Chapter 154

**Chapter 154**

“I… I apologize,” Taylor said, looking down at the floor. “It was an oversight, and it won’t happen again. I’ll make sure it’s fixed by the end of today.”

Taylor spoke with a hint of regret in his voice, making it clear that he understood the importance of the mistake he had made. He promised to correct it quickly, wanting to regain trust in his work.

“What good does that do me now?” Gavin asked, turning to face him fully. His eyes were red with anger. “My son was poisoned, and we have no camera footage to show us who did it.”

“I’ll…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll do everything I can to investigate,” Taylor assured him. “The good news is, Matt is alive.”

“If I had just been a second faster—”

“But you weren’t,” Taylor interrupted, stopping him mid-thought. “You have to focus on what we can do now.”

Gavin took a deep breath, feeling the tension in his back. He sighed heavily, making his broad shoulders shake.

“Think on the positive side,” he reminded himself. After a brief moment of silence, he said, “Find out what you can.”

“Yes, sir,” came the reply.

“Beta Taylor,” he said, nodding. He looked at me with a cautious expression before quickly leaving the room. That left me alone with a very angry Gavin.

I didn’t know what to say. My whole body was shaking as I watched Gavin.

Gavin paced back and forth, moving like a hunter on the prowl, and I felt like his prey. He searched everywhere but at me, which made me even more uneasy. The Gavin I was starting to understand seemed to be gone; now, he was just a shadow of himself.

I felt a wave of anger wash over me, making me feel sick to my stomach.

He finally stopped and turned to me, his eyes shining with intensity.

“You were careless with my son’s life,” he said through clenched teeth, his voice tight with emotion.

Gavin’s eyes narrowed as he looked at me.

“Alpha!” he roared.

I trembled and lowered my gaze, feeling small under his intense stare.

“Alpha…” I whispered, my voice shaky. “I don’t know what happened. I—”

“What happened was my son ate peanut butter, and he had an allergic reaction. I trusted you to take care of him, and you let me down.”

“No, I—”

“Are you telling me you did!”

“Are you—”

“Are you telling me you didn’t give him the sandwich with peanut butter?”

“I didn’t know there was peanut butter in it…” I replied, tears streaming down my cheeks.

He scoffed and curled his lips in disbelief.

My stomach twisted in knots as disgust washed over me.

“It was your job to check for these things before letting him eat anything,” Gavin said slowly, as if he thought I couldn’t understand him. I opened my mouth to respond, but…

I wasn’t sure what to say, but I knew I needed to calm him down. Before I could speak, he interrupted me with a harsh tone. “Leroy will take you home.”

“But…” I started, but he cut me off again.

—

**Chapter 0161**

I took a deep breath, trying to find the right words.

“Don’t come back to my villa for a long time,” he said sharply.

My heart sank; he was kicking me out of the villa and out of his life.

“Leave,” he ordered, pointing at the door. “And don’t come back.”

There was a knock on my bedroom door. I lifted my head and saw my mother standing in the doorway. She had a small frown on her lips and worry lines beneath her eyes. I knew something was bothering her.

“Are you okay, sweetheart?” she asked gently.

I nodded, but deep down, I felt a mix of emotions. I missed being close to my family, and I could sense her concern.

I had been locked in my room for the last couple of days, crying on and off. I didn’t tell her what was wrong, but she thought it was because we were moving. The last place I wanted to move to was Ethan’s family house.

At that moment, I didn’t have much choice. I hadn’t heard from Gavin in almost three days, and time was running out. My mother sold the house to Meredith’s friend, and we had to be out by the end of the week.

It was the end of the day. I had spent most of yesterday packing, and now my room was almost empty except for a few clothes and my bed.

“How about you come downstairs and enjoy lunch with me?” she suggested, her tone inviting.

“It’ll be the last time we eat as a family in this house,” she said softly.

I wiped the tears from my cheeks.

“I’m not very hungry,” I murmured.

She sighed and stepped into my room, shutting the door behind her.

“I know you are upset about this move,” she said softly. “But you have to understand, I’m doing what’s best for our family. Once your father is out of prison and we are back on our feet, things will get better.”

“We can get a new house and move out of the Cash family mansion. I just need you to be a little patient.”

I was really upset about this move, but it was nothing compared to how upset I was about leaving my friends and the life I had known.

Gavin felt a deep distrust in me. I wanted to visit Matt in the hospital. The other day, I called the hospital to see if he was awake and could have visitors. However, as soon as I shared my name, they told me I wasn’t allowed to see him.

I was allowed to visit him, but I was told not to call again right before they hung up on me.

Gavin won’t take any of my calls, and Irene has completely blocked my number. I felt so lost, unsure of what to do next.

“Come on, sweetie,” my mom said, gently placing her hand on my back. “Let’s get some food, and then we can talk about what our lives will look like in the upcoming weeks.”

I already had a good idea of what our lives would be like.

It looked like things were going to get really rough.

Today’s Bonus Offer is here!

(Ad space)

Stay tuned for more updates!