Crystal's POV:

Rufus allowed me to enter his palace, but he kept me waiting for a long time. Gradually, I ran out of patience and had half a mind to break in when Rufus finally showed up.

And he didn't come along. There, hanging around his waist, was a little girl. It was my Beryl!

I was so excited and relieved that I reached out to hug my darling daughter, but unexpectedly, Rufus dodged me and even shouted at me.

I was stunned, but I didn't think too much. I still stretched my arms to hug Beryl.

To my surprise, the corners of Beryl's mouth drooped and her lower lip trembled. Then she burst into tears. She seemed to be very afraid of me.

Looking at Beryl, who had turned her face away from me and buried it in Rufus' shoulder, I was dumbfounded.

What the hell was going on?! My Beryl seemed to like Rufus more than me.

a reproachful look, he demanded, "What do you think you're doing? You're scaring

that I retorted, "What am I doing? I'm

the sight of you!" Rufus didn't believe a word I said and

to prove that I wasn't lying, but it's not like I carried Beryl's birth certificate around

it's Mommy. Hey, just look at me..." I felt terrible, staring at Beryl's little back

Rufus' arms again. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt

a loss. What was going on? Why was Beryl ignoring me? Was she mad at me because I left them at

a mama bear protecting her cub.

years, yet he still managed to make things so difficult for me. Determined, I walked up to Beryl cautiously and gently touched her fair

turned

home, right? That's why you're ignoring me." I was

and looked at me

pointed at my face

mask and realized that maybe Beryl didn't recognize me because my face was covered by the

so I couldn't take off my mask

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