Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 181

“You would think you would side with Madeline.”

“I did, up until the point she was upset with Xavier. She can be really stubborn at times, no matter how much she cares for a person,” Briar retorted.

“So, breakfast later today? Did you even get any sleep?” Adrian questioned, raising his brow.

“Me? Get any sleep? Course I did,” Briar said, before she yawned.

“Really?” Adrian asked quizzically, hands akimbo.

“Alright alright, I didn’t sleep a wink. Can you blame me? Last night was hectic, there was Cornelia’s dinner, then everything afterwards… including me winning the bet.”

Adrian frowned, “Did you add that just to rub it in my face?”

“No comment,” Briar responded.

“Geez,” Adrian said, bitter that he was being treated so poorly. Was having to make her breakfast not enough for her?

Briar chuckled, “Oh lighten up, we can make it together if you want.”

Adrian thought about it. Huh, making breakfast together seemed like a great idea.

“Seems more time-efficient,” he commented, adding, “So let’s go with that.”

Briar laughed, “Alright then, looks like we’re making breakfast together. Guess the bet isn’t a win-lose situation.”

Adrian grinned, “Guess it isn’t.”

Now he got to make breakfast with her, sweet! The part of him that had feelings for her nearly wanted to jump with excitement, he was getting all hyped over this. Him losing his bet had turned out great. All because Briar offered to make breakfast with him. That way it’d be more fun, and he got to spend time with her.

“Are you sure you’re free this morning?” Briar questioned.

“What do you mean by that?”

“You attended Cornelia’s dinner, that must make you behind on work. Making breakfast–”

“Nonsense, I can make time for a friend,” Adrian remarked nonchalantly.

Briar placed the back of her hand on her forehead and sighed dramatically, “Oh how thoughtful, Mr Beta has cleared up his schedule for little old me. I suppose I’m the exception.”

He looked at her, giving her a strange look before he said, “The exception. Yes, that you are.”

“You could play along, you know,” Briar said bitterly, propping her head up with her hand.

Adrian stared at her, “What do you want me to say?”

Briar laid her back on her bed, thinking of a reply.

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“Are you sure about this?” Xavier questioned, tapping her lightly on the shoulder.

Madeline wanted to harrumph and answer, ‘No, I’m not sure about this and honestly, when I see her again I have no idea how I’m going to have any restraint and not try to strangle her on the spot until she chokes and turns purple or something. All I feel like doing is killing that she-witch who somehow is my biological mother for doing what she did, and she hasn’t even apologised! How am I supposed to react to that unless I get an explanation from her? I’m going crazy over here.’

Instead, she went for a more simple answer, “I suppose I am. It’s not like I have any room to be unready. I’ve made up my mind, we’re meeting her… you don’t have to worry about me.”

Xavier pouted, “I can’t help it.”

She went on her tippy toes and kissed his forehead, “Don’t, besides, I’ll be fine.”

“What do you want to ask her? Is this about the previous incident?” He inquired, refusing to bring up Indiana. He noticed the way Madeline would falter whenever Indiana was mentioned, hence why he refused to bring Indiana up unless absolutely necessary, or if Madeline brought the topic of conversation up herself. That would mean she was ready to talk about it.

But with what happened with Cornelia, Xavier doubted she’d talk about Indiana anytime soon.

It was now already the next day and the sun was beginning to rise. The movie had gone on for a couple of hours, and they had spent some extra time chatting and laughing together too.

Madeline took a deep breath. Everything would be okay. Over time, she’d get over what Cornelia did and then she could return to her life. Her perfect, beautiful life she had without Cornelia.

A life she led where she had been perfectly fine all these years, without her.

Sure, her younger self would have loved having her actual mother in her life but now was a different time. Now, Madeline was grown up and she couldn’t be hung up over how mommy didn’t attend her graduation or how she never had any resemblance of a mom in her entire life.

All her life, she had guardians, not parents. She had two people whom she was entrusted to, that was all.

They were never a family, not to her.

Madeline closed her eyes, hoping that she’d find herself in Cornelia’s presence when she opened them next. And just like she had hoped, there was Cornelia.

Xavier had let go of her hand, telling her it was best if she met Cornelia, and he followed later. That was how Cornelia preferred it as well, seeing as she had only teleported Madeline to her castle and not her more-than-just-a-friend too.

“And why did you decide to visit me at such an unseemly hour?” Cornelia questioned, staring at her daughter.

“Right, I know the answer to that question,” she said next, not giving Madeline the chance to answer her question as she grinned to herself, “Well you both seem in a good mood.”

‘Well it’s not because you’re standing across from me,’ Madeline thought to herself, averting the woman’s gaze.

“Oh hush you, you came here to ask me something didn’t you? I didn’t think you’d come back so soon,” Cornelia admitted, replying to Madeline as if she could read Madeline’s thoughts. Well, then again she could.

Madeline nodded, “I did come here to ask you something that I meant to ask you before.. And you know I’m not leaving till I get an answer, and that you’re going to have to tell me it one way or another.”