It’s a cure–all
“If you accept this bag, you’ll recover quickly,” Lily added with a mischievous grin.
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Rebecca stood to the side, holding a Cartier box. “Olivia, this is a bracelet I bought for you.”
Olivia smiled warmly at her friends‘ thoughtfulness. “Why are you buying gifts? It’s not even a holiday.”
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“We’re hoping you’ll recover soon and come hang out with us,” Lily said with a smile. “Without you, I feel like the male entertainers I order aren’t as appealing anymore.”
Ethan Quinn’s expression darkened immediately. He knocked Lily on the back of the head with mock severity.
“You’re still ordering male entertainers?” he demanded.
“Ouch, that hurts,” Lily said as she rubbed the back of her head. She glared at Ethan playfully.
“I was just joking with Olivia to lighten the mood. Why are you being so serious?”
“Why do you always say things that anger me?” Ethan retorted with exasperation.
Olivia smiled at their familiar banter. She noticed Adrian and Sophie at the door out of the corner of her eye.
“Adrian and Sophie are here,” she said gently.
Adrian led Sophie over with quiet dignity. Sophie handed a bouquet of flowers to Olivia with shy politeness.
“Olivia, I wish you a speedy recovery,” Sophie said softly.
Olivia smiled and took the flowers. She gently stroked Sophie’s head with maternal affection.
“Thank you, Sophie.”
“This is for you.” Adrian reached out to Olivia with something in his palm.
In his palm lay something bright yellow. It looked like a folded good luck charm with intricate symbols.
Adrian said calmly, “A blessed charm from Moonrise Temple.”
“Moonrise Temple?” Emma Thompson looked at the charm in Adrian’s hand with surprise. “My mom went to get one last month too. It looks exactly like this one.”
Adrian’s lips thinned slightly. He didn’t say anything in response.
Emma looked up at Adrian with a strange expression. “This charm is hard to get.”
“My mom said you have to climb the three thousand steps outside Moonrise Temple on your knees before midnight,” Emma explained. “You have to reach the entrance of the sacred grove, then kneel silently until the
sun rises.”
“Only when the Moon Goddess sees your sincerity will the temple keeper give you this charm,” Emma
finished.
Emma didn’t expect Adrian to go to Moonrise Temple to kneel and pray for Olivia’s safety. Even Emma, a staunch supporter of the Connor–Olivia pairing, felt a little swayed at this moment.
Hearing Emma’s words, Olivia looked up at Adrian with new understanding. The man was still as gentle and
refined as ever.
Behind his wire–rimmed glasses, his beautiful eyes held some emotion she couldn’t quite decipher. Didn’t he say he only saw her as a good friend?
If they were just good friends, why would he go to such lengths? Adrian didn’t speak, only met Olivia’s gaze quietly.
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