Sylvia's POV:

What I said seemed to only make the atmosphere even more awkward. I just wanted to hide somewhere at that point so I didn't have to face him.

Rufus, on the other hand, didn't react much. He just opened the first aid kit in the car, pulled off the suit jacket that was covering me, and applied some ointment to my wound. He didn't say a single word the entire time.

I sat up and let him wrap the gauze around my chest. When I felt like he was almost done, I extended my arms and showed him my tied hands. "Rufus, can you untie this for me? I'm so thirsty and I want to drink some water."

Rufus looked down at my hands, but he didn't make a sound. He continued wrapping the gauze around my wound and finished it with a cute bow knot on my chest.

When he was done, I quickly grabbed his hand. "Rufus!"

Rufus looked at me expressionlessly. He didn't withdraw his hand from mine nor did he give me any respond. He just let me hold him.

"I know it's my fault that I escaped from the imperial palace and—"

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I put on his suit jacket and buttoned it up. After making sure I was decent, he knocked on the window and signaled the driver to drive up here. "Go back to the imperial

and closed his eyes. He didn't talk to me at all on the

felt so nervous. I

silence on our way back was deafening. The only sound that could be heard was the sound

took the initiative to admit my mistake by clearing my throat and

I was wrong."

eyes. He looked as if he

lip and looked at his handsome side profile. I couldn't do anything to soothe him, and I

I scooted closer to Rufus, I carefully put my hand

He still didn't respond.

I'm sorry. I know I was wrong. I just wanted to go back to the pack and get my mother's inheritance." When I looked at

in an audible whisper. Rufus tilted his head to

closed.

hand and looked down. "What are

Rufus immediately interrupted-the tone of his voice cold and distant. "If you don't want him to die, don't mention

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