Chapter 300: TALK TO ME WITH RESPECT
"Was it the King who sent you here?" Cane asked. "If you want to find your grandson faster, you need to actively get involved in this case."
As usual, Cane didn’t waste any time by talking in a roundabout manner. He didn’t even let Koda get angry at him first because he had been neglecting his duty for two days, as Iris was sick.
On the other hand, Koda narrowed his eyes, his lips pressed into a thin line. "Do you want to say I didn’t actively get involved enough?"
"Yes."
Koda was stunned by the bluntness that Cane showed to him. Shouldn’t he be apologetic for how he handled the situation? He should beg for his forgiveness! Not only did he ignore the King’s order of going back to the palace, but he actually had the audacity to say he didn’t contribute in this case!
As the former beta of the Red Claw pack, his ego was so high, Koda felt he was being insulted. "Ridiculous!" He slammed his hand on the table, so hard, the water jostled out of the glass, yet Cane didn’t even flinch, he met Koda’s eyes squarely. "You are the one who had been coddling your mate and neglected your duty, you even dared to turn down the summons from the King, but it’s me who didn’t actively get involved?!"
King Aeon was furious when Cane only said his mate was sick and he needed to be with her, as he rejected his summons, but the King couldn’t do anything, since he put all the important responsibility in this critical situation on the Alpha, not to mention the thing that they discussed behind the closed doors about the Asturi Stem and the Celestial Moon pack.
King Aeon was infuriated with the way Cane took advantage of the situation and did things as he pleased.
"You arrived more than a week ago, but what have you done aside from pestering the King to deploy more men? And demanding to make it more public?" Cane looked relaxed, not even once he showed fear when he faced this furious former beta. "Not even once you joined the search team, though you brought your own warriors with you."