After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

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Harriet had seen the state Elaine was and hadn’t asked a single thing until the next day. After Elaine had time to calm down and process. Liam had also helped her get her car back that morning.

It wasn’t until everything had finally settled, and Elaine was on the couch, that the two of them discussed.

“End the divorce?” Harriet asked after Elaine finished explaining everything that happened last night.

“That’s what he said. Obviously, I didn’t do it. But the offer was there. He doesn’t want us to separate,” Elaine said.

Harriet shook her head. “That’s not good, Elaine. The Elder Council will throw this out the moment Lucas refuses to agree. They won’t allow the divorce to go through if he’s stubborn about this.”

“I know. We’ll just have to find another way to get him to do it.” Elaine scrubbed a hand over her face, sighing heavily.

Harriet went quiet, studying the other woman’s expression. So much was weighing down on Elaine. She looked pale. Harriet sat beside her.

“For what it’s worth, I’m sorry about your mother’s locket. I know how much you miss her.”

Elaine smiled over at Harriet, but it faded just as quickly. “I hardly even remember her face anymore.”

Harriet placed a hand on Elaine’s arm, and the silence between them felt heavy. Elaine sighed. She couldn’t let this stop her. It was one fallback but it didn’t mean she had to give up yet. 1

“The capital to start…I’ll just have to earn it myself,” Elaine said, standing up. She paced in front of the coffee

table.

“That’s the spirit.” Harriet stood as well, smiling. “Question is how.”

“I’ve been the Luna of the Wind Wolf Pack for seven years. I’ll think of something,” Elaine said. She had to think of it fast. She didn’t have all the time in the world to earn this money…

Her phone buzzed.

Elaine pulled it from her pocket, glancing down at the text from none other than Liam. She raised a brow.

Harriet peeked over Elaine’s shoulder, just enough to see the name before stepping around the table. “That boy can’t seem to get enough of you.”

Elaine snorted a laugh. “Yeah, well. He’s a good friend.”

She opened up the text.

You free today? There’s someone I want you to meet.

That piqued her curiosity. Even if she should really be focusing on a job right now, she opened up the text.

I might have some time, who is it? she texted back.

Not even a minute passed and Liam had already responded with:

You’ll see. Meet you at the Il Lupo Cafe. Thirty minutes.

Elaine raised a brow. Il Lupo? That was kind of a fancy place. She glanced over at Harriet. “He wants to introduce

me to someone.”

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Chapter 34

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“Friends in high places, Elaine. Maybe he wants to help out.”

“I don’t want to be indebted to him or whatever friend he’s going to be introducing me to.”

Harriet smirked. “Maybe he’s already introducing you to his parents!”

Elaine shot Harriet a glare, but there was no real heat in it. “Right. Introduce the married woman to the parents. Sure.”

She looked back down at the text. She was still curious. Perhaps it would be worth dropping by. Even if only for a few minutes.

Elaine arrived at the cafe only a few minutes late. Il Lupo was as nice as a coffee place could be. Lucas had hosted a few casual meetings here before. She crossed the main floor, going up to the counter.

One coffee couldn’t hurt… then again, she was trying to save up thousands of dollars to start her foundation. Maybe she shouldn’t.

“Elaine, over here!”