The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Sylvia's POV:

When I arrived at the banquet hall again, it felt like a lifetime had passed. The bright lights, people dressed in gorgeous clothes, and the array of wine and food took me back in time. Everything looked familiar.

I still couldn't forget the cold gazes and the rude remarks I had endured in this place. It still made my scalp tingle.

A shiver ran down my spine. Although I seemed confident in front of Rufus, I was still trembling with fear.

I would be lying if I said wasn't afraid of Laura. After all, she was Rufus' mother and the queen of the empire.

Just then, Rufus pinched my palm, snapping me back to my senses. "What's wrong?" I asked, looking up at him. "She is walking toward us," Rufus reminded.

I immediately straightened my posture and forced a confident smile, trying to look noble and elegant.

Laura was still elegant and beautiful, but it looked like she had lost weight.

me that Laura had developed a serious illness after Alina left and she

in a polite greeting. Unexpectedly, Laura took

a family dinner tonight. Don' be too

widened in shock. I never expected Laura to talk to me. I thought she would ignore me like

was talking

at my clothes and smiled. "Thank

a specialty of Leonard's pack. This is a rare type of tea. I know most of you young people prefer coffee, but it's good to consume

all this was just a dream. I never expected Laura would be nice to me. She didn't pretend to be gentle or deliberately try making things difficult for me. Her every word and every

under the table as I took a sip of tea. We looked at

was as happy

his traditional, multi-layered robe, but was wearing a

mood and was talking to Rufus

he seemed unhappy when Laura took the fried shrimp away from

doctor advised you not to eat oily food," Laura grunted,

protest. But considering Rufus and