Chapter 396
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Third Person’s POV
The car pulled up at the northwest co
closely to avoid traffic jams.
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of Elk Academy, with the Hornbeam Pack’s vehicle following
The rain gradually intensified, and more people gathered around.
Lynette, with her injured foot, was in no state to return to her own car. She could only wait until the stream of parents dropping off their children gradually thinned out.
“Are you here to see your son off to school?” Adelaide asked, knowing that Lynette had adopted a son but unsure of his age.
“Yes, it’s his first day at school, so I’m seeing him in,” Lynette replied.
Her face lit up at the mention of her son, and she became more at ease.
“How old is he, and what’s his name?” Adelaide inquired.
“He’s seven, and his name is Gunnar,” Lynette answered.
Paisley remarked with a smile, “That’s a name befitting the child of a werewolf general.”
The name carried the meaning of a brave warrior.
For a moment, Lynette’s expression turned distant, her bitter feelings briefly showing in her eyes.
She said softly, “My late mate had intended this name for our future child.”
Adelaide and Paisley exchanged glances at the word “late.”
Seeing Lynette’s eyes well up, Paisley quickly changed the subject. “Your maid’s hand is injured. Let me help you tidy your hair.”
“No, no, that’s not proper,” Lynette waved her hands in refusal.
But Paisley had already begun to comb her hair, smiling as she said, “Don’t let my usual roughness fool you. I’m quite adept at styling hair.”
Lynette could only keep apologizing for the trouble.
To ease the tension, Adelaide struck up a conversation. “I’m here to see my nephew off to school too. Like your Gunnar, it’s his first day.”
The Elk Academy admitted a limited number of students each year, so the newcomers would likely be in the same class .
“Must be Cedric,” Lynette said with a smile.
She knew about Cedric and his significance to the Frostfang Pack. She then said, “That’s wonderful.” •
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Adelaide heard the implication in Lynette’s “That’s wonderful“-the Frostfang Pack finally had an heir.
Looking at Lynette’s still–young yet lifeless face, Adelaide said, “Yes, things will get better. The past is the past; we must live well for those still here.”
Lynette nodded, her expression still downcast.
The rain poured harder, and the school entrance grew noisy with shouts and honks as traffic began to back up.
Even Lynette’s car was stuck.
While aiding Lynette, Paisley noticed she had lost an earring. “You’ve dropped an earring. It must have come off when you fell,” she said.
Lynette gasped, her face turning pale as she checked her ears and found the left one missing.
. She rushed to the car door. “I need to get out and look for it.”
The maid protested, “Madam, let me go search.”
Paisley glanced at the chaotic scene outside. “The area where you fell has already been driven over. Your large pearl earring might have been picked up by someone.”
Many parents didn’t come in person but sent omegas or drivers.
If someone noticed the pearl earring while dropping off a child, they might have taken it.
But Lynette suddenly covered her face with her hands and cried, “No, I have to find it. It was a gift from my mate, a token of our mating bond. I can’t lose it.”
Wiping her tears, she insisted, “I have to look now, or it’ll be gone for good.”
In her haste, she tried to jump out of the car, but the maid held her back. “Madam, please calm down.”
Adelaide and Paisley helped her out of the car, holding umbrellas as they accompanied her in the search.
Back at the spot where Lynette had fallen, Adelaide and Paisley scanned the ground inch by inch.
But with the crowd and cars maneuvering, shouts for them to move filled the air.
Finding a pearl in such heavy rain and among so many people was nearly impossible.
Adelaide looked up, about to suggest they return to the car and wait out the rain, when she saw Lynette kneeling in the mud, dragging her injured foot forward, her hands groping desperately through the muck.
The downpour drenched her frail figure, and her neatly styled hair was quickly ruined by the rain, making her look disheveled and distraught.
Adelaide’s heart ached, nearly bringing tears to her eyes.
She hurried to pull Lynette up. “Please get back in the car. We’ll help you look,” she urged.
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“No!” Lynette shook her head, tears streaming down her face. Her hands trembled as she tried to restrain
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her emotions, but to no avail. “I have to find it. It means everything to me. I must have it back
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Adelaide called Paisley over to help support Lynette onto her back and swiftly carried her back to the car “Wait here. I promise I’ll find your carring,” she assured her.
Shivering and drenched, Lynette’s face was streaked with tears and rain, her lips quivering. “Please, you have to find it.”
“Don’t get out of the car!” Adelaide emphasized, her tone firmer now.
“Take care of yourself. Don’t let his spirit worry,” she added gently.
Lynette buried her face in her hands and wept.
Adelaide left the driver to keep an eye on her and returned to the search.
After half an hour, the crowd around them thinned, but the rain persisted, and the sky grew increasingly gloomy.
Despite their exhaustive search–four people, including the Hornbeam Pack driver–no sign of the earring emerged.