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.

to 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

made everyone

felt a sting in my eye and a lump in my throat. For a moment, I almost believed that

believe her. Noreen was a master at deceiving people. She knew

was not my

I said coldly, looking at her

stunned for a moment, but then she started crying even harder. "You really don't

of

here for you." Laura picked up Beryl and rubbed her

stopped crying under Laura's

gave her a slice of cake. Arron also followed them

Rufus, "When you were holding Beryl just now, I saw her trying to attack you with the bug, so I stopped

but then he gestured for me to

After cooling down, we

help but ask, "What's wrong with you today? What you did

al health

still in the rut," Rufus

covering for me flawlessly.

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

wasn't

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

had already gotten up and

If it weren't for what happened last night,

was too anxious to enjoy the thought of sleeping

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