65\u2013My Innocent Woman\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baxter:\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had been sitting, thinking about the way little Elara had asked Madeline about me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know why, but at that moment I wanted to see everyone\u2019s reaction, especially Madeline\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She thought I wasn\u2019t fit to be anyone\u2019s mate, husband, or father.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But her child saw me differently, and that made me curious about what she truly thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat quietly in my room, waiting for a few hours to pass.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wanted to be with the kids again and maybe arrange dinner outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Using the kids as an excuse, I planned to take Madeline out and spend time with them, without the other two alphas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My phone suddenly started beeping.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment I saw the caller ID, I snapped out of my thoughts and sat up straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello?\u201d I answered, probably sounding colder than I intended.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you please come over?\u201d Yuvonne\u2019s voice cracked between hiccups and sobs, and I immediately straightened in my seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you crying?\u201d I asked, even though the answer was clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sniffled and began to cry louder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, what\u2019s going on? Did somebody hurt you? What happened?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething happened today, and I\u2019m so upset,\u201d she cried again, making me frown in confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She never called me like that before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you at least give me a hint about what happened?\u201d I pressed, already getting up from my seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, just come over. We\u2019ll talk when you get here.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
As stubborn as ever, she hung up right after that, leaving me no choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whatever plans I had were gone. I had woken up from whatever dreamland I was drifting into.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before I knew it, I was parking outside her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as I stepped out of the car, I saw her mother standing\/at the door, tears in her\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on? Why is everyone so upset?\u201d I asked, completely lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter is not a bad person,\u201d her mother said shakily, trying to defend her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody said anything to her, did they?\u201d I asked, frowning as I walked into the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There, I found Yuvonne sitting with her face buried in her hands, drenched in tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBaxter!\u201d she cried the moment she saw me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
65\u2013My inascent Woman\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
She jumped up, rushed to me, and hugged me tightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s happening? Why are you crying?\u201d I asked, still confused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t do anything, but they started throwing accusations at me. They embarrassed me in front of everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She kept holding me, crying into my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words stunned me. I gently broke the hug, holding her by the arms so I could look at her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho? Who dared to insult you?\u201d I growled angrily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee? I told you, tell your man,\u201d her mother interjected from the side. \u201cHe cares for you. He\u2019ll confront them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yuvonne finally wiped her cheeks and looked down, rubbing her hands anxiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham made threats to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was all she said, and my spine went rigid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham? Where did you meet him?\u201d I asked, my fists already tightening around her arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was at the caf\u00e9, meeting the reporter I told you about. He suddenly arrived with Madeline, throwing accusations at me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she mentioned Madeline\u2019s name, my body tensed even more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were together?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yuvonne nodded, answering softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess that\u2019s what angered them. They thought we\u2019d seen them, and because the reporter was with me, they assumed I\u2019d expose them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She continued explaining what had happened during the day, and something about it felt strange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When we had asked the two earlier, they claimed they\u2019d been in the lobby the whole time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If it wasn\u2019t a secret, then why did they lie?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What were they doing outside the hotel room?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you know what? I greeted my sister with so much love, but she humiliated me. She said I\u2019d purposely sent the reporter that day to the cabin to catch them in the act,\u201d Yuvonne said, her voice breaking as she stared down, tears welling up again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at her in confusion, unsure what to make of it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, why would they think that? Just because they saw a reporter with you, they immediately accused you? Is that what happened?\u201d I asked, my face tightening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t angry at Madeline, she had probably been misled by Graham, though I couldn\u2019t understand why.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would Graham threaten my fianc\u00e9e?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where had the respect between us gone?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, there was a misunderstanding. Remember I told you I\u2019d found a high\u2013profile reporter named Sherry?\u201d Yuvonne said, placing her hands on my chest and gently fixing my shirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
65\u2013My nocent Woman\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt turns out she\u2019s the same reporter who walked in on them the other day,\u201d she explained tiredly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then it all made sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would you hire her?\u201d I asked, frowning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It still felt strange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t understand why they thought she\u2019d hired Sherry to expose them when, in truth, she had hired her afterward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand, but they didn\u2019t even ask me anything. They just came at me, shouting. Everyone was watching, even the reporter. Now imagine if she goes and writes about it, saying there\u2019s trouble between the human researcher and one of the Alpha\u2019s fianc\u00e9es. What then?\u201d Yuvonne said, stepping back, folding her arms across her\u00a0<\/p>\n
chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked angry, maybe because instead of taking her side immediately, I was trying to look at all the facts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay. I\u2019ll speak with Madeline, she\u2019ll understand. It\u2019s just been a lot lately, and with your past, she probably assumed wrong. But I will have a word with Graham. He has no right to speak to you that way,\u201d I reassured her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She turned back around and pulled me into another embrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her mother stood to the side, pouting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I never liked her much because of how she used to treat Madeline, but after I proposed to Yuvonne, I stopped being rude to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That didn\u2019t mean I liked her, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut please be gentle with them. I don\u2019t want you to say something rude and make them think I told you everything. I was just upset and needed to let it out. Thank you for coming.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She broke the hug and spoke softly, reminding me once again how forgiving and sweet she could be.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had truly grown into a kind and beautiful woman, something Madeline still refused to believe. 2\u00a0<\/p>\n
D\u00a0<\/p>\n
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