Crystal's POV:

Startled, I quickly hung up the phone, spun around, and yanked Rufus' hand away before quickly retreating a few steps away from him.

Rufus stood still, with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He kept his cold gazer at me and asked, "Why is it that every time you see me, you act as though you bumped into a ghost?"

"It is because you always appear behind me without making any sound." I curled my lips as I said those words.

Rufus chuckled and eyed me from head to toe. Then, he asked, "Why do you look so guilty? What have you done?"

I turned my head away from him and said in an unnecessarily loud voice to hide my nervousness, "If I actually did something wrong, I'd be very careful to hide it from others. How could I just wait here to be busted? Tell me. What do you want from me this time? Make it quick because I'm very busy." Every time this guy showed up, he would pick on me. I had a hunch that he had made this his bad habit.

"Are you busy looking for someone right now?" Rufus asked casually.

for a moment. Then I frowned and asked, "What

heard that you were

he paused before suddenly bending over and closing

mine, he asked, "What? Are you

him away and growled, "It's nothing. A child in my pack went missing.

help, I can ask Blair to arrange the royal army to

for him. If we really can't find him, only then

Rufus wouldn't become suspicious again. The last time we had a video call with Blair, Rufus came dangerously close to uncovering something.

and didn't insist anymore. Instead, he changed

busy," I refused

to stay away from this guy who was everywhere, and calmed

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