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Seeing that Thalia was at a loss for words, Tony continued, “I don’t know what took place between the two of you, and neither am I aware of the reason he said that to you, but I’ve always felt that men sometimes say one thing and mean another. Sometimes, their actions are what that count.”
Thalia’s ears perked up, and her fangs peeked out from beneath her lips. A growl rumbled in her chest. She was starting to sense anger and distrust towards Spencer.
“Of course, this is just my opinion; it might not be true. But I can tell you’re someone important to him. He actually cares a lot about you, just like how Daddy is toward Mommy. Our eyes don’t lie,” Tony continued as he looked at Thalia.
Thalia narrowed her eyes and her hackles rose at the mention of Spencer’s name. Her hands unconsciously curled into claws.
The woman looked back at him as if she was looking for answers.
Is that so?
“Okay, everything I said is based on what I’ve observed. It’s up to you to decide what you want to do. After all, it’s your problem. It’s late. You should get some sleep.”This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .
Instead of waiting for Thalia’s response, Tony looked at Ben and signaled at the latter. “Let’s go home.”
Ben got up and followed after his brother, but before he stepped out of the door, he turned back to look at the woman. “There’s actually an easy way to find out how he feels for you, Thalia.”
Thalia’s ears perked up again, and her eyes glinted with curiosity and excitement.
“What is it?” Thalia asked, her brows knitted together.
“Well, the low-level trick is you can pretend to fall in love with someone else and see his reaction. The pro-level trick, meanwhile, is to test his heart.”
Thalia leaned forward, her eyes wide and keen. Her fangs were on full display.
“Test his heart?”
“In simple terms, a man will only say his true feelings when he’s about to lose you. He’ll definitely show whether he loves you or not at that critical moment,” Ben suggested.
Thalia narrowed her eyes as she listened attentively.
Sounds legit…
“But this is risky. You’ll either end up in a win-win situation where both parties open up about their feelings or a lose-lose situation where they never talk to each other ever again, so just take it as a reference. Don’t do anything rash,” the boy added.
Thalia’s beastly instincts were starting to take over, and her thoughts became wild and impulsive.
She had forgotten that Thalia was a loose cannon.
She would do just anything-no matter how dangerous it was-only to prove something.
Things cannot get any worse than we are now, anyway.
“What should I do exactly?” Thalia asked eagerly.
“Well… I do have an idea,” Ben replied.
“Go on!”
Then, the three gathered together while Ben shared his thoughts.
When he was done, Tony furrowed his brows, his wolfish instincts kicking in. “I thought you said this is highly risky, and you don’t recommend doing it?”
“But the low-level trick obviously doesn’t work for her, so we can only go with the second way. Although it’s a little extreme, it’s worth taking the risk. Who knows it might work?”
“But-”
“Ben ‘s right. I’ll do as he said,” Thalia cut in, her wolfish instincts taking over her rational thoughts.
“But what if Spencer doesn’t act according to what we expect?” Tony argued, still frowning.
“Then I’ll accept defeat. If worse comes to worst, we’ll just end up not talking for the rest of our lives. To be honest, it’s no different from how things are right now,” Thalia answered, looking at them with determination in her eyes.
Tony pursed his lips, speechless.
“Don’t worry! I know what I’m doing!” Thalia assured, her fangs and claws starting to show.
“Fine. It’s your choice, after all.”
Perhaps it was because she talked about the issue with the two boys, Thalia felt comforted and at ease after that.
Looking at the kids with her eyes narrowed, she noted, “You know, both of you are full of smart ideas. Sometimes I really feel like cracking up both of your brains to see what they’re made of. I know you guys are smart, but I didn’t expect you to know stuff like this too, so detailed at that!”
“If you really want to, you can take Tony’s brain. He’s smarter, so it’s more worthwhile for you to study his,” Ben replied, his wolfish grin starting to show.
Thalia smiled, looking at the boy. Well… Tony is indeed sharper, but that doesn’t mean Ben ‘s any worse himself. This boy is better at concealing his intelligence, so they are actually like day and night. One is conspicuously bright, and the other’s subtly clever. They each have their strengths.
“Ben , I think I know what’s a good suit for you!” Thalia suddenly exclaimed, her excitement starting to show.
“What?”
“You’ll know once you go back to Darknetz,” she replied, her eyes gleaming with her wolfish mischief.
Ben stared at her, feeling clueless, but he did not pursue the matter.
“All right. We really have to go home. Rest well. We’ll get going,” Tony voiced, his wolfish instincts starting to take over his reasoning.
“Okay,” Thalia said with a nod, her wolfish grin starting to show.
“I’ll leave the medication there. You decide what you want to do with it,” Tony said before looking at Ben , signaling the latter to leave.
After they closed the door behind them, Thalia turned back to look at the vial on the table. Her initially calm eyes started getting misty.
Spencer Teal, are you what they say you are?
While the two brothers were heading downstairs, Ben broke the silence. “Tony, what do you think are the odds of her winning?”
Tony’s eyes glinted with his wolfish instincts. “What do you think?” he asked back, his wolfish growl starting to show.
“How would I know?” Ben replied, his wolfish grin matching his older brother’s.
“Why did you suggest it when you didn’t know how it’d turn out!” Tony’s wolfish growl was starting to show.
Ben’s wolfish grin grew wider. “Hey, I suggested that based on what you said about Spencer! As you analyzed earlier, I think he must have feelings for Thalia. Otherwise, there’s no way I would say something random and baseless!”
Tony’s wolfish growl turned into a satisfied purr.
“That’s true. You do have a good point, little brother.”
Hearing that, Ben’s wolfish grin grew wider. “Oh! I thought it’d take you longer to realize that. So what made you think so?”
Taking a deep thought, Tony’s wolfish purr grew louder. “You’re calmer than I am, notice details better, and are quicker at taking action.”
Ben’s wolfish grin grew even wider and his eyes gleamed with his wolfish mischief. “Hehe, should we switch places, then? I’ll be the elder brother from now on, and I’ll take good care of you.”
Tony’s wolfish growl turned into a playful snarl. “You know what? I admit that you’re better at me in certain regards, but being my elder brother? Never in this life!”
“You’re so petty! I’m only a second younger than you!” Ben playfully growled back.
“Yeah, but that makes a lifetime of difference!” Tony’s wolfish snarl turned into a playful chuckle.
“Life is so unfair!” Ben retorted, his wolfish chuckle matching his brother’s.
“Yes, so just resign to your fate,” Tony said, his wolfish growl turning into a playful purr.
As they bantered with one another, they headed home, their wolfish instincts leading the way.
Meanwhile, Lara was scrolling through her Instagram on her phone when she came across a photo posted by one of her colleagues. Sharon and Donna were in it. That colleague was a die- hard fan of Sharon, so it was normal for her to post photos of the actress.
Normally, Lara would not mind it at all. However, today was different as she froze after seeing the particular photo.
‘I know there are rumors between Alpha Kilian and Sharon, but I didn’t know she was even this close to Donna . Donna ‘s outfit is the dress-up for today. What’s going on?’
Lara’s eyes burned with hostility the moment she recalled the humiliation Donna put her through earlier that day. Her wolfish growl was starting to show.
‘Ha! It turns out fate’s on my side!’