Alpha Zachary stroked along Lara’s arm, causing shivers to run through her body. “What? Weren’t you raging just a second ago? Your body… seems to imply otherwise!” Alpha Zachary’s teasing voice rang out beside her ear.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


    Lara’s expression was a mixture of anger and resignation. She shot him a sidelong nce and questioned, “How do you think Nelly will feel if she sees you like this, Alpha Zachary?” Alpha Zachary immediately stiffened at the mention of Nelly. His yful gaze earlier morphed into one of fury. s, Nelly was his Achilles heel.


    A secondter, Alpha Zachary grabbed Lara’s hair and threatened, “I told you before never to bring up her name again!” Undeterred by his show of violence, Lara raised her head and sneered, “Why not? Because you’ll lose control once her namees up? Haven’t you wondered what she’s doing right now? She might well be celebrating with Alpha Kilian this very instant.”


    Alpha Zachary shoved her away and yelled, “Get out! Right now!” Lara stumbled from his sudden movement. No one had mistreated her like this before, and her disbelief and rage were palpable in her gaze. She turned around to re at him before mocking, “I thought you were a vengeful person, Alpha Zachary, but it seems your temper far exceeds your actual talents!”


    Alpha Zachary listened on wordlessly. It seemed as though Lara’s words had done little to spur him into action. He grabbed a ss of liquor from the table and knocked it back in one shot. Lara continued her mockery, “Alpha Kilian was clearly behind this whole fiasco. I won’t me you if you think you can’t beat him and want to give up. After all, you were never his match in the first ce. When ites to women, career, or family, he easily trumps you in every aspect. Nelly was smart not to choose you.” Crash! The sound of breaking ss filled the air.


    Before Lara could react, Alpha Zachary pounced on her and mped his hand around her neck, pinning her against the wall. He warned, “Don’t test my patience, Lara!” Lara’s face reddened as she gasped for air. Still, she replied, “Why not? I’m just telling the truth. Look at yourself. Your family is in tatters while Alpha Kilian’s enjoying a happy reunion. He could be fooling around with Nelly right this minute-”


    “I said, stop talking!” Alpha Zachary mped his hand tighter around her neck, his eyes bloodshot with rage. He looked as though he could end her life at any moment. Despite how suffocated she felt, a red-faced Lara continued to give Alpha Zachary a mocking and pitiful stare. Just as she thought she was about to faint from theck of oxygen, Alpha Zachary suddenly loosened his hand. Lara copsed to the ground and desperately gasped for air. Her body heaved with waves of hacking coughs. Meanwhile, Alpha Zachary knelt and looked at her coldly. ‘Til show you how Alpha Kilian kneels before me and begs for mercy. Let’s see if you can still ept your idol when he’s meekly begging for his life.”


    She returned his cold gaze. This man is far too temperamental. He’s psychotic, but isn’t his madness and vengefulness exactly what I want? Satisfied with his newfound motivation, Lara said, “Well then, when does your n start?”


    “It has already started!” Alpha Zachary said with a smile. She narrowed her eyes suspiciously and asked, “Already? Why didn’t you tell me?”


    “Well, now you know, right?”


    “Does that mean you wouldn’t have told me anything if I hadn’te to see you?” Alpha Zachary retorted with a smirk, “Why wouldn’t I? You’re the key to my n. Of course, I would tell you about it.”


    Lara continued to stare at him in suspicion. Though Alpha Zachary often came across as a temperamental brat, he was basically an enigma. However, she knew her only shot at ruining Nelly and Alpha Kilian’s rtionship was to work together with Alpha Zachary. After some thought, Lara piped up, “Fine. I’ll wait for your further instructions, then!”


    Noticing that she was about to leave, Alpha Zachary suddenly said, “Do you know Kingsley Jackson?” The name caused Lara to stiffen in surprise. She whirled around and replied, “Kingsley Jackson? He’s a shareholder of Morris Corporation. Of course, I know him!”


    “He’s on bad terms with Morris Corporation now and is effectively Alpha Kilian’s sworn enemy!” Alpha Zachary added mysteriously while looking at his palm. “So what?”


    “Win him over to our side,” Alpha Zachary said. Lara narrowed her eyes and asked, “You want me to win him over?”


    “Both of you work in the samepany and have some history between you. I need the shares in his hands!”


    “What happened to following my n?” Lara challenged. That earned her a scoff from Alpha Zachary, who argued, “You think you know Alpha Kilian so well because of your rtionship, but don’t you think he knows you equally well? I need to strike him down with a lethal blow so that he can’t make aeback ever again. All my efforts will be wasted if he has even the slightest chance of revival!”


    Lara spat, “So you just don’t trust me!”


    “On the contrary, you have my utmost faith. I can sense your hatred for him, which is why I need you more than ever,” Alpha Zachary said pacifyingly. Lara returned his stare andmented, “But Kingsley is a long-time shareholder of Morris Corporation. Even if he’s on bad terms with Alpha Kilian, there’s no guaranteeing that he’ll help you.”


    “That’s where youe in!”


    “Even if I’m involved, he may not agree to your n.”


    “No one in this world can resist the temptation of more money. Kingsley no longer has a ce in Morris Corporation. All he has is a measly bit of shares. If you try to buy it from him now, he’ll only think you’re doing that to be closer to Alpha Kilian. He probably won’t overthink things.” Alpha Zachary’s exnation had Lara falling into a period of thoughtful silence. His n is admittedly more well-thought-out than mine. Something niggled at her mind, and she asked, “How do you know he’s on bad terms with Morris Corporation?”


    “I have my means!”


    “You’ve nted men in Morris Corporation?” asked Lara. Alpha Zachary leisurely grabbed more liquor from the table instead of responding as an ambiguous smirk curved his lips. Despite his ims of trusting her, he continued to keep her at arm’s length regarding his ns. Lara had no choice but to push on with their n. She nodded and said, “Okay. I’ll deal with Kingsley, but…” Mid-sentence, she trailed off, prompting Alpha Zachary to ask, “But what?”


    She was still ufortable with the arrangement, especially when she recalled how Kingsley stared at her in thepany. If not for Alpha Kilian, Kingsley would have made a pass at her long ago. Sadly, she believed voicing these concerns would only make her seem like a useless, whiny woman before Alpha Zachary. “But nothing. I’ll think of a way to get his shares.” A satisfied and meaningful smile appeared on Alpha Zachary’s face after hearing her words.