Chapter 3

Silas glared at me, furious.

There was even a trace of fear in his eyes.

“Elena, do you think Greystone Alpha’s name is something you can say whenever you want?”

“How dare you spread rumors that you have anything to do with him? Are you trying to get me killed?”

His friends immediately surrounded me, glaring at me as if I had committed some unforgivable crime.

“Elena, do you even know how hard Silas worked to get this chance to welcome Greystone Luna today?”

“The Blackthorn family’s businesses were taken over by Greystone Pack last year. We all depend on Greystone Alpha now.”

“And you’re here talking nonsense, claiming you’re connected to Greystone Alpha?”

“Are you trying to destroy Silas?”

I raised my hand and wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth.

Then I slowly lifted my head and met Silas’s gaze.

Maybe my eyes were too cold.

Silas frowned, and for a brief second, panic flashed across his face.

When Serena saw the way he looked at me, she immediately glared at me with hatred and pointed at my nose.

“Elena, you bitch!”

“Silas already agreed to take you in. Don’t repay kindness with betrayal.”

“Even if you still resent him for not sealing the mate bond with you back then, you can’t use this kind of lie to get revenge.”

Silas frowned and muttered in disappointment,

“Jealous woman.”

After a moment of silence, he took a check worth two hundred thousand from his pocket and placed it in front of me.

“For the sake of what we once had, I won’t punish you.”

“Take the money. Buy yourself some decent clothes.”

“If you don’t want to take care of the child, I’ll arrange a respectable job for you in a few days.”

He paused.

His tone was full of condescending charity.

“Don’t worry. Since Greystone Pack took over my company, this amount of money means nothing to me anymore.”

His charity made me sick.

It seemed he really had been doing well these past three years.

No wonder he was still so confident when he saw me again.

No wonder he still believed I would return to him like before.

Under everyone’s shocked gaze, I did not take the check.

I only pushed away the hand Silas was holding it with, then took my bracelet back from Serena.

After that, I looked at him and smiled faintly.

“No, thank you, Mr. Blackthorn.”

“I don’t accept things from strangers.”

I ignored Silas’s instantly darkened face and turned to leave.

But before I could take more than a few steps, Silas grabbed my wrist.

His face was cold as he questioned me.

“Elena, I’m giving you money, and you still refuse?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I’m a stranger to you?”

I lowered my eyes and looked at his hand on my wrist.

My voice was cold.

“We ended three years ago.”

“It’s better if we don’t have anything to do with each other.”

“Otherwise, people might misunderstand.”

I thought of a certain man who got jealous far too easily.

If Adrian found out Silas was holding my wrist like this, the entire Blackthorn Pack would probably pay for it.

But Silas glanced at Serena, as if he had suddenly understood everything.

“I see. You’re still jealous of Serena.”

He released me, and his tone became arrogant again.

“But do you even know what’s happening tonight?”

“The Southern branch is hosting a welcome banquet for Greystone Alpha.”

“I was going to take you there to broaden your horizons, but you need to buy a proper gown first.”

“Don’t embarrass me.”

Before he could finish, I rejected him directly.

“No need. Thank you.”

When Silas heard me refuse again, his face turned completely cold.

His hand froze in midair with the check still between his fingers.

His knuckles tightened little by little, as if he had never imagined I would reject him again and again.

“Elena, you really have become bold.”

“Looks like the poorer you are, the worse your temper gets.”

He sneered, anger rising in his voice.

“In that case, I really should take you to the banquet.”

“I’ll let everyone see how cheap and pathetic you look.”

“And I’ll let you stand next to elegant Serena, so you can understand the difference.”

He forced me into their car.

Since we were going to the same place, I didn’t struggle too much.

When the car arrived, Serena’s mocking voice rang out loudly.