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.

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 forgot you were my mommy once? I'm sorry,

pitiful cries continued, which made

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

She knew how to use one's weakness against them, so I had

not my

coldly, looking at her

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

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

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

gradually stopped crying under

to the small round table and gave her a slice

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

gently, but then he gestured for me to stay quiet,

After cooling down,

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

al health

in the rut," Rufus

covering for me flawlessly.

focus on your recovery. Don't worry about the kids. Rufus and I will take care of

object. She was right. I wasn't fit to

the night in Laura's palace. After all, if anything

had already gotten up and

the window. If it weren't for what happened last night, I

to enjoy the

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