Alpha's Regret: Losing His True Mate-Chapter 189

Elodie’s expression was ice-cold. Distant. Almost detached.

Rex couldn’t shake the feeling that the way she was looking at Sienna wasn’t just dislike.

It was pure hostility. Like she was staring at an enemy.

For a second, he even wondered if Elodie might actually try to do something to Sienna.

He walked over. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Elodie was loaded down with stuff... two potted plants, a few home décor items. The décor was a last-minute grab. Since moving into her new place, she’d been so busy she hadn’t had time to make it feel like home. It was still pretty bare.

She’d come out to buy plants, saw some cute stuff at the shop next door, and figured why not.

She was just about to leave when she’d spotted Sienna and Liora. Again.

Now that they were gone, she was ready to go too until Rex appeared in front of her.

"What are you trying to do?"

Elodie stopped, confused. "What do you mean?"

Rex’s voice was cold. "She doesn’t even care about you. You’re nothing to her. And yet you’re still holding a grudge. Does that make any sense?"

"She doesn’t care about me?" Elodie’s eyes went hard. "You really think that highly of her, huh?"

In Rex’s eyes, Sienna could do no wrong.

Before he could respond, Elodie let out a bitter laugh.

"So what? Are you here to warn me? Tell me not to hurt her?"

So that was why he’d come over.

Elodie’s smile turned mocking. "Dante hasn’t said anything to me yet, but here you are, jumping in. What gives you the right? Are you her secret admirer or something?"

Rex didn’t even try to hide it. He’d never been shy about his feelings for Sienna, at least not when talking to Elodie.

"So what you’re saying," he said coldly, "is that I should go tell Dante? Warn him to keep an eye on you?"

He thought back to the banquet. When Dante had asked Elodie to dance. Rex and Jimmy had both figured that was Dante’s way of subtly warning her, to stay away from Sienna.

"Or do you think Dante’s warning wasn’t clear enough?"

Elodie didn’t answer. Just stared at him, her gaze sharp and cutting.

Rex felt the weight of her disdain.

Then she asked, voice flat, "Are you really Reed Hardin’s son?"

She didn’t have a ton of contact with Reed, but every time she did, he came across as warm, wise, authoritative. A real leader.

Looking at Rex now? She couldn’t see a trace of that.

Then again, maybe his feelings for Sienna had completely clouded his judgment.

Rex hadn’t expected her to bring up his father.

Her tone made it sound like she actually knew him.

But how could she?

His expression darkened. "What’s that supposed to mean?"

Elodie ignored the question. "You want Dante to warn me? Fine. I’ll wait."

She turned and walked away without looking back.

---

As soon as Dante and Liora got back to the villa, his phone rang.

He answered, listened for a moment, then hung up and grabbed his coat.

Liora was halfway up the stairs when he called out to her.

"Your great-grandmother fell. She’s in the hospital. I’m going to see her. You should get some rest."

Liora’s face fell. "I want to come too—"

"You have school tomorrow. We’ll visit her after class."

"Okay..."

Dante left.

Liora stood there for a second, then pulled out her phone.

It buzzed. And she saw it was a notification.

She grabbed it fast, hoping it was....

But instead all she saw was a spam.

She pouted, disappointed.

On the way home, she’d tried calling her mom. Just to ask if that had really been her at the mall earlier.

But her mom hadn’t picked up.

Now, seeing the notification, she’d thought maybe it was her mom finally calling back.

But no.

Then again... if her mom really had been out shopping on Christmas, she would’ve invited Liora to come along, right?

She must’ve just seen someone who looked like her.

---

An hour later, at the orthopedic hospital downtown, Dante had already spoken with the doctor.

Nonna’s thigh bone was badly fractured. She’d need surgery to replace it.

But they couldn’t operate right away. They had to monitor her condition first.

The rest of the Wilson family was still out of town.

The only people at the hospital were the housekeeper and Aunt Garner, Nonna’s usual caretaker.

The housekeeper had already notified everyone else.

When Dante walked in, the housekeeper stood up quickly to greet him.

Nonna was lying on her side in the hospital bed. When she saw him, she closed her eyes and turned her face away.

Dante pulled up a chair and sat beside her. "Still mad at me?"

He was talking about the project he’d handed to the Brown and Green families at Wilson Corp a while back.

Ever since then, Nonna had refused to even take his calls.

Nonna stayed silent.

Dante waited a beat, then spoke again. "What do you want me to do?"

Nonna finally opened her eyes. "Don’t you already know?"

He did.

"I’ll take care of it tomorrow," he said evenly.

What he meant was: he’d pull the Brown and Green families off the Wilson Corp project. Take back everything he’d allocated to them.

"And what else?"

Dante knew exactly what she was asking. His jaw tightened. "Grandmother..."

Nonna closed her eyes again.

Dante didn’t push it.

A moment passed. Then Nonna spoke again, her voice flat.

"You can go now."

Dante didn’t leave. He adjusted the blanket around her, making sure she was covered properly.

A little while later, the doctor came in to check on her. He gave Dante a rundown of her condition and said the surgery could be scheduled for the day after tomorrow.

It wasn’t super high-risk. If everything went smoothly, she’d be able to walk with a walker in about a month.

After the doctor left, the housekeeper pulled Dante aside in the hallway. She glanced back toward Nonna’s room.

"The old madam really wants to see Mrs. Wilson," she said quietly. "But she won’t let me call her."

What she meant was... Nonna felt guilty. Too guilty to ask Elodie to come, especially now that she was injured and vulnerable.

Dante nodded. "I understand."

The housekeeper didn’t say anything else. She went back inside.

That night, Dante stayed at the hospital.

The next morning, his mother Stella and his sister Amber showed up, one after the other.

When they found out Dante had been there all night, they insisted he go home and rest.

Dante leaned over Nonna’s bed. "I’ll come back this evening."

Nonna didn’t respond. He just left.

Outside, he pulled out his phone and made a call.

---

An hour later, the Brown and Green families got the news.

They’d been pulled from the Wilson Corp project. Effective immediately.

They called Sienna right away.

She picked up on the second ring. "It’s Nonna’s doing. She fell last night..."

The families were stunned.

Miles, Sienna’s cousin, was the first to recover. His voice came through tight, anxious.

"So... is Nonna going to use this to pressure Dante? Make him break up with you and stay married to Elodie?"

Sienna’s lips pressed into a thin line.