Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 363

Chapter 363: Discovering Her True Nature

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Chapter 363

~Ella’s POV~

The house was quieter now that Ares had left, but my mind wasn’t. My thoughts churned, fixating on something that I couldn’t quite shake.

Vani.

I still didn’t understand why she had barged into my room when Ares was there. The moment she saw us, the fury in her eyes—raw and unfiltered—was unmistakable.

And why? She didn’t even know me. So, where did that hostility come from?

Ares had been annoyed too. Before he left, I had asked him if he knew Vani. He said no but admitted that he didn’t like her either. A maid, he had scoffed, had no right to interrupt a moment that wasn’t hers to witness.

He had left in a sour mood, muttering about Kent and Vera, and just at that moment, something clicked in my head.

Vera.

My blood ran cold.

Ares had mentioned wanting to kill both Kent and Vera. If Vani was Vera, then surely, she would have reacted badly to that.

I turned in my bed, wincing from the lingering pain in my body. Though my injuries weren’t fully healed, my wolf’s regeneration was finally kicking in, allowing me more movement than before. I could still feel the ache in my limbs, but it was nothing I couldn’t push through.

Determined, I swung my legs over the bed and stood, careful to keep my balance. If I was right, if Vani and Vera were the same person, I had to confirm it.

And I knew just how to do it.

I made my way downstairs, heading to the kitchen. It was late, and most of the house had quieted down for the evening. If Vani was lurking around, she’d show up soon enough especially if she was Vera, the very one who hated me.

It made me wonder if she knew somehow I would be brought to Zara’s house and came waiting for me or if she had another agenda of her own altogether.

I poured myself a glass of juice and grabbed some cookies, settling into a chair by the counter. I barely had a bite when, right on cue, Vani entered the kitchen, wearing her ever-so-fake smile.

"I didn’t know you were here," she said, her tone light, but the smirk in her eyes betrayed her. "You know, with your leg and all."

I sipped my juice, watching her carefully from the corner of my eye. "I’m not confined to my bed. I can move and do things just like certain people."

Her smirk faltered for a second before she recovered.

"So, um..." she started, fidgeting near the sink.

"You want to apologize," I cut in smoothly, "for barging into my room?"

She hesitated, clearly not expecting that. "Well... I... am I supposed to apologize? Considering how rudely he asked me to leave?"

"Rude? That’s a first, considering you were the one invading my privacy," I shot back. "Or have your brain cells lost the ability to grasp what that means?"

Vani blinked, caught off guard, before plastering another fake smile. "Look, I was worried, that’s all. I sensed anger and wanted to check in on you."

"Anger, huh? More like anger directed at you," I thought.

"Is that so?" I mused, placing my cup down. "Then why did I sense your anger and hostility if you were truly just checking in on me?"

Vani tensed and I smirked, pressing further. "Turn around. Face me. I want to watch you lie to my face."

Vani inhaled sharply before turning, her smile never wavering. "I have nothing to fear," she shrugged. "I didn’t lie."

"You didn’t answer my question, though."

She hesitated. "I... well, nothing. I was recalling my parents’ death when I sensed anger and thought you might want to... end your life. So I rushed in. Nothing more."

"Hmm," I hummed, tilting my head. "And why would I want to end my life?"