As soon as she said this, another somber voice came from behind me.
“I was.”
Sylvia’s POV
It was none other than Noreen!
Immediately, I shouted at Rufus outside the door.
However, to my surprise, no one responded.
Alina sneered and said, “Just give up, Sylvia. No one can hear you. This place is isolated from the outside world.”
I was shocked when I heard her words. It turned out that Alina had colluded with Noreen!
Seeing Alina walking towards Noreen with ease, my blood boiled. It seemed that Alina brought me here today to kill me.
“Don’t go there, Alina. Noreen is an extremely dangerous black witch. Be careful or you will be the next one to die. Don’t dig your own grave, Alina. It is not going to end well siding with the black witches.”
I tried my best to stop Alina, but to no avail.
At that time, Alina stood beside Noreen and handed the pendant to her.
Noreen was wearing a black cloak and her whole body shrouded in darkness. She reached out her pale hand to take the pendant and laughed in a low voice, “You believe me now, don’t you?”
Alina didn’t say anything. Her face was incredibly pale as she looked at me with burning hatred. “Sylvia, I won’t let you go this time.”
I couldn’t understand what they were talking about at all.
When Noreen raised her hand, the pendant in her hand instantly turned into ashes and disappeared in the air. Then, she waved her sleeve and the scene around us changed into the grand banquet hall. But now there were only three people, Alina, Noreen and me, confronting each other.
This was probably an illusion created by Noreen’s magic.
Taking a step back, I shouted Rufus’ name again, but it didn’t work.
“I thought you wanted to meet me.” Noreen said in a calm voice with a trace of confusion. She acted as if she was innocent even though she was the one who ran away from the responsibility.
I was a little speechless to see her this way. Nonetheless, I tried my best to keep calm and find a way out.
Noreen seemed to have guessed what I was thinking because she smiled disapprovingly and said, “Don’t bother. It is hard for normal people to break my spells unless I’m dead.”
I pursed my lips as I looked at her vigilantly and said, “Why did you go through a lot of trouble just to bring me here?”
Without answering my question, Noreen approached me slowly and reached out her hand. “Come with me then. I’ll tell you everything you want to know.”
Hearing this, I sneered. I didn’t believe her at all. If she really wanted to tell me, she didn’t need to beat around the bush like this.
I turned to look at Alina and said coldly, “That black witch is just using you. Hurry up and contact the outside world if you don’t want to die.”
Alina raised her chin proudly and said calmly, “As long as I can get rid of you, it doesn’t matter even if I’m used by Noreen.”
“Idiot!” Alina was willing to risk everything just to achieve her goal, even if she had to collude with the evil! At this rate, she would die one day before she knew what killed her.
Leonard asked me to take care of her. As much as I wanted to, I was afraid that there was nothing I could do to this stupid girl.
“Do you think you are smart? You get fooled around every time. I can’t believe you share the same bloodline with me!” Alina spat angrily with a disgusted look.
“What do you mean?” I was immediately distracted by her words. No matter how much I thought about it, I just couldn’t understand what she meant.
“You are going to die yet you still dare to play dumb.” Alina’s eyes were burning with hatred as she looked at me.
Although I wanted to ask more, I couldn’t as Noreen got closer to me. I tried my best to struggle, but the fragrance of Noreen’s black cloak made me dizzy.
“Just sleep. The truth will come to light when you wake up,” Noreen said softly, soothing me to sleep.
Leonard’s POV
Rufus and I were in a conversation in the corridor. As I watched the bustling scene outside, I was in a good mood.
Now that Alina was going to get married, she could look forward to a lifetime of happiness.
Subconsciously, I reached into my pocket and pulled out a chocolate bar. But a hand snatched it out of my fingers just as I was ready to bite into it.
“You shouldn’t eat sweets.” Rufus looked very serious as he tossed the candy into the bin.
I feigned a cough to cover my embarrassment. Rufus didn’t treat me with any respect even though I was now his father-in-law.
“What’s wrong?” He turned to me with a serious look.
Awkward, I cracked a grin. “Nothing. It’s just you have been with Sylvia for a long time now, and I want to give you an anniversary gift.”
As he frowned, Rufus appeared to be at a loss for words. He examined me as though there was something wrong with my brain.
“What do you and Sylvia like? Tell me.” I bit the bullet and continued to ask.
Rufus kept silent for a while before saying in a cold tone, “Alpha Leonard, I know you really mean to ask what Sylvia likes.”
The second he caught me off guard, my face flushed, and I stammered, “Well, it’s… it’s not like that. I just want to do something to make amends to Sylvia…”
I had been worried sick these days. And I was at a loss what to do about our father-daughter relationship.
Alas…
I was hoping the ceremony would end quickly so I could see Sylvia again and tell her I was her father.
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the door. One of my subordinates hastened to tell me that the groom was on his way.
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