Chapter 181

Victoria's POV "Victoria, what exactly are you implying? Do you think I orchestrated that car accident?" His tone carried wounded pride, but something in his voice made my wolf Nora growl low in my chest. "Well, did you?" I looked directly into his eyes, vigilantly searching for any hint of deception. My senses were heightened—I could detect subtle changes in his scent, anxiety seeping through his usual heavy cologne. Patrick clearly hadn't expected me to confront him so directly. I watched him struggle internally, wavering between confession and denial, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. "Victoria," he finally spoke, hurt coloring his voice, "do you really distrust me that much? What kind of terrible person am I in your eyes? Am I a villain to you?" "Patrick, answer my question. Was it you or someone else?" I maintained a calm tone, my wolf instincts allowing me to catch every subtle expression change on his face. I remained cold and distant, watching him squirm.