Griffon was used to being arbitrary, and no one could change his mind about the decisions he had made. Reaching out her hand, Taya lifted his loose loungewear shirt and saw his back was covered in sterile dressings. To deal with the matter concerning Casare, he had put on his clothes and got up from the bed. His wounds obviously had not healed, and yet he insisted on holding the mating ceremony. This made Taya feel bad. “Go to bed and rest first. Let’s talk about the mating ceremony some other time, okay?” She gently put down his shirt and took his arm to help him to bed, but Griffon grabbed her wrist. “You’re not having second thoughts about getting mated, are you?” When he looked down at her, his eyes were a little red. “I’ve waited so long for our mating ceremony. How could she patronize me on this?” He thought sadly. “I’m only worried about your injury…” “Even if I’m going to die, I want to mate you first.” Taya didn’t like him mentioning death and covered his mouth as she said hurriedly, “What nonsense are you talking about?” your She then softened her voice and tried to coax him, “Let y wounds heal first, and then we’ll hold the mating ceremony, okay?” After staring at her for a while, Griffon let go of her hand and fell silent. When he said nothing, his expression was cold, especially his eyes. Taya was scared to see him like this. He was like a faraway god and out of reach. Clenching her hands, she rubbed her fingertips together, wanting to say something, but Griffon rose, supported himself with one hand on the wall, and walked to the bed step by step. He picked up the phone, scrolled through his contact list, and made a call, “Dr. Leech, heal me within a week.” The call was on speakerphone. Taya heard Dr. Leech hesitate for a moment, but he eventually replied that he would do his best. Griffon tossed off his phone, then raised his chin slightly as he looked at Taya, “It’s solved. Can we hold the mating ceremony as scheduled now?” Taya truly couldn’t make him budge. Their impa*se only lasted a few minutes, and his phone call left her no choice but to give in. “Okay, we’ll hold the mating ceremony as planned, but in the coming days, you must rest well and don’t move around.” The man’s thin, pursed lips slowly formed a smile, and his beautiful eyebrows also unfurled. “You don’t have to worry about me. Just be good and wait for our mating ceremony day, okay?” With that, he beckoned to her, “Come here and give me a hug.” Taya got up in resignation and walked over. When she saw he raised his hand to pull her to his lap, she was anxious that she would disturb his wounds. However, he didn’t care at all. He held her in his arms and rested his well-defined chin on her neck, “I love you, Taya.” Taya’s heart warmed. For those who were in love, “I love you” was the most heart-warming, sweetest, and rea*suring phrase. Knowing that he loved her so much and couldn’t wait to mate her, she didn’t want to let him down and break her promise, even if she was worried about his injury. “Looks like Harper would lose the 10, 000 dollars to Stella after all.” She thought. Seeing the message Taya sent to their WhatsApp group, Harper was so upset that she kept punching her pillow, “Can’t Alpha do things like a normal person?” Playing Lego with Grace on the carpet in the living room, Stella had a big smile on her face, “I told you Alpha wouldn’t agree to postpone the mating ceremony.” As Alpha was too domineering and Taya tended to be docile, she knew that woman would yield within minutes. Having guessed correctly, Stella quickly showed Harper a QR code for online payment, “10, 000 dollars, please.” Although Harper’s annual income had exceeded $2 million and her a*sets were over $20 million, Harper felt some heartache in the face of the impending loss of $10, 000. It wasn’t that she did not want to spend the money, but she spent it so badly that she did not understand why she had to make such a bet with Stella? It’s childish! And boring! Harper sat on the couch, clutching a pillow, gritting her teeth and complaining about her own stu pid appearance, making Grace laugh… Seeing Grace’s innocent smile, Stella was stunned for a few seconds, “Look, Grace is smiling.” Harper also saw it, she reached out and pinched Grace’s little face, “Forget it, it’s worth the money for your smile.” Stella bent her knees and propped her elbows on them, resting her chin in one hand as she looked at Grace. After seeing Grace laughing and then looking down and playing with Legos, Stella suddenly yearned for it. “Harper, if only I could have a pup too.” Then she would have given the best in the world to her pup, but alas, she had no uterus. In Stella’s eyes, there was a tenderness that came from her motherhood, and a hint of sadness hidden in the depths. Seeing Stella like this, Harper did not know what to say for a while, and after a few seconds of silence, she opened her mouth to comfort her. “Stella, have you and Henry ever thought about adopting one after you get mated?” Since Stella loved pups so much, if she couldn’t have one, she could adopt one. She could make up for some of her regrets by adopting a pup as her own. “I’ve thought about it, when I get mated, I’ll adopt one.” She did not have such a strong desire before, but after taking care of Grace, she especially wanted to have a pup. Even if she couldn’t give birth, she would be willing to adopt one.