Chapter 65
65– My Innocent Woman
Baxter:
I had been sitting, thinking about the way little Elara had asked Madeline about me.
I didn’t know why, but at that moment I wanted to see everyone’s reaction, especially Madeline’s.
She thought I wasn’t fit to be anyone’s mate, husband, or father.
But her child saw me differently, and that made me curious about what she truly thought.
I sat quietly in my room, waiting for a few hours to pass.
I wanted to be with the kids again and maybe arrange dinner outside.
Using the kids as an excuse, I planned to take Madeline out and spend time with them, without the other two alphas.
My phone suddenly started beeping.
The moment I saw the caller ID, I snapped out of my thoughts and sat up straight.
“Hello?” I answered, probably sounding colder than I intended.
“Can you please come over?” Yuvonne’s voice cracked between hiccups and sobs, and I immediately straightened in my seat.
“Are you crying?” I asked, even though the answer was clear.
She sniffled and began to cry louder.
“Wait, what’s going on? Did somebody hurt you? What happened?” I asked.
“Something happened today, and I’m so upset,” she cried again, making me frown in confusion.
She never called me like that before.
“Can you at least give me a hint about what happened?” I pressed, already getting up from my seat.
“No, just come over. We’ll talk when you get here p>
As stubborn as ever, she hung up right after that, leaving me no choice.
Whatever plans I had were gone. I had woken up from whatever dreamland I was drifting into.
Before I knew it, I was parking outside her home.
As soon as I stepped out of the car, I saw her mother standing/at the door, tears in her
eyes.
“What’s going on? Why is everyone so upset?” I asked, completely lost.
“My daughter is not a bad person,” her mother said shakily, trying to defend her.
“Nobody said anything to her, did they?” I asked, frowning as I walked into the living room.
There, I found Yuvonne sitting with her face buried in her hands, drenched in tears.
“ Baxter!” she cried the moment she saw me.
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She jumped up, rushed to me, and hugged me tightly.
“What’s happening? Why are you crying?” I asked, still confused.
“ I didn’t do anything, but they started throwing accusations at me. They embarrassed me in front of everyone p>
She kept holding me, crying into my chest.
Her words stunned me. I gently broke the hug, holding her by the arms so I could look at her face.
“Who? Who dared to insult you?” I growled angrily.
“See? I told you, tell your man,” her mother interjected from the side. “He cares for you. He’ll confront them p>
Yuvonne finally wiped her cheeks and looked down, rubbing her hands anxiously.
“Graham made threats to me p>
That was all she said, and my spine went rigid.
“Graham? Where did you meet him?” I asked, my fists already tightening around her arms.
“I was at the café, meeting the reporter I told you about. He suddenly arrived with Madeline, throwing accusations at me p>
As she mentioned Madeline’s name, my body tensed even more.
“They were together?” I asked.
Yuvonne nodded, answering softly.
“I guess that’s what angered them. They thought we’d seen them, and because the reporter was with me, they assumed I’d expose them p>
She continued explaining what had happened during the day, and something about it felt strange.
When we had asked the two earlier, they claimed they’d been in the lobby the whole time.
If it wasn’t a secret, then why did they lie?
What were they doing outside the hotel room?
“And you know what? I greeted my sister with so much love, but she humiliated me. She said I’d purposely sent the reporter that day to the cabin to catch them in the act, ” Yuvonne said, her voice breaking as she stared down, tears welling up again.
I looked at her in confusion, unsure what to make of it all.
“Wait, why would they think that? Just because they saw a reporter with you, they immediately accused you? Is that what happened?” I asked, my face tightening.
I wasn’t angry at Madeline, she had probably been misled by Graham, though I couldn’t understand why.
Why would Graham threaten my fiancée?
Where had the respect between us gone?
“Actually, there was a misunderstanding. Remember I told you I’d found a high–profile reporter named Sherry?” Yuvonne said, placing her hands on my chest and gently fixing my shirt.
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“It turns out she’s the same reporter who walked in on them the other day, ” she explained tiredly.
Then it all made sense.
“Why would you hire her?” I asked, frowning.
It still felt strange.
I couldn’t understand why they thought she’d hired Sherry to expose them when, in truth, she had hired her afterward.
“ I understand, but they didn’t 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’s trouble between the human researcher and one of the Alpha’s fiancées. What then?” Yuvonne said, stepping back, folding her arms across her
chest.
She looked angry, maybe because instead of taking her side immediately, I was trying to look at all the facts.
“It’s okay. I’ll speak with Madeline, she’ll understand. It’s 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,” I reassured her.
She turned back around and pulled me into another embrace.
Her mother stood to the side, pouting.
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.
That didn’t mean I liked her, though.
“But please be gentle with them. I don’t 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 p>
She broke the hug and spoke softly, reminding me once again how forgiving and sweet she could be.
She had truly grown into a kind and beautiful woman, something Madeline still refused to believe. 2
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