Although Harry shot her a hateful glare, he proceeded to carve an angry-looking kitten out of the pear for her.
I couldn’t help but chuckle with amusement. “Oh, by the way, how’s Warren?”
Flora nibbled on the kitten’s ear and murmured cryptically, “He’s a rogue pretending to be a serious guy.”
“What?” I didn’t hear her clearly, so I asked again.
“I know what happened!” I didn’t know why, but Harry suddenly grew excited at the mention of Warren’s name. He leaned close to me, with a smirk on his face. “That day, in the equipment room, he was with Flora and-“
Before Harry could finish his sentence, Flora’s hand flew to cover his mouth.
“And Blair was there, too. We went to the hospital together.” Flora finished Harry’s sentence with an unnatural smile on her face.
I squinted at her in suspicion. It sounded like something was being omitted. Just as I opened my mouth to interrogate her, Rufus came back.
When Rufus came in, Flora breathed a sigh of relief and gobbled up the pear as quickly as she could. Then she grabbed Harry’s hand and started dragging him away. “We’ll leave you two in peace and go back to school.”
“What? No! Sylvia, when did you get together with Prince Rufus?” Seeing Rufus here, Harry just realized something and stared at us in shock.
“Shut up, will you?” Flora covered Harry’s mouth in exasperation and dragged him away.
With them gone, it was only Rufus and I left in the room. Suddenly, Rufus handed me a small wooden whistle.
“What’s this? Did you make this yourself?” I held the whistle up and looked at it carefully.
“Yeah. Blow this by the entrance to the forbidden forest and Rin will come running out to see you.”
“Woah! Really?” I raised my head to look at him in surprise.
“I thought you’d want to see Rin again. With this, you can meet her any time you want without entering the dangerous forest,” Rufus said softly, reaching out to tuck my hair behind my ear. “Don’t worry. We came to an agreement on it.”
Hearing this, I clutched the whistle tightly and my heart fluttered in my chest. The whistle couldn’t have been made on such short notice, so I doubted Rufus made it on a whim. It must’ve taken him considerable time to craft it.
I couldn’t help but spread my arms to him. “Hug me!”
Without any hesitation, Rufus scooped me up and set me down on his lap. He planted a kiss on my forehead and whispered, “Don’t do that again.”
I nestled inside his arms and nodded obediently.
Then, he cupped my chin and forced me to look into his deep eyes. “You should’ve told me earlier about Kyle and Lucy.”
I wrinkled my nose and felt a little frustrated. “I didn’t know this would happen. I wouldn’t have told anyone about their secret. Why couldn’t they just let me go?”
“Not everyone is as innocent as you,” Rufus said in a harsh tone, tightening his grip on my chin. “If you encounter something like that again, promise you’ll tell me first.”
“Okay, I promise.” Rufus didn’t let me go until he was certain I was being sincere.
Then, he hugged me tightly. “Don’t get me wrong, Sylvia. I’m not mad at you.”
“I know…” I kissed the stubble on Rufus’ chin and my expression softened. “So, what happened to Kyle and Lucy after?”
“I locked Kyle up and interrogated him. But he made no mention of Lucy, so I couldn’t call her out. Richard has taken her back. After saying that, Rufus pressed his lips against mine and I stopped asking questions. He reached under my hospital gown and started pinching my nipples, whispering in a husky voice, “Don’t think about them anymore. I’ll look into it. I’ll never let something like this happen to you ever again.
My body began to heat up under his warm touch. Trembling, I asked softly, “Don’t you want to rest first? You’ve had a long day.”
“Don’t worry. I’m not tired.” Rufus’ kiss grew even more passionate. “When I finally managed to send the grey wolf away, Harry and Flora showed up. Now, they’re gone, and we’re finally alone. Don’t try to drive me away.”
“I won’t.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back fiercely.
Just as we were about to get more intimate, the door swung open.
Fortunately, Rufus reacted quickly and covered my half-naked upper body with the blanket.
Warren’s POV
There were so many werewolves coming and going to the gate of the Royal Hospital. A little boy who was playing with his friends accidentally ran into my leg. I quickly knelt to help him up and patted the dust off his knees.
“Hey, are you okay?” I asked with concern.
Thankfully, the little boy nodded his head and smiled. “I’m fine.”
Just then, the little boy’s mother rushed over, apologized to me, and left with the little boy. I stood where I was, hesitant to go in.
The sun had risen. I wondered if I should push through and visit Sylvia.
I knew that my being here would be awkward, and I didn’t want to cause her any trouble or stress. Besides, Sylvia’s ward was strictly guarded by Rufus’ men. I was pretty sure Rufus would not let me in.
I sighed. I walked inside a flower shop beside the hospital and bought a large bouquet of flowers. In the end, I reasoned that because we were classmates, I should visit her out of courtesy.
As soon as I strode out of the store, bouquet in tow, I saw Harry and Flora come out of the hospital. I instinctively wanted to hide behind a pillar, but it was too late. Harry spotted me instantly.
“Warren!” he called enthusiastically. “You’re here, too?” I squinted at him suspiciously. I didn’t know why he was so excited to see me. We weren’t exactly friends.
I cleared my throat and walked up to them halfway. “Hi.”
Harry threw his arm around my shoulder as though we were old friends. “Would you like to join us for lunch?”
“No, thanks. I’m good.” A little embarrassed, I was at a loss as to how to handle this awkward situation.
Flora glanced at the flowers in my hands and raised one eyebrow. “Are you here to see Sylvia?”
Suddenly, I felt as though the bouquet was a ticking time bomb. I wanted to hide it behind me, but it was way too big.
Flora suddenly burst into laughter. The two dimples at the corners of her mouth popped out, as cute as a child’s. My heart skipped a beat, and I had to avert my gaze quickly.
“What’s so funny?” I clenched the bouquet in my hands, cold beads of sweat forming on my palms. “After all, I’ve been in a similar situation. It’s only right that I visit her.”
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