Chapter 99: Related Disputes
[Donald’s Perspective]
For example, she could have picked it up while waiting for us to chat.
For example, among the people who had been there that day, someone had secretly shoved the bottle to Margaret to destroy the evidence.
For example, this might not be the bottle we were looking for at all. She might have obtained it by chance from somewhere else, and I didn’t know about it.
But all the possibilities led to another problem. Why didn’t Margaret tell me?
This question was actually easier to explain.
I never told her what I was working on. I didn’t tell her anything about the patrol or the attack outside. Margaret didn’t know I was looking for the bottle.
What I had always done was hope that she would stay in a safe place, away from any unnecessary strife. My wishful thinking was that the less she knew, the safer she would be.
But was that really the case?
From the moment Margaret became my mate, all the disputes surrounding me became intimately related to her. Those who coveted what I had would turn their eyes to the weaker Margaret.
Margaret was different from me. I had grown up in a royal family with its strife and intrigues. I was used to being attacked from all sides. As I grew up, I became stronger. Fewer and fewer people dared to provoke me and threaten me.
But Margaret was different. She grew up in such a protected environment that she had never faced the evils of the human heart. Because of this, I was leery of her interacti with everyone.
I thought I could protect her, but Angel had taught me a lesson.
I couldn’t do everything. Someone was going to attack her.
In addition to causing her displeasure, my constant watching and protection of her didn’t have the desired effect. Perhaps I really should change my ways. Making Margaret stronger and able to deal with danger would be more effective than locking her up.
As I suspected Margaret, I realized even more profoundly that whatever Margaret had done, it was probably my fault.
If I hadn’t been watching her like this, if I hadn’t always wanted to lock her up, she might not have been used by Angel, and she wouldn’t have had the chance to get involved in these things.
If we hadn’t become mates, she would still be living her peaceful life. I wasn’t so much angry with Angel and Margaret tonight as I was angry with myself.
When Margaret finally couldn’t help but beg me to let her leave the ward, I had already agreed in my heart, but I still pulled a long face and teased her.
She gave me that pitiful look and wheedled. I really felt like I couldn’t take it anymore.
“That didn’t work.” I didn’t know how I could still keep a straight face.
“Is that useless?”
Margaret hooked her arms around me and kissed me. I quickly used my hands to support her, afraid that she would lose her balance and fall.
“It’s useless,” I said stubbornly.
But Margaret seemed to have seen through me. I saw the smile on her lips.
She jumped on top of me. I hugged her and we started kissing passionately.
While we were kissing, I deliberately said, “If you want to get out, you’ll have to mark with me. Other than that, I won’t let you go.”
“Sure.”
Margaret’s quick answer was a little unexpected. She hadn’t given me such a definite answer the last time. I looked into her eyes and she looked back at me, her eyebrows curved in amusement. I smiled too. It seemed that this time, we had both grown up.
Margaret was still talking. I heard every word, but it was as if I had no idea what she was talking about.
I sank into a warm sense of well-being.
I was finally going to be truly joined to my mate. We were going to be marked to each other, and even death could not separate us.
“I do.”
I picked up Margaret and answered seriously.
“So … you want to do it now …”
Margaret looked at me boldly and shyly, her eyes sparkling.
I rubbed her butt. She looked thin, but her butt was soft and meaty. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to control myself. I quickly put her down and said, “I have something to do later. Wait for me to come back tonight.”
I agreed to Margaret’s request to see Elizabeth. These days, it wasn’t that I deliberately didn’t want them to meet. It was just that I was really worried about Margaret’s injuries. She seemed to be in good spirits now, so I had nothing to worry about.
Yesterday, Benjamin told me that he’d made progress on the drug and asked me to come over today.
This was the most important thing to me this afternoon. The question that had been bothering us for so long was finally going to be answered. I instructed Elliot to take good care of Margaret and Luna Elizabeth, who would be here in the afternoon, and rushed to see Benjamin.
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