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."

harder than anything else she

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 fact she had

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

He glanced at it, his brows drawing together

her. "He said the training would happen at his place, so why send me there when

curved with quiet understanding, as if she had expected this exact move. "You really think he’s going to trust you to keep me away after I made it clear I wanted to come with

out a small breath, shaking his head slightly. "Why do I get the feeling you

drifting seamlessly as she began trading, her fingers moving across the keyboard with practiced

set up interviews for top-tier tech candidates after we finish handling Santiago?" she asked without looking up, her tone all

few interviews, and for now, I’m working with a recruitment agency until I find a solid HR manager to take over

earned him a brief smile from her, one that carried

loosened into a more focused mindset. What they didn’t expect, however, was to find Voren

landed on Seraphine as she followed, his expression darkened

be trusted," Voren said flatly, his gaze fixed on Corvine. This was the first time anyone disobeyed his order, and it made him feel