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.

had developed a serious illness after Alina left and

the queen in a polite greeting. Unexpectedly, Laura took my hand

family dinner tonight. Don' be

expected Laura to talk to me. I thought she would ignore me like

my hand and ushered me to the dining table. She was talking to

down at my clothes and smiled. "Thank

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

the teacup and looked at the mother and son, wondering if 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 smile seemed genuine. The harmonious interaction surprised me. I was still in shock as if

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

knew Rufus was as happy as I

but was wearing a casual

was in a good mood and was talking to

when Laura took the fried shrimp away

you not to eat oily food,"

stretched out his hand as if he wanted to protest. But considering Rufus and I were present, he