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Chapter 77 The Reason Behind

Lady Flourish’s POV

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From where I stood, I could practically see my father’s confidence cracking beneath Damian’s gaze.

Although Garrett was an entire generation older than him, their statuses placed them on equal footing.

Under normal circumstances, neither Alpha would need to bow to the other. Yet the moment Damian stepped forward, stopping Garrett’s raised hand with effortless ease, the atmosphere shifted completely.

The fury on Garrett’s face faltered.

Slowly, he withdrew his hand, though irritation still tightened every line of his expression.

“So now I can’t even discipline my own daughter?” he asked coldly.

A trace of frost touched Damian’s lips. It was barely a smile.

At the same time, his wolf surfaced just enough for those standing nearby to sense it. The pressure lasted only a second, but both Garrett and I noticed immediately.

Damian’s dark eyes remained fixed on my father.

“Flourish is the one who was wronged,” he said evenly. “What exactly is there for you to discipline?”

The expressions throughout the hall shifted once again.

With a single sentence, he stripped away every excuse and every attempt to redirect blame.

The entire spectacle suddenly looked exactly as it was.

Ragnar stepped forward before Garrett could respond. Although he was smiling, there wasn’t a trace of warmth behind it.

“Alpha Garrett,” he said, his voice measured, “our family owes you a proper explanation and an apology for what happened today. You have my word that I will not go back on my promise.”

Everyone understood what he meant.

After tonight, the story spreading across the internet would be simple.

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The Virel heir had publicly humiliated the Garret family’s daughter.

No matter how people framed it, I was one of the biggest victims in this disaster.

Ragnar’s eyes settled on me. For several moments, he simply looked at me, complicated.

“Flourish,” he said quietly, “you’ve been wronged today.”

his expression

I met his gaze calmly. “I’m fine,” I replied. “Just don’t put the blame on me. Harold’s feelings were one-sided. I merely helped him along.”

The corner of Ragnar’s mouth twitched. He clearly had no response to that.

My gaze drifted toward Phina instead. The moment our eyes met, her shoulders stiffened.

A cold smile curved my lips. “Congratulations,” I said softly. “You got exactly what you wanted.”

The color immediately drained from her face.

I tilted my head slightly. “And credit where it’s due. After yesterday’s accident, you still found time to visit my grandmother. That was very thoughtful of you.”

Her eyes widened.

“When she wakes up, I’ll make sure you’re the first to hear.”

The reaction was immediate.

Phina visibly jolted. The surprise flashing across her face told me everything I needed to know.

Harold might not understand the implication behind my words, but the hostility in my eyes was impossible to miss.

His expression darkened. “Why are you targeting her?”

Before I could answer, Phina instinctively moved behind him. She looked fragile.

Wronged.

Pitiful.

The perfect victim.

“Harold,” she whispered shakily, “Flourish must be misunderstanding me. I didn’t visit her grandmother. You took me home yesterday and I never went anywhere afterward.”

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Harold immediately turned toward me. “Flourish, stop dragging Phina into your problems.”

His voice grew colder. “Maybe you should take a look at yourself instead.”

Under normal circumstances, neither Ragnar nor Daciana would have tolerated him speaking to me that way.

Not after years of treating me as their future daughter-in-law.

But tonight had changed everything.

The bond between our families had been severed in front of hundreds of witnesses.

From this moment onward, I was no longer family.

I was simply another she-wolf.

A silent laugh escaped me.

Just as I was about to respond, a thunderous roar echoed across the hall.

“Harold, you ungrateful brat! Shut your mouth!”

The entire venue froze.

Alpha Magnus had risen to his feet.

His face was flushed with fury.

“Grandpa-”

“Alpha Magnus-”

Harold and Daciana spoke at the same time.

“Don’t call me that!” His roar cut them off instantly. “It disgusts me!”

The old Alpha pointed furiously toward the giant screen where the video had finished playing.

“Instead of blaming everyone else, why don’t you look at the mess you’ve made yourself?”

His chest heaved with anger. “That is enough. You and Phina will apologize to Flourish right

now.”

Silence swept through the room. Everyone knew why Magnus was so furious.

Before his Luna passed away, she had made him promise to take Harold and

my

bond

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seriously.

Watching it collapse into a public scandal was the last thing he had ever wanted.

Unfortunately, Harold had no intention of listening.

“Grandpa,” he said stiffly, “why should we apologize?”

Magnus looked ready to explode. “Do my words mean nothing to you now?”

Finksbed

The fury in his eyes was enough to make several nearby Alphas lower their heads. I knew immediately that Harold would never apologize.

Not in front of Phina.

Not in front of everyone.

Sure enough, he seized Phina’s wrist and turned away. The gesture caused Magnus to stagger.

His hand flew to his chest as pain flashed across his face. “Fine.” His voice trembled with rage.

“Ragnar, take a good look at the son you raised.”

The hall fell silent.

“I will not concern myself with him anymore.”

Every word landed heavily.

“From today onward, he is not to call me Grandpa, nor is he welcome at Stonehedge Villa.”

“Dad!”

Ragnar’s face changed instantly.

“Alpha Magnus!”

Several people rushed forward at once.

Daciana and Ragnar quickly supported him as his wolf became unstable beneath the force of his emotions.

For several tense minutes, everyone remained gathered around him until his breathing gradually steadied.

Eventually, the old Alpha looked up.

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This time, his gaze settled on me. The anger disappeared.

Only guilt remained.

“Flourish,” he said softly, “this is on me. I owe you an apology.”

A brief pang tightened inside my chest.

Frushed

After everything that had happened, Alpha Magnus had still been one of the few people who genuinely cared about me.

But the feeling vanished almost as quickly as it appeared.

My thoughts immediately returned to my grandmother.

To Josephine.

To the woman still lying in a hospital bed.

My expression darkened.

“I’m sorry,” I said quietly. “I need to go back. My grandmother suffered a sudden stroke last night, and I need to be with her.”

Magnus blinked.

“A stroke?”

Shock flashed across his face.

“But she seemed perfectly healthy. How could something like that happen?”

I released a tired breath. “I’m not sure.” The hall grew quiet again. “It happened after Phina visited her.”

The words settled heavily in the air. Several nearby guests exchanged glances.

Others looked toward Phina.

Even Magnus’s expression sharpened. Concern flickered in his eyes as he processed what I had said.

After a long pause, he nodded. “All right. Go.” His voice softened considerably. “I’ll visit her

tomorrow.”

Then his gaze shifted toward Damian. “Damian, escort Flourish. Take her there first, then continue with your trip afterward.”

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A faint knowing smile appeared in Damian’s eyes. “Of course.”

His gaze settled on me. The warmth there was subtle.

Dangerously subtle. “Flourish,” he said, extending his hand slightly, “shall we go?”

For the briefest moment, my heart skipped a beat. I hated that it did.

Still, I lowered my gaze and nodded.

“All right.”

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