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.

Tears streamed down her chubby cheeks, and her nose turned red. She squatted down and buried her face in her hands, sobbing, "Mommy, you

pitiful cries continued, which made everyone present

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

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

not

said coldly, looking

but then she started crying even harder. "You

the unpleasant feeling in the pit of my stomach, I

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

crying

a slice

you were holding Beryl just now, I saw her trying

said gently, but then he gestured for me to stay

at Beryl. After cooling down, we also walked

but ask, "What's wrong with you today? What you did was out of fine." "Crystal

al health

the rut,"

covering for me flawlessly.

focus on your recovery. Don't worry about the

I wasn't fit to take care of my children

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 to an

already gotten

it weren't for what happened last night, I might've just

now, I was too anxious to enjoy the

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