Chapter 0085
“He met your cousin,” Max murmured.
Walter raised his brows.
Irene was beautiful, but she didn’t hold a candle over Judy. It was also strange that Ethan’s wolf would willingly be with Irene when his fated mate was right there the entire time.
“That doesn’t make any sense,” Walter said, shaking his head.
“I don’t really get it either,” Max agreed. “But he met trene and the next thing anyone knew; he was proposing to her.”
“You couldn’t find out a reason why?”
“There’s nothing documented about it,” Max answered. “So, if there’s a reason, he’s keeping it locked inside.”
Walter’s frown deepened and he scowled. He didn’t need Max to tell him the reason behind Ethan’s motives; he already knew. It was obvious. Irene was the daughter of Gavin Landry, the most powerful Lycan Chairmen in the world. Ethan wanted to become an Alpha and the best way for him to do that was to get to Gavin through his daughter.
But to leave his fated mate for something like that?
It made Walter sick to his stomach to even think about it.
Did Judy know that Ethan left her to gain power? Was Irene aware that she was only a pawn in her fiancé’s games?
He couldn’t tell her… it would only hurt her. Walter had to remain silent, but he wasn’t going to let Ethan hurt Judy any longer. She needed someone around to protect her and he was determined to be that somebody.
“Matt, you’re done with tutoring already?” Irene asked as Matt walked into the kitchen, sweat caked on his forehead from his sparring lessons.
Irene sat at the counter, munching on some fruit with Ethan seated beside her, scrolling through his phone. They spent most of the night arguing about the date and how he was staring at Judy for most of the evening. He managed to come up with an excuse as to why he was staring at her and after some consideration and more arguing, Irene finally relented and chose to believe him. After all, she did love him more than anything and she would do anything to be with him, even if it meant hurting herself. She was too tired to argue any further, so they dropped the subject.
It was now the next evening, and they spent the entire day wedding planning. It was fast approaching and there was still so much to do.
“Yeah,” Matt said as he grabbed a water bottle from the fridge. “Judy and Walter are going on another date tonight, so she ended our session early.”
That caught Ethan’s attention.
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Chapter 0085
“They are going on another date?”
Matt nodded.
“Yes,” he answered. “He’s taking her to some night gallery. She just left to get dressed.”
“I’m glad he’s taking a liking to her,” Irene said thoughtfully. “They both could use some good people in their lives. Maybe we could do a double date sometime.”
“Does your father know that Walter is taking Judy out?” Ethan asked, ignoring Irene.
Matt shook his head.
“He isn’t home yet,” Matt answered, opening the water bottle and taking a long sip. When he finished. he recapped the water bottle and turned to look at Ethan. “Walter said he’ll talk to him later about it. But who knows? Dad can be scary.
“I’ll be right back,” Ethan said, standing to his feet. “need to use the restroom.”
Irene nodded and fell into a conversation with Matt about Judy and Walter. As soon as Ethan left the room, he went straight into the parlor, trying to get the scent of Judy. Maybe he could stop her before she left so they could talk privately. Her scent was faint though, which gave him the impression she was probably not at the villa anymore.
But she couldn’t have gotten far; she was just here after all.
“Going somewhere?” A deep voice asked from the corner of the parlor.
Ethan froze and turned to face Walter who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded across his chest.
“Where I go isn’t your concern,” Ethan said through his teeth.
“It is when I know who you are looking for,” Walter said, stepping away from the wall and towards Ethan. “Tell me, Ethan, does my cousin know you are ditching her to find another woman?”
“You have no idea what you are talking about,” Ethan said, his eyes blazing with fury.
Walter scoffed.
“Don’t I?” Walter asked. “Irene might not know where you are heading right now… but does she know that Judy is your fated mate and that she’s a pawn in your little game?”
