Rufus' POV:

I stood at the door of Sylvia's room, leaning against the wall, smoking indifferently. The cigarette seemed to ease my mind for a bit. Sylvia was not in a good condition. Although she said she was fine, I could see that she was merely trying her best to control her emotions.

The thing I wanted was right in front of me. But I couldn't touch it or claim it as mine.

"It's not like you, Rufus," Omar said.

"Why? What's wrong with me?" I asked as I took out another cigarette and put it in my mouth.

"You never cared about such things before."

I took out the lighter and lit the cigarette. "I brought her back but couldn't protect her well."

very determined. Perhaps she

Sylvia from Shawn, Sylvia was fighting against Shawn's men on her own. The unyielding look on

the room

is very emotional now," Omar

and pushed the door open. My heart leaped to my throat when I saw Sylvia holding a pair of scissors. I quickly ran to her

head and ignored me. Before I could react, she clasped her long locks and cut them with the scissors in one swift

and her delicate nose was slightly red. As she looked at me, I saw her eyes

her in my arms.

and anxious when I saw her waving the

cut locks and stared at me in silence before she finally made up her mind. Sylvia place her right hand over her heart and bowed

the Royal Military School. I'm willing to pay any price for that. Please give

voice echoed in this narrow space. I looked

"Stay with me. I will protect you. What happened today won't happen again. I promise." Sylvia looked up at me with

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