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.

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 are you so mean to me? Is it because I

made everyone

clenched my fists and felt a sting in my eye and a lump in my throat. For

couldn't believe her. Noreen was a master at deceiving people. She knew how to use one's weakness against them, so

was not

said coldly,

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

the pit of my stomach, I turned my

for you." Laura picked up Beryl and rubbed

crying under

a slice of cake. Arron also

were holding Beryl just now, I saw her

he gestured for me to stay quiet, shooting a

at Beryl. After cooling down, we also walked

up the cake. When we approached, Laura couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you today? What you did was out of fine." "Crystal hasn't fully recovered yet, so her mental

al health

the rut,"

covering for me flawlessly.

expression softened. "Crystal, you should focus on your recovery. Don't worry

object. She was right. I wasn't

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

gotten up and

in through the window. If it weren't for what happened last night, I might've

was too anxious to enjoy the thought of sleeping