Sylvia's POV:

My heart tightened. I sprang to my feet and asked, "What happened?"

Blair scowled and said in a heavy voice, "I received a notice ten minutes ago that Rufus has encountered a riot during the meeting. My mission to go out has been postponed. I have to lead the army to subdue the riot right now."

When I heard this news, I felt like my head was about to explode. "What about Rufus? How is he? Is he hurt? Why did this turmoil happen? Was it because of the black witches or the vampires?"

I was so agitated that I was ready to charge out instantly. Blair grabbed my arm and said, "Calm down, Sylvia. Rufus is fine. Neither the vampires, nor the black witches are involved. I think this riot was incited by an elder of the royal family. He wanted to strike a direct blow to Rufus, because his interests would be damaged if the meeting went smoothly." sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Relief coursed through me when I heard this, but worry about Rufus still plagued me. "What about Rufus? Where is he now? Are you absolutely certain that he is unhurt?"

Blair's face darkened further. He glared at me and said in annoyance, "Rufus really is fine. You'd better focus on our plan."

I turned to ask him, now beginning

softened. "It will be fine. When I finish suppressing the riot, I'll sneak you out of the

"Then go ahead with your

I searched about relevant news articles on today's riot on my phone. They only mentioned that a few soldiers were injured. There was no mentioning of Rufus getting hurt. Moreover, there were

side, I lay down on the sofa to rest. I hadn't slept well last night. As soon as I drifted off, I was

sharp cut into my side. I stood up and pulled out a very thin Kraft notebook from the gap of the

I saw that my name was doodled all over the front

it must be Blair who did

notebook back to its original spot between the cushions as I comforted myself that Blair was just sick. Once I found my mother's inheritance book, maybe I could cure

the minutes ticked by, I dozed off again. Suddenly, my phone rang, startling me

answered. Both Flora and I had been busy over the past several

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