His Hybrid Mate

Chapter 20

　　"Why should I believe you?"

　　"I will not risk my future. Besides, your son is not worthy of my love."

　　"Annette, what makes you feel so good about yourself?"

　　Annette was indifferent. "I'm not. I'm just different from you. I don't judge people by their wealth."

　　Fiona looked at Annette. The more she looked at Annette, the more she disliked her.

　　"Fiona, if there is nothing else, may I leave now?"

　　"I don't want to see anything going on between you and Kyle, or..."

　　"Then please keep your son in line and make sure he doesn't come and pester me ever again."

　　Annette checked the time on her wrist. "Fiona, someone is waiting for me in the cafeteria. If you have nothing else to say, I'd like to leave."

　　Annette turned around and went out. Fiona snorted coldly, "What an annoying, ignoble Rogue."

　　Annette left Fiona's office and took a deep breath.

　　She could guess who took these photos.

　　However, she didn't give a damn.

　　In the morning, Connor came out of the conference room, and his assistant followed him into his office.

　　"Mr. Norman, I got all the information you wanted about Ms. Hall."

　　As he spoke, he handed the file to Connor.

　　Connor took it and opened it casually.

　　It was stated in the file that Annette's mother had passed away.

　　As for Annette's father, it was unknown.

　　Connor looked at his assistant. "Her father is unknown? This is all you've got?"

　　"Mr. Norman, Ms. Hall was raised by her mother alone. And I found out that her mother was probably a member of the Black Thorn Pack."

　　"The Black Thorn Pack?"

　　"Yes. She is Alpha Lance's illegitimate daughter. However, the Black Thorn Pack never revealed that Alpha Lance had an illegitimate daughter, and Ms. Hall and Alpha Lance don't seem to have much of a connection. I have looked into Ms. Hall's accounts. She has never received any money from any member of the Black Thorn Pack in three years, so, this information hasn't been verified yet."

　　Connor nodded slightly. He did not say anything.

　　The assistant continued, "Ms. Hall has been working a lot during her college time. She has taken more than ten part-time jobs just from what I have learned."

　　Connor's eyes turned cold. "Tell me what kind of jobs she has done."

　　"She has worked as a waitress at fast food restaurants, cafés, convenience stores, and hotels. She also played the piano at fancy restaurants, sold drinks at supermarkets, and has been a tutor."

　　"That's enough." Connor's face turned extremely cold.

　　"Leave the file here. You can return to your work."

　　"Yes, Mr. Norman."

　　After the assistant left, Connor opened the file and read the rest of it. He was distressed that Annette, a girl in her early twenties, had gone through so much to make a living, but the people of Black Thorn Pack simply ignored it.

　　He thought, 'Looks like she's no use to Alpha Lance.

　　That's fine. Her identity will be very useful to me.

　　Black Thorn Pack, right? There are some debts we need to settle.'

　　Annette and Roxanne went to the cafeteria.

　　Roxanne was on Annette's side. As they walked, they talked about their plans after graduation.

　　In the distance, Lena, holding Kyle's arm, walked from another direction toward the cafeteria.

　　As they approached, Lena waved to Roxanne and Annette and said in a gentle voice, "Annette, Roxanne, you're here to eat as well? What a coincidence. Why don't we eat together?"

　　Neither of them responded to Lena.

　　Roxanne said as she walked, "Annette, I suddenly wanted fried chicken for lunch today."

　　Annette smiled, "I thought you don't like fried food."

　　"But I hate chicks even more. Pretentious chicks especially. Though I don't like fried food, I'll have some today, since I ran into certain people."

　　Lena was aside. Her face instantly went gloomy, and it looked like she was about to cry.

　　"Roxanne, why are you being so mean to me? I don't think I have ever offended you."

　　"Was I talking about you?" Roxanne glanced at Lena sideways. "What are you talking about? I just said that I wanted fried chicken. Why do you think I was mean to you? You're the one who takes it personally. And now you even pretend to be so pitiful. Just save it!"

　　Kyle looked at Annette. She was indifferent and didn't glance at him at all. He was utterly upset. He said coldly, "Roxanne, watch your mouth."

　　Roxanne raised her chin. "I don't talk to scumbags, Kyle, so don't say my name. You disgust me."

　　"I am a scumbag? Do you think Annette is so much better than me? Ask her yourself what she has done. See if she dares to tell you."

　　Annette looked at Kyle coldly.

　　Roxanne was short-tempered. Hearing Kyle's words, she stood in front of Annette and shouted, "You bastard! Kyle, you cheated on your mate. How dare you find excuses for yourself? Do you have any idea what Annette had to suffer just to be with you? You don't know a damn thing, so shut your damn mouth!"

　　Lena shouted, "Roxanne, stop the nonsense."

　　Kyle realized that they were hiding something from him. He looked at Roxanne and said, "What do you mean?"

　　Roxanne pulled Annette's hand away. "Annette, you're about to break up with this scumbag. You don't need to watch out for him anymore, OK? This is suffocating. I can't bear it anymore. If you don't want to tell him, I will."

　　Roxanne stepped forward and pointed at Kyle. "Listen up, you piece of shit. Your mother is a twisted, sick woman. Annette is your mate. No one can deny the truth. However, your mother called Annette into her office every other day to abuse her verbally. She also asked Annette's teachers to give Annette a hard time. And that's not the end of it. Your mother even told Annette all about it.

　　"She wanted to make Annette aware that her future was in her hands. For the sake of you, Annette never went against her.

　　"Annette is such a fool. She never told you these things, because she didn't want it to affect your relationship with your mother.

　　"Kyle, you betrayed Annette and slept with this slut. You, your mother, and Lena will get what you deserve sooner or later!"

　　Kyle was utterly shocked. He stood there and stared at Annette.

　　"I, Annette Hall, officially reject you, Kyle White, as my mate," Annette looked at Kyle and said calmly.