"That's enough!" Said Nathaniel with his patience worn out.

"Your family just keeps interrupting and trying to use violence to make your beta son shut up."

"If I had any doubts before, now it's obvious that you are hiding something."

"Let him speak once and for all, or I will make sure that by tomorrow your company will cease to exist, and I have the money and contacts to make it happen."

The Ashfords paled, they were used to despising, reprimanding, and beating Leo whenever they wanted because they considered him an inferior beta. 

That's why they didn't hold back in front of the Lancasters.

They were used to Leo being submissive and always listening and trying to please them.

They didn't even care when they found out that Leo was in love with Alex, on the contrary, they despised him even more and forced him to use his closeness to him to try to make Oliver get involved with the Alpha and become the future Mrs. Lancaster.

However, after the banquet, Leo changed.

He was no longer submissive and had a look of disappointment and a glimmer of hatred for them.

There was no way he could have discovered the truth so quickly, after all, how did he manage to find everything out?

He should have discovered that the omega with Alex was Oliver only after the heat had ended.

When that happened, their plan would have been foolproof.

The Alpha who drugged Alex's drink would never admit to it, after all, it would ruin his future.

The Ashford family had no idea that Leo had dreamed of their plan, which is why he was so quick to find that waiter who disguised himself as a beta and managed to gather all the evidence of their plan.

"If that omega is really pregnant, it would be discovered sooner or later." Do you really believe that the Lancaster family is full of idiots? asked Nathaniel.

"They don't think so, Mr. Lancaster, but they had a plan for that too."

"You..." Amelia began.

"One more word and the Ashford family will disappear from this city's map," Nathaniel threatened.

"Go on, Leo, I'm curious to know how this family thought they could deceive the Lancaster family."

The Ashford family wanted to act, but before they could do anything, Lila, who had been silently listening to the whole situation, spoke up.

"Let him talk, or we'll let the police investigate and uncover the whole truth."

Lila's family was military, and with her family's power, she could preserve Alex's identity in the investigation, which cannot be said for Oliver.

Upon hearing this, the Ashford family was petrified; if the police were called, it wouldn't just be Oliver's reputation that would be ruined, but the entire family's.

With hope, they looked at the Lancasters, who were completely calm.

If Lila's family used their influence in the investigation, they knew the Lancaster family would stay out of the scandal.

Seeing the Lancaster's reaction, the Ashfords lost all hope.

The last option that challenged him was to make Oliver abort the baby and marry him to another Alpha, hiding the infertility because no powerful family would accept an infertile omega.

However, once Oliver was married and marked, divorce would be practically impossible.

"What they planned is very simple, they bribed another hospital in advance so that after Oliver's heat, he would be admitted there under the pretext of his fragile health, which would be enough time to prepare and announce the engagement."

"After leaving the hospital, they would obviously announce that the baby was Alex's using fake tests."

"What does your family have to say?" Said Nathaniel.

"About that..." Gregory begins

"Even if our family did that, it doesn't change the fact that your son slept with my brother and that might have affected the baby's health," said Felix.

Upon hearing this, the Lancasters turned sour.

"Doctor, inform everyone about Alex's situation," Leo said with a slight smile in his eyes. He wouldn't let Oliver get what he wanted.

Upon hearing this, the Lancaster's faces brightened, as they remembered that the exams stated Oliver and Alex had not had sex, even though that was almost impossible.

While Felix's face paled.

This was his last gamble.

If it didn't work, they would be ruined.

"Mr. Alex has a high fever due to having spent hours submerged in cold water to try to control the rut after the medication's effect wore off."

"This weakened him, but it wasn't enough. Due to the omega scent in the air and the drugs, he went crazy, breaking everything in the bathroom, even breaking the door that was reinforced to withstand an alpha in rut. But after consecutive days of trying to break it, he couldn't take it anymore."

"This explains all the wounds on your body that unfortunately became infected due to lack of treatment."

"It was already a great stroke of luck that he didn't die from blood loss. We should thank his constitution, which is above that of most alphas for that."

"At a certain moment, due to the pain, Mr. Alex regained consciousness and found himself fainted by the door, using all his strength to call for help," said the doctor.

"That's ridiculous," said Gregory.

"If he wanted to, he could have called the emergency line and he could have also opened the door and escaped," said Felix, trying to salvage the situation.

"The electronic keys were not found in the room, but rather outside the building, after searching, supposedly thrown out of the window, and the emergency line had its wire cut," Leo said.

"Due to the effects of the drugs and the omega scent, it is already a miracle that Mr. Alex had enough awareness to lock the door and submerge himself in the cold water," said the doctor.

"Impossible," said Felix.

"Cough!" Cough!"

Upon hearing the sound of coughing, everyone turned and saw Alex waking up.