Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 160 – Why do I feel like you’re avoiding something?

Seraphine let out a slow breath, the weight of everything she had been holding in settling over her as she leaned back slightly. There was no hesitation in her anymore when it came to Corvine. At this point, she trusted him with more than just her plans. She trusted him with her survival, and that wasn’t something she gave lightly.

"Ravyn keeps insisting he never forced himself on me," she said, her voice steady but carrying an undercurrent of restrained frustration. "According to him, I was the one who wanted it. I need proof to shut that down completely, because if I don’t, he’s going to use that claim against me the moment I refuse to go back."

Corvine’s lips curved faintly, not out of amusement but out of recognition. She wasn’t guessing, she was anticipating, staying three steps ahead the way she always did. Seraphine understood her opponents better than they understood themselves, and that was exactly why she was still standing.

If Ravyn ever uncovered the truth about Bryan, there was no doubt he would try to pull her back into his life using every angle he could find, twisting facts, rewriting history, and refusing to let go. Corvine found a certain relief in the fact that she wasn’t giving him that opportunity, at least not yet.

Also, he could not remember much about that night. Just like everyone, he was engrossed in the celebration and never picked up anything suspicious.

He was about to ask another question when she spoke again, and this time, her tone softened just enough to carry something deeper.

"If I find my daughter," she said quietly, her gaze drifting for a moment as if she could already see that future playing out, "I’m disappearing completely. Somewhere he’ll never be able to track me down."

Then she looked at him, holding his gaze with calm certainty. "That’s why I made you CEO."

than anything

clear, even if she hadn’t said it outright. That future she was planning didn’t include him. It wasn’t something she was trying to hide, it was simply a

for reasons he didn’t want to examine too closely, that realization didn’t sit

his brows drawing together slightly. "He just sent the location," he said, confusion slipping into his voice. "But... it’s his

"He said the training would happen at his place, so why

she had expected this exact move. "You really think he’s going to trust you to keep me away after I

slightly. "Why do I get the feeling you two

her attention drifting

after we finish handling

you," Corvine replied. "I’ve scheduled a few interviews, and for now, I’m working with a

smile from her, one that carried approval. "Good. That’s exactly what

their car pulled into the underground parking lot of Ashkael Holdings, both of them had already loosened into a more focused mindset. What they didn’t expect, however, was to find Voren already there, standing near the parking area as if he had

eyes landed on Seraphine as she

gaze fixed on Corvine. This was the first