Third Person’s POV

    She was fuming.

    Con was not only a coward but also blind.

    b10 /bFree Colos

    Her rosy pheromones trembled with anger. She had seen his wife, Audrey, who was just an ordinary merchant’s daughter with a in appearance at best, barely passable as pretty. How could shepare to herself?

    With her looks, which noble wouldn’t want to take her back to their pack?

    Even her superiors, upon seeing her, would forget their mates. Their pheromones would be a messy blob, their eyes staring hungrily, desire barely concealed.

    She had never met a man she couldn’t charm. Her rosy pheromones burst with a strong possessiveness. Someone like Leon should have been easy to win over. Let’s see how long he can hold out.

    Unaware that Lorelei was targeting him, Leon wasn’t astute enough to realize it. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have remained a mere government construction department clerk.

    Back at the pack, everyone was waiting for him to have dinner.

    He handed the Mexican tacos to the omegas, asking them to hurry up and serve them while hot.

    Christine teased him, “Back sote buying tacos? You’re so focused on Audrey now, Luna Cynthia has bbeen /bneglected and is waiting for you on an empty stomach.”

    Leon quickly apologized and couldn’t help butin, “I could have been back earlier, but Jose was so slow. Then Lorelei cut in, iming she was starving and asking me to let her and her omega go first. That’s why it got sote.”

    “Lorelei?” Christine’s interest was piqued.

    Leon usually didn’t interact much with women. Why had Lorelei suddenlye up?

    She probed further, “Who’s Lorelei?”

    “She runs a coffee shop. She delivered coffee to my boss’s banquet. He introduced us. I’ve also had my omega buy coffee from her. Those were the ones I brought back a few days ago.”

    Audrey said, “The coffee’s decent. I’ve tried it, but it’s a bit pricey.”

    Born into a merchant family, Audrey was attentive to the value of goods but didn’t focus much bon /bother

    aspectsb. /b

    Christine asked for the coffee shop’s location, noted it down, and said, “Let’s eat. Luna Cynthia must be hungry.”

    Due to Gloria’s incident, Luna Cynthia had fallen bill /band was only just recovering. She couldn’t handle greasy food, making Mexican tacos a suitable choice.

    After the tacos were served, she ate more than half and remarked, “These tacos are breally /bdeliciousb. /bbIf /b

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    there’s any left, we can have them for breakfast tomorrow.”

    “They won’t be as good tomorrow, Luna Cynthia. If we can’t finish them, let the omegas have the bleftovers /bsomeone suggested.

    Audrey said, “Tomorrow, I’ll get up early and cook you some oatmeal.”

    “Alright,” agreed Luna Cynthia.

    Cynthia seemed a bit distracted. She put down her utensils, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and said, b“/bbYou /ball continue eating. I’m going back to my room.”

    “Take your time, Luna Cynthia,” everyone chorused.

    Everyone stood to see her off.

    Cynthia’s spirits had been lowtely. Only after she was escorted out did everyone sit back down to eat.

    Christine nced at Leon but said nothing, continuing her meal.

    After dinner, Christine called their beta and asked if he knew the coffee shop.

    Their beta replied, “I know the coffee shop, but I’m not sure who the owner is. bIt’s /bsaid that the new shop manager is the boss’s daughter.”

    “Strange. They know it’s the boss’s daughter but not the boss’s identity. Who used to run the coffee shop?”

    “There was a manager who wasn’t the owner, just someone managing the shop for the boss. That manager isn’t there anymore.”

    Christine asked, “Can we find out who the boss bis/bb? /b

    The beta said, “I’ll try, but I might not be able to. Lorelei’s Coffee Shop has never had the owner show up. It’s always been managed by a manager. I suspect the owner behind Lorelei’s Coffee Shop is someone powerful.”

    Christine was aware of such situations.

    Royal regtions prohibited officials from engaging in business, allowing only property rental.

    However, during the former Lycan King’s era, as noble influence grew and cohesion strengthened, the royal restrictions on business eased slightly, though not tantly.

    If nobles wanted to run businesses, they had to entrust omega confidants to manage them and hire managers to oversee the shops,

    This wasmon.

    Of courseb, /bowning property was permitted, such as buying shops for rent or acquiring bestates /bbfor /bfarming, which weren’t restricted.

    Lycan Erasmus turned a blind eye to these matters, unwilling to easily touch the nobles‘ binterests/bb, /bbas /bhis own foundation wasn’t yet solid.

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    After pondering for a moment, Christine said, “If that’s the case, either we can’t find out, or finding but might cause trouble. Let’s drop it.”

    “Yes,b” /b

    As for Leon, Christine still needed to give him a heads–up.