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    Catherine''s POV


    I reached out and held my head.


    ke immediately got worried. "What''s wrong? Headache again?"


    I shook my head. "No. ke, would you believe me if I told you what happened?"


    "Yes," ke said in a low voice. He looked at me firmly. "But you must tell me the truth."


    "I will. Something did happen between me and Leo, but it wasn''t like what you thought." I looked at ke nervously. I was afraid that he would be angry.


    "What is it?" ke''s face was gloomy.


    I plucked up my courage and said, "He did tell me that he had feelings for me before. But please don''t get it wrong. Nothing ever happened between us. I always think of him as a friend."


    "He told you he had feelings for you? When?" His body was tense, and his voice suddenly lowered. It took all his strength to get the question out.


    ke was trying his best to press his anger. I was worried. I wanted to hug him andfort him.


    When my fingers touched his, I found that his fingers were tightly clenched, and he was already on the verge of snapping.


    "ke, don''t be angry, OK? I know I shouldn''t have kept this from you. Leo and I are only friends, and we will only be friends. He has already found his mate."


    "Why didn''t you tell me Sunny was hired as his girlfriend?" ke was smart. He always spotted the clue and got to the truth.


    Even I could tell something was wrong between Leo and Sunny, let alone ke.


    To my surprise, ke went straight to the point. I couldn''t help but tremble.


    "I''m sorry. I should have told you. I was just afraid that you would be disappointed after you knew the truth. The thought that you might get the wrong idea was killing me." I didn''t know what else to say. I could only apologize to him.


    "Cathy, I am very disappointed. You are my mate. I never thought you would lie to me after all we''ve been through." ke''s voice was thick with loss.


    I trembled in fear. I could see the sadness in his eyes. He was so fragile right now. I felt as if someone was squeezing my heart.


    "If you hurt him, you will suffer too," Eva reminded me.


    "ke, it wasn''t my intention to lie to you. I was just so afraid. I was afraid that I might hurt


    you. Please believe me. Leo did nothing out of the line. He also wanted to put it behind him," I exined it incoherently, only to find that my lips were trembling, and my words weren''t convincing at all.


    I did not know what else I should say to stop him from being mad. What could I say to let him realize that everything had been settled after the Moon Goddess chose him to be my mate?


    I was very worried about him. ke hated people lying to him. Not to mention that person was me. It might be too much for him.


    I prayed for help from the Moon Goddess.


    Suddenly, ke reached out his hand and pinched my chin. His hand was icy cold.


    He kissed my lips with anger. At that moment, he even made me feel that he was going to eat me alive.


    I pictured a lot of scenes in my mind. I thought ke would be furious, berate me for cheating, or be disappointed in me that he would never speak to me again.


    I never thought that he would kiss me right now.


    By the time ke let go of me, my lips were numb. He warned me in a hoarse voice, "If you ever lie to me again, I won''t forgive you. Got it?"


    Finally, I could breathe.


    "Yes. I promise," I nodded and promised him.


    "Let''s go down. It''s time for dinner." ke pulled my hand.


    I still felt uneasy. "Will you pick on Leo? Don''t me him, OK? He has been kind to me. He never crossed the line. And he knew already that he shouldn''t have. Give him some time toe around, OK?"


    ke''s face darkened again.


    "You still care about him so much, don''t you?" ke said angrily.


    I shook my head quickly. "It''s nothing like that. You two are brothers. I hate to see you at each other''s throats because of me."


    "I am the Lycan King, and I''m tolerant. Don''t worry. I can tell that Leo is working hard to deal with this. I won''t me him. I only want him to remember his ce and not cross the line again." ke calmed down.


    I believed that ke was a very tolerant werewolf. He was a decent man. Though he acted tough in front of people, he was devoted and gentle to his family.


    "Will you talk to him about this?" I asked anxiously.


    "Yes," ke said. "Right after dinner."


    I really hoped that they could talk in peace.


    "Alright. I''ll be d if you can work things out." I wouldn''t try to say more, or things would get worse.


    I med myself when I saw the sadness and disappointment in ke''s eyes.


    He loved me so much, yet I hid it from him for so long. Anyone would be sad.


    After dealing with this, ke looked calm again.


    We walked downstairs.


    As we came down, we saw Leo and Sunny sitting stiffly in the living room.


    Meanwhile, the doors of the elevator opened. Noah and Hedwig walked out with Patricia and Emerson.


    Dinner was ready, and we sat at the table and began to eat.


    The atmosphere was not so bad and was somehow harmonious. Thanks to Noah and


    Hedwig.


    Patricia and I were busy watching Noah and Hedwig finish the food on their tes.


    Hedwig was picky and wouldn''t eat any fat.


    Hedwig picked up a piece of meat with her fork and did not know where to put it.


    "Give it to me." ke handed over his te.Têxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Hedwig immediately put the meat on his te. Then she smiled sweetly and said, "Thank


    you, Daddy!"


    I breathed a sigh of relief. It was a peaceful dinner.


    After dinner, Leo and Sunny came up with an excuse to leave.


    I anxiously looked back and forth between ke and Leo.


    "Leo, let''s take a walk outside," ke stopped Leo.


    Leo''s expression was a little stiff.


    "ke, what''s that about?" Leo sounded uneasy.


    "Let''s talk outside." After ke finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.


    Leo did not follow ke, Patricia urged, "Go and talk to ke." Leo hesitated for a moment, and then he followed ke out.