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.

moment. Then I frowned and asked, "What did

that you were

he paused before suddenly bending over and closing

pierced on mine, he asked, "What? Are

away and growled, "It's nothing. A child in my pack went missing. I'm arranging people to look

if you need help, I can ask Blair to arrange the royal army to search for him," Rufus muttered disapprovingly while

I've sent my men to look for him. If we really can't find him, only then

become suspicious again. The last time we had a video call with Blair, Rufus came

his tongue and didn't insist anymore. Instead, he changed the topic and

I'm busy," I

away from this guy who was everywhere,

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