“It’s something girls like to eat,” she pointed out in concern. To Helen, it looked like someone, a girl in particr, had forced strawberry cake on her son. But then, when she considered Alexander’s personality, he wouldn’t post something so


    ‘scandalous‘ if he didn’t like it.


    Neil was truly shocked by Helena’s theory. He didn’t think it was a girl. Even if it was, neither of them know who this girl could be, or perhaps if it was the same girl who had called


    Alexander thest time.


    That idea didn’tst long. Neil realized that girl had been Olivia’s


    friend. So there couldn’t possibly be anything between her and


    Alexander.


    “What girl?” Helen asked.


    Neil almost doubled over. If Helen had no idea about that, then


    she was also in the dark about the injury their son had


    sustained while trying to save Olivia.


    But Neil recognized that his wife was not a woman who


    typically concerned herself with gossip. She was used to a


    specifically instructed not to burden her with news of her son’s


    recent injury, knowing how deeply she would worry about


    such matters.


    Helen was well aware of Olivia’s existence, and her role as


    Alexander’s new secretary. She was fully open–minded about


    this, believing that hiring decisions should be based on


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    But that only begged a very important question for Neil. would


    his wife still remain so open minded if she knew how Olivia had


    impacted her son’s life? First, he’d blocked both Hawthorne and


    Windsor Group loan applications and then, he’d rushed to


    Olivia’s rescue.


    Neil studied the picture again. His son was clearly in his


    apartment, and he knew that Alexander was only ever


    apanied by one woman.


    Helen nudged her husband who had fallen into deep thought.


    “What are you thinking about?” she asked.


    “Maybe we’re overthinking this whole thing, and we shouldn’t


    be jumping into conclusions, but the only woman I can think of


    is Olivia.”


    The moment the name left his lips, Helen’s expression turned


    serious. Knowing secrets had no ce in their marriage, Neil


    decided to speak up.


    “Are you okay with Alexander liking Olivia?”


    Helen remained silent for a long time and Neil could see the


    internal struggle on his wife’s face.


    “You don’t have to agree against your will.”


    Neil’s statement was met with an angry strike on his arm.


    “What parent doesn’t want their son to find a good one? Besides,


    Olivia is not Alexander’s partner. She’s divorced for crying out


    loud.”


    Almost immediately, Helen realized how her words might


    sound, and she quickly exined. “I’m not saying she’s bad. I just


    heard Mike talk about how Olivia is very skilled at being in


    unlucky rtionships.”


    Neil looked at his wife with concern. “But it can’t be Alexander,


    can it?”


    Helena didn’t know for certain if the man in question was


    indeed her son. However, she admitted that perhaps she


    (Helena) wasn’t being forgiving enough, that her opinions might


    even seem hypocritical to others.


    But, the reality was that Alexander was the eldest son, the


    Alpha heir to the Green pack. Both positions came with a


    certain type of scrutiny that a normal man wouldn’t be able to


    handle. And with every eye on the family on his, any minor


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    mistakes would be blown out of <b>proportion</b>.


    Neil sighed heavily. “Yes. Alexander represents the Green family, but he’s not destined to be fickle.” Neile reassured his troubled wife after that, letting her know that everything <b>was </b>merely spection at this point. “You’re probably overthinking things,” he suggested gently. “You’ve already arranged a blind date for him. Just encourage him to go. Everything should go


    smoothly.”


    Helen nodded in agreement. But even as her husband kissed her forehead, she still felt far less optimistic than he did.