The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

I was so scared that I couldn't help but shout, "Rufus, get away from Beryl!"

Rufus' eyes darted from Beryl, who was in his arms, and then at me. With a serious look on his face, he asked grimly, "What's wrong?"

Then I looked at Beryl again. The devious smile from earlier was completely gone, and her childish face was full of grievance and sadness. She wrapped her arms around Rufus' neck and looked at me in fear, as if what I saw just now was just an illusion.

This was ridiculous!

I stepped back in a trance, not knowing how to explain.

Even if Rufus believed me, Laura was here and she didn't know what was going on. Naturally, in her eyes, I was being unnecessarily harsh with Beryl.

Neither Laura nor Arron noticed Beryl's abnormality, which meant that Noreen's disguise was flawless.

If I didn't notice the weird smile just now, I too would've fallen for her little act.

Noreen was so damn cunning!

Rufus seemed to sense that I was in a terrible mood, so he put Beryl down and pulled me into a warm embrace. He kissed my forehead and whispered in a voice only I could hear, "Calm down. We'll talk about this later."

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Sniffling, Beryl wiped her tears with the back of her hand and looked at me pitifully.

I returned her gaze and said nothing.

make Beryl even sadder. Tears streamed down her chubby cheeks, and her nose turned red. She squatted down and buried her face in her hands, sobbing, "Mommy, you don't love me anymore! Why

made

a sting in my eye and a lump in my throat. For a moment, I

was a master at deceiving people. She knew how to use one's weakness against them,

was not

said coldly, looking

she started crying even harder. "You really don't love me anymore!

in the pit of my

for you." Laura picked up Beryl and rubbed

gradually stopped crying under

and gave her a slice

distracted, I whispered to Rufus, "When you were holding Beryl just now, I saw her trying to

he gestured for me to stay quiet, shooting a

at Beryl. After cooling down, we also walked

Laura couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you

al health

in the rut,"

covering for me flawlessly.

you should focus on your recovery. Don't worry about the

wasn't

Rufus and I decided to stay the night in Laura's palace. After all, if anything happened, at least we were already in the area. The following morning, I woke up

already gotten up and

what happened last night, I might've just gone

anxious to enjoy the