Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever novel Chapter 103

Chapter 103: Chapter 103 – Let’s get ready for her funeral

Gray and Riven were still riding the high from their little scheme, both of them leaning back in their chairs with wide, satisfied grins plastered across their faces when the waiter finally came back.

The man looked tense, almost like his nerves had been stretched too tight, yet he still forced himself to walk over to their table.

"She drank it," the waiter said quietly, his voice trembling with excitement and fear at the same time. "My money."

Riven didn’t even hesitate. He reached into his wallet, pulled out a thick wad of cash, and stuffed it into the waiter’s hands without bothering to count the bills. The movement came with a smug smile, the kind that carried a sense of victory.

"I hope nobody saw anything," Riven said under his breath, his eyes narrowing as he studied the man in front of him.

The waiter’s throat tightened instantly.

Voren Ashkael had seen him.

The memory alone made his stomach twist into a tight knot, and the weight of the cash in his hand suddenly felt like something far heavier than paper. Panic flickered across his face, though he tried his best to keep it hidden.

"No, no," he said quickly, shaking his head in a rush as he clutched the money. "Nobody saw."

Without waiting another second, he turned and hurried away from their table, his steps almost stumbling over themselves as he made his escape. Every instinct inside him screamed that he needed to get out before things turned ugly, because once chaos began in a place like this, nobody ever walked away clean.

Back at the table, Gray leaned back in his chair with a satisfied breath.

"We taught that bitch a lesson," he said with cold approval, his voice heavy with cruel satisfaction. "In her next life, she’ll know where she belongs."

Riven nodded immediately, his expression just as vicious.

"Ravyn would be proud of us," he added with a low chuckle. "That woman has caused him nothing but trouble since she showed up, and now she’s finally getting what she deserves."

Gray raised his glass in mock celebration. "Let’s get ready for her funeral." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

For a brief moment, everything around them felt normal, the music still playing in the background and the low hum of conversation filling the club, yet that sense of calm didn’t last long.

A sudden shout ripped through the room.

"Someone was poisoned right here in this club?" a voice yelled, loud and panicked enough to turn several heads in the crowd.

Gray and Riven stiffened immediately.

The man speaking was Justin Clark, a human who usually kept to himself and rarely spoke to anyone unless it was absolutely necessary. The fact that he was raising his voice now made it painfully clear just how shaken he was.

"Then this place isn’t safe anymore," Justin continued, his voice climbing higher with fear. "If people can get poisoned in a club like this, what does that say about security?"

Murmurs began spreading through the room like wildfire. "I hope our chairman handles this," Justin added with a frustrated shake of his head. "Otherwise this club shouldn’t even stay open."

The moment those words reached Gray and Riven’s ears, the smug smiles that had been sitting comfortably on their faces vanished instantly.

Their stomachs dropped. If Voren found out what they had done, they wouldn’t just be in trouble.

They would be finished.

Gray leaned closer to Riven, his voice low and tight. "Pretend you know nothing," he muttered under his breath. "Let’s get out of here."

Riven nodded without hesitation, the tension in his shoulders suddenly obvious as both men stood up from their seats.

They moved through the room with forced calm, greeting a few familiar faces here and there so nobody would suspect anything strange, yet every step toward the exit felt heavier than the last.

They were only a few feet away from the door when the voice they had been dreading exploded behind them.

"Stop!" The word slammed through the air like thunder. Gray and Riven froze immediately.

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