When He Realized What He Lost, He Fell Into Depression

Jade left the conference without delay, claiming that she wasn’t feeling well. Her red eyes were enough to convince them.

When she got home, Felix wasn’t there yet. That was good. She needed to prepare herself mentally for his presence after everything she had just heard.

A few minutes later, Felix walked in with a smile on his face. Jade didn't move from where she sat chatting with Rowan about their plans for the mating ceremony.

There was a moment of silence as Felix stared at Jade in surprise. That was strange. Whenever he came back, she always rushed to the door to greet him, and welcome him warmly. But now, she hadn't even said a simple hello to him.

“Jade?”

She raised her head slowly, “Yeah?” She replied, lifting an eyebrow coolly.

He was even more confused. There was no warmth in her eyes, just an unfamiliar cold look in her gaze.

“Jade?” He called her name again, with confusion in his voice. “What’s going on? You look... off.”

Jade shrugged, turning her attention back to her phone.

“I’m fine,” she said, her voice was flat. “I'm just tired from the conference.” She forced herself to smile.

Felix sighed in relief. For a moment, he thought she had heard about his mating ceremony with Bella, but that wasn't possible because he had ordered the people that were aware to make sure she never heard of it.

“Oh, by the way, I have something to talk to you about.” Jade said casually.

Felix furrowed his eyebrows. “Talk to me? About what?”

Jade shrugged nonchalantly, as if what she was about to say wasn't a big deal. “Oh, nothing too important. Just that I've been thinking about my responsibilities here. I’ve been doing a lot of the Alpha duties, but I realized I should be focusing more on my own tasks in the pack clinic from now on."

She said it so casually, like it wasn't anything important.

Felix’s eyes narrowed slightly. ‘What do you mean, ‘your own tasks’? Are you planning on stepping back from our duties to this pack? From me? You know how important your help is to me”

Jade almost scoffed at that.

“I don’t see why it should be a big deal," Jade replied, still typing on her phone. “I’m sure you can handle things on your own. Maybe Bella can help out.”

Felix froze at the mention of Bella, and his expression darkened slightly.

“Bella?” He stepped forward, clenching his jaw. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Oh, nothing,” Jade said, giving him a sweet smile. “I just heard that she's been a great help to you since I left for the conference.”

A strange expression crossed his face at her words.

“Come on, Jade. Don't tell me that you're jealous or something. You know that there's nothing between us. She was just—”

“Look, I’m not paying that any mind.” Jade glanced at her watch nonchalantly. “Anyway, I’m going to freshen up. You should rest too. It looks like you’ve had a long day.”

Felix watched her, slightly surprised by the way she was acting. But before he could respond, Jade had already turned her attention back to her phone to her chat with Alpha Rowan as if Felix wasn’t even there.

Felix almost rolled his eyes. She was just jealous. She must have heard that Bella had been close to him when she was gone, that was why she was acting this way. He sighed, preparing to comfort her as he normally did.

“Jade, I—”

But Jade wasn’t listening anymore. She was already walking away.

“Not now, Felix. We’ll talk later, maybe when I’m feeling better.” She said with an indifferent tone, leaving him in the living room, still holding his bag.

He frowned in annoyance. Why was she being petty because of jealousy?

He groaned. This meant that he would need to buy her something to calm her down. Whatever the issue was, he was sure that when he bought her a gift, she would calm down and start acting normal again.