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Daddy, I'm Done Waiting
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00:03Push! One more push!
00:08Congratulations, Mrs. Blackwood. It's a boy.
00:10A top alpha of Manhattan, the day his son born, he didn't even look at him.
00:16Damien Blackwood didn't love me, and he certainly doesn't love Leo,
00:19the little wolf pup who carries his silver moon wolf blood.
00:23Five years later, his first love returned to New York.
00:26He usually culled an indifferent alpha for the first time got drunk at home,
00:30and even smiled as he took Leo into his arms.
00:33Mom, why is Uncle acting strange?
00:36Leo, because the person Uncle loves has come back, we shouldn't bother him anymore.
00:40It's time for us to leave.
00:42Putting Leo to sleep.
00:44I went back to the guest room, opened my laptop, and started drafting the mate Bond desolation.
00:51Five years ago, my heart went out of control unexpectedly,
00:54after one night with Damien and I became pregnant.
00:57No wolf council certification.
00:59No legal mate Bond formed.
01:01Five years of living together without status.
01:05Separate rooms.
01:06Separate floors.
01:07But under the same roof.
01:10Now, I've finally decided to give up on him.
01:15Mom, are we really leaving?
01:18Tonight Uncle hugged me.
01:20Does he start to like me?
01:21My heart suddenly ached with bitterness as long buried memories came flooding back.
01:26For five years, Damien had strictly forbidden Leo from calling him Dad.
01:30Da, Uncle.
01:32Ever since Leo could remember, the child had been only allowed to call him Uncle or Mr. Blackwell.
01:37When Leo was two, Damien took him along on an errand to the Manhattan Shopping District.
01:41The innocent Leo blurted out the word Dad.
01:43Damien immediately abandoned the toddler who could barely walk and ordered him to make his way back to the estate
01:48alone on foot.
01:49By the time he got home, the child had already fallen countless times.
01:53He was covered in scratches and looked utterly pathetic.
01:56At age four, Leo begged for a long time before Damien finally agreed to take him to the amusement park.
02:01Just because Leo accidentally called him Dad, Damien let go of his hand, making the child get lost in a
02:06crowd.
02:07By the time I found him, Leo was curled up in the bushes on the outskirts of the city, crying
02:12until he was nearly limp.
02:14After that day, Leo learned to call him Uncle.
02:16Our family had officially become a joke.
02:19This luxurious estate in Manhattan was never really home for us.
02:23Leo, the person Uncle likes is coming back.
02:26We can't stay in this house anymore.
02:28But Mom, Uncle gave me a gift tonight.
02:31If he doesn't like me, why would he give me a gift?
02:34His expression was so desperate.
02:36Desperate to prove that he was a child loved by his father.
02:39I opened my mouth, but not a single word came out.
02:43What could I say?
02:45What was there to say?
02:47Should I tell him that Damien was happy because his first love was coming back?
02:52Or that this gift was really only thanks to another woman?
02:55I kissed my son's forehead and quietly wiped away the tear at the corner of my eye.
03:01Leo, if Mommy wants to take you away from Uncle, would you be willing?
03:06Must we leave?
03:07I haven't called him Dad properly yet.
03:10Leo, Uncle, he doesn't like us staying in his home.
03:14Mommy takes you away, okay?
03:16Mom, can we give Uncle three moon chances?
03:18According to Lunar Tredgen, three missed chances mean our bond is broken forever.
03:24Okay.
03:26An ancient werewolf legend says the moon goddess gives lost souls three chances.
03:31If all three are missed, the bond is severed forever.
03:35Damien Backwood, Leo, and me.
03:37Three chances.
03:38Gifts from the moon goddess.
03:39Three misses.
03:40And from then on, no more tie.
03:42Today is the day Isabella returns to Manhattan from Europe.
03:46Isabella and Damien were childhood betrothed partners.
03:48Originally set to form a formal mate bond and be inducted into the Blackwood wolf clan.
03:53But one month before the wedding, she fell in love at first sight with a Frenchman.
03:57She abandoned the engagement and went to France without looking back to pursue her true love.
04:04From then on, the two went their separate ways.
04:07Back then, Damien was deep in the depths of a broken heart.
04:10That was when I became his personal assistant.
04:12Then, during an unexpected heat, we had Leo.
04:15That also made me a secret partner.
04:17No contract, no status, not recognized by the wolf clan.
04:21And Leo, who carries the rare silver moon wolf blood, has been treated coldly by his own father for years.
04:25I printed out the mate bond desolation documents I drafted last night, along with my resignation letter.
04:31Five years had already worn away all the romantic fantasies I'd had as an Omega girl about an alpha.
04:36Unlike Leo, who still held on to hope, I had long seen through Damien's cold cruelty.
04:40I wasn't going to be foolish enough to wait around for a jerk to come back.
04:46Are you really resigning?
04:48I'll move overseas with Leo to reunite with my partner.
04:50That's good.
04:51You've been raising a child on your own, it's really hard.
04:54You know, among ourselves, we actually all thought you were a single mom.
04:57I'm not a single mother, and yet I get even less support than someone who's completely alone.
05:02After handing in my resignation, footsteps echoed from the lobby entrance.
05:06Damien and Isabella walked into Moonstone Group by side.
05:10Isabella Bella led the way, a gentle smile on her face.
05:13Damien followed behind her, his eyes unwilling to look away from her for even a second.
05:18I think our CEO finally has a love life.
05:21I looked at the gentleness in Damien's eyes, a look I had never been fortunate enough to see in all
05:26these five years.
05:28Tammy.
05:29The distant words carried...
05:31Do you have business?
05:32Warning me to swallow what I was about to say.
05:35Warning me to remember my place.
05:37Sorry, Mr. Blackwood.
05:39Hmm?
05:39He turned his gaze away in an instant, then continued staring intensely at Isabella, as if she were his whole
05:44world.
05:45He is my husband, the father of my child.
05:47Yet at this very moment, right in front of me, he doesn't bother to hide his love for another woman.
05:51It's ironic and also clarifying.
05:54Originally I was going to tell him I was resigning, but now it seems there's no need to say it.
05:58Anyway, he never cared.
06:00Never cared about my feelings, never cared about our child, and certainly never cared about this marriage that exists only
06:06on paper.
06:07Mom, we got out of school early today, and the driver took me to your office.
06:11I hurriedly got up and walked outside, only to see Damien reach out and fix Isabella's hair.
06:16Not far away stood Leo, carrying his backpack.
06:18Stood the little one by the elevator, daring blankly as his father was being affectionate with a strange woman.
06:23Such tenderness, such patience.
06:25Neither I nor my son had ever seen it before.
06:28I was about to take him away when Damien spotted the boy.
06:30The man stiffened and instinctively pulled his hand back.
06:33But the next second, he was shielding the woman again, walking slowly yet steadily past his son, as if he'd
06:39never known him.
06:39My heart ached.
06:40I quickly stepped forward and took hold of Leo, whose body was stiff and cold.
06:45Mom, is that the alpha lady that uncle likes?
06:48At that moment, I lost all strength to speak.
06:51I could only nod, tears in my eyes.
06:53Leo didn't ask again.
06:54He quietly took out his homework.
06:56But tears still soaked the pages despite his best efforts.
06:59I held my son.
07:00He is my whole world, too.
07:02Three moonlight chances.
07:04Damien, you have two left.
07:06After packing up, my son and I were ready to go home.
07:10Mom, for Silvermoon Academy's family night, can uncle come?
07:14For five years, Damien had never shown up to a single school event for his child.
07:18Seeing the hope in his eyes, I couldn't bring myself to say no.
07:22I typed out a message and sent it to Damien.
07:24The message was sent, and like every other time, it disappeared into the void.
07:30He doesn't want to come, does he?
07:32It's fine.
07:33He must be busy.
07:34Hearing my son's understanding words felt like a heavy stone pressing down on my chest.
07:39It hurt so much I could barely breathe.
07:41Just as I was about to speak, my phone chimed.
07:44A message from Damien.
07:46I'm free.
07:47I'll come.
07:47Leo, do you see?
07:48Dad said he'll come.
07:50Five years.
07:51This was the first time Damien had ever agreed to come to his son's family night.
07:55With Damien's confirmation in hand, the little wolf pup chattered nonstop all the way home,
07:59proudly listing all the academic awards he had earned and how he had been selected as
08:03a candidate for the Silvermoon Air, which would be announced publicly at family night.
08:08If Dad knows how well I've done, will he accept me?
08:10I was taken aback, then felt an even deeper ache in my heart.
08:13Silently, I prayed that Damien wouldn't break his promise.
08:16Before we leave, I wanted Leo's wish to come true, even if it was just us fooling ourselves.
08:21The dusk deepened.
08:22The clock on the wall chammed again and again.
08:24The start of family night drew closer and closer, but Damien was nowhere to be seen.
08:28Yet Isabella's social media had been updated.
08:30In the photo, Damien was patiently helping Isabella's child build Legos piece by piece.
08:35The caption read,
08:37Future Alpha Daddy.
08:38I turned my head and looked toward the living room.
08:41Leo was building Legos by himself.
08:42Same Legos, same age, same need for a father's company.
08:45But Leo had never had Damien by his side as a dad.
08:48Mom, is Dad Buzzy again?
08:50I couldn't tell him.
08:51His father wasn't busy.
08:52He was spending time with another child.
08:54I couldn't say any of it.
08:55So, like so many times before...
09:00It's okay.
09:01You still have Mommy.
09:03Mommy will always be with you.
09:04Leo understood and didn't ask again,
09:06but he couldn't stop his eyes from turning red.
09:09On the way to school, we both tometally avoided mentioning Damien,
09:12as if he had never promised anything.
09:14Damien Blackwood, you have one last chance left.
09:18After parking the car, I took my son's hand and walked into the school.
09:21The moment we stepped into the classroom, I froze.
09:25Damien was actually sitting there, by the window.
09:29Damien?
09:30Uncle?
09:31Damien sat by the window.
09:33He looked up at the sound.
09:35Seeing us walking toward him, his pupils contracted sharply.
09:39Why are you two here?
09:41The surprise in his words made me stop in my tracks.
09:44A bad feeling rose in my heart.
09:46Leo had been a student at Silver Moon Academy for a full year,
09:50and his father did not even know what class he was in.
09:55Leo hadn't heard clearly.
09:57He ran excitedly to the man.
09:59Dad, you...
10:00What did you call me?
10:01The little wolf pup's silver-gray ears, which had just plunked up, suddenly stiffened.
10:06Then, out of habit, he quickly corrected himself.
10:10Sorry, Mr. Blackwood.
10:12Uncle, you're sitting in the wrong place.
10:13My seat is in the front.
10:15He looked at Damien, his eyes full of happiness.
10:17This was the first time Damien had ever come to Leo's family night,
10:20the first time he had ever kept a promise.
10:22I'm not in the wrong seat.
10:23This is where I belong.
10:24Leo froze for a moment, about to say something when a figure pushed past him.
10:31He's my alpha guardian.
10:33Out of maternal instinct, I immediately pulled my son into my arms.
10:37Damien started to rise instinctively, but stopped when he met Isabella's surprised gaze.
10:41Instead, he moved to shield the boy named Noah beside him.
10:44Noah didn't mean it.
10:45I apologize for him.
10:46Leo and I both froze.
10:47That kind of protection, that kind of care, my son had never had it.
10:52Who is he?
10:53Uh, friend's kid.
10:55Really?
10:56This was the child from Isabella's photo, the one Damien was willing to spend time with.
11:00Isabella walked over and looked at me with feigned politeness.
11:04Miss Woods, you also come for the family night?
11:06Where's your child's father?
11:07Hearing that, I instinctively looked at Damien, only to see his evasive eyes.
11:12It was clear to me.
11:13He was afraid I would expose him.
11:14In a daze, I felt as if I had gone back to the day Isabella returned.
11:18That day, it was also the first time he smiled when he heard his son call him dad.
11:22Leo and I both thought we were finally about to find happiness.
11:25But the next second, the name that came out of Damien's mouth was Isabella's.
11:29Only then did I realize, he had mistaken the child for someone else.
11:33My grip on Leo's hand unconsciously tightened.
11:36My dad's out of the continent for work, I don't want to trouble.
11:39I looked down in disbelief, only to see Leo's red-rimmed eyes.
11:42Mr. Blackwood, mom, let's leave first.
11:45At that moment, all the sorrow was lodged in my chest.
11:47The moment I turned around, Damien suddenly grabbed me.
11:50What did Leo just say?
11:51He couldn't seem to accept that the little wolf pup who used to chase after him for affection
11:55was now deliberately drawing a line between them.
11:58I found it bitterly ironic.
11:59Nothing important, Mr. Blackwood.
12:01Family night is about to start.
12:02Even after sitting down, I could still feel those burning eyes on my back.
12:06But no matter how intense the stare, it couldn't warm my heart.
12:08From behind, the sounds of Isabella and Noah chatting and laughed intimately drifted over
12:12now and then, each one stabbing the hearts of Leo and I, leaving us restless and uneasy.
12:17The candidate for the silver moon heir is Leo.
12:20When the instructor announced that Leo had been selected a candidate as the silver moon heir
12:24and invited him to give a speech on stage, Leo simply shook his head and declined.
12:29He didn't want to go up, and he didn't want to speak.
12:31I knew.
12:32He couldn't bear to see the image of Damien sitting together with that other child.
12:36He didn't want to admit that his own father would rather go to someone else's kid's family
12:40night than let him openly call him dad.
12:42After family night ended, I took Leo's hand and went to the school office to withdraw him.
12:48Stepping out of the school gate, I ran straight into Damien, who was waiting for someone.
12:52He looked like he had been waiting for a while, and he was holding a stick of cotton candy.
12:56Finished already? Let's head back to the manor.
12:59That serguence used to be the dream mother and son longed for.
13:02Now it only leaves a heart full of coldness.
13:05Leo took the cotton candy, and his gloomy face finally broke into a smile after an entire evening.
13:10Seeing the excipation in my son's eyes, my heart softened, and I about to agree.
13:14When I heard him said,
13:15Isabella's child is a transfer student and missed the heir selection.
13:19Could you ask Leo to give up his candidate spot for Noah?
13:21With those light words, both my son and I went cold at the same time.
13:25Sure enough, every gesture of warmth came with a price tag attached.
13:29Even this stick of cotton candy had its cost.
13:33All right, Mr. Blackwood.
13:35Damien's expression softened slightly.
13:37He was about to reach out and take Leo's hand.
13:40Phone rang. It was Isabella.
13:42Damien, Noah isn't feeling well. Can you come to us right now?
13:46Damien's face changed instantly.
13:48He turned and strode toward the car, just as the door was about to close.
13:52The closing door paused.
13:54Damien leaned out and looked at the tearful little wolf pup.
13:57Take care.
13:58But this was the last time Leo would ever call him dad.
14:01That night, Leo and I packed our bags and booked the plane tickets to leave the country.
14:06Neither of us mentioned Damien.
14:08From then on, in the vast Blackwood Manor,
14:10there would never again be a light kept burning through the long night, waiting for anyone.
14:14The next morning, Leo and I left with our luggage, checked in, and boarded the plane.
14:19Just before turning off my phone, I sent Damien one last message.
14:23Wish you all the best.
14:25After the message was sent, the phone that had been silent for so long started vibrating wildly.
14:31My finger hovered over the power button, unable to press it.
14:35Leo noticed my hesitation.
14:37He glanced at the screen, and his eyes instantly turned red.
14:40He tugged my sleeve, his furry silver-a-moon wolf ears drooping.
14:46Mom, we have to go.
14:48I reached out and gently stroked my child's soft hair, my heart full of emotion.
14:54The little wolf pup who once clung to his father, refusing to let go,
14:58had quietly grown up through endless disappointments.
15:00Inside the Moonstone Group office, Damien stared at the power-off notification on his phone,
15:06his brow farrowing tighter and tighter.
15:08He recalled rushing to Isabella's place last night,
15:11only to find that Noah's not feeling well was just him being hungry and wanted Chick-fil-a.
15:17Noah ate happily.
15:18If I take Leo to Chick-fil-a today, he'd be happy too, right?
15:22Damien!
15:23Isabella's voice breaks his thoughts.
15:27Damien!
15:29Damien looked at Isabella and frowned slightly.
15:33Aria's figure was just as good.
15:34Isabella noticed his momentary dames and assumed she had captivated him with her charm.
15:41All the partners and board members are here.
15:44Let me accompany you to the meeting.
15:46Her strong rose perfume hit him.
15:48Damien was allergic to perfume and couldn't help sneezing several times.
15:52Aria knew his condition well.
15:54She had long given up all perfumes, using only light tea-savoured products for her daily care.
15:58But Isabella, his former fiancé, who had been with him for years, had completely forgotten this.
16:04Damien looked at Isabella before him and frowned.
16:06He had promised to help her return to the workplace,
16:09and this meeting was the perfect opportunity to introduce her to the entire company.
16:15He also wanted to take this chance to let everyone know that Isabella was under his protection.
16:20Damien silently moved away from her, then rose and walked toward the conference room.
16:25Seeing that Damien didn't re-gest, Isabella clicked her heels and followed.
16:30In the conference room, everyone had been enthusiastically discussing the hot secretary
16:35they'd seen in the CEO's office earlier today.
16:37But they all fell silent the moment Damien walked in.
16:41Damien acted as if he hadn't noticed.
16:43He opened the documents on the table and frowned after just one glance.
16:47The others, looking at their own copies, also wore mixed expressions.
16:51Every document had been scribbled over with children's crayon drawings.
16:55Next to the Pardier signature line, a crude ugly turtle had been drawn,
16:59along with other inappropriate doodles and a crooked childish skrill of the word agree.
17:05Who prepared this document? Don't you have even basic work skills?
17:09The department heads present exchanged uneasy glances.
17:12All the documents had been seized to the CEO's office and printed out by the secretary.
17:18So even if something was wrong, it wasn't their fault.
17:23Get Aria in here.
17:25Damien, Ms. Woods.
17:26Mr. Blackwood, if this is your company's attitude, then there's no point in continuing our cooperation.
17:31Mr. Blackwood, if this is your company's attitude, then there's no point in continuing our cooperation.
17:38I'm sorry, I didn't-
17:39Who do you think you are?
17:40I'm talking to your CEO.
17:42I'm sorry, this was my oversight.
17:44I'll have someone prepare a new contract immediately.
17:46As an apology, we're willing to reduce the price by another 3%.
17:49The client didn't respond, silently calculating the value and profit of the deal.
17:53Isabella burst into tears, but her pitiful look only disgusted everyone around.
17:58In the workplace, appearance is just a bonus.
18:00What these savvy professionals value most is actual workability.
18:03Aria back then wasn't just easy on the eyes.
18:06Her workability was a hundred times better than hers.
18:10I really don't get what Mr. Blackwood is thinking.
18:12He'd rather keep that vase by his side than have have Aria.
18:15After everyone left, only the two of them remained in the conference room.
18:19Damien, I'm sorry.
18:21I didn't expect this to happen.
18:23What should I do?
18:24Damien, I'm sorry.
18:26I didn't expect this to happen.
18:27Damien instinctively wanted to comfort her-her, but when he met Isabella's pitiful, pleading eyes, he froze.
18:33Aria had never looked at him like that.
18:35She was proud.
18:36She always strived for perfection in everything she did.
18:38No matter how difficult the task, no matter how tricky the situation, she would always find a way to solve
18:42it.
18:43She wasn't like Isabella, who could only cry and leave all the mess for me to deal with, if it
18:48were Aria today.
18:49No, it wouldn't happen.
18:50She was so careful, and Leo was so well-behaved, they would never-
18:54You should leave now.
18:55Don't get involved in what happens next.
18:58Damien-
18:59Out.
19:00Isabella bit her lip and finally walked out reluctantly.
19:03The office fell silent again.
19:05Damien leaned back in his chair.
19:07His gaze fell on the silver-gray mug at the corner of the desk.
19:11It was Leo's birthday gift to him last year.
19:13On the mug was a crooked drawing of a little wolf pup, beside it written in a child's hand,
19:18Best Alpha Uncle.
19:19At the time, he had glanced at it and then casually tossed it into a corner, hadn't even bothered to
19:24open the wrapping.
19:26Now, looking at it again, those childish scribbles stung his eyes.
19:30His chest felt blocked by something heavy, pressing down until he could barely breathe.
19:35Mr. Blackwood.
19:36What is it?
19:37Has your dinner for tonight been cancelled?
19:40Dinner?
19:41Every day at 5pm, Mrs. Woods used to remind the kitchen to prepare dinner, and the estate said,
19:46No one has cooked for two days in a row.
19:49Mr. Blackwood.
19:50What is it?
19:51Has your dinner for tonight been cancelled?
19:54Dinner?
19:55Every day at 5pm, Mrs. Woods used to remind the kitchen to prepare dinner, and the estate said,
19:59No one has cooked for two days in a row.
20:01After the secretary left, Damien found himself opening the surveillance system for no good reason.
20:06He had never watched it before, because he'd never seen the need.
20:10But now, his hand hovered over the guest room area.
20:13One year ago, 11pm, Leo was burning with a high fever.
20:17His little face flushed red.
20:18I carried him in my arms and rushed out of the exploring that night.
20:22Was Tori down?
20:22I didn't have a car.
20:23I could only run into the rain with Leo in my arms.
20:26Damien froze.
20:27He thought back to that day.
20:28He had been at a gala with Isabella.
20:30He hadn't even known his son was sick.
20:32The footage kept playing, last Christmas.
20:34Leo sat at the entrance, holding the Christmas card he had drawn himself.
20:38He waited until late at night, his little head nodding off as he struggled to stay a week.
20:43Go to sleep.
20:44Uncle isn't coming back tonight.
20:45What about next year?
20:47Maybe next year.
20:49Damien's breath stopped in his chest.
20:51He remembered that Christmas.
20:53He had been in France with Isabella, celebrating her birthday.
20:56And Leo.
20:58Leo had waited for him the whole night.
21:00Damien was silent for a long time.
21:02Scene after scene from the past flooded into his mind.
21:06Five years ago, I stood out among a pool of exceptional candidates and was personally named by Damien to be
21:11his assistant.
21:12Back then, I had no connections.
21:13I couldn't even understand the most basic terminology and contract.
21:17The whole company gossiped, speculating that I had slept my way to the top.
21:20To truly deserve a place by his side, I worked myself to the bone.
21:24During work hours, I swallowed the disdainful looks from senior colleagues and asked for their advice.
21:29I always carried jotting down every task, every one of his habits and preferences.
21:33After work, I taught myself multiple languages.
21:37Even at business receptes, I could rattle off every partner's personal preferences in an instant.
21:42I navigated difficult clients smoothly, helping him through any sticky situation.
21:46No matter when, wherever he needed me, I appeared by his side.
21:50Little by little, I became indispensable to him.
21:52I became his permanent companion in work and in life.
21:55I became the company's gold standard assistant, recognized by the entire group.
22:00Everyone envied Damien for a secretary like me.
22:02And he himself was more than satisfied to have such a capable assistant by his side.
22:10Fortunately, everything was ruined that night.
22:12An unexpected, out-of-control heat changed everything.
22:16After that one night of entanglement, I became pregnant with him.
22:20From then eyes, I turned into a scheming Omega who had gone to great lengths to sleep her way up,
22:24deliberately plotting to rise through the wreckage.
22:26All my past hard work and dedication were twisted into calculated moves to get close to him.
22:31The more he had once admired my abilities, the more deliberately cold he became afterward.
22:36Even his own son, who carried the rare Silver Moon Wolf bloodline,
22:40was neglected and treated coldly year after year.
22:42He thought if Isabella had been by his side instead, his life would surely be different.
22:47Now Isabella was finally by his side.
22:49But after what happened today, Damien found himself regretting it.
22:53The Isabella he saw today was so different from the unattainable dream girl he had once loved.
22:58Damien felt hollow.
22:59He suddenly felt that his feelings for her might have changed a long time ago.
23:03Maybe I don't love Isabella that much anymore.
23:06Maybe the one I truly love...
23:08No.
23:09That's impossible.
23:10He tried to push away this absurd thought.
23:12But the image of Leo's lonely, dejected face kept appearing in his mind.
23:16Leo had never done anything wrong.
23:18He shouldn't have to bear the coldness because of adult entanglements.
23:23He picked up his phone, revised the wording over and over, and finally sent the message.
23:29Pack up, I'll pick you up tonight and we'll go out.
23:32Perhaps sensing the stiffness of his tone, he frowned and adjusted the wording.
23:36Let's take Leo out for Chick-fil-E tonight.
23:38He read it twice more, then took a deep breath and pressed send.
23:42The message disappeared into the void.
23:44No reply came all afternoon.
23:49Damien.
23:50Put it down and leave.
23:52Also, from now on, call me Mr. Blackhill at the office.
23:54Even though I arrange for you to be here, you need to be mindful of appearances.
23:57Damien looked up and picked up the intercop to call the HR director.
24:01Isabella is still adjusting to her first day.
24:04Arrange for her to rotate through departments first, and she can come back after her probation period ends.
24:08As Isabella was led away, she still wore that same pitiful expression, but it could no longer move Damien in
24:12the slightest.
24:13As the end of the workday approached, Damien still hadn't received any reply from me.
24:19But this time, he was surprisingly patient.
24:22Perhaps remembering that every time he'd gone at us before, we'd been left behind halfway.
24:27He went out of his way to go to Chick-fil-A, waited in line for half an hour, and
24:32ordered a little bit of everything on the menu.
24:34If Leo eats it, I'll remember what he left.
24:37Full of expectation, he hurried back to the estate.
24:40When he excitedly opened the front door, the vast living room stood empty.
24:45No Leo playing with blocks on the carpet, and no me in the kitchen making dinner.
24:50Damien went to the kitchen.
24:51He took a can of beer from the fridge.
24:53As he closed the door, he noticed that the fridge door was covered with Leo's crayon drawings, big and small,
24:58plastered all over.
24:59Most of them were family portraits.
25:01Damien felt a sting in his heart, because in every drawing, only the mother and child appeared together.
25:06The father was never there.
25:08His gaze suddenly stopped on a yellowed piece of paper in the corner.
25:11It was a drawing Leo had made when he was three.
25:13In the picture, Leo was holding my hand.
25:15By the window on the second floor stood a blurry figure.
25:18No facial crooked words above the head Damien Blackwood.
25:21He took the drawing down.
25:23On the back of the paper was the child's childish handwriting.
25:27Wait until dad likes Leo, then draw the face.
25:30Damien's breath caught sharply.
25:32His fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.
25:35It was as if the scene of Leo first asking to draw him appeared before his eyes again.
25:42Uncle, could you be my model?
25:44Uncle, could you be my model?
25:47And what did Damien say back then?
25:49I'm busy.
25:50No time.
25:51Thinking of this, Damien suddenly felt a wave of inexplicable irritation and regret.
25:55So all these years, Leo had been waiting.
25:57Waiting for him to become his father.
26:00It's okay.
26:00Next time Leo asks me, I won't say no.
26:03Damien arranged the food on the dining table, one item at a time, then glanced at his phone.
26:08It had been ten minutes since Leo got out of school.
26:11By the usual route home, Leo and I would be arriving in about five minutes.
26:15He nervously laid out the fries, then carefully squeezed the ketchup into a heart shape
26:20on the pristine white plate.
26:22After finishing everything, he stared nervously at the front door.
26:25Five minutes passed.
26:27Ten minutes.
26:28Twenty minutes.
26:29From sunset until the night had deepened, the door remained silent, and so did his phone.
26:33Damien's heart felt as if an invisible hand were tearing at it, leaving him tense and anxious.
26:39Finally, half an hour later, a soft knock came from outside the door.
26:43Damien walked toward the entrance.
26:45Leo, guess what daddy got for you today?
26:49Leo, guess what daddy got for you today?
26:51Damien didn't even get the word surprise out before his voice abruptly caught in his throat.
26:55The expectation on his face on his vanished completely.
26:58He looked coldly at the two people at the door.
27:00What are you doing here?
27:01Noah knows he messed up the office documents, so he insisted on coming in person to apologize.
27:09Also, I have some work-related questions I wanted to ask Aria.
27:13After all, no one has ever handled the group's affairs the way she did.
27:17Damien looked at the mother and son, who had clearly been crying, unwilling to let outsiders
27:22pry into the Black Hood family's private affairs.
27:26He had no choice but to step aside and ushers the two into the living room.
27:31The dining table was covered with a full spread of fried chicken meals.
27:36Noah's eyes immediately locked onto the food.
27:39He was about to reach for it.
27:42The dining table was covered with a full spread of fried chicken meals.
27:47Noah's eyes immediately locked onto the food.
27:50He was about to reach for it.
27:53When a sharp glare from Isabella stopped him, the little guy lowered his head, looking pitiful.
27:59Mr. Blackwood, I'm sorry.
28:01I shouldn't have scribbled all over your contract.
28:05Seeing the pitiful expression on Noah's face, Damien's heart softened slightly.
28:11An image of Leo's usual cautious, hopeful gaze, if he gets flashed through his mind.
28:16Thinking of his son, he grew flustered again.
28:19Anxiety crept back into his heart.
28:22Aria and Leo had been gone for so long.
28:24Why weren't they home yet?
28:27Ignoring Isabella and her son, he simply picked up his phone and walked out of the dining room to dial
28:33my number.
28:38The only thing coming from the receiver was the same unchanging power-off notification.
28:44He pressed his lips together tightly, hesitated for a moment, then dialed the company phone to ask why I hadn't
28:51shown up for work today.
28:52Suddenly, a loud crash of something shattering came from the living room.
28:57Damien quickly walked out.
28:58Noah was standing on a broken Lego base, with building blocks scattered all over the floor.
29:03The living room was a complete mess.
29:05Isabella put on a harsh, scolding voice, which scared Noah so much that the half-eated egg date fell from
29:11his hand.
29:12He burst into tears and ran to Damien.
29:14In the past, whenever Noah made a mistake and Isabella was about to punish him, Damien would step in and
29:20protect him like a father.
29:22Noah was certain this time would be no exception.
29:26Isabella watched Noah's move and didn't stop him, secretly calculating her own odds.
29:31But this time, they were both wrong.
29:35Damien took out his phone, snapped a photo, and forwarded it directly to his private attorney.
29:41My lawyer will discuss the damages and compensation with you.
29:44Now please, leave my home.
29:46Damien, it's just a Lego toy.
29:48Can't we just have Noah apologize to Leo?
29:51This is Leo's championship piece from the Lego competition.
29:54A custom-made Silver Moon Wolf Edition, the only one in the world.
29:57Do you really think an apology alone can fix this?
29:59I won't apologize!
30:00Why should I apologize to the child of a mistress?
30:03I won't apologize.
30:04Why should I apologize to the child of a mistress?
30:10What did you say?
30:11Aria is a mega-mistress who's subausted an alpha.
30:14Leo who can't stand the light of day.
30:16If his mother hadn't seduced you, you would have been my dad.
30:20Who told you that?
30:21Noah flinched, stealing a glance at Isabella.
30:25After family night, that's what all the kids at the Academy said.
30:28Only the children of Mistress are the ones who aren't acknowledged.
30:32It should have been my mother who formed the mate bond with you and become the lady of Blackwood Manor.
30:36This estate and the alpha position should all be mine!
30:39A thunderous roar of it in Damien's mind.
30:41His face darkened obnewnously, as if it could drip with fury.
30:45He suddenly remembered that day at Silver Moon Academy's family night.
30:50Dad.
30:51Leo, overjoyed, had blusted out, Dad.
30:54Only to be harshly ordered by him to change the way he addressed him.
30:58He finally realized how deeply those gossips had cut into Leo's heart over the years.
31:03He had never once considered how much harm his indifference would bring to his child.
31:07No wonder Aria's face had been so terrible back then.
31:10No wonder Leo's eyes were always filled with disappointment toward him.
31:14All the puzzles were solved in an instant.
31:16What have I done?
31:18Overwhelming regret and rage consumed the top-tier alpha.
31:22His eyes red.
31:24He grabbed Noah by the collar and threw him straight out the door.
31:28If you're angry, take it out on me!
31:30The child is innocent!
31:32The echoes of my countless humble pleas from the past rang in his ears.
31:37Damien, you can misunderstand me however you want, but the child is innocent.
31:42Can't you give him just a little bit of a father's love?
31:45He thought again of that proud woman.
31:49She never gave in when he misunderstood her.
31:52She never gave in when he neglected her.
31:54The only thing that ever made her yield was the child.
31:58Damien suppressed his surging anger and contacted security to have the two escorted away.
32:05Immediately afterward, he frantically dialed the HR director.
32:08His fury was barely contained.
32:10The background noise on the other end was chaotic.
32:12Through the receiver, he could hear the HR director gently soothing a child.
32:16Daddy has work to do.
32:17I'll come play blocks with you in a bit, okay?
32:20Daddy should hurry, or else your room will be taken over by the big monster.
32:25The HR director smiled and agreed, then walked to a quiet place.
32:31Mr. Blackwood?
32:33What's the reason for Area's unexplained absence today?
32:36Area Woods has already resigned.
32:38What?
32:45She submitted her resignation letter the morning before yesterday.
32:52She said her husband works overseas, and she wants to take her son to reunite with her family.
32:57She's not coming back.
32:58How could you not tell me about something this important?
33:01Previously, you clearly stipulated that Area is just a regular employee,
33:04and her resignation does not require your special approval.
33:07They called it the night's drools and procedures.
33:09I saw that Area was quite determined, so I followed the process and completed her resignation.
33:15Their problem?
33:16Damien listened, his grip tightening.
33:18He could barely stop himself from letting out a bitter laugh.
33:21Since when did she have a husband overseas?
33:24Just as he was about to lash out, a child's voice suddenly came through the phone.
33:29Daddy, why aren't you here yet?
33:32Almost there, sweetie.
33:34Be good.
33:35Can you wait until Daddy finishes his phone call?
33:37It must be an innate ability that come with every-eyed adult.
33:40The moment you face a child, your phone's stinky softens.
33:44The childish Cheyenne stirred up his kunk for Leo again.
33:47The truth was, he had already had a perfect family.
33:51It just seemed that he had pushed it away with his own hands.
33:55He walked into the guest bedroom, the room where Leo and I had stayed, a place he had never set
34:03foot in for five years.
34:05Everything looked exactly as it had before I arrived, except for the mate-bond desolation document on the table.
34:12He flipped through the terms, which clearly laid out her requests.
34:16When he reached the last page, he suddenly stopped.
34:19It wasn't a standard clause drafted by a lawyer.
34:22It was a handwritten note.
34:24If Leo ever forgives you one day, please don't disappoint him a second time.
34:29Beside it, an even smaller handwriting.
34:31As for me, there won't be a second time.
34:34In that moment, his chest felt as if it had been torn open by claws.
34:38The pain was so sharp he could barely breathe.
34:41So even when she left, she was still preserving my right to be a father.
34:46The usually cold, unyielding man's eyes unstishly turned wed.
34:50He had never imagined that the woman he thought of as greedy would take only Leo, leave this house, and
34:56also leave him.
34:57Damien put aside all his corporate affairs and spent his days waiting outside Silvermoon Academy,
35:02clinging to a faint hope that I might show up to drop Leo off for school.
35:06But from morning to night, he waited day after day, and never caught a single glance of Leo or me.
35:11The school bell rang.
35:13Noah came running excitedly toward Damien's my odd.
35:17Just as he was about to get in like before, under the envious gazes of his classmates,
35:22Damien grabbed him and pulled him down.
35:25Where is Leo? Have you seen him today?
35:28Noah looked at Damien with dissatisfaction.
35:30His face full of impatience and contempt.
35:33Who knows? Maybe he realized he's an unrecognized bastard and is too ashamed to come to school.
35:38Isabella hurried over just in time to saw the standoff between the two.
35:41A growing uneasy stirred in her heart.
35:44She got home yesterday.
35:45She had received two documents.
35:46One was a termination notice, and the other was an inclaim from a lawyer.
35:50She had thought she had successfully won back Damien's heart,
35:52but she hadn't expected that his heart had already been occupied by me and Leo.
35:56He just wasn't willing to admit it.
35:57The academy dean rushed over.
35:59When he learned that the visitor was the Blackwood Alpha,
36:02his expression shifted from surprise to disdain.
36:05In all my years of working, this is the first time I've seen a top-teep Alpha go out of
36:09his way to take care of someone else's child while letting his own pup,
36:12one with the rare silver moon wolf bloodline, suffer endless scorn and gossip.
36:16At the academy's family night in past years, the other little wolf packs used to mock Leo for not having
36:21a father.
36:22We genuinely thought for a while that his Alpha father had already passed away.
36:25Leo's mother had completed withdrawal procedures.
36:27These are Leo's award certificates from over the years.
36:29Other than that, there's no more information about him here.
36:31The thick stack of award certificates felt heavy in his hand.
36:35Standing at the school gate, hot tears rolled down Damien's face.
36:39He finally realized he had lost his most capable wife, and he had completely lost his own flesh and blood.
36:46Time flew by.
36:48The next time I saw Damien was at Leo's art exhibition.
36:51During those two years in Europe, I had deliberately nurtured Leo's interest in painting, according to his own inclinations.
36:58With his natural talent, Leo had already become a somewhat renowned emerging artist.
37:03This year, Leo was invited back to participate in the London Art Festival charity auction.
37:08All proceeds from the sale of his paintings were donated to the children's home, in keeping with the child's wishes.
37:14At the auction, every single one of Leo's works was bought in full by the same person, at a high
37:19price.
37:20The last painting was titled The Missing Alpha.
37:22It depicted a little wolf pup standing in a snowy night, gazing at the tall, retreating figure of an alpha
37:27in the distance.
37:27A figure he could never catch up to.
37:30This is Mr. Wood's work from when he was six years old.
37:33He once said this was a gift for his father.
37:36The entire room fell silent.
37:38Damien stared intently at the painting.
37:41Then he suddenly noticed a tiny line of text in the corner.
37:44I chased after you for so long, but then I stopped.
37:47At that moment, the top alpha clan cheater who had once struck fear into the hearts of all Manhattan were
37:52wolves broke down and wept in public for the first time.
37:55We met Damien in the backstage lounge, where the artist privately thanks the buyer.
38:00He looked much more haggard than before.
38:02The once impeccably dressed top alpha now had wrinkled clothes, stubble on his chin and eyes full of exhaustion.
38:07But even so, he was still very handsome.
38:10He stared at us, at a loss, as he took the bouquet of flowers Leo handed him.
38:15I'm sorry, my son. I lost you.
38:18Can you give me one more chance?
38:20Thank you for your generous donation, Mr. Blackwood.
38:23Hope you keep supporting charity and help more homeless wolf pups find their family.
38:27With those words, all barriers were drawn.
38:29Damien's eyes instantly turned red.
38:32Belated fatherly love could not undo the past.
38:35The wounds of yesterday had already left a permanent scar on Leo's heart.
38:39Even if Leo chose to forgive him, I would not easily forgive him either.
38:43After the art festival ended, Damien followed us all the way back to our home in Europe.
38:48The doorbell rang.
38:50After the art festival ended, Damien followed us all the way back to our home in Europe.
38:55The doorbell rang.
38:56When I opened the door, I wasn't surprised to see the man standing there, his eyes full of
39:01guilt and awkwardness.
39:02I never signed the mate-bond dissolution back then.
39:04I've spent all these years reflecting on my mistakes.
39:07Could you give me a chance to properly pursue you?
39:10I want to have my family back.
39:13I was silent for a moment, but finally let him in.
39:17I knew that late at night, Leo still sometimes murmured dad in his sleep.
39:22He just hid his longing deep in his heart, afraid of hurting me.
39:26He never mentioned him anymore.
39:28A month later, Damien came again.
39:30I've relocated all of Moonstone Group's core operations to the European Werewolf Territory.
39:37From now on, I will learn to be a good father.
39:42Leo and I exchanged a smile, a sense of relief shining in our eyes.
39:46We were willing to give this lost alpha the moonlight chance that had been delayed for so many years.
39:51We'll see you next time.
39:51Bye-bye.
39:52Bye-bye.
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