After struggling in my mind for a while, I forced myself to calm down and sighed. “Let’s stop quarreling, okay?”
Warren didn’t give me a response. If his quivering eyelashes hadn’t given him away, I would’ve thought he had fallen asleep.
I tried my best to sound casual and asked about his wounds. “What happened to you in the forbidden forest? This is the most injured you’ve ever been. Uncle Owen was scared out of his wits.”
Warren’s POV
The agitation in Alina’s tone made me feel somewhat guilty. Those tears in her eyes didn’t seem fake either.
Still, I knew Alina wasn’t as innocent and harmless as she appeared. In order to get Rufus, she had told all kinds of lies in the past.
Growing up, I never saw Alina do any sort of housework as well. She spent most of her time living like a lady, listening to concerts and having afternoon tea, not taking care of others.
When she claimed to take care of me day and night with no sleep at all… It was hard to believe, honestly.
The truth to me was still unknown.
I still remembered that it was Flora who had gone above and beyond to save me until I fell into a coma.
While I was unconscious, I was able to vaguely feel that someone had been accompanying me all this time and taking care of me, and that person never stopped talking.
I thought it was Flora.
But when I opened my eyes, I saw Alina with me.
There was an inexplicable disappointment that I felt.
Ever since I woke up, all I could think about was Flora. I wanted to see her right now.
I closed my eyes and thought about it, but I just got more upset.
Alina seemed to notice the shift in my mood and started to ask about what happened in the forbidden forest that day.
Deep inside, I sneered. She was clearly afraid that I found out what she had done, but she was already too late.
I finally opened my eyes and gave her a cold look. “You ask too many questions. What do you really want to know? Quit beating around the bush.”
An awkward smile appeared on Alina’s face. “Don’t be like this, Warren. I’m asking because I care about you. What about your companions? How are they?”
I raised an eyebrow. “Which companion are you talking about? Tom?”
Alina froze. “Is… Tom the tall man with tattoos?”
She was obviously pretending not to know Tom.
I leaned back on my bed and watched her put on this show. I didn’t say anything for a few moments.
“Tom’s dead now.”
“Dead?” Alina’s eyes widened, breaking her character. The shock on her face immediately exposed her.
I scoffed and didn’t want to talk to her anymore.
With the witness dead, Alina would never admit to everything she had done. At this point, I was tired of listening to her excuses.
It was just better to feign ignorance than to quarrel with a hopeless case like her.
“Truly a pity indeed. All of a sudden, Tom was acting crazy and tried to kill me. Unfortunately, he died before I could ask who sent him.” As I spoke, I carefully observed Alina’s reaction.
After hearing my side, Alina looked relieved. Tucking her hair back, she regained her usual elegant composure again.
“Okay, I guess that’s enough talking about them.” Alina smiled softly, looking at me with affection. “I’m going back to the pack with my father. Are you coming too?”
“No, I’m not going back there that soon. You go ahead,” I said coldly. I then looked down at my phone and was upset that I still hadn’t received any messages.
“Why not? Is there still something you have to do in the imperial capital city? Why don’t you just go back home with us?”
I heard Alina’s questions, but didn’t respond to her. I was glued to my phone, sending a crying cat emoji to someone. That emoji reflected my mood right now quite perfectly.
“Didn’t you only come to this city for me, Warren? Now, you-“
“Enough already!” I could not stand to hear her speak anymore. “What are you trying to say, Alina? I’m not some dog of yours who waits at your foot for orders. Understand?”
Warren’s POV
“What… What do you mean?” Alina looked at me with teary eyes, pursing her lips. “I just want us to go back to the way we were. But if you don’t want to see me, just say so. I can go.”
“Then yes, you should go.” I was not in any mood to deal with her right now.
“You!” Alina’s eyes widened, as if she didn’t believe that I would actually drive her away. “Do you have any idea what you’re doing?”
I smiled mockingly. “Give it up, Alina. I know what you really care about.”
“What are you talking about?” Alina pretended not to understand.
I looked away and felt my heart harden. “You don’t have to worry about anything. The evidence was gone when I fell off the cliff.”
Before, I would always take our childhood friendship into consideration. That was why I never wanted to completely cut her off. Besides, doing that would put my father and Alpha Leonard in quite an awkward situation as well.
But when Alina tried to kill me, I knew in that moment that everything was going to change.
She was the one who tipped the scales and severed our friendship herself.
“What evidence? Warren, what are you talking about? I just came here to accompany you as your friend. Why are you being so cold to me?” The audacity of this woman to question me after everything she had done! She even looked like she was about to break down.
Sighing, I looked at her seriously. “Listen up, Alina. The ring your father gave you is gone. Because of that, I can’t accuse you of what you’ve done. You don’t have to pretend to be kind to me or test me again. Do whatever you want to do with your life. It’s none of my business anymore. If you really want to leave the imperial capital city, it’s up to you. It has nothing to with me. I don’t care.”
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