Chapter 135

**Chapter 135**

Meredith and Kelsey laughed and kept joking with each other. It felt like they completely forgot I was even there.

“What is that awful smell?” another voice said from nearby. I froze in place, surprised.

I heard a familiar voice say, “Oh… it’s you.”

I turned around and saw Sophia, Ethan’s grandmother, walking towards us.

“Why are you here?” she asked. “Shouldn’t you be healing from what happened? My grandson left you for someone else.”

“Are you here to get him back?” Grandma asked.

“I’m not here for that, Grandma,” I replied, trying my best to be polite. No matter how harsh Grandma Sophia could be, I wanted to stay respectful.

I was always taught to treat my elders with respect, and I wouldn’t treat her any differently.

“Don’t call me that,” she hissed. “I’m not your grandmother. I never would be. Even if my grandson chose to marry…”

“I’m glad he finally saw the truth. You were never good enough for him,” she said, shaking her head. “I knew your family was trouble the moment I met you.”

I frowned at her words. She always seemed to have a good relationship with my mother, but her comments stung.

I was confused by the harsh words Meredith was saying about my parents.

“It’s only fair that your father ended up in prison,” she said, crossing her arms tightly over her chest. “He was a real slimeball.”

I always wondered how he reached the top, and now I know… he didn’t deserve any of it.

My cheeks burned with anger. It was rising up inside me. People could say whatever they wanted about me, but when it came to him…

When they came to my family, they had really crossed a line.

“He’s hardly her father,” Kelsey laughed. “Remember, she’s an adopted orphan because her birth parents didn’t want her. She’s a nobody… a loser… she will always be that way.”

Kelsey said something that made everyone laugh, but it broke my heart. I knew I shouldn’t let their jokes get to me like this. I was training to be a gamma warrior, and warriors aren’t supposed to cry. But the hurt lingered, and it was hard to ignore.

I felt some truth in those words. I had been abandoned… almost everyone in my life had left me, except for my mother. She had always been my support, my rock. I worried about her ever since my father had gone away.

After my time in prison, my mother fell into a deep depression. I was afraid I might lose her too. But thankfully, she started to come out of it, and I felt like I had her back. Now, I just needed to focus on getting my father back.

He didn’t mean to leave me. He was in prison against his will. But I still felt like he had abandoned our family, leaving me to pick up the broken pieces.

I looked over to see…

I saw my mother talking with a few of her friends, and they were laughing at something funny. My gaze shifted to Irene and Ethan. Ethan was introducing Irene to some of his friends — the same friends who had once…

They welcomed me into their circle and treated me kindly. But now, things had changed. They were giving me the cold shoulder, and those I thought were my real friends stopped answering my calls. The only person who stayed by my side during this whole situation was Nan.

She never liked Ethan from the start. I should have listened to her when she warned me that Ethan was no good and that I deserved better.

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**Chapter 135**

“He’s my fated mate, Nan!” I exclaimed.

During one of our arguments, I told her, “I love him. He’s the one the Goddess chose for me.”

“But I get a bad vibe from him, Judy. I need you to trust me. Something is going on.”

“I had told her he was with him,” she said.

I ignored her at that moment.

I didn’t realize it then, but that was when he was trying to win Irene over. Thinking about it now makes my heart ache, and I let my shoulders droop under the weight of the memory.

Kelsey watched me with a smirk. “Look at her… she knows she’s no good and now she’s lost in thought,” she said, chuckling. “Are you going to cry about it now?”

I raised my eyes to meet hers.

“Your brother is heartless and foolish,” I said through clenched teeth. “But I have too much pride to let him ruin my mood. I’m glad he’s with someone like Irene; maybe she can finally bring him down to earth.”

I’m not sure anyone can handle you. Your harsh words really upset me, and it’s disappointing to think I spent so much time trying to win your favor. I’m relieved that I won’t be marrying into your family.

They all seem just as difficult as you.

I gasped at my own words.

“You B*tch!” Meredith hissed.

Suddenly, I felt cold liquid splash onto my face and drip down onto my blouse. I was shocked when I tasted the red wine on my lips. Turning around, I looked at Kelsey.

Kelsey scowled at me, holding her empty wine glass.

Sophia laughed, while Meredith smirked, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Don’t you ever speak to me like that again!” Kelsey growled.

“What exactly is going on here?” I asked.

I heard a deep voice behind me, and it made my whole body feel like it was on fire. My cheeks burned with embarrassment.

My wolf instantly perked up at the sound of that voice. We both knew who it belonged to.

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