Crystal's POV:

Learning why Beryl said it was her birthday, I agreed to have dinner with Rufus to celebrate such an important day.

Rufus' expression softened considerably, and he said, "Then, I'll wait for you. It's seven o'clock tonight."

I nodded. "Okay. I'll head back first to get changed and prepare a present for Beryl."

After that, Rufus and I went our separate ways.

I hurried back to prepare a gift for Beryl. I thought I could get it done in half an hour, but it turned out I overestimated myself. Now, I was going to be late. I put the gift into a small bag I had prepared, quickly changed into a dress, groomed my hair, chose a lovely mask, and then rushed to the lycan king's palace.

dinner had already begun. Both Rufus and Laura were there, but Beryl didn't have any reaction to my arrival. She was

and took a

looked sideways at me and praised, "This mask looks more beautiful than

I couldn't think of anything to say, so I just let out an awkward laugh. Maybe I had quarreled with Rufus too much recently, that when I heard him praise me, I got the weird feeling that perhaps he was actually mocking me. If things kept going like this, I would probably suffer a nervous

discomfort, so she perked up a conversation with me. "So how's your life in the imperial palace? If you need anything, just

here. I'm just a little worried about my pack." I settled my gift next to Beryl as I

a smile, "I'm

Hearing that, Laura immediately changed her mind. "You don't actually need to return in such a hurry. Rufus' man is

a phony smile on my face.

ordered the servants

because she liked eating fish. Meanwhile, I had steak, as so did Laura and

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