Filed to story: The Luna is Secret Heiress Book PDF Free by Sylvia
She couldn’t bear the thought of being laughed at by me. Not when everything in her life was falling apart.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” she retorted quickly. “I’m here for a pregnancy check-up.”
I could see right through her lie. The desperation in her eyes told the real story.
I said nothing in response, simply looking at her belly for a long moment. Then I smiled knowingly and turned to leave.
Cassandra clenched her fists as she watched me walk away. Her eyes filled with a mixture of resentment and burning anger.
Later that afternoon, I was reading by the window in my hospital room when a nurse knocked on my door.
“Miss Winters, there’s a woman asking to see you,” the nurse announced politely.
I looked up from my book, puzzled. “A woman? Did she give her name?”
Could it be Katherine Rivers coming to check on my recovery? That seemed unlikely given the formal nature of pack relationships.
“She said her last name is Grey,” the nurse replied.
My eyebrows rose in surprise. That had to be Ethan Grey’s mother, Margaret Grey.
She was probably here seeking help with Grey Holdings’ financial troubles. The company’s bankruptcy was becoming common knowledge in pack circles.
“Please tell her I’m still recovering and can’t receive visitors,” I said firmly.
The nurse nodded and left to deliver my message. I had no interest in whatever scheme Margaret Grey was planning.
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Hours later, Emma Thompson visited me during her evening rounds. She looked unusually agitated as she entered my room.
“Olivia, I just saw a very suspicious woman downstairs in the inpatient department,” Emma said breathlessly.
She glanced around nervously before continuing. “That woman kept looking at me and secretly stalking me. It was really creepy.”
I immediately suspected Margaret Grey. She was probably trying to gather information about me through my assistant.
“What did she look like?” I asked with growing interest.
“She looks to be in her forties or fifties, but she’s plainly dressed and without makeup,” Emma described. Very different from the usual wealthy pack women who come here.”
That was definitely suspicious. Margaret Grey was known for her expensive taste and elegant appearance,
Why would she be dressed so plainly? Was she trying to avoid being recognized?
“Show me where you saw her,” I said, standing up from my chair.
Emma looked concerned. “Are you sure you should be walking around? Dr. Thornfield said you need rest.” “I’m fine for a short walk,” I assured her. “Besides, I’m curious about this mysterious woman.”
We made our way downstairs to the inpatient department. Emma led me carefully through the corridors.
She guided us behind a large marble pillar that provided good cover. From here, we could observe without being seen.
“Olivia, I just found that sneaky woman there…” Emma whispered, pointing toward a seating area near the elevators.
I followed her gaze and stopped in complete surprise.
(Olivia’s POV)
“That woman is Margaret Grey,” I said quietly to Emma, recognizing the figure despite her drastically altered appearance.
This was shocking. Previously, whenever I encountered Margaret Grey, she was always impeccably dressed in designer suits or luxury silk dresses. She would be adorned with matching sapphire jewelry and perfectly styled hair, radiating the unmistakable aura of a powerful former Luna.
Today, she looked exactly as Emma had described-disheveled and ordinary.
Without makeup, Margaret’s face appeared haggard and sallow. Dark circles shadowed her eyes, and she wore a plain light gray casual outfit that hung loosely on her frame.
She resembled an ordinary middle-aged woman from a modest pack rather than the former Luna of the prestigious Grey pack. It seemed the Grey pack was indeed in dire straits.
Even the once-proud and fashionable Margaret Grey had fallen to such a state. I couldn’t help but smirk, feeling a deep sense of satisfaction as I slowly approached her.
Margaret saw me and immediately rushed forward. She attempted to grab my arm, but Emma quickly pushed her away protectively.
Margaret looked at me with desperate eyes. Having lost all her previous arrogance, she now pleaded with a humble expression that I had never seen before.
“Olivia Winters, please save the Grey pack, please help us,” she begged frantically. “Isn’t your Winters family the wealthiest in Riverdale? As long as you’re willing to invest and help us, I’ll do whatever you want!”
I chuckled coldly at her pathetic display. “You’ll do whatever I want?”
“Yes, yes,” Margaret nodded repeatedly, her voice cracking with desperation. “As long as I can do it, I’ll promise you anything. Please help our pack.”
Her hands trembled as she spoke. “I’m truly desperate this time. My mate is hospitalized from overwork, and Ethan is now drinking all day. Our pack is falling apart and can’t survive much longer.”
I looked at Margaret with a half-smile, enjoying her complete reversal of fortune. “What exactly can you do for me?”
Margaret was stunned. What could she possibly do for Olivia Winters?
Even she didn’t know. She had been simply desperate to beg for help and said anything without thinking through the question.
“I… can you help our pack for Ethan’s sake?” Margaret pleaded, grasping at straws. “After all, you were with Ethan for three years, and you once loved each other. Are you willing to watch him become self-destructive because of our pack’s bankruptcy?”
If she hadn’t mentioned Ethan Grey, it might have been better. But as soon as Ethan was brought up, I laughed in anger.
“Mrs. Grey,” I called out, looking at Margaret’s haggard face with deliberate emphasis on her title.
Margaret’s expression turned ugly. This title now sounded deeply ironic to her, and she knew I was being deliberately sarcastic.
I curved my lips in a cold smile. “Mrs. Grey, have you forgotten what you said to me when we first met?”
Margaret’s face turned pale. Of course, she remembered.
At that time, Cassandra Evans had returned from abroad, and Margaret wanted Cassandra to mate with Ethan. But after learning that Ethan had a girlfriend of three years who was supposedly an ordinary person with no pack background, Margaret couldn’t allow such a woman to join the Grey pack.
So she had come to humiliate me severely. She believed I was only with her son for his status and wealth, thinking I was just a gold-digger dreaming of mating into a powerful pack.
Margaret recalled her harsh words with growing shame. “There’s no need for you to pretend in front of me. I know what you’re thinking. I know it’s not easy for you to meet an Alpha heir like our Ethan. He must have spent a lot on you, right?”
The memory continued to torment her. “What are you pretending for? You’re being hypocritical. I’ve seen many girls like you-you say you don’t care, but if you really didn’t care, would you have found Ethan?”
Her most cutting words echoed in her mind. “I’m here today to tell you that our Grey pack is not a place for just anyone to enter. You want to mate with Ethan? Impossible!”
“Cassandra is the Luna I have in mind. Not to mention that her family and ours are old allies, she’s also Ethan’s first love. I advise you to give up, pack your things and leave early, and free up your place beside
Ethan!”
Thinking of this, Margaret regretted her words so deeply her insides twisted with shame.
