Shadow  raised her head in surprise, gazing at “Alpha Dominic ” before ncing back at the phone in her hand. “You bought this?”


    “Nice try. Cousin bought it for you.” Alpha Kilian  rolled his eyes and began to eat.


    Shadow  sneered at his words. “As if I’d ept it if it was from you.”


    Shadow  took the phone out of the small box. A small smile appeared on her lips as she analyzed it carefully.


    As Alpha Kilian  was the one who had bought it for her, she epted it. After all, they were already married, so there wasn’t anything wrong with giving and receiving gifts.


    Shadow  noticed that there was a SIM card next to her phone. It was the number she had used before.


    Once she had everything installed, she immediately dialed Hazel’s number.


    The phone only rang once before it was answered.


    “Shadow .” Hazel’s worried voice sounded from the other end of the line. There weren’t any background noises from her end, so her words were loud and clear. “Are you okay? You weren’t picking up the phone earlier and I thought…”


    “I’m fine. Are you filming already?” Shadow  tilted her head. She remembered Hazel saying that she’d be returning to the production team.


    “After everything you’ve been through, you’d think I’d just let go and start filming? I’m heading out right now! We should meet.” There were rustling sounds from the back, making it sound as if she was packing.


    Shadow  also wanted to talk to Hazel aboutst night, so she quickly agreed. “Okay, I’m eating. I’ll go out in a minute…”Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    “No need. I’ll go there instead. See you.” Hazel interrupted her and hung up the phone.


    Once Hazel hung up, Shadow  ced her phone on the table and gazed up at the man eating slowly in front of her.


    “Alpha Dominic ” had always acted arrogant and rash, yet, his actions proved to be theplete opposite. In fact, he was very calm and cautious. Even the way he was drinking his porridge was eloquent.


    The more she observed him more, the more she spotted how contrasting his actions were to his words.


    “Aboutst night…” She paused before saying, “Thank you.”


    “Thanks for what?” Alpha Kilian  looked up at her, his pitch-ck eyes flickering with an imperceptible smile. “Thank me for pushing you away at the critical moment?”


    Shadow  understood his words and blushed. “Can’t you talk decently for once?”


    As for thest bit of gratitude she had had for him, it disappeared without a trace.


    Alpha Kilian  had already finished his porridge. Taking out the towel, he wiped his hands while saying, “You said thanks so casually. Your gratitude isn’t sincere enough.”


    Well, he wasn’t wrong. Shadow  thought for a while and leaned back against her seat. “How about you let me treat you to a meal?”


    Alpha Kilian ‘s eyebrows rose at her offer, and she slowly rxed. Was that sincere enough?


    “Dinner? Okay. Let’s go to the clubhouse I brought you tost time.” Alpha Kilian  said seriously.


    That ce?


    If she remembered correctly, that was the most exclusive clubhouse in Hoover Pack . For those in the middle ss, it would take them years just to get a reservation in that ce, and the prices there… Not to mention she didn’t have a job now, even if she had one, it would drain her sry for half a year if she wanted to reach the standard of young and rich “Alpha Dominic “. Shadow  stiffened at the thought.


    Was he doing this on purpose?


    Shadow  shook her head and said straightforwardly. “It won’t do. I can’t afford that one.”


    “Alpha Dominic ” looked at her in surprise. “Cousin didn’t give you his card?”


    “Why would he do that?” Shadow  felt that “Alpha Dominic ” was weird in every way.


    In the next moment,  he” took out a ck card from his pockets and handed it to her. “Cousin gave this to me. You can use it. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind.”


    Shadow  didn’t take the ck card right away, staring at the way it glimmered under the artificial lights. Even one nce from the card, and she could already tell that it must’ve had a line of credit that’s worth millions.


    “Alpha Kilian  is really good to you.” she said, unable to hide the envy in her words.


    Alpha Kilian  never showed his face to the public; as such, there had been rumors that he was a cruel beast who lived in the inner corners of his mansion. Yet… that didn’t seem to be true, given his frequent travels. He even allowed his cousin to live in his Castle , and he also gave him his credit card. Although they were just cousins, they acted like blood brothers.


    On the other hand, she and Jessica  acted as if they were enemies destined to hurt one another no matter which turns they’d go.


    Hearing that, Alpha Kilian  looked at her seriously and said, “If you are willing to try, he might treat you better than me.”


    He deliberately emphasized the word ‘try’. And then he winked.


    Shadow  flushed.


    What an arrogant and shameless man!


    Grabbing the card from his hand, she lowered her head and continued to take in two mouthfuls of rice.


    There was nothing wrong with spending Alpha Kilian ‘s money if she wanted to treat “Alpha Dominic ” to a meal, right? It was like greeting a brother-inw. Of course, it wasn’t her money, but…


    He’s the one who wanted toe to such an expensive restaurant! Shadow  would’ve been fine with treating him herself at a more low-key area, but since he purposely wanted to give her a hard time, so don’t me her.


    Once they were done eating, she headed up the stairs to deal with her bedroom door.


    Even when Hazel had already arrived, she was still fighting with her bedroom door.


    It was so strange that the door would not open.


    A bodyguard came up and told her. “Young Madame, Miss Darwin is here.”


    “Alright.” Right now, she could only go downstairs to see Hazel first.


    Before she had even set foot in the living room, Hazel had already rushed to hug her. She gripped her around the waist and buried her head into Shadow ‘s neck. “You’re fine! Do you know how worried I was? Are you sure you’re okay?”


    Shadow  smiled. “I’m fine. How about you?”


    “I heard about the video you’ve seen…” Hazel quickly exined what had happened. The video that the blogger posted had gone viral that even her manager caught sight of it. “She’s the one who showed me.”


    “Although I attended a banquet, it wasn’t that banquet.” She immediately showed her pictures of the g she had attended. Her manager was terrified that the video would discredit her, so she immediately asked Hazel to find a couple of group photos and post them on Weibo. “It’s just to prove that I wasn’t in that club during the time of the video.”


    However, as soon as she posted the pictures, she saw that there were numerous missed calls on her phone. “I tried calling you, but you wouldn’t answer. That’s when I called Xavier. He’s the one who told me that you went to Sky Light Club to look for me.”


    After hearing her words, Shadow  immediately understood what was going on. It was likely that this wasn’t a coincidence. Someone must’ve known her friendship with Hazel and used that to their advantage, luring her over with a look-a-like.


    And the only person she had offended recently was Jessica .


    Since her and Jessica ‘s matter had spread rapidly across the inte, Jessica  would do anything to push Shadow  into the spotlight, even if it meant defiling her in the process.


    Moreover, Jessica  also knew that Hazel was a good friend of hers.


    It seemed that Jessica  really spared nothing on her exploits.


    Seeing that Shadow  was deep in thought, Hazel hovered over her. “What’s wrong?”


    “The incidentst night, Jessica  must be the person behind this,” she slowly said. “I remembered her being a member of the club, but I didn’t really pay much attention to these things. I wasn’t aware of Sky Light Club’s reputation.”


    If she had known that Jessica  had frequented in these types of clubs, she wouldn’t have gone and had been tricked by theter.


    Although Hazel was the type who’d rush into things head-on, she was still logical. She wouldn’t have the right mind to attend these types of banquets, even if it was for a job.


    Hazel frowned. Just as she was about to say something, a phone rang out.


    She lowered her head and took out her phone, but it wasn’t hers.


    Shadow  pulled out her phone. “It’s mine.”


    “You actually changed your phone?” Hazel’s eyes widened. She had urged Shadow  to change her phone for ages, but theter had always refused, afraid that it would make Lisa   unhappy. Because of this, she stuck herself with her basic phone for years.


    At her words, Shadow ‘s brightened up into a smile. It was clear that she was ecstatic about the matter. She whispered excitedly, eyes glittering in happiness. “Alpha Kilian  was the one who gave it to me,”


    It might mean that Alpha Kilian  was gradually opening his heart to ept her.


    Back when Shadow  had agreed to mated  Alpha Kilian , she hoped that they’d be able to get along. Although he was a cripple or was scarred, she didn’t think that he was any less human. That was why she was willing to open her heart to ept him.


    Shadow  obviously had something else to ask. But Shadow  pointed to her phone and said, “Let me answer this first.”


    However, as soon as she saw the Caller ID, her face darkened.


    “Shadow ,” Lisa  ‘s warm and gentle voice sounded as soon as she clicked the answer button. “I booked reservations for us in the Cafe. Why don’t you have lunch with your Mom?”


    A kind offer out of the blue? The older woman obviously had a motive.


    Shadow  smiled tightly. “Just the two of us?”


    There was a moment of hesitation before she answered, “Yes, just us.”


    She obviously didn’t believe a word of what she had just said.