The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson novel Chapter 326

Chapter 326 

Jackson’s words made Griffon clench his fists so tightly that his claw dug into his palms. 

It was as if an electric current had struck him, causing his entire body to ache. 

But even if it hurt so much, he didn’t believe Taya was dead. 

How could she die before he could say goodbye to her? After everything, wouldn’t she have wanted to see him one last time? 

He shook his head, then narrowed his eyes at Harper. “No, if she died, you wouldn’t have cremated her so quickly…” 

Harper looked at him indifferently and suddenly felt sorry for him. How could he be this far in denial? 

After a moment, Harper said flatly, “Taya asked to be cremated after she tried and tried to call you and you had Tara answer the phone instead.” 

Griffon froze. 

Seeing his pale face, Harper thought he was ridiculous. “I’m still not sure why you’re so upset about this. She was your mistress, your substitute lover for the woman you always wanted to mate. This is disrespectful to your future Luna.” 

Griffon blinked. “I’ve never regarded Taya as a substitute…” 

Harper snorted. “Okay. She wasn’t a substitute…she just happened to have a similar name and look just like Tara. Sure.” 

Darkness enveloped Griffon, and he fell into silence. He hadn’t thought of it that way, and suddenly, his view of everything shifted and he saw things from Taya’s perspective. 

After a long time, he opened his mouth and did not make a sound. When he opened his mouth again, he said, “When… when did her heart fail?” 

“You’ve been sleeping with her for five years but didn’t even know. How would I know?” 

Harper thought momentarily, then added, “I know she’s had it since before she signed the contract with you.” 

Anything she could do to twist the knife in a bit deeper, she was going to take the opportunity to do so. 

Griffon’s body stiffened. 

How had he not noticed something so monumental? 

No, he had discovered it once… 

He remembered that night when he couldn’t bear to leave and fell asleep with her in his arms; he heard her call out Silas’s name in her sleep. 

He’d been so angry that he pushed her away. Perhaps it was because he pushed her too hard that she choked and woke up, and then her breathing became rapid. 

She reached out to him with difficulty and asked him to take her to the hospital…