Chapter 526

Madeline:

I was slightly leaning toward the scenario Byron had suggested to me. It made sense that Graham must have blackmailed Yuvonne. The way she was so scared, the way she fell or tried to end her life.

There were still loose ends, and if only Yuvonne opened her mouth, I would be able to help her. I was not going to let Graham get away this time. I was on high alert, and that was why I had brought in Sherry.

I wanted to know if Yuvonne had spoken to her after the fall or if she could come and make her say something.

I had requested Yuvonne’s phone data, but the warriors denied it because she was the Luna of the pack. I could not access it without her permission, and she would not permit it.

She would not even talk. She would just sit, eat, sleep, and then cry. That was it. But Sherry, ever since she stepped into the café, had not seemed welcoming. I hated that I had to sit and talk with this arrogant woman.

“I wanted to meet you to talk about Yuvonne’s condition,” I said.

Suddenly, I noticed that Byron no longer seemed attentive. He had pulled out his phone and started doing something on it casually before placing it back down.

When he looked up, he eyed me, glancing at my phone resting on the table. “I’m not her doctor. Why would you want to talk about her with me?” Sherry replied.

As she spoke, I quietly turned and grabbed my phone.

“But she’s your friend,” Byron cut in, giving me time to check the messages he had sent.

Byron: I think she’s recording us.

Byron: do not say anything we would not want a third party to hear.

I put my phone down in shock, and my eyes shifted to her phone. I realized how carefully she had placed it between us on the table.

At first, I thought about grabbing it and exposing her, but that would not lead us anywhere. She would just lash out and leave.

So whoever she had called, or for whatever purpose she was recording our conversation, we needed to find out. At least now I knew she was not on our side.

“Yes, we were acquaintances until I realized she has another case being built against her. Then she tried to end her life to hide from them. I don’t know if I can be friends with such a messy person,” Sherry stated.

She spoke dramatically, trying to smooth out her voice as if she were a perfect person who could not let a bad influence overshadow her career.

“Oh, t I completely agree with you,” Byron remarked, straightening his posture

before leaning forward and folding his arms on the table.

He kept shaking his leg, which made his giant physique bob slightly from left to right.

“But I heard those clips when they were briefly presented to the council leaders. It seems like you were one of the people involved in those cases. You were one of the ones who had cases against her. So it’s quite hypocritical that you’re suddenly calling her out, but oh well, good old Sherry can do no wrong,” Byron continued.

He struck her so precisely that her entire exterior faltered. She slowly lowered her hands from her chest and looked at me as if I had planted those thoughts in Byron’s head.

“Anyway, the thing is, Yuvonne’s bad influence made me make some wrong decisions, and I no longer want to associate with someone who is portrayed so

negatively. That is all I have to say,” she stated bitterly.

She no longer hid her true thoughts about Yuvonne.

“And you surely have no problem hanging around with Graham,” I added.

As soon as I uttered those words, I watched her face turn pale.

“He is an Alpha, and he has suffered

a great loss. Also, he forgave the cases against me and your so-called his sister too. Shouldn’t you spe name with more respect?” she shot back, scoffing and rolling her eyes.

“And by the way, Graham is nothing like Yuvonne. I don’t think I need to explain that to you. The world will see that he’s an innocent man who has been used and abused by the

people around him because his ble

Kindness has gotten him into trouble many times,” she went on.

She was speaking nonsense. My fists clenched, but I drew in a deep breath and nodded.

“You don’t have to tell me all that,” I replied.

As soon as I said that, I watched her body relax slightly.

“He was my friend first. I know he is innocent, and I know he makes mistakes at times, so don’t fucking defend him in front of me when I’m not accusing him of anything,” I continued.

This time, when I finished, I saw her body tense again.

They had played with everyone. They had played this game of emotions, of anger and hatred.

Now I was going to play just like them. I was going to be fucking messy with them.

“I think I’m getting late. I’ll leave,” she muttered.

She suddenly reached for her phone and flipped it over. I watched her press a button. I could not see which one, but it was either ending a call or stopping a recording.

The way she shut it off immediately told me she did not want someone to hear me praising Graham.

There was only one person she would not want to know that I had good thoughts about him, and that was Graham himself. It seemed like she was chasing after him, and she did not want any competition.