“I see… Thank you, Flora.”
After talking to Flora, I took the cloth bag to Rufus. If what Flora said was accurate, this pattern didn’t seem widely known.
They had seen it before, she said, but it was not used later. It seemed contradictory to me.
Tonight, Rufus didn’t return to the royal palace. Instead, he stayed with the army.
Rufus was very much surprised to see me when he opened his door. “What are you doing here?”
“I found some more clues about my father.” I told him immediately.
Intrigued, Rufus raised his eyebrows and gestured for me to come in. “Tell me.”
I handed the item to Rufus. “Remember this thing I told you about?”
Rufus looked at it and nodded. “Yes, Silver Moon Pack’s old badge.”
“Their old badge, right? But, Flora isn’t that familiar with it.” There was confusion written on my face.
Werewolves were usually very familiar with their pack’s badge.
Rufus ran his fingers along the lines of the pattern. “This version of the badge was made with careful craftsmanship. Only those of noble status in the pack were given something of this quality. Later, to make more of it and make it popular, the design had to be simplified.”
“Then, my guess must be right.” Now more than ever, I was sure of the answer in my heart, but I felt worse.
Rufus looked at me. “Have you figured out who your father is?”
I nodded but I didn’t look so happy.
“Could it be…?” Rufus’ voice trailed off as he put together the clues and guessed the answer as well. With disbelief on his face, he said, “But that’s impossible.”
“It’s possible, alright.” I sighed. I analyzed Edwin’s attitude today in closer detail. Although Rufus was there, I doubted he paid much attention to the details. “I also traced back the time from my birthday. My mother got pregnant shortly after the battle. Edwin obviously knew my mother, which was why he was so surprised to see me. He probably never expected to see his own daughter in his lifetime again, and in the capital city at that.
“Wait… You really think Edwin is your father?” The expression on Rufus’ face got even more complicated.
“Yes.” I nodded, convinced that Edwin was my real father.
Sylvia’s POV
“But why didn’t Leonard know about this?” Rufus asked curiously. “Edwin and Leonard are always together. I think it will be a tough task for Edwin to hide anything from him.”
“You are right.” I tilted my head and contemplated this for a while. “Leonard is such an upright man. His men must have the same values as him too.”
But there was an exception to every rule. Who could guarantee that Edwin was an honest man?
I spun the narrative in my mind again. In my heart, I had already painted Edwin as a man who had abandoned his wife and daughter.
“I believe that Leonard doesn’t know about this. Given his character, if he knew about this, he would certainly not hide or lie about it, let alone put on such a perfect act in front of us today,” Rufus analyzed calmly.
I snorted. “That means Edwin dated my mother secretly behind Leonard’s back.”
“That is possible.” Rufus nodded. His eyebrows then furrowed as he asked, “What are you going to do now? Are you going to talk to Edwin?”
I suddenly froze. I remembered that when I was a child, all the children in the pack ridiculed my mother as a bitch abandoned by a man. It felt like that difficult phase had taken place just yesterday.
For an ordinary family, the birth of a child was considered a happy blessing. But for my mother, my birth only made her the target of endless taunts.
Despite that, she gave me twice the love, fulfilling the part that should have come from my father as well.
As my mind flashed back to Edwin’s avoidance this afternoon, my heart clenched painfully.
Finally, I shook my head and said, “No.”
Rufus cupped my face with his hands and gave me a tender look. “What’s wrong? If you don’t want to give Edwin the position of your father, then you don’t need to. He never contributed to raising you throughout your childhood, nor did he give you any love. You don’t need him in the future either.”
I pouted. “Rufus, you know what? I look very similar to my mother.”
“I know. I had once seen her at a celebration ceremony of the empire when I was a child. Your eyes resemble hers very closely,” he said sweetly as his fingers softly brushed over my eyes.
At this moment, I felt horrible. I had imagined numerous possibilities, but I had never thought I’d end up with this kind of result.
It turned out that my father wasn’t expecting my existence.
“As you saw, Edwin mistook me for my mother, which means he hasn’t forgotten her yet. And he was not exactly surprised when he saw me. I mean… it’s like he already knew of my existence, and he was just simply surprised to see me here in the royal palace. So, we can safely assume that he probably knew that my mother had given birth to his child. But when he saw me, he didn’t show any happiness. Instead, he tried his best to dodge all the questions,” I said in a low voice. Finally, I laughed humorlessly. “My appearance probably caught him off guard.”
Rufus sighed and kissed me on the forehead. “Honey don’t think about it anymore. Don’t spend your energy thinking about someone who doesn’t care about you.”
“Those kids were right all along. My father didn’t want my mother and me.” My lips curved up into a bitter smile and sadness enveloped my heart.
Rufus wrapped his arms around me and comforted me, “I love you, Sylvia. The others don’t matter.”
His confession of love warmed my heart. I touched his chin and smiled. “Yes, I have you. I’m not sad anymore.”
Rufus lowered his head and kissed me on my lips. He asked in a soft voice, “Do you want me to help you investigate what happened back then?”
I hesitated for a moment, but still refused. “I want to do this myself. Edwin must know. I will personally ask him why he abandoned my mother.”
Sylvia’s POV
At the mention of my mother, I fumed. Edwin was clearly a worthless scumbag that abandoned his wife and daughter.
No matter how good of a she-wolf my mother was, he still had the heart to leave her. He also knew about my existence, yet he chose to pretend as if he was not aware.
He was a great actor, at least.
“Damn it! How could he do something like that?” I cursed and practically felt steam rushing out of my ears.
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