"What did she do to you behind my back that made you talk badly about me?" Hugo didn't want to back down this time.
Hugo felt he had done nothing wrong because he had never loved Lea, not even once. He turned his indignant gaze toward Hera.
Hera sighed deeply and shook her head in dissatisfaction. She never understood how she ended up with such a dumb younger brother like Hugo. Hera really wanted to punch him again.
"Are you out of your mind? Leanna never said anything about you, and yet you dare to defame her like that?
I saw it with my own eyes—you kissed someone else behind Lea's back. Do you call yourself a man after doing this to your wife? I never thought you could be this heartless."
Hera touched her forehead with one hand and turned her gaze to Leanna. She felt sorry for Lea for having to marry her scumbag younger brother.
Hera then turned back to Hugo, her eyes sharper than ever.
"Don't use your pheromones to intimidate Lea like that. Do you think pheromones are something you can use to make Lea succumb to you?
Don't think too highly of yourself just because you're an Alpha. You're nothing in my eyes after I saw you cheating behind Lea's back."
Hera had never been this angry before. She rarely even spoke to her younger brother because he had never made such mistakes. But now, Hera couldn't stop blaming herself for raising such a scumbag without ever teaching him a lesson.
She couldn't imagine what might have happened when Hugo and Leanna lived alone without her around. Had Hugo attacked Leanna behind her back too?
Hugo was stunned by Hera's question. He couldn't remember anything after Leanna walked away without looking back. His memory was blank until his older sister had come into his private room with her Omega and Leanna.
He didn't know why Leanna had suddenly changed. Leanna used to never leave him alone—even when he was just meeting Nia, her cousin. Then she suddenly said she didn't love him anymore. Hugo didn't understand why that made his heart feel so uncomfortable.
He didn't know the reason behind his unbearable feelings, nor did he want to understand it.
Wait—his sister said he kissed someone? He didn't remember that happening at all.
Hugo was sure he had never kissed anyone, so why did everyone look at him with angry, disbelieving eyes?
Hello? He hadn't done anything, and Leanna hadn't even looked at him that entire time. What was going on?
Hugo had never loved Leanna, but he had also never gone astray during their marriage. So what the heck was happening here?
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(Elsewhere)
Micky Angelica was Leanna's younger brother, but he had never thought of her as his older sister.
It was all because Jolland hated Omegas—except for his first love.
Jolland hated Marina because she was an Omega who had cost him the chance to be with his first love.
That's why he always spread lies about Marina in front of his two sons.
He also hated Leanna because she resembled Marina. Leanna was like Marina's duplicate, which made Jolland despise her even more. Plus, she was an Omega—something he utterly loathed.
Micky hated Leanna too. He thought she was disgusting for chasing Hugo around like a dog.
One day, Micky was out with friends and had no idea that his older sister was at the same restaurant.
Micky liked going out. He wasn't an ordinary Alpha of the Angelica family—he had even built his own company from scratch.
While his older brother chose to inherit the family business, Micky had created his own: an entertainment company.
He never told anyone in his family about it. Micky wanted to be free from their influence and stand on his own two feet.
He was only two years younger than Leanna, who was just twenty-two this year.
No one knew that Micky was the CEO behind today's most famous entertainment company.
Micky walked toward his private room to meet a business partner when he accidentally passed by Leanna's room.
His eyes widened in shock—Hugo, his brother-in-law, was kissing another woman who clearly wasn't his sister.
He had heard rumors that Hugo didn't love his wife, but Micky had never cared. He wasn't close to Leanna and never considered her his sister.
But now, seeing it with his own eyes, made his chest tighten with discomfort.
He even heard Hugo accuse his sister with rage-filled eyes.
He didn't know why it hurt so much to watch Hugo treat his sister like that. He saw how Hugo pushed her away, and it shattered something inside him.
His heart pounded loudly. Breathing became difficult.
He clutched his chest, his eyes blurring. The pain intensified when he saw Hugo raise a hand as if to slap her.
Micky felt like his heart would explode. The agony was beyond anything he'd ever experienced.
For the first time in his life, Micky felt something stir within him. As he watched Leanna slump pitifully to the ground, memories surged through his mind like scenes from a movie.
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(Back to Hugo and Hera)
"Older sister, what did you say? That I cheated on Leanna? I never did that! You know it too. Even though I never loved Leanna, I never cheated on her," Hugo pleaded, trying not to make his sister even angrier.
He couldn't believe she thought he had strayed. He was sure he had done nothing wrong to Leanna, even if he never loved her.
Hera realized that talking to Hugo was pointless without proof.
She pulled out her phone and made a call to the restaurant staff.
This was her favorite restaurant, and the owner knew her well.
In fact, the owner had given her VIP privileges.
"Bring that thing here," she said simply and hung up. She didn't need to explain—this wasn't the first time she had made such a request.
Once, a business rival tried to trap her here, unaware of who they were dealing with.
Hera wasn't just any CEO. She was known for turning traps back on her enemies.
No one could pull dirty tricks under Hera's watchful eyes. That's why people called her "Evil Eyes."
No one could escape her sight.
Soon, a butler entered and handed her the requested item, bowing politely before leaving and closing the door.
Hera placed the CCTV footage on the table. The restaurant staff had put the video onto a small flash drive.
She handed it to Hugo.
"Then can you tell me what this means?" she asked in a calm voice, though her anger was clear.
Hugo plugged the flash drive into his phone and watched the footage.
He was stunned to see himself kissing a woman who looked exactly like Nia, his first love.
His eyes widened in disbelief, and he turned to Hera.
"Can I ask you again? Do you think I'm a liar? I saw you kiss another woman behind Leanna's back, and now you claim innocence?
Hugo, I never raised you to be a scumbag, yet here you are, disappointing me again.
I have an Omega daughter too. I know the pain of seeing her hurt. I would never forgive someone who hurt her.
And yet, you hurt Leanna—someone else's daughter."