“It’s something girls like to eat,” she pointed out in concern. To Helen, it looked like someone, a girl in particr, had forced strawberry cake on her son. But then, when she considered Alexander’s personality, he wouldn’t post something so

‘scandalous‘ if he didn’t like it.

Neil was truly shocked by Helena’s theory. He didn’t think it was a girl. Even if it was, neither of them know who this girl could be, or perhaps if it was the same girl who had called

Alexander thest time.

That idea didn’tst long. Neil realized that girl had been Olivia’s

friend. So there couldn’t possibly be anything between her and

Alexander.

“What girl?” Helen asked.

Neil almost doubled over. If Helen had no idea about that, then

she was also in the dark about the injury their son had

sustained while trying to save Olivia.

But Neil recognized that his wife was not a woman who

typically concerned herself with gossip. She was used to a

specifically instructed not to burden her with news of her son’s

recent injury, knowing how deeply she would worry about

such matters.

Helen was well aware of Olivia’s existence, and her role as

Alexander’s new secretary. She was fully open–minded about

this, believing that hiring decisions should be based on

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But that only begged a very important question for Neil. would

his wife still remain so open minded if she knew how Olivia had

impacted her son’s life? First, he’d blocked both Hawthorne and

Windsor Group loan applications and then, he’d rushed to

Olivia’s rescue.

Neil studied the picture again. His son was clearly in his

apartment, and he knew that Alexander was only ever

apanied by one woman.

Helen nudged her husband who had fallen into deep thought.

“What are you thinking about?” she asked.

“Maybe we’re overthinking this whole thing, and we shouldn’t

be jumping into conclusions, but the only woman I can think of

is Olivia.”

The moment the name left his lips, Helen’s expression turned

serious. Knowing secrets had no ce in their marriage, Neil

decided to speak up.

“Are you okay with Alexander liking Olivia?”

Helen remained silent for a long time and Neil could see the

internal struggle on his wife’s face.

“You don’t have to agree against your will.”

Neil’s statement was met with an angry strike on his arm.

“What parent doesn’t want their son to find a good one? Besides,

Olivia is not Alexander’s partner. She’s divorced for crying out

loud.”

Almost immediately, Helen realized how her words might

sound, and she quickly exined. “I’m not saying she’s bad. I just

heard Mike talk about how Olivia is very skilled at being in

unlucky rtionships.”

Neil looked at his wife with concern. “But it can’t be Alexander,

can it?”

Helena didn’t know for certain if the man in question was

indeed her son. However, she admitted that perhaps she

(Helena) wasn’t being forgiving enough, that her opinions might

even seem hypocritical to others.

But, the reality was that Alexander was the eldest son, the

Alpha heir to the Green pack. Both positions came with a

certain type of scrutiny that a normal man wouldn’t be able to

handle. And with every eye on the family on his, any minor

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mistakes would be blown out of bproportion/b.

Neil sighed heavily. “Yes. Alexander represents the Green family, but he’s not destined to be fickle.” Neile reassured his troubled wife after that, letting her know that everything bwas /bmerely spection at this point. “You’re probably overthinking things,” he suggested gently. “You’ve already arranged a blind date for him. Just encourage him to go. Everything should go

smoothly.”

Helen nodded in agreement. But even as her husband kissed her forehead, she still felt far less optimistic than he did.