Office Romance with a Werewolf - Chapter 128

“I said this is not a competition.” For the first time in a long while, Wendell raised his voice to his wife. Angel and Wendell rarely argued with one another. When they do, the only thing they can’t agree on is how Wendell should lead the pack.

Angel is unhappy with the treatment her husband is receiving. She feels like everyone is treating Wendell as the second choice just because Randell was not interested in being the leader.

“Okay, fine. Don’t shout. Our daughter is sleeping.” Angel turned around and started serving Wendell his dinner.

“I’m sorry. I was just stressed out.” Wendell hugged Angel from the back and buried his face in her shoulder.

“I’m sorry as well.” Angel also apologized, but without Wendell noticing, Angel was internally planning on how to get rid of Randell, who keeps stealing her husband’s spotlight.

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“Sir Wendell was out for a meeting.” Wendell’s secretary stated this after Randell and Ranz asked to meet with the president of CTC.

“When is he coming back?”

“Maybe any minute from now, sir. The meeting started an hour ago. ”

“Then can I wait for him here?” Ranz asked.

“No problem, sir.” The secretary replied respectfully. It’s her first time seeing Ranz, but she feels like she should treat him the same as Randell.

“Then I’ll go down. I have work to do.” Randell said. He doesn’t want to waste time waiting for Wendell, even if he is curious about what they are going to talk about. The pile of work waiting on his office desk is making him want to leave.

“Okay, I’ll call once I’m done. ”

“Okay.”

Randell went out of Wendell’s office with the secretary, but minutes later, the secretary came back with a coffee and snack.

“Do you want some, sir?”

“Oh, thank you.” Ranz smiled and took the tray from the secretary.

“What?” Ranz asked after seeing the secretary didn’t leave, even though she had already given him the tray.

“Sir, ah! I was just wondering if you’re related to Sir Randell. It’s the first time I’ve seen you.” While fidgeting in his dress, the secretary inquired.

“Do I look like I’m not related to him?” Ranz asked back. It’s pretty obvious that he and Randell are twins, and he wonder why the secretary needed to ask such an obvious question.

“Oh! I apologize for my rudeness.” The secretary panicked, thinking that Ranz was offended by her question.

“Are you bullying my secretary? Rande-, hmm, Ranz?” Wendell said, after suddenly appearing in between them. He stared at Ranz with confusion.

“Please leave, miss. We need to discuss something.” Ranz said, pointing toward the bowing secretary with a cold smile. The secretary immediately said her good-bye and disappeared.

“Why do you look different?” Wendell leant forward and looked at Ranz’s face very closely. “Did you go to the beach?”

Ranz chuckled at Wendell’s comment after seeing his darker complexion.

“What are you laughing about? How dare you go to the beach when I am left stressed out?” Wendell angrily grabbed Ranz’s collar and lifted him up from sitting. “You really stopped caring for the pack after that bitch returned!”

“Ack! Ugh! Let go!” Ranz tapped Wendell’s hand and pulled up his collar. Ranz has no match for Wendell’s strength and helplessly signals to him to let go.

“Hmm? What’s wrong with you?” Wendell returned to staring at Ranz. “You are not only looking very different, you have also become weak!”

“Hey, calm down and refrain from flaunting your strength in front of me. I am a lot weaker now.” Ranz said while massaging his neck.

“Hey, Ranz! What the hell happened to you?” Wendell asked while keep checking on Ranz’s body. “Your wolf blood is here, but your body and power are the same as an average human! Are you being cursed?”

“Man. Chill. Randell is at his office and this man in front of you is Ranz.” Ranz said while pointing at himself confidently.

“What? All this time, you have a body?”

“Nope. I just acquired this recently. But that’s not important now. How’s the pack?” Ranz changed the topic, and Wendell became more serious about the subject Ranz asked about.

“Half of the members have already left. They can’t be trusted to stay in a pack that doesn’t have a guardian. What did I do wrong? Why did our goddess leave us?” Wendell stomped his feet in frustration. Ranz walked closer to him and tapped his shoulder.

“Wendell, don’t blame yourself too much. Actually, it’s my fault.” Ranz said awkwardly, to which Wendell frowned even more.

“What do you mean?”

“Actually, I messed with the goddess, which is why she was gone. Because of this, I worked with the Dark Priest. It’s almost impossible for the goddess to return, so let’s find another.” Ranz said.

Ranz was actually reluctant to look for the goddess again because, until now, he hated her. He preferred to find a new one.

“Are you serious, Ranz? Looking for a guardian is hard. Our ancestor was the one who asked for the goddess Mila’s protection. How can we do the same when most of the guardians have their own subjects? The only thing we can do for now is rely on the dark priest, but that won’t last long. Daniel is still human. He will die soon!”

Werewolves have a longer lifespan, and Daniel’s lifespan is too short if they want to rely on the dark priest’s protection. They still need to look for a better guardian that can protect them for a century.

“Huh? Daniel is still young. Why do you speak as if he will die soon?”

Wendell and Ranz flinched as Nida appeared on the couch and began eating the snack that had been prepared for Ranz.

“Nida. Why are you here?” Ranz asked, surprised.

“Ah, I went home, but both of you are not home yet. So I came to pick you up.” Nida nonchalantly stated.

“What? You’re living with her?” Wendell asked and growled. He transformed into his werewolf form, getting ready to fight against the trespasser.

“Pres. Why are you always on guard? Relax. I am not in the mood to fight now.” Nida leans on the couch as if she’s close to lying down.

“Wendell Relax. She won’t fight.” Ranz said, but he cannot tell Wendell to let go of his berserk form because he himself cannot tell if Nida was on the werewolf side or not.

“Why did you come here?” Wendell continued to put up his guard.

“Like I said, I came to pick up Ranz and Randell. ” Nida sat up again and stared at Wendell. “Sorry, I eavesdropped on your conversation. But you have a problem with guardianship?”

“What is there for you to know?”

“Oh come on. Chill man. Chill.” Nida gestured her hand to Ranz to sit beside her, which he did. “You even leave bruises for the poor weak wolf.” Nida said while looking at Ranz’s neck and gently placing her hand on it to heal him.

Seeing her healing, Ranz made Wendell slightly let go of his guard.

“Ranz, are you siding with her now?”

“Is the thought of which side you take very important to all of you?” Nida said after finishing healing Ranz. “If the problem of guardianship continues, I can recommend you to a goddess I know.”

“You know a goddess?” Ranz and Wendell asked at the same time.

“Yep, but she’s a bit shy. So she can’t show herself to you, but she can lend her protection to you.”

“Wait, Nida. I thought Goddess Mila was your goddess.”

“Yes, That bitch was my goddess.” Nida stated angrily.Thinking about her goddess made her want to say all the curse words she knew.

“Then who is this goddess you know?” Ranz asked, because he was sure that it’s rare for a priestess to serve more than one god.

“Just someone. Like I told you, she’s shy and a new-born goddess, so you won’t even know her personally. But I heard she’s willing to give you protection.”

“How sure are you?”

“Why are you deciding for the goddess?”

The two looked at Nida suspiciously, but Nida just ignored their gaze and kept snacking while sharing about a goddess they didn’t know about.

“Because the goddess was me.” That is what she wanted to say, but she couldn’t reveal it. She is not a goddess, but she can use her divine powers to pose as one. She feels bad for the werewolf pack and wants to help them, but she is sure that they won’t agree to help if she doesn’t make it this way.

“I just know. If you don’t want to, then don’t. It does not matter to me.” She shrugged her shoulders and looked at Ranz. “Are you not done here yet? Let’s go home.” She pulled Ranz up to get out of the office.

“W-wait! Can you introduce me to this goddess? ” Wendell desperately asked.

“Yes, Of course! But with one condition.”

Wendell growled after hearing that there was some sort of condition. “I thought so! You are scheming! ”

“Come on, relax. The condition is not a big deal.. You just have to bring your wife.”