Rufus' POV:

I sent the others away and watched the surveillance footage in the corridor outside Sylvia's ward as I sat alone in the control room.

After hesitating for some time, I finally managed to click on the video.

The video showed Blair knocking on the door and entering the ward not long after I left. About ten seconds later, he closed the door and stayed inside for 25 minutes before leaving.

Omar's eyes widened in realization. He finally knew why I was so gloomy. "W-What the hell... What was Blair doing?"

I didn't say anything.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence," Omar added, trying to defend Blair. "Maybe Sylvia woke up as soon as you left and Blair happened to come and see her during that time. He used to be Sylvia's mentor. They were probably just talking inside the ward."

What Omar said made sense. His theories dispelled some of my suspicions.

When Sylvia was still in military school, Blair had been her teacher and personally trained her, and nothing had happened between them at that time.

really was a

sister, and they usually had a

no matter how hard I tried to persuade myself not to overthink, I still couldn't help but

given Sylvia special training before,

Sylvia wouldn't cross the line. She wasn't exactly introverted, but she wasn't the kind of person who would be willing to talk to other guys for a long time either because she knew I would be jealous. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ

just ask her directly? Communication is the most effective way to solve problems

for a

control room, the staff immediately

and sternly said, "The investigation of the intruders is confidential. I hope you guys can keep this a secret, or else all of you will have to move away from the capital city forever if it

that, I strode away from the control

straight to the top floor because

when I was about to

I hesitated again.

though I seemed calm and composed, I knew that I was getting even more impulsive. I wished

in my tracks and took a deep breath to calm myself down. Then, I sat on a bench

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