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.

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!

which made everyone present feel sorry

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

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

not

cry," I said coldly,

even harder. "You really don't love me anymore! You used

unpleasant feeling in the pit of my stomach, I turned my head

cry. I'm here for you." Laura picked up Beryl and rubbed her

stopped crying under

her a slice of

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

but then he gestured for me to stay quiet, shooting a

at Beryl. After cooling down,

couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you today? What you did was out of

al health

still in the rut,"

covering for me flawlessly.

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

wasn't fit

if anything happened, at least we were already in the area. The following morning, I woke up to an empty

already gotten

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

too anxious to enjoy the thought of

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