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.

handkerchief and dabbed the sweat off his forehead, saying, "Your father's gone because Noreen's power made his condition worsen. I'm warning you, stop being reckless. Otherwise, the consequences will

see..." Rufus muttered in a low

She was so hard to

how did you defeat her? Both me and father were unconscious at that time,

defeat her! But I couldn't say that aloud. Pretending to be calm, I said, "I

Perhaps he had stopped thinking about it.

Noreen. Every time, I came up with excuses to derail him. Although he 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

there was a knock at the door. Before anyone went to open it, it opened a crack and a

into a smile and waved at her

one by one. She clung to Rufus, and then soon realized that there was something wrong with him. She poked Rufus' face

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