His Hybrid Mate

Chapter 245

　　Lucas had a cold expression on his face and said sternly, "It's not just you who is from the Blood Moon Pack. Me too. Therefore, I have the right to condemn those from the Black Thorn Pack."

　　Connor stood up.

　　Marcus stood up in a hurry and walked to Connor, pressing him down onto the seat.

　　"Connor, sit down. I also want to say a few words," Marcus said as he looked at Lucas. "Lucas, I don't agree with what you said. I am also a member of the Blood Moon Pack, but I won't interfere with your choice of mate. No matter whose daughter Annette is, she is only Connor's mate in my eyes. When you chose Alina back then, if Connor and I wanted to oppose it, we had enough reason to prevent you from being with Alina, but no one did that."

　　Alina's situation was different from Annette's from the beginning. When Annette was just a teacher, I would not oppose her marrying Connor."

　　"That's right. At that time, you were also kind to Annette. But why do you have to make things difficult and target her just because she is Lance's daughter? If she was Lance's beloved daughter, I would also oppose her being with Connor because I was afraid she would get close to Connor on purpose. In fact, she is not like that. She is even considered an enemy by the Black Thorn Pack. The enemy of our enemy is our friend. Why can't you accept Annette?"

　　Upon hearing Marcus' words, Connor looked at him squarely for once.

　　Marcus spoke very well.

　　"Shut up," Lucas was questioned, and he looked at Marcus with great displeasure. "You have no idea of what Bartz went through."

　　Alina pulled Lucas and said, "Lucas, didn't we agree not to ruin the atmosphere? Why do you have to make everyone unhappy?"

　　"Who in this family is truly happy? Is it you? Are you not feeling aggrieved? Or is it him?" Lucas pointed at Connor and said, "He doesn't even want to see us. Or maybe it's Annette who's happy? What's the point of everyone being together when their hearts are not?"

　　Connor turned to Dwayne and said, "Dwayne, since Lucas doesn't enjoy the meal, we don't need to keep him here. You can go see him off."

　　Marcus said hurriedly, "Connor, don't do that."

　　He said to Lucas, "Lucas, I am happy. Connor is happy because he can be with Annette. As for Annette, she is happier because she has a real family this year. Alina is also happy. Only when you start talking does Alina become so conflicted. You are the only one who needs to cool down."

　　Alina also nodded and said, "I think Marcus has grown up. What he said is what we all feel. Lucas, you can't target Annette like this. It will not only make you unhappy but also put Connor in a quandary."

　　Lucas closed his eyes, trying hard to suppress his anger.

　　Annette got up and poured a cup of juice. She walked to Lucas with the juice cup and a wine glass in her hand.

　　"Lucas, I know you don't want to see me here, but if I leave, I can guarantee that the meal won't go on smoothly. You should know your own brother well, and you don't want to argue with Connor on Christmas Eve, do you?"

　　Lucas looked at Annette out of the corner of his eyes.

　　He thought Annette was threatening him.

　　The corners of Connor's lips curled into a faint smile, and he took a sip of his red wine.

　　Annette smiled warmly and said, "Lucas, I'd like to propose a toast. As Ms. Grace wishes, I hope we can have a pleasant time today. As for what happens in the future, let's talk about it later, okay?"

　　Alina pushed Lucas and said, "Lucas, have a drink with Ms. Hall, please."

　　Lucas suppressed his anger and raised his glass to clink with Annette's.

　　Annette drank the juice in one gulp and returned to her seat.

　　The dispute came to an end temporarily.

　　No one spoke again.

　　Seeing that the atmosphere was still tense, Marcus found another topic. "Lucas, Alina, Connor, Annette, let's stick to our usual itinerary tomorrow."

　　Annette looked at him and asked, "What are we going to do?"

　　Marcus said seriously, "Go camping and make a wish. We do that every year."

　　Connor handed Annette a cup of water and said, "Do you have any other ideas for tomorrow? We can also choose not to go camping."

　　Alina said, "Connor, let's go together. After all, it has been a tradition of the Blood Moon Pack."

　　"Some meaningless traditions don't need to be continued."

　　Lucas said coldly, "I think you didn't care about anything because of your selfishness."

　　Annette said to Connor, "I said that if I become your mate, I will do what I should do. I will go with you tomorrow. Besides, I want to experience the feeling of camping together."

　　Connor nodded and said, "Then come with us."

　　Marcus turned his head and asked, "Annette, how did you usually spend Christmas in the past?"

　　Annette shrugged and said, "I spent it alone. I would cook myself a lot of food, eat until I was full, and sleep until I was satisfied."

　　Connor glanced at her and said, "It doesn't matter how you used to spend it before. From now on, I'll be with you."

　　Annette met his eyes, and they smiled at each other.

　　Marcus shivered once again and said, "This is why I don't like eating with you guys."

　　Annette smirked and said, "You should look for a mate too."

　　Across from Annette, Alina saw Connor's and Annette's gazes and was jealous as if there was a fire burning in her heart.

　　She wanted to tear apart Annette's hypocritical smiling face.

　　She thought, 'Why did she stay by Connor's side in the end?'

　　No one knew how much effort Alina had to put in to restrain the devil in her heart.

　　After lunch, everyone went back to rest.

　　Annette woke up from a nap and felt bored.

　　Connor suggested watching a movie again and asked, "How about we watch it in the room this time?"

　　Annette glanced at him and said, "Do we have to watch a movie that both you and Alina like again?"

　　"I am happy that you are jealous, but to be honest, I don't know what kind of movies she likes."

　　Annette tilted her head, pouting. "Tell me, the movie you want to watch this time is another beautiful memory you shared with Alina, isn't it?"

　　Connor thought that Annette must have misunderstood something, and he explained, "I didn't watch movies with her. I rarely watch movies. I watched it today because I invested in it. No matter who asks me if I liked any movies, I will tell them this one."

　　Having heard his explanation, Annette was not so jealous anymore.

　　Soon, Annette realized something. She thought, 'Alina said she liked the movie not to please Connor, but to provoke me.

　　Fortunately, because I cared about it and asked a few more questions, Connor explained it clearly in time.

　　Otherwise, I might have gotten angry with Connor.

　　It seemed that timely resolution of problems is the correct way for Connor and me to get along.'

　　Connor noticed that Annette was distracted and said, "Pick one. I'll watch it with you."

　　Annette raised her eyebrows and said, "That's about right."

　　She chose a romance movie that had just been released last month.

　　Alanna recommended the movie to her before.

　　She even knew the ending.

　　However, she never expected that there would be so many kissing scenes in the movie.

　　Every time an intimate scene appeared, Annette would drink water.

　　Connor seemed to have noticed it.

　　As Annette picked up the cup again, he grabbed her hand holding the cup, and then he kissed her.

　　Annette closed her eyes tightly. She regretted it. If she had known earlier, she would have chosen an animated movie to watch.

　　Connor let go of her, feeling unsatisfied. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Just watch the movie. Don't seduce me."

　　Annette was not convinced and retorted without confidence, "When did I seduce you?"

　　"Didn't you make so much noise to attract my attention?"

　　Annette felt wronged in her heart, 'I just felt embarrassed, okay?'

　　"Move. I wanted to watch the movie."

　　Connor sat up as she said.

　　Annette took a deep breath, took a sip of water, and put the cup down.