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Daddy I M Done Waiting 30 Eps Sd Drama Billionaire Romance
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00:04Push! One more push!
00:08Congratulations, Mrs. Blackwood. It's a boy.
00:10A top alpha of Manhattan, the day his son born, he didn't even look at him.
00:16Damien Blackwood didn't love me, and he certainly doesn't love Leo,
00:19the little wolf pup who carries his silver moon wolf blood.
00:23Five years later, his first love returned to New York.
00:26He usually called an indifferent alpha for the first time got drunk at home,
00:30and even smiled as he took Leo into his arms.
00:33Mom, why is uncle acting strange?
00:36Leo, because the person uncle loves has come back, we shouldn't bother him anymore.
00:40It's time for us to leave.
00:42Putting Leo to sleep.
00:44I went back to the guest room, opened my laptop, and started drafting the mate bond desolation.
00:51Five years ago, my heart went out of control unexpectedly,
00:54after one night with Damien and I became pregnant.
00:57No wolf council certification.
00:59No legal mate bond formed.
01:01Five years of living together without status.
01:05Separate rooms.
01:06Separate floors.
01:07But under the same roof.
01:10Now, I've finally decided to give up on him.
01:16Mom, are we really leaving?
01:18Tonight uncle hugged me.
01:20Does he start to like me?
01:22My heart suddenly ached with bitterness as long buried memories came flooding back.
01:26For five years, Damien had strictly forbidden Leo from calling him dad.
01:30Da, uncle.
01:32Ever since Leo could remember, the child had been only allowed to call him uncle or Mr. Blackwell.
01:37When Leo was two, Damien took him along on an errand to the Manhattan shopping district.
01:41The innocent Leo blurted out the word dad.
01:43Damien immediately abandoned the toddler who could barely walk and ordered him to make his
01:47way back to the estate alone on foot.
01:49By the time he got home, the child had already fallen countless times.
01:53He was covered in scratches and looked utterly pathetic.
01:56At age four, Leo begged for a long time before Damien finally agreed to take him to the amusement
02:01park.
02:01Just because Leo accidentally called him dad, Damien let go of his hand, making the child
02:06get lost in a crowd.
02:07By the time I found him, Leo was curled up in the bushes on the outskirts of the city,
02:12crying until he was nearly limp.
02:14After that day, Leo learned to call him uncle.
02:17Our family had officially become a joke.
02:19This luxurious estate in Manhattan was never really home for us.
02:23Leo, the person uncle likes is coming back.
02:26We can't stay in this house anymore.
02:29But mom, uncle gave me a gift tonight.
02:31If he doesn't like me, why would he give me a gift?
02:34His expression was so desperate, desperate to prove that he was a child loved by his father.
02:39I opened my mouth, but not a single word came out.
02:43What could I say?
02:45What was there to say?
02:47Should I tell him that Damien was happy because his first love was coming back?
02:52Or that this gift was really only thanks to another woman?
02:55I kissed my son's forehead and quietly wiped away the tear at the corner of my eye.
03:01Leo, if mommy wants to take you away from uncle, would you be willing?
03:06Must we leave?
03:07I haven't called him dad properly yet.
03:10Leo, uncle, he doesn't like us staying in his home.
03:14Mommy takes you away, okay?
03:16Mom, can we give uncle three moon chances?
03:19According to Lunar Tredgen, three missed chances mean our bond is broken forever.
03:24Okay.
03:26An ancient werewolf legend says the moon goddess gives lost souls three chances.
03:31If all three are missed, the bond is severed forever.
03:35Damien Backwood, Leo, and me.
03:37Three chances.
03:38Gifts from the moon goddess.
03:40Three misses.
03:40And from then on, no more tie.
03:43Today is the day Isabella returns to Manhattan from Europe.
03:46Isabella and Damien were childhood betrothed partners.
03:48Originally set to form a formal mate bond and be inducted into the Blackwood Wolf Clan.
03:53But one month before the wedding, she fell in love at first sight with a Frenchman.
03:57She abandoned the engagement and went to France without looking back to pursue her true love.
04:04From then on, the two went their separate ways.
04:07Back then, Damien was deep in the depths of a broken heart.
04:10That was when I became his personal assistant.
04:12Then, during an unexpected heat, we had Leo.
04:15That also made me a secret partner.
04:17No contract, no status, not recognized by the Wolf Clan.
04:21And Leo, who carries the rare silver moon wolf blood, has been treated coldly by his own father for years.
04:26I printed out the mate bond desolation documents I drafted last night, along with my resignation letter.
04:31Five years had already worn away all the romantic fantasies I'd had as an Omega Girl about an Alpha.
04:36Unlike Leo, who still held on to hope, I had long seen through Damien's cold cruelty.
04:41I wasn't going to be foolish enough to wait around for a jerk to come back.
04:46Are you really resigning?
04:48I'll move overseas with Leo to reunite with my partner.
04:50That's good.
04:51You've been raising a child on your own, it's really hard.
04:54You know, among ourselves, we actually all thought you were a single mom.
04:57I'm not a single mother, and yet I get even less support than someone who's completely alone.
05:02After handing in my resignation, footsteps echoed from the lobby entrance.
05:07Damien and Isabella walked into Moonstone Group by side.
05:10Isabella Bella led the way, a gentle smile on her face.
05:13Damien followed behind her, his eyes unwilling to look away from her for even a second.
05:19I think our CEO finally has a love life.
05:21I looked at the gentleness in Damien's eyes, a look I had never been fortunate enough to see in all
05:26these five years.
05:28Damien.
05:30Do you have business?
05:32Warning me to swallow what I was about to say.
05:35Warning me to remember my place.
05:38Sorry, Mr. Blackwood.
05:39Hmm.
05:39Turned his gaze away in an instant, then continued staring intensely at Isabella, as if she were his whole world.
05:45He is my husband, the father of my child.
05:47Yet at this very moment, right in front of me, he doesn't bother to hide his love for another woman.
05:52It's ironic and also clarifying.
05:53Originally, I was going to tell him I was resigning, but now it seems there's no need to say it.
05:58Anyway, he never cared.
06:00Never cared about my feelings, never cared about our child, and certainly never cared about this marriage that exists only
06:06on paper.
06:07Mom, we got out of school early today, and the driver took me to your office.
06:11I hurriedly got up and walked outside, only to see Damien reach out and fix Isabella's hair.
06:16Not far away stood Leo, carrying his backpack.
06:19Stood the little one by the elevator, daring blankly as his father was being affectionate with a strange woman.
06:24Such tenderness, such patience.
06:25Neither I nor my son had ever seen it before.
06:28I was about to take him away when Damien spotted the boy.
06:30The man stiffened and instinctively pulled his hand back.
06:33But the next second, he was shielding the woman again, walking slowly yet steadily past his son, as if he'd
06:39never known him.
06:39My heart ached. I quickly stepped forward and took hold of Leo, whose body was stiff and cold.
06:45Mom, is that the alpha lady that uncle likes?
06:48At that moment, I lost all strength to speak. I could only nod, tears in my eyes.
06:53Leo didn't ask again. He quietly took out his homework, but tears still soaked the pages despite his best efforts.
06:59I held my son. He is my whole world, too.
07:02Three moonlight chances. Damien, you have two left.
07:06After packing up, my son and I were ready to go home.
07:10Mom, for Silvermoon Academy's family night, can Uncle come?
07:14For five years, Damien had never shown up to a single school event for his child.
07:18Seeing the hope in his eyes, I couldn't bring myself to say no.
07:22I typed out a message and sent it to Damien.
07:24The message was sent, and like every other time, it disappeared into the void.
07:30He doesn't want to come, does he?
07:32It's fine. He must be busy.
07:35Hearing my son's understanding words felt like a heavy stone pressing down on my chest.
07:39It hurt so much I could barely breathe.
07:41Just as I was about to speak, my phone chimed.
07:44A message from Damien.
07:46I'm free. I'll come.
07:47Leo, do you see? Dad said he'll come.
07:50Five years.
07:51This was the first time Damien had ever agreed to come to his son's family night.
07:55With Damien's confirmation in hand, the little wolf pup chattered nonstop all the way home.
07:59Proudly listing all the academic awards he had earned,
08:02and how he had been selected as a candidate for the Silver Moon heir,
08:05which would be announced publicly at family night.
08:08If dad knows how well I've done, will he accept me?
08:10I was taken aback, then felt an even deeper ache in my heart.
08:13Silently, I prayed that Damien wouldn't break his promise.
08:16Before we leave, I wanted Leo's wish to come true, even if it was just us fooling ourselves.
08:21The dusk deepened.
08:22The clock on the wall chammed again and again.
08:24The start of family night drew closer and closer, but Damien was nowhere to be seen.
08:28Yet Isabella's social media had been updated.
08:30In the photo, Damien was patiently helping Isabella's child build Legos piece by piece.
08:36The caption read,
08:37Future Alpha Daddy.
08:38I turned my head and looked toward the living room.
08:41Leo was building Legos by himself.
08:43Same Legos, same age, same need for a father's company.
08:46But Leo had never had Damien by his side as a dad.
08:48Mom, is dad busy again?
08:50I couldn't tell him.
08:51His father wasn't busy.
08:52He was spending time with another child.
08:54I couldn't say any of it.
08:55So, like so many times before,
09:00It's okay.
09:01You still have mommy.
09:03Mommy will always be with you.
09:04Leo understood and didn't ask again, but he couldn't stop his eyes from turning red.
09:09On the way to school, we both tometally avoided mentioning Damien, as if he had never promised anything.
09:15Damien Blackwood, you have one last chance left.
09:18After parking the car, I took my son's hand and walked into the school.
09:21The moment we stepped into the classroom, I froze.
09:26Damien was actually sitting there, by the window.
09:29Damien?
09:30Uncle?
09:31Damien sat by the window.
09:33He looked up at the sound.
09:35Seeing us walking toward him, his pupils contracted sharply.
09:39Why are you two here?
09:41The surprise in his words made me stop in my tracks.
09:44A bad feeling rose in my heart.
09:46Leo had been a student at Silver Moon Academy for a full year, and his father did not even know
09:53what class he was in.
09:55Leo hadn't heard clearly.
09:57He ran excitedly to the man.
09:59Dad, you...
10:00What did you call me?
10:01The little wolf pup's silver gray ears, which had just plunked up, suddenly stiffened.
10:07Then, out of habit, he quickly corrected himself.
10:10Sorry, Mr. Blackwood.
10:12Uncle, you're sitting in the wrong place.
10:14My seat is in the front.
10:15He looked at Damien, his eyes full of happiness.
10:17This was the first time Damien had ever come to Leo's family night.
10:20The first time he had ever kept a promise.
10:22I'm not in the wrong seat.
10:23This is where I belong.
10:24Leo froze for a moment, about to say something when a figure pushed past him.
10:31He's my alpha guardian.
10:33Out of maternal instinct, I immediately pulled my son into my arms.
10:37Damien started to rise instinctively, but stopped when he met Isabella's really surprised gaze.
10:41Instead, he moved to shield the boy named Noah beside him.
10:44Noah didn't mean it.
10:45I apologize for him.
10:46Leo and I both froze.
10:48That kind of protection.
10:49That kind of care.
10:50My son had never had it.
10:52Who is he?
10:54Friend's kid.
10:55Really?
10:56This was the child from Isabella's photo.
10:58The one Damien was willing to spend time with.
11:01Isabella walked over and looked at me with feigned politeness.
11:04Miss Woods?
11:05You also come for the family night?
11:06Where's your child's father?
11:07Hearing that, I instinctively looked at Damien, only to see his evasive eyes.
11:12It was clear to me, he was afraid I would expose him.
11:15In a daze, I felt as if I had gone back to the day Isabella returned.
11:18That day, it was also the first time he smiled when he heard his son call him dad.
11:23Leo and I both thought we were finally about to find happiness.
11:26But the next second, the name that came out of Damien's mouth was Isabella's.
11:29Only then did I realize, he had mistaken the child for someone else.
11:33My grip on Leo's hand unconsciously tightened.
11:36My dad's out of the continent for work, I don't want to trouble him.
11:39I looked down in disbelief, only to see Leo's red-rimmed eyes.
11:42Mr. Blackwood, mom, let's leave first.
11:45At that moment, all the sorrow was lodged in my chest.
11:47The moment I turned around, Damien suddenly grabbed me.
11:50What did Leo just say?
11:51He couldn't seem to accept that the little wolf pup who used to chase after him for affection
11:55was now deliberately drawing a line between them.
11:58I found it bitterly ironic.
12:00Nothing important, Mr. Blackwood.
12:01Family night is about to start.
12:02Even after sitting down, I could still feel those burning eyes on my back.
12:06But no matter how intense the stare, it couldn't warm my heart.
12:09From behind, the sounds of Isabella and Noah chatting and laughed intimately drifted over
12:13now and then, each one stabbing the hearts of Leo and I, leaving us restless and uneasy.
12:17The candidate for the silver moon heir is Leo.
12:21When the instructor announced that Leo had been selected a candidate as the silver moon heir
12:24and invited him to give a speech on stage, Leo simply shook his head and declined.
12:29He didn't want to go up, and he didn't want to speak.
12:31I knew he couldn't bear to see the image of Damien sitting together with that other child.
12:36He didn't want to admit that his own father would rather go to someone else's kid's family
12:40night than let him openly call him dad.
12:43After family night ended, I took Leo's hand and went to the school office to withdraw him.
12:48Stepping out of the school gate, I ran straight into Damien, who was waiting for someone.
12:52He looked like he had been waiting for a while, and he was holding a stick of cotton candy.
12:56Finished already? Let's head back to the manor.
12:59That serwince used to be the dream mother and son longed for. Now it only leaves a heart full of
13:04coldness. Leo took the cotton candy, and his gloomy face finally broke into a smile after an
13:09entire evening. Seeing the excipation in my son's eyes, my heart softened, and I about to agree.
13:14When I heard him said,
13:15Isabella's child is a transfer student and missed the heir's selection.
13:19Could you ask Leo to give up his candidate spot for Noah?
13:21With those light words, both my son and I went cold at the same time. Sure enough,
13:26every gesture of warmth came with a price tag attached. Even this stick of cotton candy had
13:32its cost. All right, Mr. Blackwood. Damien's expression softened slightly. He was about to
13:38reach out and take Leo's hand. Phone rang. It was Isabella. Damien, Noah isn't feeling well.
13:45Can you come to us right now? Damien's face changed instantly. He turned and strode toward the car,
13:50just as the door was about to close. The closing door paused. Damien leaned out and looked at the
13:56tearful little wolf pup. Take care.
13:58But this was the last time Leo would ever call him dad. That night, Leo and I packed our bags
14:04and
14:04booked the plane tickets to leave the country. Neither of us mentioned Damien. From then on,
14:09in the vast Blackwood Manor, there would never again be a light kept burning through the long
14:13night waiting for anyone. The next morning, Leo and I left with our luggage, checked in,
14:18and boarded the plane. Just before turning off my phone, I sent Damien one last message.
14:23Wish you all the best. After the message was sent, the phone that had been silent for so long
14:29started vibrating wildly. My finger hovered over the power button, unable to press it.
14:35Leo noticed my hesitation. He glanced at the screen, and his eyes instantly turned red.
14:40He tugged my sleeve, his furry silver-a-moon wolf ears drooping.
14:46Mom, we have to go.
14:49I reached out and gently stroked my child's soft hair, my heart full of emotion. The little wolf pup,
14:55who once clung to his father, refusing to let go, had quietly grown up through endless disappointments.
15:01Inside the Moonstone Group office, Damien stared at the power-off notification on his phone,
15:06his brow farrowing tighter and tighter. He recalled rushing to Isabella's place last night,
15:12only to find that Noah's not feeling well was just him being hungry and wanted Chick-fil-a.
15:17Noah ate happily. If I take Leo to Chick-fil-a today, he'd be happy too, right?
15:23Damien!
15:24Isabella's voice breaks his thoughts.
15:28Damien!
15:30Damien looked at Isabella and frowned slightly.
15:33Aria's figure was just as good.
15:35Isabella noticed his momentary dames and assumed she had captivated him with her charm.
15:41All the partners and board members are here.
15:44Let me accompany you to the meeting.
15:46Her strong rose perfume hit him.
15:49Damien was allergic to perfume and couldn't help sneezing several times.
15:52Aria knew his condition well.
15:54She had long given up all perfumes, using only light tea-savored products for her daily care.
15:59But Isabella, his former fiancé, who had been with him for years, had completely forgotten this.
16:04Damien looked at Isabella before him and frowned.
16:07He had promised to help her return to the workplace,
16:10and this meeting was the perfect opportunity to introduce her to the entire company.
16:15He also wanted to take this chance to let everyone know that Isabella was under his protection.
16:21Damien silently moved away from her, then rose and walked toward the conference room.
16:25Seeing that Damien didn't re-gest, Isabella clicked her heels and followed.
16:31In the conference room, everyone had been enthusiastically discussing the hot secretary
16:35they'd seen in the CEO's office earlier today.
16:38But they all fell silent the moment Damien walked in.
16:41Damien acted as if he hadn't noticed.
16:43He opened the documents on the table and frowned after just one glance.
16:48The others, looking at their own copies, also wore mixed expressions.
16:51Every document had been scribbled over with children's crayon drawings.
16:55Next to the Partier signature line, a crude ugly turtle had been drawn,
17:00along with other inappropriate doodles and a crooked childish skrill of the word agree.
17:05Who prepared this document?
17:07Don't you have even basic work skills?
17:09The department heads present exchanged uneasy glances.
17:13All the documents had been seized to the CEO's office and printed out by the secretary.
17:18So even if something was wrong, it wasn't their fault.
17:23Get Aria in here.
17:25Damien, Ms. Woods.
17:26Mr. Blackwood, if this is your company's attitude, then there's no point in continuing our cooperation.
17:31Mr. Blackwood, if this is your company's attitude, then there's no point in continuing our cooperation.
17:38I'm sorry, I didn't...
17:39Who do you think you are?
17:40I'm talking to your CEO.
17:42I'm sorry, this was my oversight.
17:44I'll have someone prepare a new contract immediately.
17:46As an apology, we're willing to reduce the price by another 3%.
17:49The client didn't respond, silently calculating the value and profit of the deal.
17:54Isabella burst into tears, but her pitiful look only disgusted everyone around.
17:58In the workplace, appearance is just a bonus.
18:01What these savvy professionals value most is actual workability.
18:04Aria back then wasn't just easy on the eyes.
18:06Her workability was a hundred times better than hers.
18:10I really don't get what Mr. Blackwood is thinking.
18:12He'd rather keep that vase by his side than have have Aria.
18:15After everyone left, only the two of them remained in the conference room.
18:19Damien, I'm sorry.
18:21I didn't expect this to happen.
18:24What should I do?
18:25Damien, I'm sorry.
18:26I didn't expect this to happen.
18:28Damien instinctively wanted to comfort her, but when he met Isabella's pitiful, pleading eyes, he froze.
18:33Aria had never looked at him like that.
18:35She was proud.
18:36She always strived for perfection in everything she did.
18:38No matter how difficult the task, no matter how tricky the situation, she would always find a way to solve
18:43it.
18:43She wasn't like Isabella, who could only cry and leave all the mess for me to deal with.
18:48If it were Aria today, no, it wouldn't happen.
18:51She was so careful, and Leo was so well-behaved, they would never…
18:54You should leave now.
18:56Don't get involved in what happens next.
18:59Damien…
18:59Out.
19:00Isabella bit her lip and finally walked out reluctantly.
19:03The office fell silent again.
19:05Damien leaned back in his chair.
19:07His gaze fell on the silver-gray mug at the corner of the desk.
19:11It was Leo's birthday gift to him last year.
19:13On the mug was a crooked drawing of a little wolf pup, beside it written in a child's hand,
19:19Best Alpha Uncle.
19:20At the time, he had glanced at it and then casually tossed it into a corner.
19:24Hadn't even bothered to open the wrapping.
19:26Now, looking at it again, those childish scribbles stung his eyes.
19:30His chest felt blocked by something heavy, pressing down until he could barely breathe.
19:35Mr. Blackwood.
19:36What is it?
19:38Has your dinner for tonight been cancelled?
19:40Dinner?
19:42Every day at 5pm, Mrs. Woods used to remind the kitchen to prepare dinner, and the estate said,
19:47No one has cooked for two days in a row.
19:49Mr. Blackwood.
19:50What is it?
19:51Has your dinner for tonight been cancelled?
19:54Dinner?
19:55Every day at 5pm, Mrs. Woods used to remind the kitchen to prepare dinner, and the estate said,
20:00No one has cooked for two days in a row.
20:02After the secretary left, Damien found himself opening the surveillance system for no good reason.
20:07He had never watched it before, because he'd never seen the need.
20:10But now, his hand hovered over the guest room area.
20:13One year ago, 11pm, Leo was burning with a high fever.
20:17His little face flushed red.
20:19I carried him in my arms and rushed out of the exploring that night.
20:22Was Tori down?
20:23I didn't have a car.
20:24I could only run into the rain with Leo in my arms.
20:26Damien froze.
20:27He thought back to that day.
20:29He had been at a gala with Isabella.
20:31He hadn't even known his son was sick.
20:33The footage kept playing.
20:34Last Christmas.
20:35Leo sat at the entrance, holding the Christmas card he had drawn himself.
20:38He waited until late at night, his little head nodding off as he struggled to stay a week.
20:43Go to sleep.
20:44Uncle isn't coming back tonight.
20:46What about next year?
20:47Maybe next year.
20:49Damien's breath stopped in his chest.
20:51He remembered that Christmas.
20:53He had been in France with Isabella, celebrating her birthday.
20:57And Leo.
20:58Leo had waited for him the whole night.
21:00Damien was silent for a long time.
21:03Scene after scene from the past flooded into his mind.
21:06Five years ago, I stood out among a pool of exceptional candidates and was personally named
21:10by Damien to be his assistant.
21:12Back then, I had no connections.
21:14I couldn't even understand the most basic terminology and contract.
21:17The whole company gossiped, speculating that I had slept my way to the top.
21:21To truly deserve a place by his side, I worked myself to the bone.
21:24During work hours, I swallowed the disdainful looks from senior colleagues and asked for
21:29their advice.
21:30I always carried jotting down every task, every one of his habits and preferences.
21:34After work, I taught myself multiple languages.
21:36Even at business receptes, I could rattle off every partner's personal preferences in an
21:42instant.
21:42I navigated difficult clients smoothly, helping him through any sticky situation.
21:47No matter when, wherever he needed me, I appeared by his side.
21:50Little by little, I became indispensable to him.
21:53I became his permanent companion in work and in life.
21:56I became the company's gold standard assistant, recognized by the entire group.
22:00Everyone envied Damien for a secretary like me, and he himself was more than satisfied
22:04to have such a capable assistant by his side.
22:10Fortunately, everything was ruined that night, and unexpected, out of control, heat changed
22:16everything.
22:17After that one night of entanglement, I became pregnant with the old folks.
22:20From then eyes, I turned into a scheming Omega who had gone to great lengths to sleep her
22:23way up, deliberately plotting to rise through the reticence.
22:26All my past hard work and dedication were twisted into calculated moves to get close to him.
22:32The more he had once admired my abilities, the more deliberately cold he became afterward.
22:36Even his own son, who carried the rare silver moon wolf bloodline, was neglected and treated
22:41coldly year after year.
22:43He thought if Isabella had been by his side instead, his life would surely be different.
22:48Now Isabella was finally by his side, but after what happened today, Damien found himself
22:53regretting it.
22:53The Isabella he saw today was so different from the unattainable dream girl he had once
22:58loved.
22:58Damien felt hollow.
23:00He suddenly felt that his feelings for her might have changed a long time ago.
23:04Maybe I don't love Isabella that much anymore.
23:07Maybe the one I truly love...
23:09No.
23:10That's impossible.
23:11He tried to push away this absurd thought.
23:12But the image of Leo's lonely, dejected face kept appearing in his mind.
23:16Leo had never done anything wrong.
23:18He shouldn't have to bear the coldness because of adult entanglements.
23:24He picked up his phone, revised the wording over and over, and finally sent the message.
23:30Pack up, I'll pick you up tonight and we'll go out.
23:33Perhaps sensing the stiffness of his tone, he frowned and adjusted the wording.
23:36Let's take Leo out for Chick-fil-E tonight.
23:39He read it twice more, then took a deep breath and pressed send.
23:42The message disappeared into the void.
23:44No reply came all afternoon.
23:49Damien?
23:50Put it down and leave.
23:52Also, from now on, call me Mr. Blackhill at the office.
23:55Even though I arrange for you to be here, you need to be mindful of appearances.
23:58Damien looked up and picked up the intercop to call the HR director.
24:02Isabella is still adjusting to her first day.
24:04Arrange for her to rotate through departments first, and she can come back after her probation
24:08period ends.
24:08As Isabella was led away, she still wore that same pitiful expression.
24:11But it could no longer move Damien in the slightest.
24:14As the end of the workday approached, Damien still hadn't received any reply from me.
24:19But this time, he was surprisingly patient.
24:22Perhaps remembering that every time he'd gone at us before, we'd been left behind halfway.
24:27He went out of his way to go to Chick-fil-A, waited in line for half an hour, and
24:32ordered
24:32a little bit of everything on the menu.
24:35If Leo eats it, I'll remember what he left.
24:38Full of expectation, he hurried back to the estate.
24:41When he excitedly opened the front door, the vast living room stood empty.
24:46No Leo playing with blocks on the carpet, and no me in the kitchen making dinner.
24:50Damien went to the kitchen.
24:52He took a can of beer from the fridge.
24:53As he closed the door, he noticed that the fridge door was covered with Leo's crayon drawings,
24:58big and small, plastered all over.
25:00Most of them were family portraits.
25:02Damien felt a sting in his heart, because in every drawing, only the mother and child appeared
25:06together.
25:06The father was never there.
25:08His gaze suddenly stopped on a yellowed piece of paper in the corner.
25:11It was a drawing Leo had made when he was three.
25:14In the picture, Leo was holding my hand.
25:16By the window on the second floor stood a blurry figure.
25:18No facial crooked words above the head Damien Blackwood.
25:22He took the drawing down.
25:24On the back of the paper was the child's childish handwriting.
25:27Wait until Dad likes Leo, then draw the face.
25:31Damien's breath caught sharply.
25:32His fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.
25:35It was as if the scene of Leo first asking to draw him appeared before his eyes again.
25:42Uncle, could you be my model?
25:45Uncle, could you be my model?
25:48And what did Damien say back then?
25:49I'm busy.
25:50No time.
25:51Thinking of this, Damien suddenly felt a wave of inexplicable irritation and regret.
25:55So all these years, Leo had been waiting.
25:58Waiting for him to become his father.
26:00It's okay.
26:00Next time Leo asks me, I won't say no.
26:04Damien arranged the food on the dining table, one item at a time, then glanced at his phone.
26:09It had been ten minutes since Leo got out of school.
26:12By the usual route home, Leo and I would be arriving in about five minutes.
26:16He nervously laid out the fries, then carefully squeezed the ketchup into a heart shape on the pristine white plate.
26:22After finishing everything, he stared nervously at the front door.
26:25Five minutes passed, ten minutes, twenty minutes from sunset until the night had deepened.
26:31The door remained silent, and so did his phone.
26:34Damien's heart felt as if an invisible hand were tearing at it, leaving him tense and anxious.
26:39Finally, half an hour later, a soft knock came from outside the door.
26:43Damien walked toward the entrance.
26:45Leo, guess what daddy got for you today?
26:49Leo, guess what daddy got for you today?
26:52Damien didn't even get the word surprise out before his voice abruptly caught in his throat.
26:56The expectation on his face on his vanished completely.
26:59He looked coldly at the two people at the door.
27:01What are you doing here?
27:02Noah knows he messed up the office documents, so he insisted on coming in person to apologize.
27:09Also, I have some work-related questions I wanted to ask Aria.
27:14After all, no one has ever handled the group's affairs the way she did.
27:17Damien looked at the mother and son, who had clearly been crying.
27:21Unwilling to let outsiders pry into the Black Hood family's private affairs,
27:27he had no choice but to step aside and ushers the two into the living room.
27:32The dining table was covered with a full spread of fried chicken meals.
27:37Noah's eyes immediately locked onto the food.
27:39He was about to reach for it.
27:43The dining table was covered with a full spread of fried chicken meals.
27:48Noah's eyes immediately locked onto the food.
27:50He was about to reach for it, when a sharp glare from Isabella stopped him.
27:56The little guy lowered his head, looking pitiful.
28:00Mr. Blackwood, I'm sorry.
28:02I shouldn't have scribbled all over your contract.
28:06Seeing the pitiful expression on Noah's face,
28:09Damien's heart softened slightly.
28:11An image of Leo's usual cautious, hopeful gaze,
28:15if he gets flashed through his mind.
28:17Thinking of his son, he grew flustered again.
28:20Anxiety crept back into his heart.
28:22Aria and Leo had been gone for so long.
28:25Why weren't they home yet?
28:27Ignoring Isabella and her son,
28:30he simply picked up his phone
28:31and walked out of the dining room to dial my number.
28:38The only thing coming from the receiver
28:41was the same unchanging power-off notification.
28:45He pressed his lips together tightly,
28:47hesitated for a moment,
28:49then dialed the company phone to ask why I hadn't shown up for work today.
28:53Suddenly, a loud crash of something shattering came from the living room.
28:57Damien quickly walked out.
28:59Noah was standing on a broken Lego base,
29:01with building blocks scattered all over the floor.
29:04The living room was a complete mess.
29:06Isabella put on a harsh, scolding voice,
29:08which scared Noah so much
29:10that the half-eated egg date fell from his hand.
29:12He burst into tears and ran to Damien.
29:15In the past, whenever Noah made a mistake
29:18and Isabella was about to punish him,
29:20Damien would step in and protect him like a father.
29:23Noah was certain this time would be no exception.
29:26Isabella watched Noah's move and didn't stop him,
29:29secretly calculating her own odds.
29:32But this time, they were both wrong.
29:36Damien took out his phone,
29:37snapped a photo,
29:38and forwarded it directly to his private attorney.
29:41My lawyer will discuss the damages and compensation with you.
29:45Now please, leave my home.
29:47Damien, it's just a Lego toy.
29:49Can't we just have Noah apologize to Leo?
29:51This is Leo's championship piece from the Lego competition,
29:54a custom-made Silver Moon Wolf edition,
29:56the only one in the world.
29:58Do you really think an apology alone can fix this?
30:00I won't apologize!
30:01Why should I apologize to the child of a mistress?
30:03I won't apologize!
30:05Why should I apologize to the child of a mistress?
30:11What did you say?
30:12Ari is a mega-mistress who's Sebastian and Alpha,
30:15Leo who can't stand the light of day.
30:16If his mother hadn't subdued you,
30:18you would have been my dad!
30:20Who told you that?
30:22Noah flinched,
30:23stealing a glance at Isabella.
30:25After family night,
30:27that's what all the kids at the academy said.
30:29Only the children of mistress
30:30are the ones who aren't acknowledged.
30:32It should have been my mother
30:33who formed the mate bond with you
30:35and become the lady of Blackwood Manor.
30:37This estate and the Alpha position
30:38should all be mine!
30:40A thunderous roar is it in Damien's mind.
30:42His face darkened obnewnously,
30:44as if it could drip with fury.
30:45He suddenly remembered that day
30:47at Silver Moon Academy's family night.
30:51Dad.
30:52Leo, overjoyed, had blusted out,
30:54Dad?
30:55Only to be harshly ordered by him
30:57to change the way he addressed him.
30:59He finally realized how deeply those gossips
31:02had cut into Leo's heart over the years.
31:04He had never once considered
31:05how much harm his indifference
31:07would bring to his child.
31:08No wonder Aria's face
31:09had been so terrible back then.
31:11No wonder Leo's eyes
31:12were always filled with disappointment toward him.
31:14All the puzzles were solved in an instant.
31:17What have I done?
31:18Overwhelming regret and rage
31:20consumed the top-tier Alpha.
31:23His eyes red.
31:24He grabbed Noah by the collar
31:26and threw him straight out the door.
31:29If you're angry, take it out on me!
31:31The child is innocent!
31:32The echoes of my countless humble pleas
31:35from the past rang in his ears.
31:37Damien, you can misunderstand me
31:40however you want,
31:41but the child is innocent.
31:42Can't you give him just a little bit
31:44of a father's love?
31:45He thought again of that proud woman.
31:50She never gave in when he misunderstood her.
31:52She never gave in when he neglected her.
31:55The only thing that ever made her yield
31:57was the child.
31:59Damien suppressed his surging anger
32:01and contacted security
32:03to have the two escorted away.
32:05Immediately afterward,
32:06he frantically dialed the HR director.
32:09His fury was barely contained.
32:10The background noise
32:11on the other end was chaotic.
32:13Through the receiver,
32:14he could hear the HR director
32:15gently soothing a child.
32:17Daddy has work to do.
32:18I'll come play blocks with you in a bit, okay?
32:20Daddy should hurry,
32:22or else your room will be taken over
32:24by the big monster.
32:25The HR director smiled and agreed,
32:28then walked to a quiet place.
32:32Mr. Blackwood,
32:33what's the reason for Area's
32:35unexplained absence today?
32:36Area Woods has already resigned.
32:39What?
32:41Mr. Blackwood,
32:43what's the reason for Area's
32:44unexplained absence today?
32:46Area Woods has already resigned.
32:48What?
32:49She submitted her resignation letter
32:51the morning before yesterday.
32:53She said her husband works overseas
32:54and she wants to take her son
32:56to reunite with her family.
32:57She's not coming back.
32:59How could you not tell me
33:00about something this important?
33:01Previously,
33:02you clearly stipulated
33:03that Area is just a regular employee
33:05and her resignation
33:06does not require
33:07your special approval.
33:08They call it the night's
33:09drools and procedures.
33:10I saw that Aria was quite determined,
33:12so I followed the process
33:13and completed her resignation.
33:15Their problem?
33:16Damien listened,
33:18his grip tightening.
33:19He could barely stop himself
33:20from letting out a bitter laugh.
33:22Since when did she have
33:23a husband overseas?
33:25Just as he was about to lash out,
33:27a child's voice suddenly
33:28came through the phone.
33:30Daddy,
33:31why aren't you here yet?
33:33Almost there, sweetie.
33:34Be good.
33:35Can you wait until Daddy
33:36finishes his phone call?
33:37It must be an innate ability
33:39that come with every-eyed adult.
33:41The moment you face a child,
33:43your foin stinky softens.
33:44The childish Sheehan
33:46stirred up his kunk
33:47for Leo again.
33:48The truth was,
33:49he had already had
33:50a perfect family.
33:52It just seemed that
33:53he had pushed it away
33:54with his own hands.
33:56He walked into
33:57the guest bedroom,
33:58the room where Leo
34:00and I had stayed,
34:01a place he had never
34:03set foot in
34:04for five years.
34:06Everything looked exactly
34:07as it had before I arrived,
34:09except for the
34:10Mate Bond
34:11desolation document
34:12on the table.
34:12He flipped through the terms,
34:14which clearly laid out
34:16her requests.
34:17When he reached
34:18the last page,
34:19he suddenly stopped.
34:20It wasn't a standard clause
34:22drafted by a lawyer.
34:23It was a handwritten note.
34:25If Leo ever forgives you
34:26one day,
34:27please don't disappoint him
34:28a second time.
34:30Beside it,
34:30an even smaller handwriting.
34:32As for me,
34:33there won't be
34:34a second time.
34:35In that moment,
34:36his chest felt as if
34:37it had been torn open
34:38by claws.
34:39The pain was so sharp
34:40he could barely breathe.
34:41So even when she left,
34:43she was still preserving
34:45my right to be a father.
34:46The usually cold,
34:47unyielding man's eyes
34:49unstishly turned wed.
34:50He had never imagined
34:52that the woman
34:52he thought of as greedy
34:53would take only Leo,
34:55leave this house,
34:56and also leave him.
34:57Damien put aside
34:58all his corporate affairs
35:00and spent his days
35:01waiting outside
35:01Silvermoon Academy,
35:03clinging to a faint hope
35:04that I might show up
35:05to drop Leo off
35:06for school.
35:06But from morning to night,
35:07he waited day after day,
35:09and never caught
35:10a single glance
35:11of Leo or me.
35:12The school bell rang.
35:14Noah came running
35:15excitedly toward
35:16Damien's myod.
35:17Just as he was about
35:18to get in like before,
35:20under the envious gazes
35:21of his classmates,
35:23Damien grabbed him
35:24and pulled him down.
35:25Where is Leo?
35:27Have you seen him today?
35:28Noah looked at Damien
35:30with dissatisfaction,
35:31his face full of
35:32impatience and contempt.
35:33Who knows?
35:34Maybe he realized
35:35he's an unrecognized bastard
35:37and is too ashamed
35:38to come to school.
35:39Isabella hurried over
35:39just in time
35:40to saw the standoff
35:41between the two.
35:42A growing uneasy
35:43stirred in her heart.
35:44She got home yesterday.
35:46She had received
35:46two documents.
35:47One was a termination notice
35:48and the other
35:49was an inclaim
35:50from a lawyer.
35:51She had thought
35:51she had successfully
35:52won back Damien's heart,
35:53but she hadn't expected
35:54that his heart
35:54had already been occupied
35:55by me and Leo.
35:56He just wasn't
35:57willing to admit it.
35:58The academy dean
35:59rushed over.
36:00When he learned
36:01that the visitor
36:01was the Blackwood Alpha,
36:03his expression shifted
36:04from surprise to disdain.
36:06In all my years of working,
36:07this is the first time
36:08I've seen a top-teep Alpha
36:09go out of his way
36:10to take care of
36:11someone else's child
36:12while letting his own pup,
36:13one with the rare
36:14silver moon wolf bloodline,
36:15suffer endless scorn
36:16and gossip.
36:17At the academy's
36:18family night in past years,
36:19the other little wolf packs
36:20used to mock Leo
36:21for not having a father.
36:22We genuinely thought
36:23for a while
36:24that his Alpha father
36:25had already passed away.
36:26Leo's mother
36:26had completed withdrawal procedures.
36:28These are Leo's award certificates
36:29from over the years.
36:30Other than that,
36:31there's no more information
36:32about him here.
36:32The thick stack
36:33of award certificates
36:34felt heavy in his hand.
36:36Standing at the school gate,
36:38hot tears rolled down
36:39Damien's face.
36:40He finally realized
36:42he had lost
36:43his most capable wife
36:44and he had completely lost
36:46his own flesh and blood.
36:47Time flew by.
36:48The next time I saw Damien
36:50was at Leo's art exhibition.
36:52During those two years
36:53in Europe,
36:54I had deliberately nurtured
36:55Leo's interest in painting,
36:57according to his own inclinations.
36:59With his natural talent,
37:01Leo had already become
37:02a somewhat renowned
37:03emerging artist.
37:03This year,
37:05Leo was invited back
37:06to participate
37:06in the London Art Festival
37:08charity auction.
37:09All proceeds
37:10from the sale
37:11of his paintings
37:11were donated
37:12to the children's home
37:13in keeping
37:14with the child's wishes.
37:15At the auction,
37:16every single one
37:17of Leo's works
37:18was bought in full
37:18by the same person
37:19at a high price.
37:21The last painting
37:22was titled
37:22The Missing Alpha.
37:23It depicted
37:24a little wolf pup
37:25standing in a snowy night
37:26gazing at the tall,
37:26retreating figure
37:27of an alpha
37:28in the distance,
37:28a figure he could
37:29never catch up to.
37:30This is Mr. Wood's work
37:32from when he was
37:33six years old.
37:34He once said
37:35this was a gift
37:36for his father.
37:37The entire room
37:38fell silent.
37:39Damien stared intently
37:40at the painting.
37:41Then he suddenly noticed
37:43a tiny line of text
37:44in the corner.
37:45I chased after you
37:46for so long,
37:46but then I stopped.
37:48At that moment,
37:49the top alpha clan cheater
37:50who had once struck fear
37:51into the hearts
37:52of all Manhattan
37:52were wolves
37:53broke down
37:54and wept in public
37:55for the first time.
37:56We met Damien
37:57in the backstage lounge,
37:58where the artist
37:59privately thanks the buyer.
38:00He looked much more
38:01haggard than before.
38:02The once impeccably
38:03dressed top alpha
38:04now had wrinkled clothes,
38:06stubble on his chin
38:07and eyes full of exhaustion.
38:08But even so,
38:09he was still very handsome.
38:11He stared at us
38:12at a loss
38:13as he took the bouquet
38:14of flowers Leo handed him.
38:15I'm sorry, my son.
38:17I lost you.
38:19Can you give me
38:19one more chance?
38:21Thank you for your
38:21generous donation,
38:22Mr. Blackwood.
38:23Hope you keep
38:24supporting charity
38:25and help more homeless
38:26wolf pups
38:27find their family.
38:27With those words,
38:29all barriers were drawn.
38:30Damien's eyes
38:31instantly turned red.
38:33Belated fatherly love
38:34could not undo the past.
38:35The wounds of yesterday
38:37had already left
38:37a permanent scar
38:38on Leo's heart.
38:39Even if Leo chose
38:41to forgive him,
38:42I would not easily
38:43forgive him either.
38:44After the art festival ended,
38:46Damien followed us
38:47all the way back
38:47to our home in Europe.
38:49The doorbell rang.
38:51After the art festival ended,
38:53Damien followed us
38:54all the way back
38:55to our home in Europe.
38:56The doorbell rang.
38:57When I opened the door,
38:58I wasn't surprised
38:59to see the man standing there,
39:01his eyes full of
39:01grilt and awkwardness.
39:03I never signed
39:03the mate-bond
39:04dissolution back then.
39:05I've spent all these years
39:06reflecting on my mistakes.
39:08Could you give me
39:08a chance to properly
39:09pursue you?
39:11I want to have
39:12my family back.
39:14I was silent for a moment,
39:15but finally let him in.
39:17I knew that late at night,
39:19Leo still sometimes
39:20murmured dad
39:21in his sleep.
39:22He just hid his longing
39:24deep in his heart,
39:25afraid of hurting me.
39:27He never mentioned him anymore.
39:29A month later,
39:30Damien came again.
39:31I've relocated all of
39:33Moonstone Group's
39:34core operations
39:35to the European
39:36Werewolf Territory.
39:38From now on,
39:40I will learn to be
39:41a good father.
39:42Leo and I exchanged
39:43a smile,
39:44a sense of relief
39:46shining in our eyes.
39:47We were willing to give
39:48this lost alpha
39:49the moonlight chance
39:50that had been delayed
39:51for so many years.
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