Laura's POV:

My heart trembled. Seeing Rufus in so much pain broke my heart. "Don't think about that. It's nothing important. You didn't like Alina at all at the time, so it's not strange that you forgot those bad memories. I often can't remember what I ate for breakfast, let alone what happened a few years ago."

Rufus' forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and he gripped the edge of the table tightly, as though he was trying to suppress something.

"I don't know why my head will hurt like this. It's not the first time this has happened," Rufus said with difficulty.

I was a little angry. Rufus was so stubborn and wouldn't stop until he got the answers he was looking for. But I couldn't give him what he wanted.

"I've told you already. The black witch Noreen hurt you and you sustained a brain injury five years ago. As a result, your memories were affected, so it's normal for you to forget some things that happened years ago. It's like what Beryl is going through now. Maybe one day, you'll also recover." I looked at Rufus darkly, hoping he'd just drop the subject and stop trying to recall the past.

Rufus didn't respond. Wincing, he lowered his head, lost in thought.

and dabbed the sweat off his forehead, saying, "Your father's gone because Noreen's power made his condition worsen. I'm warning

muttered

was

then, Rufus' eyes flickered in confusion. "If Noreen was so powerful, how did you defeat her? Both me and father were unconscious at that time,

got another black witch to defeat her! But I couldn't say that aloud. Pretending to be calm, I said, "I got help, of course. We worked tirelessly to set a trap for Noreen and killed

while. It seemed his mind was elsewhere. Perhaps he had stopped thinking about it. After all, it was meaningless to look into it now that Noreen

didn't seem to believe me, as long as he didn't keep asking, it'd be fine. If he still wanted to investigate the matter, I could just let him do whatever he wanted. Anyway, I had erased all the relevant information, and he wouldn't be

went to open

into a smile and waved at her warmly. "Beryl, come

that there was something wrong with him. She poked Rufus' face with her finger and asked,

just stuffy," Rufus said softly, stroking her head affectionately. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on

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