Rufus' POV:

A hint of panic momentarily flashed across Sylvia's face as she raised her head and cautiously asked, "Why are you asking me that?" I looked at the chair beside the bed. "It looks like the chair has been moved."

She looked in the direction of the chair and smiled. "I ran out in a hurry, so I accidentally bumped into it. Besides, I just woke up. I wouldn't know if anyone came here, anyway."

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Sylvia rubbed her eyes and yawned. "I'm kind of sleepy, Rufus."

"You should go to bed, then." I kissed her lips, put her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.

Sylvia held my hand and rubbed it against her cheek. "Alright, I'll get some rest. You can go ahead with your work."

"Okay. I'll have someone bring you some food here later."

"Okay." She kissed the back of my hand and nodded.

intently for a moment until I gathered to courage

by smiling as she replied, "What kind of question is that? Of course not. I won't ever leave

said with a smile as I tucked her into bed

out of the room and closed

know what Blair is doing inside her room, but the next time I meet him, I swear I'll teach

lose my temper and remained calm as I

"What?"

chair hadn't been

Blair didn't sit on the chair? But how did that have anything to do with whether Sylvia was awake

enough to know that he has a habit that he picked up from

when Sylvia answered me was that she kept pinching the knuckle of her index finger with her thumb. She probably didn't realize that she did it whenever she felt guilty.

fell silent, and so did

smile.

should investigate this further. This is too much of a shock for me." Omar sighed.

waiting for me, but I drove him

also raining, there were only a few cars on the

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