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00:00The night I signed the divorce papers, I wandered the streets of New York alone.
00:05It was raining in Manhattan, cold wind cut between the skyscrapers, chilling me to the bone.
00:11My bank accounts had already been frozen, my apartment access had been revoked,
00:15and my phone balance showed less than $40 left.
00:18Dragging my suitcase behind me, I sat outside a 24-hour convenience store,
00:23mechanically scrolling through job listings on my phone.
00:26Almost every position required long-term work history or a permanent address.
00:30And at that moment, I had none of those things.
00:33Just when I was about to give up, a new listing suddenly appeared on the screen.
00:38Live-in nanny wanted.
00:40The words accommodation included immediately caught my attention.
00:45I never expected the family behind the listing to be the Blackwoods.
00:49At that moment, I stood outside a private estate on the north shore of Long Island,
00:54beside an elderly butler with an unreadable expression.
00:58Miss Carter, there's something I need to make clear before you enter this house.
01:03Mr. Blackwood is looking for a guardian for the young master, not a partner for himself.
01:08Several women misunderstood that distinction before you.
01:11I hope you won't.
01:12I lowered my head slightly and kept my eyes down.
01:15Honestly, this job sounded perfect to me.
01:18I had finalized my divorce that very morning.
01:21The thought of getting married again was the last thing on my mind.
01:24But as long as I had somewhere to stay, I wouldn't have to spend the night wandering
01:27the streets.
01:28To me, this opportunity felt like a lifeline.
01:31I nodded immediately.
01:32I understand.
01:34I won't have any inappropriate thoughts.
01:36The butler finally seemed somewhat satisfied and led me down a long hallway.
01:40The air carried a faint cedarwood scent, an oppressive aura unique to a powerful alpha's
01:45territory.
01:46Then we entered the dining room.
01:48At the far end of the enormous table sat a young father and son locked in a silent standoff.
01:55The tall man held a child's dinner plate in one hand, exhaustion faintly visible between
02:00his brows.
02:01Across from him, the little boy sat with his lips tightly pressed together, refusing to
02:05cooperate.
02:06The silence in the room was almost unsettling.
02:09After a long moment, the man finally let out a low sigh.
02:12It looked harder than negotiating a billion-dollar Wall Street merger.
02:16He pinched the bridge of his nose and spoke quietly.
02:19Noah, just one bite, okay?
02:22The boy turned his face away stubbornly.
02:25Sir, the new applicant has arrived.
02:28The man finally looked up.
02:30He wore simple black slacks and a white dress shirt, the top two buttons undone loosely, revealing
02:36the sharp line of his collarbone.
02:37His sleeves were rolled neatly to his forearms, exposing pale skin and lean muscle beneath.
02:43I recognized that face instantly.
02:46Alexander Blackwood.
02:48One of the most dangerous alphas in North America.
02:51His gray-blue eyes were cold as ice.
02:53One glance from him was enough to make people instinctively back away.
02:56And yet, for some reason, I wasn't afraid.
03:00His gaze swept lightly over me and paused for half a second.
03:04The restless alpha pheromones lingering in the room suddenly calmed.
03:08Something flickered in his eyes.
03:10Name?
03:11Evelyn Carter.
03:12I answered quietly.
03:14He gave an almost imperceptible nod before handing me the plate.
03:17You try.
03:19Then he leaned back in his chair, arms folded, silently watching me.
03:23This was probably my interview, and I needed this job desperately.
03:27At the very least, I didn't want to sleep in a subway station tonight.
03:31Holding the plate carefully, I forced a gentle smile and walked toward the little boy.
03:36Before I could get close, he suddenly doved beneath the table, leaving only a pair of dark,
03:41angry eyes staring at me.
03:43I don't want her!
03:44Tell her to leave!
03:45She's just like the others!
03:47So there had already been many future stepmothers before me.
03:50That only made me more determined to succeed.
03:53I glanced around the room and noticed superhero toys scattered everywhere.
03:57An idea immediately came to mind.
03:59I picked up an action figure and crouched beside the table with a smile.
04:03Relax.
04:04I'm not feeding you, I'm feeding Superman.
04:06I pretended to feed the toy seriously.
04:09Superheroes need to eat too.
04:11If they don't eat, how are they supposed to save New York?
04:14Oh?
04:15You want broccoli?
04:16Of course.
04:17Broccoli helps you grow strong enough to defeat bad guys.
04:20Under the table, the little boy was clearly wavering, but he still stubbornly refused to say anything.
04:25I deliberately continued ignoring him, until his nose turned red and he looked moments away from tears.
04:30Only then did I pretend to notice him.
04:33Oh?
04:34What's this?
04:35There's a little wolf cub hiding under here?
04:37Trying not to laugh, I raised the superhero toy.
04:40Superman, would you like to share your dinner with the little wolf cub?
04:44I lowered my voice dramatically.
04:45Of course.
04:46A wolf cub needs to eat properly if he wants to become the strongest alpha.
04:51That finally broke him.
04:52The little boy nodded aggressively.
04:54The moment I lifted the spoon, he took a huge bite.
04:57Then another.
04:58And another.
04:58After several mouthfuls, he suddenly glared at me indignantly.
05:03Why didn't you give me more broccoli?
05:05Are you scared I'll become stronger than Superman?
05:09I couldn't help laughing.
05:10But when I turned around, I met Alexander Blackwood's gaze.
05:14For the first time, the cold sharpness in his expression softened.
05:18Something unfamiliar flickered within those gray-blue eyes.
05:21As though he had finally recognized something he'd been searching for all along.
05:26That very evening, I moved into Blackwood Manor.
05:28The entire estate has three floors.
05:30Noah and I stayed on the second floor, and Alexander stayed on the third.
05:34Before going upstairs, the old butler, Harris, purposely stopped, his expression serious, and reminded me.
05:39Ms. Carter, there's something you have to remember.
05:44Absolutely never go up to the third floor without Mr. Blackwood's permission.
05:49I froze for a moment.
05:50Harris didn't change his expression as he continued.
05:53A lady once snuck into the master's room late at night, trying to become the lady of the Blackwood household.
06:00She almost got thrown out the window.
06:03Mr. Blackwood greatly dislikes it when others overstep their boundaries.
06:07I nodded immediately.
06:09I understand.
06:10To be honest, I don't have the headspace for that.
06:14At this point, I just want to hold on to this job.
06:17Not to mention, an alpha on Alexander Blackburn's level.
06:20He's just not someone I can afford to mess with.
06:23Noah is only five, but surprisingly independent.
06:26He sleeps on his own at night, which is a huge relief for me.
06:33The next afternoon, Alexander came home, and there I was, squatting in the front yard, feeding Noah.
06:38Actually, scratch that.
06:39Noah was on a leash, sitting side by side with the family's Alaskan Malibut on the lawn, having an eating
06:44contest.
06:45Big dog takes a bite.
06:46Noah takes a bite.
06:47It was surprisingly wholesome, and kind of fierce, too.
06:51Alexander had just stepped out of the car when he falls.
06:54He stared at the scene, and his face went dark in an instant.
06:58Evelyn, what do you take my son for?
07:03Ow!
07:05Dad, we're role-playing!
07:07Look!
07:08I ate more than a rocket today!
07:11Alexander's frown deepened, and he slowly turned to look at the butler beside him.
07:16Sir, although Miss Carter's method is a bit unconventional, the results are undeniable.
07:21Before, no matter how we chased after him, the young master just wouldn't eat.
07:25But this afternoon, he's already finished two whole plates of pasta.
07:29He's even insisting that he have to beat Rocket.
07:33The man silently watched his son demolish broccoli, steak, and mashed potatoes, his expression growing more and more complicated.
07:40After a long moment, he finally let out a resigned sigh, as if accepting his fate.
07:45At the very least, Noah and Rocket should have separate dishes.
07:52Don't worry, sir.
07:53Rocket's a very clean dog.
07:55He hasn't so much as touched Noah's spoon.
07:57Alexander's temple pulped a little, like he was about to say something.
08:01But then he just squeezed his eyes shut, turned, and walked into the house.
08:07The sun was slowly setting.
08:09Noah held the leash, running across the lawn and how-ow like a wolf.
08:12Rocket was running wild with excitement, too.
08:14I was laughing so hard.
08:16Little did I know, behind the floor-to-ceiling window on the second store, Alexander stood there quietly, watching us.
08:23Miss Carter is practically magic.
08:25Before, the young master wouldn't eat, wouldn't talk, wouldn't even go outside.
08:29But she's only been here one day and everything has changed.
08:34Sir, I think this time, we've finally found the right person.
08:37By the time I brought Noah back inside, Alexander was already seated in the first floor living room.
08:42Long legs crossed, watching the business news.
08:45His aura was still so intense, you didn't dare look straight at him.
08:48I just took the leash off Noah when Alexander suddenly said,
08:51Evelyn, let's talk.
08:53Evelyn, let's talk.
08:56Okay, Mr. Blackwood.
08:57I gave Noah to the maid, then sat properly across from him on the sofa.
09:01Alexander looked up at me.
09:03You're great with kids.
09:04Have you done this before?
09:06I took care of my ex-hun's sister's kid for two years.
09:10At the time, Ryan's family thought I wasn't making enough, so they told me to quit.
09:15But once I did, they figured I was worthless, just staying home.
09:20So they went ahead and fired the babysitter and made me watch their children.
09:24Alexander listened in silence.
09:26His gray-blue eyes were deep, unreceivable.
09:28After a moment, he suddenly asked,
09:30According to your file, you just got divorced?
09:32Hmm.
09:33Reason?
09:34We're from different worlds.
09:36It was quiet for a moment.
09:38Alexander looked at me, his gaze heavier than usual.
09:41You should have already seen the job posting from yesterday.
09:43Noah's a special case.
09:45He has no sense of security.
09:46He doesn't want to go out, doesn't want to meet strangers,
09:48and he really resists going to school.
09:50And I don't have much time to spend with him.
09:53So,
09:55I need someone who can stay by his side long-term.
09:58A real mother figure.
10:00If you're willing to stay, we'll sign a pre-nuthwool agreement.
10:03Assets will remain completely separate.
10:06You won't be taking on any risk.
10:07Families like theirs were all the same.
10:10Even though my first marriage had started because of love,
10:13the gap between our social status had been too large.
10:16Ryan's family still insisted on a pre-nuthwool agreement.
10:19So when we divorced, I walked away with almost nothing.
10:22And a family like the Black Hose,
10:24an old money dynasty at the very top of New York society,
10:27would naturally treat marriage even more cautiously.
10:30After hesitating for a moment, I finally spoke.
10:33Actually, I only need a place to stay.
10:36We don't necessarily have to legally marry.
10:38Alexander looked up at me.
10:40The marriage is for Noah.
10:41I need to give him a stable family structure.
10:44And marriage is the most effective legal protection.
10:46He sounded as though he were discussing a business contract.
10:49And somehow, that made me feel strangely reassured.
10:54Then we'll do it your way.
10:55After the marriage, I'll transfer $20,000 into your account every month for personal expenses.
10:59That part mattered to me more than anything.
11:02After all, I had already learned what happened
11:04when money was left entirely in someone else's hands.
11:07I hesitated before quietly asking,
11:09If we ever divorce in the future,
11:12will I be allowed to keep that money?
11:14Alexander looked mildly surprised by the question.
11:16He watched me silently for two seconds before answering,
11:19Of course.
11:20It already belongs to you.
11:22Only then did I finally relax.
11:24That's good.
11:26And for now,
11:27I have no intention of establishing a true mate relationship.
11:30You'll continue staying on the second floor.
11:32That's fine.
11:33I don't have that intention either.
11:34And just like that,
11:36three days after my divorce,
11:38I got married again.
11:39Just like my first marriage,
11:41there was no wedding.
11:42No vows.
11:43At dinner that night,
11:44Harris unusually instructed the kitchen
11:45to prepare several additional dishes.
11:47Then Alexander slipped a black velvet box towards me.
11:51Inside was a diamond ring.
11:52A very large diamond ring.
11:54That's really not necessary.
11:55For Noah.
11:56I immediately understood.
11:58Children needed the illusion of a complete family.
12:01So in the end,
12:02I accepted it.
12:05That night,
12:05I had just finished showering
12:07and climbed into bed
12:08when my bedroom door slowly creaked open.
12:10Noah stood outside
12:11holding a little wolf plushie,
12:13looking unusually conflicted.
12:15What's wrong?
12:16The little boy lowered his head
12:17and awkwardly twisted the hem of his pajamas.
12:20Could you read me a bedtime story?
12:22I froze for a second.
12:23Noah pressed his lips together nervously.
12:25I can ask my dad to increase your rallery,
12:28but if you don't want to,
12:30you can say no.
12:31I lifted the blanket slightly
12:32and gestured toward him.
12:34Come here.
12:35The little boy's eyes lit up instantly.
12:37He immediately climbed into bed
12:39with his wolf plushie
12:40clutched tightly in his arms.
12:42That night,
12:43Noah fell asleep in my embrace
12:44while listening to the story.
12:47The next morning,
12:49Alexander was visibly surprised
12:50when he heard about it.
12:51That familiar faint approval
12:53appeared in his eyes again.
12:54Evelyn,
12:55thank you for your hard work.
12:56Starting next month,
12:57I'll have finance increase the amount
12:59transferred into your personal account.
13:00I stared at him in shock.
13:03That's really too much.
13:05After all,
13:06I had done far more
13:07in my previous marriage
13:08than I was doing now,
13:09yet when the divorce ended,
13:10I couldn't even afford a hotel room.
13:12During the day,
13:13I took care of Ryan's sister's child.
13:15At night,
13:16I cooked dinner for Ryan.
13:17And after midnight,
13:18I still had to clean
13:19the entire apartment.
13:20Even so,
13:21when the divorce happened,
13:22they still acted as though
13:23I had been the one benefiting
13:24from three luxurious years
13:26with the Sterling family.
13:27Thinking about it now
13:28felt almost absurd.
13:30Mr. Blackwood,
13:31you really don't have to do this.
13:32I genuinely like Noah.
13:34He's actually a very gentle child.
13:36It was only a bedtime story.
13:37Before finished speaking,
13:38a small warm hand
13:39suddenly grabbed mine.
13:41Noah was holding onto my hand tightly.
13:43The little boy still had
13:44his usual serious expression,
13:46but his eyes were shining brightly.
13:48The women before you
13:49only cared about getting close to me.
13:51No one ever truly cared about Noah.
13:53So you deserve the money.
13:55I could no longer refuse.
13:56So I simply thanked him.
13:58From that moment on,
13:59Noah became completely attached to me.
14:02Alexander was constantly busy with work.
14:04So most days,
14:05the enormous estate
14:06only held the two of us.
14:08Until the day I needed to return
14:10to the hospital
14:10for another evaluation
14:12and refill my medication.
14:13Harris had warned me before.
14:15Noah couldn't go too far
14:16from the estate.
14:17Unfamiliar environments
14:18could easily trigger
14:20severe stress reactions.
14:21So I crouched down in front of him
14:23and patiently negotiated.
14:25I'll be back very soon.
14:27Can you wait for me at home?
14:28But Noah simply grabbed my hand tightly.
14:31He didn't say a word.
14:32He only looked at me quietly.
14:34Those beautiful eyes
14:35were filled with unease.
14:38The young master is afraid you'll leave.
14:41He's afraid you'll disappear
14:42like all the others.
14:43Something in my chest
14:45softened instantly.
14:46I'm not leaving.
14:47I'm only going to see the doctor.
14:50I'll come back soon
14:51and stay with you.
14:52Before I could even finish speaking,
14:54Noah had already climbed
14:56into the back seat of the car.
14:57Young master,
14:58are you going to the hospital too?
14:59Noah silently nodded.
15:01Harris's eyes instantly turned red
15:03as though he had just witnessed a miracle.
15:06God bless the Blackwood family.
15:08The doctor said my depression
15:09had stabilized significantly
15:10over the past few weeks.
15:13Honestly,
15:14the cedarwood scent
15:15that lingered throughout
15:16the Blackwood estate
15:17really did make me feel calmer.
15:19Before I left,
15:21she adjusted my prescriptions again.
15:23After we walked out
15:24of the consultation room,
15:25Noah stayed unusually quiet beside me.
15:28Evelyn,
15:29are you sick?
15:30The little boy was clearly worried.
15:32Yeah,
15:33I got sick because I didn't
15:34take care of myself properly.
15:36So Noah has to eat well
15:37from now on, okay?
15:38Noah immediately looked alarmed.
15:40Does it hurt?
15:42Before I could answer,
15:44Noah had already started
15:45digging through his pockets.
15:47A few seconds later,
15:48he carefully placed
15:49a slightly melted chocolate bar
15:51into my palm.
15:52If it hurts,
15:53you should eat something sweet.
15:55Dad says sweets
15:57help people feel better.
15:59I stared at the chocolate in my hand
16:01and suddenly,
16:02tears slipped down my face
16:04without warning.
16:05During those three years
16:06with the Sterling family,
16:08every time I cried,
16:09they called me too sensitive
16:10and too emotional.
16:12You're exhausting, Evelyn.
16:14And yet now,
16:14this little wolf cub
16:16who clearly lacked security himself
16:18was willing to give me
16:19his favorite chocolate.
16:20I pulled Noah tightly
16:22into my arms.
16:23The little boy
16:24obediently curled up against me
16:26and even awkwardly
16:27patted my back
16:28the way adults
16:28comfort children.
16:29Evelyn,
16:30I will sure to eat properly
16:32from now on.
16:33When I grow up,
16:34I'll protect you.
16:35I burst out laughing
16:37through my tears
16:37and rubbed his soft hair.
16:41Then you'd better
16:41grow up quickly.
16:43By the time Noah and I
16:44walked out of the hospital,
16:45a black Benti
16:46was already waiting outside.
16:48Alexander was leaning
16:49against the car,
16:50his tall figure
16:51cold and elegant enough
16:53to look like he belonged
16:53on a magazine cover.
16:55I walked over
16:56while holding Noah's hand.
16:57Mr. Blackwilled,
16:58what are you doing here?
17:00Alexander immediately
17:00lowered his gaze
17:01to check Noah's condition.
17:02After confirming the boy
17:04hadn't suffered
17:05any stress reaction,
17:06he visibly relaxed.
17:07Harris told me Noah
17:08left the estate with you.
17:09I was worried.
17:10Noah rested against
17:11Alexander's shoulder
17:12but still held tightly
17:13onto my hand.
17:14Dad,
17:14as long as Evelyn is here,
17:16you don't need to worry.
17:18Alexander paused slightly.
17:19Then he slowly
17:20looked up at me.
17:21I know.
17:22That night,
17:23Alexander offered
17:24to increase my allowance again.
17:25I nearly panicked
17:26trying to refuse.
17:28Then is there
17:29anything you need?
17:29I hesitated for a long time
17:31before quietly saying,
17:32Could you maybe help me
17:33find a cheap used car?
17:35It would make going out
17:36much easier.
17:37You can use any car
17:38in the garage.
17:39No.
17:39The cars in your garage
17:40are way too expensive.
17:41I'd be terrified
17:42to drive them.
17:43Every vehicle owned
17:44by the Blackwoods
17:45cost a ridiculous amount.
17:47I honestly suspected
17:48I couldn't even afford
17:49the insurance on them.
17:51Alexander stayed silent
17:52for two seconds.
17:53The next morning,
17:54a used SUV was parked
17:56beside the Blackwoods'
17:57luxury cars.
17:58At the same time,
17:59Alexander also arranged
18:01for a psychiatrist
18:02who was supposedly
18:03nearly impossible
18:04to book in New York.
18:05Her conclusions
18:06were almost identical
18:07to the hospitals.
18:08Mrs. Blackwood needs
18:09a stable emotional environment
18:11most right now.
18:12She needs support
18:13from family.
18:16I understand.
18:17The next day,
18:18I drove that used SUV
18:20and took Noah out.
18:21Because of his severe anxiety,
18:23even minor external simulation
18:25used to trigger
18:26emotional meltdowns,
18:27so he rarely ever
18:28left the estate.
18:29Now, I wanted to slowly
18:31help him reconnect
18:31with the outside world.
18:33We went to the amusement park first,
18:34then stopped by Trader Joe's
18:36to buy groceries.
18:37By the time we finished shopping,
18:39my hands were full of bags.
18:41Noah followed behind me
18:42carrying a single grocery bag
18:44with a tiny frown
18:45on his face.
18:46Evelyn!
18:47This is heavy!
18:48But my hands are full too.
18:49Can you help me
18:50a little longer?
18:51Noah puffed out a small breath
18:53and adjusted the bag
18:54in his arms.
18:55Fine!
18:55I'll help you this one time.
18:57Next time,
18:58don't buy so many things.
18:59I secretly smiled to myself.
19:02Evelyn?
19:03But just as we stepped
19:04into the underground
19:05parking garage,
19:06a familiar voice
19:07suddenly called out
19:08behind me.
19:09A voice belonged
19:10to the ex-husband
19:11I hadn't seen
19:11in a very long time.
19:13That was Ryan Sterling,
19:15my ex-husband.
19:17He was dressed
19:18in a perfectly tailored suit,
19:20every strand of hair
19:21styled flawlessly
19:22into the image
19:23of a wealthy
19:24Manhattan executive.
19:25Even after more
19:26than a month apart,
19:27hearing his voice
19:28still made something
19:29ache faintly in my chest.
19:30We met in college.
19:32Back then,
19:33Ryan had loved me
19:34so fiercely
19:34it almost felt unreal.
19:36At our wedding,
19:37he promised he would
19:38spend of his life
19:39protecting me.
19:40I had grown up
19:41feeling invisible
19:41in my own family
19:42so I clung desperately
19:44to that promise.
19:45But everything changed
19:47after he officially
19:48took over Sterling MedTech.
19:49I couldn't become
19:50the polished society wife
19:51his family wanted
19:52so gradually
19:53everything about me
19:54became unacceptable.
19:56He asked me
19:57to quit my job.
19:58I babysat his sister's son,
20:00hosted family gatherings
20:01and endured endless
20:03criticism from his relatives
20:04and I tolerated all of it
20:06because we had married
20:07for love.
20:08Then one night,
20:09I found him kissing
20:10another woman
20:11inside a private
20:12members-only club
20:13in Manhattan.
20:14Something inside me
20:15shattered completely.
20:16I begged him
20:17to promise me
20:18it would never happen again.
20:19But the Sterling family
20:21acted as though
20:22I was the unreasonable one.
20:23His mother said,
20:25What successful man
20:26doesn't fool around a little?
20:28Ryan even told me
20:29I had become too emotional
20:30because he had spoiled me
20:32too much.
20:33Meanwhile,
20:33my depression
20:34became worse and worse.
20:36My doctor warned me
20:37that I couldn't continue
20:38living under that kind
20:38of stress.
20:39So in complete desperation,
20:41I filed for divorce.
20:42According to the prenup,
20:43I would leave the marriage
20:44with absolutely nothing
20:46and I signed
20:47without hesitation.
20:48Four years together,
20:50three years of marriage,
20:51that was how it ended.
20:52A flicker of contempt
20:54crossed his face.
20:55Evelyn,
20:56a Columbia graduate
20:57working as a nanny?
20:58Seriously?
20:59That's none of your business.
21:00Evelyn,
21:01you still don't get it.
21:02The moment you married
21:02into the Sterling family,
21:04you represented our name.
21:05Ryan,
21:05we're divorced.
21:06I don't belong to you
21:07or your family anymore.
21:09Divorced or not,
21:10you're still my ex-wife.
21:12People are always
21:13going to connect you to me.
21:14His gaze swept over Noah,
21:16then shifted toward
21:17the used SUV behind him.
21:19The contempt on his face
21:20only deepened.
21:21You're embarrassing yourself.
21:23I didn't want to hear
21:23another word from him.
21:25More importantly,
21:26I didn't want Noah
21:26hearing any of this.
21:28So I grabbed Noah's hand
21:29and turned toward the car,
21:30but Ryan suddenly
21:31caught my wrist.
21:32Evelyn,
21:33things haven't been going
21:34very well for you lately,
21:35have they?
21:36His gaze slowly
21:37traveled over me.
21:38Do you miss being
21:39Mrs. Sterling yet?
21:40Admit you were wrong?
21:41Maybe then I'll consider
21:43getting back together with you.
21:44The women outside
21:45never meant anything to me.
21:46As far as I'm concerned,
21:48you're still the only woman
21:49I've ever considered
21:49as my wife.
21:50Fix that attitude of yours.
21:52Apologize to my family,
21:53and then I...
21:54I yanked my wrist
21:55out of his grip.
21:56Keep that precious
21:57position for yourself.
21:58I don't want it,
21:59Mr. Sterling.
22:00On the drive back,
22:02my phone suddenly
22:03started ringing.
22:04The caller ID
22:04made my chest tighten.
22:06It was Connor,
22:07Ryan's nephew,
22:08the little boy
22:09I had taken care of
22:10for almost two years.
22:11I had blocked
22:12every member
22:12of the Sterling family
22:13after the divorce.
22:14Everyone except him.
22:16I kept telling myself
22:17that children
22:18weren't responsible
22:18for the cruelty
22:19of the adults around them.
22:21After two years together,
22:22I truly believed
22:23Connor and I
22:24had shared something real.
22:26I answered the call anyway.
22:28Hi, Connor.
22:29Evelyn!
22:29My mom wants to talk to you!
22:31His tone was hostile
22:32and impatient.
22:33Every bit of warmth
22:34inside me
22:35disappeared instantly.
22:36A second later,
22:37Ryan's sister
22:38grabbed the phone.
22:39Her voice was sharp
22:40with disgust.
22:41Evelyn,
22:42I heard you're working
22:42as a nanny now?
22:43Seriously?
22:44Do you have any
22:45self-respect at all?
22:46Honestly, Evelyn,
22:47I shouldn't be surprised.
22:48You've always been
22:50this pathetic.
22:51I hung up immediately
22:52and blocked the number.
22:53Then I slowly pulled
22:54the SUV over
22:55to the side of the road.
22:56Finally,
22:57I completely broke down.
22:58I harried my face
22:59against the steering wheel
23:00and cried uncontrollably.
23:02I didn't know
23:03how long I stayed like that.
23:04Evelyn!
23:05Here!
23:06I froze.
23:07I had completely forgotten
23:08Noah was still
23:09sitting behind me.
23:10The little boy
23:11was holding out
23:12a wrinkled tissue
23:13with both hands,
23:14staring at me
23:14with wide,
23:15worried eyes.
23:16Wipe your face.
23:17I'm sorry.
23:18Did I scare you?
23:20Harris had warned me
23:21many times that Noah
23:22was extremely sensitive
23:23to stress.
23:24I was terrified
23:24I might have frightened him.
23:26Evelynon,
23:27I'm not scared.
23:28If you want to cry,
23:29you can cry.
23:30I'll wait for you.
23:31Thank you,
23:32my little hero.
23:33I'm okay now.
23:34Let's go home.
23:36That night,
23:37I felt completely drained
23:38and went upstairs early.
23:40Evelyn,
23:41may I come in?
23:42I had just finished showering
23:43and my hair was still damp.
23:45I quickly tightened
23:46the belt of my robe
23:47before answering.
23:49Come in.
23:50Alexander stepped inside
23:52wearing light gray loungewear.
23:53His dark hair fell loosely
23:55across his forehead,
23:57softening the sharpness
23:58of his usual appearance.
24:00He sat down in the chair
24:01beside my bed.
24:02His gaze briefly landed
24:04on my damp hair
24:05before he awkwardly looked away
24:06and glanced around
24:07the room instead.
24:09Why don't you wear the clothes
24:11in the dressing room?
24:13They're too expensive.
24:14I'm not used to wearing
24:15things like that.
24:16My marriage to the Sterlings
24:18had taught me
24:18one painful lesson.
24:20Never force yourself
24:21into a world
24:22that was never meant for you.
24:24Because eventually,
24:25that world would throw you out
24:27and make sure you felt
24:28humiliated on the way down.
24:30Legally,
24:31Alexander and I were married.
24:32But in reality,
24:34I still saw myself
24:35as Noah's live-in guardian.
24:37What kind of Nancy
24:38walked around
24:38wearing couture dresses
24:40and limited edition jewelry?
24:42Alexander frowned slightly,
24:44genuine confusion
24:45crossing his face.
24:46You don't like the styles?
24:48If you want,
24:49I can have a private designer
24:50come to the estate
24:51and customize new ones for you.
24:53I immediately waved my hands.
24:55No, thank you,
24:56Mr. Blackwood.
24:57I stay home
24:58taking care of Noah
24:58most of the time.
24:59I don't really have anywhere
25:00to wear clothes like that.
25:03Alexander fell silent
25:04for a few seconds.
25:05I heard you ran
25:06into your ex-husband today.
25:08His last name is Sterling?
25:09Sterling Medtech?
25:10My heartbeat
25:11immediately slipped.
25:13Noah must have told him.
25:15Yes,
25:16but that's all
25:17in the past now.
25:19Alexander noticed immediately
25:20that I didn't want to discuss
25:21the Sterling family
25:22any further,
25:23so he gently changed
25:24the subject instead.
25:26Evelyn,
25:26since you came here,
25:28Noah has been much happier.
25:30His tone was sincere.
25:32Those gray-blue eyes
25:33stayed fixed on me
25:34with unsettling intensity.
25:35I looked away first.
25:37You pay me.
25:38This is my job.
25:40Alexander stayed quiet
25:41for another moment
25:41before speaking again.
25:44Evelyn,
25:45you can ask me for anything.
25:46There's a good chance
25:47I can give it to you.
25:48Mr. Blackwood,
25:49I don't need anything.
25:51His fingers tightened
25:51slightly against the armrest
25:53before he finally nodded once.
25:54Then he quietly stood up
25:55and left the room.
25:56Lately,
25:57Alexander had been coming home
25:59much earlier than usual.
26:01Almost every evening,
26:02he would have dinner
26:03with Noah and me.
26:04Sometimes after dinner,
26:05he even stayed
26:06to play board games
26:07or build Lego sets
26:08with us in the family room.
26:09Honestly,
26:10for an alpha
26:11as wealthy and powerful
26:12as Alexander Blackwood,
26:13it felt strangely domestic.
26:15At one point,
26:16I even started wondering
26:17if Blackwood Group
26:18was secretly going bankruptcy.
26:20Not because I cared
26:21about his fortune.
26:22I was just afraid
26:23of losing my monthly paycheck.
26:24I finally asked one evening,
26:26Mr. Blackwood,
26:27why have you been coming home
26:28so early lately?
26:30If you're busy,
26:30you really don't need
26:31to rush back every night.
26:32Noah already has me
26:33taking care of him.
26:34Alexander casually picked up
26:36a red Lego Brit
26:37from the carpet.
26:38The doctor said
26:38you need family.
26:39You need stability.
26:41Right now,
26:42Noah and I are your family.
26:43So this is our responsibility.
26:45Family?
26:46I thought silently.
26:47We barely qualified
26:48as a family at all.
26:49Honestly,
26:50having Noah around
26:51was already enough for me.
26:53The doctor said
26:54most of my recovery
26:55is probably because of him.
26:58Alexander looked up at me.
26:59For a brief moment,
27:01a faint trace of disappointment
27:02flickered through
27:03those gray-blue eyes.
27:04But before I could think
27:05too much about it,
27:07I stood up
27:07and took Noah's hand.
27:09Come on,
27:10let's go read upstairs.
27:12Your dad still has work to do.
27:14Noah let me pull him up
27:15from the carpet,
27:16but he kept glancing back
27:17at Alexander
27:18every few steps.
27:19And for one brief second,
27:21I could have sworn
27:22I saw disappointment
27:23in that tiny little face.
27:24Like he was silently thinking,
27:26Dad,
27:27you are hopeless.
27:28Alexander suddenly
27:29called out behind me.
27:30Evelyn.
27:32What's wrong?
27:33Evelyn, wait.
27:34To my surprise,
27:36the tips of his ears
27:37looked slightly red.
27:38Mm.
27:38He cleared his throat
27:39quietly before speaking.
27:41I have a charity gala
27:42tomorrow night.
27:44I need a partner.
27:45Would you go with me?
27:46I blinked.
27:47Me?
27:49Yes.
27:50There's not enough time
27:51to arrange someone else now.
27:53I'll compensate you
27:54for your time.
27:54I nearly laughed.
27:56Alexander Blackwood,
27:57one of the most influential
27:58alpha in New York,
27:59couldn't find a date
28:00for a charity gala?
28:01There was absolutely
28:02no way I believed that.
28:04Still,
28:04money was money,
28:05and I certainly wasn't
28:06stupid enough
28:07to refuse easy income.
28:08I can go,
28:10but I don't really understand
28:11upper-class etiquette.
28:12For the first time that evening,
28:14Alexander's tensed expression
28:15visibly relaxed.
28:16You only need to stay beside me.
28:18Nothing else matters.
28:20The next afternoon,
28:21an entire styling team
28:22arrived at the estate.
28:24One for the gown,
28:25one for makeup,
28:26one for hair.
28:28They spent nearly an hour
28:29quietly discussing colors,
28:31jewelry,
28:31and styling details around me
28:33like I was preparing
28:34for the Met Gala.
28:35The entire thing
28:36made me deeply nervous.
28:37That evening,
28:38Alexander came home early
28:39to pick me up.
28:40The moment he saw me,
28:42his expression visibly frozen.
28:47For the first time
28:48since I met him,
28:49genuine amazement
28:50flashed openly
28:51across his face.
28:53Dad,
28:53look how pretty Evelyn is!
28:56Call her Miss Carter.
28:58Noah immediately huffed
28:59and turned his face away
29:00in protest.
29:01I laughed softly
29:02and reached down
29:03to fix his messy hair.
29:04It's okay.
29:05I like it when he calls me Evelyn.
29:06It makes me feel younger.
29:08Tonight was the charity gala.
29:10Nearly every major figure
29:12in New York's business world
29:13was there.
29:14The moment Alexander
29:15entered the ballroom,
29:16people immediately
29:17gathered around him.
29:18And somehow,
29:19every conversation
29:21eventually circled back to me.
29:22Mr. Blackwood,
29:23who is this lovely lady?
29:25I instantly panicked
29:26that I might put him
29:27in an awkward position,
29:28so I hurried to explain.
29:30I'm a friend of Mr. Blackwood.
29:31But Alexander answered calmly
29:33before I could say
29:34anything else.
29:35My wife,
29:36Evelyn Carter.
29:37You look stunning
29:38in that dress.
29:39You two look incredible together.
29:41A wave of surprised compliments
29:43immediately followed.
29:44My face burned red
29:45almost instantly.
29:47Alexander lightly squeezed
29:48my hand
29:49before leaning closer.
29:50His warm breath
29:51brushed against my ear.
29:52Evelyn,
29:53is being my wife
29:54really that embarrassing?
29:56Can't you even say it out loud?
29:57The faint scent of whiskey
29:58lingered on him,
29:59warm and dangerously close.
30:00No,
30:01I just didn't want
30:02to embarrass you.
30:03Something darkened
30:04slightly in Alexander's glaze.
30:05Only weak Alpha
30:06feel ashamed of their partners.
30:08The way he looked at me
30:08felt almost like silent fire.
30:11I couldn't handle it anymore.
30:13The cedarwood scent
30:14surrounding Alexander
30:15made me dizzy.
30:17I'm going to get a drink.
30:19I blurted out
30:20before escaping.
30:22What I didn't expect
30:23was to run into Ryan stealing.
30:26Evelyn?
30:27And he was alone.
30:28Wasn't Alexander
30:29the one who said
30:30guests were supposed
30:31to bring a partner
30:31to this gala?
30:32The second Ryan saw me,
30:34his eyes widened in shock.
30:35He immediately
30:36walked towards me.
30:37Evelyn?
30:37Is that really you?
30:39I almost didn't recognize you.
30:40His gaze slowly swept over me.
30:42You look...
30:44beautiful.
30:45I've never seen you
30:46like this before.
30:47I instinctively
30:48stepped backward,
30:49widening the distance
30:50between us.
30:51Evelyn,
30:51what my sister said
30:52on the phone
30:53wasn't my idea.
30:54I only agreed to the divorce
30:55because I wanted
30:56to teach you a lesson.
30:57I never actually
30:58wanted you to leave.
30:58His tone softened.
31:00Just apologize to my family
31:02and I'll bring you home.
31:03Sterling Medtech
31:04has been going through
31:05a difficult period lately.
31:06Don't make things harder
31:07for me right now,
31:08okay?
31:08Then he reached for my hand,
31:10pretending to look
31:11gentle and sincere.
31:12But I knew this routine
31:13too well.
31:15Cruelty first,
31:16affection second.
31:17That was how Ryan
31:18controlled people.
31:19Except I wasn't
31:20that girl anymore.
31:21Ryan,
31:22we're divorced.
31:22I'm never going back.
31:24Even if I ended up homeless,
31:26I still wouldn't return
31:27to the Sterling family.
31:28Ryan let out
31:29a cold laugh.
31:30You're still just as stubborn.
31:32When you finally
31:33understand your place,
31:34you'll come begging me
31:35to take you back.
31:36Right then,
31:37a familiar alpha presence
31:38suddenly approached.
31:39Ryan's entire expression
31:40immediately changed.
31:42His posture straightened
31:43almost instantly.
31:44Evelyn,
31:44we'll talk later.
31:45I have something
31:46important to handle.
31:47Then he hurried
31:47towards Alexander,
31:49slightly bowing his head
31:50as he handed over
31:50a business card.
31:51Mr. Blackwood,
31:52I'm Ryan Sterling
31:53from Sterling Medtech.
31:54Regarding the contract
31:55your company terminated,
31:56I was hoping we might
31:58have another opportunity
31:58to work together.
31:59If we made a mistake
32:01somewhere,
32:01please tell us.
32:02We'll fix it immediately.
32:03Ryan smiled politely,
32:05almost desperately.
32:06Alexander finally
32:07looked at him.
32:08Then,
32:08to Ryan's confusion,
32:10his gaze slowly shifted
32:11toward me instead.
32:13Evelyn,
32:13what do you think?
32:14Should I give him
32:15another chance?
32:16Ryan froze,
32:17his face filled
32:17with confusion.
32:19What?
32:19Evelyn?
32:20What does she have
32:21to do with this?
32:22Mr. Blackwood,
32:23she's my ex-wife.
32:24I honestly have no idea
32:26how she even got
32:26into an event like this.
32:28She's probably just
32:28trying to convince me
32:29to take her back.
32:30Alexander didn't even
32:31look at him.
32:32His eyes remained
32:33fixed on me.
32:35Evelyn,
32:35you decide.
32:36Ryan stared at us
32:37in disbelief.
32:38Mr. Sterling just told me
32:40not to interfere
32:40with his important
32:41business matters,
32:42so I won't interfere.
32:43Ryan's face
32:44immediately darkened.
32:45This is business.
32:46You don't get a say in it.
32:48Typical low-class behavior.
32:49No manners.
32:50No class.
32:51I frowned slightly,
32:52but before I could speak,
32:54the overwhelming pressure
32:55of Alexander's top
32:56Alpha pheromones
32:57instantly filled
32:58the entire space,
33:00causing Ryan,
33:01an Alpha whose rank
33:02was far below his,
33:03to panic and instinctively
33:05take a step backward.
33:06The fact that Evelyn
33:07doesn't wish to comment
33:08probably means she simply
33:09isn't interested
33:10in Sterling Medtech.
33:12His voice was
33:13terrifyingly calm.
33:14So unfortunately,
33:16Mr. Sterling,
33:17there's nothing
33:18I can do for you.
33:19Then Alexander calmly
33:20wrapped an arm
33:21over my shoulders
33:22and guided me away.
33:24Ryan stood frozen
33:25in place,
33:26completely stunned.
33:27A nearby businessman
33:28finally patted him
33:29sympathetically
33:30on the shoulder.
33:31You seriously offended
33:32Mrs. Blackwood?
33:33Then you're finished.
33:34That's the only woman
33:35Mr. Blackwood
33:36has ever publicly
33:37brought to an event.
33:38Wife?
33:39Impossible.
33:40She's just a nanny.
33:41The man looked at him
33:42for two long seconds
33:43before sighing again.
33:45Well,
33:46you can't save someone
33:47determined to ruin himself.
33:49At the charity gala,
33:50Alexander raised
33:51$100 million
33:52for public welfare
33:53in my name.
33:54After the event ended,
33:56the guests all crowded
33:57around me,
33:58eager to curry favor.
33:59Mrs. Blackwood,
34:00we would be absolutely
34:01honored if you could
34:02join our tea party
34:03next week.
34:04Mrs. Blackwood,
34:04my husband is bidding
34:05on a project
34:06with Blackwood Group.
34:07Could you possibly
34:08put in a good word
34:08for us with Mr. Blackwood?
34:10I'm not used to
34:11getting this kind
34:12of attention.
34:13To keep Alexander
34:14from feeling awkward,
34:16I drank more
34:17than usual.
34:17I was unused
34:18to such a detention.
34:20Afraid of embarrassing
34:21Alexander,
34:21I drank more
34:22than I should.
34:23Alexander stepped
34:24in to save me.
34:25Sorry.
34:26My wife doesn't
34:27drink well.
34:27I'll take her place.
34:29By the end,
34:30both of us were
34:30half drunk
34:31and climbed into
34:32the stretched Lincoln.
34:33I glanced out
34:33the window by chance
34:34and met Ryan Sterling's
34:35mocking gaze.
34:36His lips curled
34:38in contempt,
34:38as if I were
34:39nothing but a joke.
34:41I rolled the window up
34:42and said sincerely
34:43to Alexander,
34:44thank you for
34:45standing up for me
34:45tonight, especially
34:47against Ryan.
34:48Alexander's voice
34:48was low and slightly
34:50slurtered from the wine.
34:51Evelyn, we're married.
34:52You don't have to thank me.
34:54We're only married
34:55in public.
34:56You didn't have to help.
34:57Alexander slowly
34:58lifted his hand.
34:59His long, elegant fingers
35:00tilted my chin up,
35:02his touch gentle.
35:03Evelyn,
35:04what if I don't want us
35:05to be only for show?
35:08His desire plain in his gaze.
35:10They said drunk words
35:11were true.
35:11It was no lie.
35:16I turned my face away,
35:17avoiding his touch.
35:18Mr. Blackhild,
35:19you're drunk.
35:20Alexander froze.
35:21He curled his fingers
35:22into a loose fist
35:23and sat back.
35:24He pinched the bridge
35:25of his Ned.
35:26I'm sorry,
35:27I did drink too much.
35:28After that,
35:29the car fell
35:29completely silent.
35:31An awkward,
35:31tingling warmth
35:32hung in the air.
35:33I sat stiff as a statue,
35:35too nervous to move.
35:37Thankfully,
35:37Noah was waiting
35:38for me at home.
35:41As soon as I stepped
35:42out of the car,
35:43he came running
35:44with his picture book.
35:46I quickly took his hand
35:47and escaped upstairs
35:48to the second floor.
35:50That night,
35:51after I put Noah to sleep,
35:53I opened my phone
35:53and looked at job listings.
35:56Ryan had been right
35:57about one thing.
35:58I had a good degree.
36:00I belonged in the working world,
36:02not just as a live-in guardian.
36:04My last marriage
36:05had taught me a hard truth.
36:06A woman needed her own career.
36:07Otherwise,
36:08when a man no longer wanted her,
36:10she was cast aside with nothing.
36:11I would never let
36:12that humiliation happen again.
36:13Right now,
36:14Noah needed me,
36:14so I could stay.
36:15But what if he outgrew me?
36:16My physical and mental health
36:18still wasn't ready
36:18for full-time work.
36:19But researching jobs now
36:20could only keep me
36:21from being helpless later.
36:23But researching jobs now
36:24could only keep me
36:25from being helpless later.
36:26Just as I was scrolling,
36:28Alexander sent a message.
36:29I froze.
36:30Sure I'd read it wrong.
36:32That was always the maid's work.
36:33Besides,
36:34Alexander had explicitly warned me
36:36never to go up
36:36to the third floor.
36:37But I didn't argue.
36:38I went downstairs
36:39and made a cup of coffee.
36:41Standing at the foot
36:42of the third floor stairs,
36:43I hesitated.
36:44Is this some kind of test?
36:46If I go up,
36:47will he fire me?
36:47Is he upset
36:48because I turned him down
36:49in the car?
36:50After struggling,
36:51I still couldn't bring myself
36:52to step onto the stairs.
36:53I called Alexander.
36:56Mr. Blackwood,
36:57I have your coffee.
36:58Did you come down to get it?
36:59Bring it up, please.
37:03I secretly turned on
37:04the call recording.
37:05If he caused trouble later,
37:06I'd have proof.
37:07I was too clever.
37:09I hung up
37:10and knocked on his bedroom door.
37:12Come in.
37:13I had no choice
37:14but to push the door open.
37:15My eyes immediately met Alexander's.
37:17He had just showered,
37:18wearing only a black bathrobe.
37:20The belt tied loosely
37:21around his narrow wake spans
37:22of his firm chest
37:23was exposed.
37:24Crystal droplets dripped
37:25from his hair,
37:26slicing down his perfect jawline
37:27over his chest muscles
37:29and disappearing into the robe.
37:30It was a stunning,
37:31almost indecent sight.
37:32I quickly lowered my head,
37:34too flustered to look again.
37:35Alexander took the coffee.
37:37His fingertips brushed mine.
37:39I tensed
37:39and stepped back in a panic.
37:41Are you that afraid of me, Evelyn?
37:43Do I look like a monster to you?
37:44My face burned red.
37:46I turned to flee at once.
37:48Evelyn.
37:51You can enter my room
37:52any time you want.
37:54The words came out of nowhere.
37:56I didn't stop.
37:58I hurried downstairs.
38:00The next morning,
38:01I woke up dizzy
38:02with a sore throat.
38:03I must have caught a cold
38:04from drinking too much
38:05and sleeping badly.
38:06I was surprised
38:07to find Alexander downstairs
38:09when I went down.
38:10He was sitting comfortably
38:11on the sofa,
38:13reading a financial newspaper.
38:14Most strikingly,
38:15the man who always wore
38:17tailored three-piece suits
38:18was now dressed
38:19in a black old neck sweater
38:20and frameless glasses.
38:21It accentuated his perfect figure
38:23and sharp,
38:24smooth jawline.
38:25He looked dangerously attractive,
38:27like a peacock
38:28showing off his plumage.
38:29Good morning.
38:33I tried to greet him,
38:34but broke into a cough.
38:36Alexander put the paper down.
38:38You have a cold.
38:40Just a little.
38:42He walked over
38:43in a few stides
38:43and placed his hand
38:44naturally on my forehead.
38:46He walked over
38:47in a few stides
38:47and placed his hand
38:48naturally on my forehead.
38:51I tensed all over.
38:52It's not serious.
38:54I'll just eat some medicine.
38:55Sit and rest.
38:56I'll get it for you.
38:58He gently guided me
39:00to the sofa,
39:01then walked toward
39:02the kitchen on long legs.
39:03He stood tall,
39:05pouring water quietly,
39:06the picture of a perfect,
39:07devoted partner.
39:08I couldn't help wondering
39:10what Noah's mother
39:11had been like
39:11to deserve
39:12of such a remarkable man.
39:14Drinking the medicine,
39:15I didn't want to disturb
39:16his work,
39:16so I whacked my room.
39:18I slept for a while,
39:20then woke up groggy
39:21to an unknown call.
39:25I answered,
39:26Evelyn,
39:26it's me.
39:27Ryan's voice came through.
39:29I was about to hang up
39:30when he rushed to say,
39:31Don't hang up.
39:32I'm right outside
39:33Blackwood Manor.
39:34Come out now,
39:35unless you want this
39:37to reach Alexander.
39:39I truly didn't want
39:40this mess supposed to him.
39:42I didn't want
39:42my humiliating past
39:44laid bare for anyone to see.
39:46As soon as I stepped out,
39:47Ryan rushed up to me.
39:49Evelyn,
39:49are you done making a scene?
39:51A former sterling wife
39:52working as a nerdy?
39:53You're embarrassing me.
39:54Ryan,
39:55I'm not making a scene.
39:56Stop pretending.
39:57You went to that gala
39:58all dressed up
39:59just to make me regret it,
40:00didn't you?
40:01Fine.
40:01I do regret it a little.
40:03I'm giving you a chance.
40:04Admit you were wrong,
40:06apologize to my mother and sister,
40:07and I'll take you back.
40:08You won't have to grovel
40:09as a nanny anymore.
40:10Ryan,
40:11I did nothing wrong.
40:12What am I supposed to admit?
40:13You still can't see your mistake?
40:15You haven't suffered enough?
40:17I was about to reply
40:18when a small round figure
40:19charged at Ryan.
40:20It was Noah,
40:21just back from outside.
40:22He threw himself
40:22into Ryan's legs,
40:23eyes blazing with anger.
40:25My mom is never wrong.
40:26My mom is always right.
40:28With that,
40:29he clung obediently to my thigh
40:30and pressed close to me.
40:32Ryan and I both froze.
40:33This little wolf cub
40:34just called me mom.
40:35When he thought I was being hurt,
40:36his first instinct
40:37was to rush out
40:38and protect me,
40:38to stand up for me.
40:39My heart softened completely.
40:41I pulled him tightly
40:42into my arms.
40:43Ryan stumbled back in shock,
40:44then snapped out a-
40:45Kid,
40:45what did you call her?
40:46She's just your nanny.
40:47You're the nanny.
40:48Your whole family are nannies.
40:50Evelyn is my mom,
40:52my favorite mom.
40:53He looked up at me anxiously,
40:55as if afraid I'd say no.
40:57Evelyn,
40:58will you be my mom?
40:59I'll listen to you
41:00from now on,
41:01I promise.
41:02I nodded,
41:03tears stinging my eyes.
41:05Noah,
41:06I already am your mom.
41:09Noah's lip trembled,
41:10and he hugged me even tighter.
41:12Oh,
41:12I see.
41:14Evelyn,
41:14you're brainwashing him
41:15to call you mom,
41:16aren't you?
41:16Trying to climb up
41:17using a kid?
41:17Let me tell you,
41:18Alexander Blackwood is known
41:19as a cold,
41:20ruthless alpha.
41:21If he finds out
41:22you're manipulating him,
41:22he'll destroy you.
41:23Before I could reply,
41:24a warm hand settled
41:25gently on my waist.
41:27Alexander had stepped outside,
41:29drawn by the noise.
41:30He pulled me firmly
41:31against his side,
41:32sheltering both Noah
41:33and me in his embrace.
41:34Mr. Sterling,
41:35the last time you insulted my mate,
41:37I cut all ties
41:38with Sterling Medtech.
41:40I planned to explain
41:41to other hospitals
41:42that this was a personal matter
41:43so our conflict
41:44wouldn't affect
41:44your other partnerships,
41:45but you've come here today
41:47to upset my wife.
41:48I no longer see any reason
41:50to be merciful.
41:52Mr. Blackwood,
41:54what do you mean?
41:55Wife?
41:56Who is your wife?
41:57Ryan went completely still.
41:58His smirk vanished
42:00in an instant.
42:01Alexander took a strand
42:02of wind-touseled hair
42:03behind my ear,
42:04his gaze never leaving Ryan's.
42:08Can't you tell?
42:09Or do you only believe
42:10what you want to believe?
42:14Evelyn is my wife,
42:16and she is the mother
42:17of my child.
42:18Ryan swayed,
42:19nearly collapsing.
42:21Alexander turned to Harris.
42:23Show him out.
42:24If anyone bothers my wife again,
42:26call the police immediately.
42:28With that,
42:29he took Noah from my arms,
42:31kept one arm wrapped
42:32securely around me,
42:33and let us back inside.
42:35Once we were inside,
42:36I quickly pulled away
42:37from Alexander's embrace,
42:39feeling flustered.
42:40I took no one's hand
42:41and led him back
42:42to my bedroom.
42:44Noah,
42:45where were you all day?
42:46I didn't see you at all.
42:47Ugh,
42:48don't even ask.
42:49Dad sent me to kindergarten.
42:52Really?
42:52Why suddenly kindergarten?
42:54Dad said he didn't want you
42:56to get too tired.
42:58He said he needed time alone with you.
43:01Why do we need time alone together?
43:04Dad said he has to build a bond with you
43:08so you won't leave us.
43:10Just as Noah finished,
43:12Alexander appeared in the doorway.
43:14Noah,
43:14go downstairs for dinner.
43:16Don't disturb Mom.
43:18Hearing the word Mom again
43:20made my face burn with embarrassment.
43:23Noah kissed my forehead.
43:25Mom,
43:25I'm going to eat.
43:26I'll come back later.
43:30After Noah left,
43:32Alexander stepped into my room.
43:34Are you feeling better?
43:35He asked gently.
43:37His wide shoulders
43:38and narrow waist
43:40created an imposing,
43:41attractive silhouette.
43:43I quickly looked away.
43:45Thank you for standing up for me,
43:47Mr. Blackwell,
43:47but please don't let me affect
43:49your business decisions.
43:50It's not worth it.
43:51Why is it not worth it?
43:53I...
43:54I'm not worth this much.
43:56Evelyn,
43:57I told you,
43:58we are married.
43:59Protecting my mate is my duty.
44:01But...
44:01Don't say for show again.
44:04I want us to be real.
44:05I want you to be my true mate.
44:07I was stunned by his directness.
44:09My face turned bright red.
44:12I'll give you time to adjust.
44:14But right now,
44:16I'd like to claim my rights
44:18as your husband.
44:19Before I could react,
44:20he leaned in.
44:22His warm,
44:23long fingers
44:24gently brushed my cheek.
44:25He kissed over.
44:26I held my breath,
44:28my heart pounding.
44:29I...
44:34Evelyn,
44:35we have all the time.
44:36We don't have to rush.
44:38He tucked the blanket
44:40gently around me,
44:41then quietly left the room.
44:43The next day,
44:45Noah was sent to kindergarten again,
44:47still unwilling.
44:49My cold was almost
44:50completely gone.
44:52Alexander was dressed
44:53in needy,
44:54casual clothes.
44:55He invited me
44:56to go to the movies with him.
44:58After what happened last night,
45:00I'd thought it over.
45:01We were all already married.
45:03If we could really build
45:04something real,
45:05it wouldn't be so bad.
45:09I changed into a dress
45:11and got into his car.
45:15Alexander chose a romance film.
45:18The storyline was pretty intense,
45:19and the whole theater
45:20was just full of kissing sounds.
45:22Alexander moved closer,
45:24his intense eyes staring into mine.
45:27Alexander turned slightly toward me,
45:29leaning in.
45:29His deep-set eyes glowed
45:30with a faint lupin sheen
45:31in the dim light,
45:32carrying both an undeniable dominance
45:34and a gentle tenderness.
45:35His fingertips brushed lightly
45:36across my cheek.
45:37His kiss was cool
45:38with the freshness of mint
45:40as it softly landed on my lips.
45:42At first,
45:42it was gentle and slow,
45:44then it deepened,
45:45growing more intense,
45:46carrying that unique alpha control
45:48that left me completely breathless.
45:50I tapped his chest
45:51in mock anger.
45:52Alexander,
45:53I can't believe you're this naughty.
45:54He caught my hand.
45:55I'm not inexperienced.
45:57I just don't want to scare you.
45:59If you have no experience,
46:01did Noah just jump out of a rock?
46:04He kissed me again.
46:06That night,
46:07I had just put Noah to bed
46:09when Alexander called
46:10and asked me to bring him
46:11a cup of coffee.
46:12I had just knocked on his bedroom door
46:15when a large hand grabbed me
46:16and pulled me inside.
46:18I was immediately surrounded by kisses.
46:21Alexander gave off
46:22an intoxicating Fira.
46:24Fresh,
46:24warm,
46:25and completely irresistible.
46:27He gently pressed me
46:28against the edge of the bed,
46:30his rough breaths reaching my ears.
46:40Alexander's fingertip gently touched
46:42the back of my neck,
46:43the spot where an alpha werewolf
46:45marks his chosen Luna.
46:47A faint glow flickered and faded.
46:49There was no visible wound,
46:50but an invisible bond languid.
46:52Evelyn,
46:53from this moment on,
46:54you're my Luna.
46:55Mine alone.
46:56No one can ever replace you.
46:58Evelyn,
46:58pick out a wedding planner.
47:00I want to give you
47:01the grand wedding you deserve.
47:02I don't need that.
47:04I want everyone to know
47:05you're my wife,
47:06my one and only Luna.
47:09I only regret not giving you
47:10everything the very,
47:11very first time I saw you.
47:12I chuckled softly.
47:15We barely even knew
47:16each other back then.
47:18How could you have known?
47:21Evelyn,
47:22from the moment I first saw you,
47:24I knew you were meant
47:25to be my Luna.
47:26Our wedding was grand
47:28and luxurious.
47:30Many celebrities
47:31and elites were invited,
47:32and it dominated the front page
47:34of the local news
47:35for three straight days.
47:36I complained to Alexander
47:38that he was being
47:39too high profile.
47:40Blackwood has always
47:41kept a low profile.
47:42This is his first time
47:43being so espertatious.
47:45Please,
47:46just indulge him,
47:47madam.
47:48On the night
47:48after the wedding,
47:49I received a call
47:50from Ryan.
47:51I frowned unconsciously.
47:54Alexander reached over
47:55and hung up the phone,
47:57tightening his arm
47:57around my waist.
47:59Mrs. Blackwood,
48:01focus on me.
48:03Afterward,
48:03Alexander twirled
48:04my hair between his fingers
48:05and spoke a little awkwardly.
48:07Evelyn,
48:09I want to tell you
48:10a secret.
48:11I hummed softly
48:12in response.
48:14Noah is not
48:15my biological son.
48:17He is my sister's orphan.
48:19From Alexander's account,
48:21I gradually pieced together
48:23Noah's life story.
48:24When Alexander was
48:26in junior high,
48:27his parents died
48:28in an accident.
48:30He was raised
48:31by his older sister.
48:33Later,
48:34his sister married
48:35and had Noah,
48:36but a car accident
48:37took both his sister
48:38and her husband.
48:40Alexander then adopted
48:41Noah as his own.
48:43I originally planned
48:44to spend the rest
48:45of my life
48:45with Noah alone,
48:47but then you appeared.
48:48My life
48:50became different.
48:51On that day,
48:53we walked out
48:53of the hospital.
48:56Mom,
48:57Dad said
48:57you're better.
48:58Why are we still
48:59at the hospital?
49:03Because there's
49:04a little baby
49:05growing in Mommy's tummy.
49:06Yay!
49:07I'm finally getting
49:08a sister!
49:09Noah jumped up
49:10with joy.
49:11What if it's
49:12a little brother?
49:13Noah thought
49:13very jumpolay,
49:15very seriously.
49:16If it's a brother,
49:17I'd fight with him.
49:19If it's a sister,
49:20she can play with me.
49:21His innocent words
49:22were silly,
49:23but they filled
49:24my heart with warmth.
49:25Just as I was about
49:26to head to the parking lot,
49:28a ragged man
49:28stepped in front of me.
49:30I reached into my purse,
49:32ready to give him
49:32some change,
49:33but he suddenly
49:34called my name.
49:35Evelyn?
49:36I froze.
49:38The man with messy,
49:39uncamped hair,
49:41tired eyes,
49:41and hunched shoulders
49:42was Ryan Sterling.
49:44Noah immediately
49:45stepped in front of me,
49:46blocking me protectively.
49:48I gently pat his shoulder
49:50and pulled him close.
49:51Ryan?
49:52What happened to you?
49:56Ryan?
49:57What happened to you?
50:02Evelyn,
50:02please help me.
50:03You're the only one
50:04who can help me.
50:06Everyone knows
50:07Alexander loves you.
50:08He listens to you.
50:10Please beg him for me.
50:11Then I remembered
50:12what Alexander
50:13had told me.
50:15It started when
50:16Alexander cut off
50:17all business
50:17with Sterling MedTech.
50:19Many other hospitals
50:20followed,
50:21wanting to stay
50:21on Alexander's good side.
50:23Still,
50:23some small clinics
50:24kept using Ryan's products.
50:26Then someone died.
50:28Their medical equipment
50:29was unsafe.
50:30Soon after,
50:31tax fraud was exposed.
50:33The sister Ryan
50:34had always obeyed
50:35had been stealing
50:35from the company
50:36for years.
50:37When everything fell apart,
50:39she fled the country
50:40with her family,
50:41leaving Ryan with the mess.
50:43Sterling MedTech
50:44went bankrupt.
50:45All his assets
50:46were seized.
50:47I recalled Alexander
50:48saying softly that night,
50:50Evelyn,
50:51you accidentally
50:51saved me
50:52from a disaster.
50:53Ryan,
50:54all lives are equal.
50:55You made mistakes
50:56that hurt people.
50:57You have to take
50:58responsibility.
50:59No one can save you.
51:04Evelyn,
51:06let's go home.
51:06Let's go home.
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