Chapter 816 She’s Definitely Up to Something

    Hayley’s POV:

    I tapped into the message–just as I thought, it was about the Bets‘ birthday party.

    “Come with us to the Bets‘ banquet tomorrow night.”

    Finished

    It was a t directive. There was no request for my opinion. Yet he casually lumped Freya and himself together as “us.”

    I stared at the message, sneered, and didn’t bother replying.

    Right then, a friend request from Truman popped up. I declined it and sent back a message. “I already have ns tomorrow. Find another date.”

    He messaged back almost instantly, “With whom? Who else dares to steal you from me?”

    I gave the screen a cold nce. This guy sure thought highly of himself.

    I wasn’t nning to respond, but more messages followed.

    “What time? Where? Maybe we won’t even ovep. Only doing one thing a day is such a waste.

    “Tomorrow at 2 p.m., at the International Center. It’ll be over by 6. What about you, Ms. Sander?

    “Come on, with sincerity like mine, don’t I deserve a shot?”

    When he finally sent “Are we really going to keep texting like this forever?“–I gave in and epted his friend request.

    There was no other reason. It was just that chatting with him like this was annoying as hell.

    Almost immediately, he called.

    I put him on speaker and said bluntly, “You expect me to believe this is just about a party? That there’s no one else in the world who could be your date?”

    “You don’t believe it, but that doesn’t make it untrue. Ms. Sander, I could leverage my contacts as Alpha of Grimmoon Pack … and help you find that missing doctor friend of yours.

    “Consider it a bonus gift. So–what do you say?” he asked seriously.

    I lowered my gaze, thinking.

    The doctor he mentioned… he must mean udio.

    If he could track down Rosalie, maybe he was someone to take seriously.

    It wasn’t like I had anything to lose. Why not take the deal?

    “You’re being so generous. How could I possibly say no?” I said coolly.

    Truman let out a lowugh.

    “I’m just curious–you’re throwing so many resources at me. Aren’t you afraid byou /bbwon’t /bbget /bba /bbreturn /bbon /b

    Chapter 816 She’s Definitely Up to Something

    your investment?” I probed.

    shed

    It was intentional. My way of making it clear: if he was expecting some kind of grand payoff–like bme /bbing his mate–that just wasn’t going to happen.

    He chuckled, then replied seriously, “That’s not something you need to worry about. If I can spend it, I bcan /bearn it back. But someone like you, Ms. Sander? There’s only one in the world.

    “I’m not someone who gives up halfway. And I hate walking away from something without trying. So bI’ll /bdo everything I can to change your mind. All I ask is–don’t shut me outpletely.” There was an bunusual /bedge of sincerity in his voice.

    “That’s just sweet talk,” I muttered, irritated, and hung up without hesitation.

    That night, a high–ranking werewolf I didn’t recognize showed up at my door.

    I stepped outside and looked down at the middle–aged man in a tux standing at the foot of the bstairs/b. “And you are?”

    “I’m the Bets‘ steward–Szar Bet.” He gave a polite bow.

    “Mr. Bet, what do you want?” I asked, frowning.

    He held up an ornate gift box. “Ms. Walton knows you’re busy and might not have had time to prepare a gown for tomorrow, so she personally selected one for both you and Ms. Freya. She ialso /iinstructed me to make sure it was delivered to you in person.”

    same Celine I humiliated at the mall less than two days iago/i? Now That caught me off guard. Celine? The suddenly she’s being all gracious and generous?

    Yeah, right. She’s definitely up to something.

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