The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

"You may go." My father seemed a little tired already. He waved his hand and dismissed me.

I nodded expressionlessly and left.

Although I got Ethan to agree to keep Sylvia, it didn't mean I could delay the investigation on Sylvia's mother any longer. Otherwise, we could get into more trouble later on. If that were to happen, the problem would not just be as simple to solve as gossip.

"Anything about the investigation I assigned to you?" I asked my attendant in a low voice.

"The file indicates that Miss Todd's mother was indeed a Beta. She rebelled later on and was said to have killed the former Alpha. Because of this, she was executed by her own pack members," the attendant reported back.

"Mm. Anything else?"

"Yes, well. It seemed all this information came from one source-- the Gamma of Miss Todd's pack."

So, it turned out to be Mateo after all. I honestly thought it was going to be that bumbling idiot Shawn. I did not expect that a Gamma could make so much trouble. Immediately, I was put in a bad mood, but I did not let it show on my face. "However, there does seem to be some loopholes in this case. The witness of the trial instantly disappeared after the execution of Miss Todd's mother. Along with this, all physical evidences also seem to have been since destroyed."

one day. The more seemingly flawless the case appeared to be, the more suspicious it actually sounded. Disappearing witness and evidences were

Keep investigating. Start with

order, my mind immediately went to Sylvia, who was probably waiting

room, I saw Sylvia sitting obediently on a chair. She wore a white dress and had simple make up done on her face. She smiled brightly when she

my eyes off of her. Until I felt that there was something

wrong?" I asked, slowly walking up

and smiled even wider.

the truth. She lowered her

eyes, I looked down and saw some

Todd's hair very carefully. But because her hair was a little dry and brittle, some had fallen out," the head

spoken

our conversation. But with Sylvia in the room, I didn't want to scold the maid in front of her for fear that she would get

so?" I turned to Sylvia, hoping to get

shrugging. "It's no

noticed in the corner of my eye that the maid smiled mischievously. My face darkened in anger, finally piecing together what really happened. Why didn't Sylvia tell me immediately that she was being bullied? S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early