Not His Type Of Mate
Chapter 172

Lord Maddison's POV

We were all sitting in the dining room, eating together. Nora, Julius, and my mother were busy chatting and playing, but I wasn't able to join as I had a lot to think about. I was trying to stop myself from overthinking after Nora promised me she'd replace a solution, but it wasn't easy. The thoughts wouldn't leave my mind, and I was scared. I had no idea what I was supposed to do in a situation like this, and the fact that I was feeling hopeless made everything seem dark and scary. "What do I do? I've been thinking for so long, but nothing is coming to my mind. I'm so troubled, and I want a solution, but I can't replace any because my mind is so messed up. What do I do?" I asked Darin, who had been ignoring me for a while already. "What if Julius sees it? What if she uploads it, and Julius sees it? Won't he hate me? Won't he be disappointed in me and wish he never knew me?" I added, my heart racing and my appetite slowly fading. "Talk to me, Dar..." I was still yelling at Darin when I felt a tap on my shoulder, pulling me out of my trance. I turned to look at Nora, who tapped me and raised a brow. "What is it?" I asked calmly, but she only signaled for me to look at Julius.

I turned to look at him and forced a smile. "Yes? Did you call me?" I asked calmly, but he looked worried. He glanced at Nora and then turned to face me. "Dad, are you okay? You've been quiet for a while, and you didn't hear me when I called either. Is something wrong?" He asked with a concerned voice, and my heart melted. I smiled and shook my head. "No, dear. There's nothing wrong. I was only interacting with my wolf, and that's how I get carried away whenever I'm speaking with him about something very important," I said to him, and he smiled. He seemed relieved after hearing that I was fine. "I can't wait to have my wolf too. When will I have that? I want to have a wolf and a mate too. When will that happen?" He asked, and I smiled. "Mate?" I asked, and he nodded. "Yes, mate. My mate, when will I replace that?" He asked, and I laughed.

"How could you think of a mate at your age? You are four years old. What do you know?" I asked him, and he blushed. "I know a lot, Dad. I might be four, but I know everything I'm supposed to know and more," He said to me, and I frowned. I was supposed to laugh it off, but for some reason, it bothered me. He claimed to know a lot more than he was supposed to, and it made me wonder if he would understand the situation if he saw it online. Would he understand what I did and hate me for it? I was bothered. I ran my fingers through his hair and stood up. "I'm coming. I need to quickly do something," I said to him and walked away from the table. I had already lost my appetite and needed some space to think alone. I walked toward my room and entered. "Will you reply to me now, Darin?" I asked, but there was still no response, and I was frustrated.

I was deep in thought, hoping I would replace a way to solve the whole issue before it eat deeper into me, but the door opened and my mother came in. She walked over to me and sat beside me. "I know you and I don't have a great relationship, but I'm your mother, and you are my son. I know when you are happy, when you are sad when you are bothered, and when you are troubled. You look troubled, Maddison. What's going on?" She asked and I turned to look at her. I thought about ignoring her, but then, I needed an adult to discuss with and she was the only adult around me. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair. "The thing is, Laura invited me to her birthday party and I thought it was just going to be a normal one until she drugged me, had sex with me, and took pictures..." I stopped as I saw her gasp. "She kept the pictures and videos and told me that she would upload them. I tried to ask what she wanted, but she said she wanted nothing more than to ruin me. She blurred her face but mine was shown and it wouldn't take anyone a minute to recognize it was me." I explained to her and she let out a deep breath.

"So, what are your plans?" She inquired but that was where the problem lies. I had no idea what I was supposed to do. "I don't know. I thought about going to meet her and settling this whole thing because I know where she is but she already warned me not to come close because she already gave the pictures and videos to others." I explained and she was quiet for a while.

I thought she was going to tell me she had no advice for me when she stood up and turned to face me. "Wait for me, I'm coming back." She said. I wanted to ask her where she was going but I kept quiet and decided to wait for her. I watched her leave the room only for her to return a few minutes later with a laptop in hand. I frowned, what was she doing with a laptop, how did that relate to what I told her? I was confused but I still kept quiet. "This is my laptop." She said and sat beside me. "I know that already. What I want to ask about is why you brought that here. Did you think I said she already uploaded it? No, what I said was that she threatened to upload it but I don't know the time yet." I said to her and she shook her head. "I understand you, right." She said and opened the laptop. She turned it on and turned to look at me. "The reason I've kept this secret to myself all these years without telling you anything is because you were close with your late father. I've been keeping this secret in me for so many years without telling anyone and that was why I kept traveling around because I could not take it. I could not accept the truth of what I saw as it was too hard to do." She explained but my frown only got deeper.

"What are you saying, Mum?" I asked, unsure of what she was saying. What secret was she talking about and what was it with my father? "Take this and open that file." She dropped the laptop on my lap and pointed to a file she wanted me to see. I hesitated for a few seconds before I clicked the button and opened the file but what I saw there made me gasp. I covered my mouth as my eyes widened and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The date of the file was about 15 years ago and inside the file were pictures of Laura and my father, naked in the bed. Young Laura had her hands on my dad's waist in one picture, she was on top of him in another and they were kissing in another. She was young but was acting like an adult as what she did in the pictures was too hard to accept from such a young girl that she was back then. "Laura and my dad?" I asked my mum who was looking sad beside me and she nodded her head bitterly. "Scroll down and see more... Videos are still there." She said to me and I gasped again. I strolled down and that was when I saw a lot of videos where Laura and my dad would go out on a date, where they were kissing, where they were hugging, making out, laughing, smooching each other, and a lot of unspeakable things which made me feel very ashamed and disappointed in both Laura and my dad.

"Those two dated for a long time then and it broke my heart to know that my rival was such a young girl." My mother said and I sighed. "I knew for a long time that they were dating and that was why I couldn't stay at home because I felt so sad and betrayed. You guys were just young adults then and I didn't want to ruin your relationship with your father, which was why I kept it in me and started traveling around to ease my broken heart." She explained and I sucked in a deep breath. I felt sad for her. "Does Laura know you have these pictures and videos taken?" I asked but she shook her head and smiled. "She doesn't but we will use it against her now. You should send one of the pictures to her and see how she reacts." She suggested but I could only continue staring at her as I had no idea what I was supposed to say. I was just too shocked and in disbelief.

It was like I wasn't seeing right, or maybe I was dreaming, but for some reason, I wished it wasn't a dream because this was a great chance to treat Laura to a lesson, and I didn't want to miss it.

My mother collected the laptop from me and placed it on her lap. "I will send those pictures and videos to your phone. Make sure to use them well and make her back down. We can't have her frustrate your life like this," she said as she sent the files to my phone. She sighed in relief after they were all sent and shut down her laptop. Afterward, she closed it and turned to look at me. "I hope you will be able to send her away with this and make sure she never shows up in our life again," she said and stood up. She was about to leave when I stood up and hugged her from behind. "Thanks, Mum. Thank you very much," I said gratefully, but she shook her head. "Don't say thank you. This is nothing, and I should have been with you, helping you and making sure you were happy for a long time ago, but I failed to do that," she said and smiled bitterly as she left the room. I was thinking of going after her when Nora entered the room. "What's happening?" She asked, and I rushed toward her to hug her. "I'm so happy, Nora. There might be a piece of good news!" I cheered and laughed like a maniac. It was like a fresh breath after long, hot days.