Discouraged, I sat on the floor and bit my lip.
“I can feel Omar’s depression, Sylvia…” Yana echoed my thoughts.
“I know…” I whispered.
“But don’t worry about it, Sylvia. If Edwin doesn’t want to recognize us, it doesn’t matter. We still have Rufus.” I knew that Yana was doing her best to comfort me, but it just didn’t work. In fact, I felt worse.
“Even though I already had a hunch that Edwin might really be my father, it still hurts now that it’s been proven. I don’t care if he recognizes me or not. What matters is that Rufus himself tried to deceive me with that fake report.”
I grew angrier as I spoke. “Why would he deceive me like that? Mates should never hide anything from each other. If I were gullible enough to believe that report, I would just look stupid spending the rest of my life trying to find my father.”
“I’m sure Rufus was only doing this out of love…” Yana sighed. “I hate lies as much as you do, but some lies do come from a good intention. What if you were in Rufus’ shoes, Sylvia? What would you do? Could you bear to see your mate heartbroken?”
I didn’t reply and simply buttoned up my shirt. I didn’t want to admit it, but Yana had a good point.
It was just that I was still angry right now. I was not in the mood to listen to any advice.
“Think about it this way, Sylvia. We’ve never even had a father since we were young. We should be used to it already, right?” Yana tried to reason with me again.
“Yeah, I guess I’m already used to it. At least, I still have you and…”
A part of me didn’t want to complete the sentence.
Perhaps it would be better that I let my anger settle down first.
“I hope Leonard was our father instead…” Yana thought out loud.
“Why do you think that?” I was confused.
Leonard seemed to have a good impression on Yana, despite him training us to the ground like dogs. Now that I looked back, Yana never complained once about it.
“Leonard’s wolf seems warm.”
I tried to imagine what Yana saw in Leonard. With Leonard as a father, I just knew he would force me to train every day. As soon as we met, we already tested each other’s patience, never backing down from the other.
I couldn’t help but laugh at this silly thought. “Forget it, Yana. I don’t want a father who will always fight me.”
Leonard was mostly serious, but he did have moments where he acted like an old man-child. Not only did he like to tell cold jokes, but he also like to eat snacks in secret. Sweet foods were his favorite.
I guessed he was a bit like Flora in some aspects.
But whenever I remembered that he was Alina’s father, my vision darkened immediately.
Alina and I were already enemies before we had even met, because of Rufus.
If we were going to fight for the same father as well, it would just cause bigger trouble.
At this point, it was better I just quit stupid fantasy and face my reality.
Sylvia’s POV
“Let’s be real, Yana. Alina is also Leonard’s biological daughter,” I shrugged.
When I said this, I felt Yana’s thought bubble burst. “You’re right. Never mind. Alina is not someone to cross.”
“So, we just have to face the truth. Like it or not, Edwin is our father.” I sighed deeply.
For a few seconds, Yana also remained silent. She then spoke up, “What about Rufus? When will you be able to forgive him?”
I thought for a while. “I think I have to stay angry with Rufus for a little longer than usual. I need him to know how serious this is. He cannot deceive me again.”
Suddenly, I heard a rustling sound from the door.
Both Yana and I shut up as the sound grew louder.
I stared at the door. I had a feeling that it was Rufus outside the door.
After all, that was his scent I could smell from here.
A little over ten seconds later, another sound was heard.
But Rufus didn’t knock on the door. I wasn’t sure what he was doing. Through the crack between the door and the floor, I could only see silver gray fur.
Was he in his wolf form?
“What is he doing?” Curious, Yana urged me to go closer to get a better look.
“No.” I stayed in my spot and watched his fur move through the crack.
It seemed that Rufus was pressing his entire wolf body against the door.
“Oh, poor Rufus! Just let him in!” Yana and her soft heart could not stand it. She wanted me to open the door.
“The door isn’t locked. If he wants to come in, he can do it himself.” I rolled my eyes.
It was too soon for me to surrender. I also wanted to see what Rufus was going to do A few moments later, it sounded like the door was being scratched but ever so lightly and cautiously.
I got up. Yana got excited, thinking that I was finally going to open the door.
“Will you really open the door? Are you not angry anymore?”
“No,” I snorted. “My body was just getting sore.”
I slipped into the bed and closed my eyes, planning to stay cold and ruthless today.
Eventually, the shuffling sound outside stopped.
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