Chapter 38: The Truth Revealed, The Past Severed–1
Chapter 38: The Truth Revealed, The Past Severed
(Alexander’s POV)
The silver moonlight bathed the Silverridge Estate’s rear garden in an ethereal glow. I approached with my entourage, scanning the elegant landscape until I spotted my cousin Olivia sitting on an ornate swing beneath a sprawling oak tree.
She leaned gently against Connor Rivers‘ shoulder, her honey–brown hair catching the moonlight as they shared a quiet moment admiring the night sky. The sight brought a smile to my face–Liv deserved happiness after everything she’d been through.
My attention shifted when I noticed Ethan Grey standing nearby, his body suddenly rigid as he spotted Olivia’s graceful silhouette. Recognition flashed across his features, followed by disbelief and something that looked remarkably like panic. His chest visibly tightened as he refused to accept what his eyes were telling him.
Before he could react further, I called out clearly, “Liv, come over here for a moment.”
Olivia turned her head calmly at my voice. Her luminous amber eyes met Ethan’s stunned gaze, and I watched her serene expression instantly harden into something
cold and distant.
She hadn’t expected to encounter him here–that much was obvious from the way her shoulders tensed. A flash of suspicion crossed her features, as though she
wondered if he’d known her identity all along and had followed her deliberately.
Despite her obvious discomfort, Olivia maintained perfect composure as she rose
from the swing and approached me without sparing Ethan another glance.
“What’s wrong, cousin?” she asked coolly.
The word “cousin‘ hit Ethan like a physical blow. His face turned ashen, and his grip slackened on the gift box he was holding. It tumbled from his hands, hitting the
ground with a soft thud.
The lid popped open, and the extravagant Royal Moonstone Pendant–the very jewel he’d just spent eight hundred thousand dollars on to curry favor with me through my “cousin“-spilled onto the grass. The pink stone gleamed mockingly in the moonlight
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Ethan looked as though he might collapse. His mind seemed to shut down completely–his eyes glazed over, and for an instant, he swayed on his feet. All color drained from his face, leaving him ghostly pale under the moonlight.
I frowned, genuinely concerned by his extreme reaction. “Are you alright? You don’t look well.”
Olivia cast a sidelong glance at Ethan, her amber eyes narrowing slightly as understanding dawned. He had only just realized her true family background. Her gaze dropped to the pendant lying exposed on the grass, and a cold smile touched
her lips.
“I heard from my cousin that you prepared an engagement gift for me? Is it this one?”
she asked, her voice dripping with icy disdain.
Beside Ethan, Cassandra Evans looked stricken. Her face flushed deep crimson as
the implications sank in. Just days before, according to what Olivia had told me
earlier, Cassandra had boasted about this very pendant, claiming Ethan had
purchased it for her.
Now the humiliating truth was exposed–Ethan had bought the pendant not for
Cassandra, but to please me by gifting it to my cousin… who turned out to be Olivia
herself.
Cassandra’s embarrassment was palpable. She had always looked down on Olivia,
believing her to be nothing more than a penniless lawyer. How could she have imagined that this “poor girl” was actually a high society woman, a treasured daughter of the prestigious Winters pack and my cousin?
Ethan looked like a man starved of oxygen. His eyes were wide with disbelief as he
stared at Olivia.
“You… you… are Alpha Winters‘ cousin?” he stammered, his voice barely audible.
Olivia’s patience visibly wore thin. “Otherwise?” she asked sharply, her tone cutting.
Ethan’s Adam’s apple bobbed anxiously as he struggled to speak. His eyes reddened with an acidic ache as he pressed, “Why? Why for three whole years did you never tell me who you really were?”
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I watched my cousin steel herself, clearly determined to end this confrontation once
and for all. When she spoke, her voice was flat and emotionless.
“I wanted to tell you. Remember that time I suggested taking you back to my
hometown? I meant to introduce you to my pack then. But it was you who refused.”
Her indifference was striking–a clear sign she had moved beyond caring about him
or his opinion.
Ethan’s features cracked with anguish, his voice trembling as he responded. “If only
you had told me you were the daughter of the Winters pack Alpha, how could I ever have refused to go with you?”
Olivia’s lips curled into a cold smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “So, what you loved was
the status of the Winters pack heir–not me as a person.”
“It’s not like that… No, I loved you. I love you…” he murmured helplessly, tears welling
in his eyes.
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