Edwin watched me worriedly. “What happened? Do you also need to make the same choice as your mother?”
I shook my head in denial. Then I asked him if Rufus knew about this letter.
Edwin shook his head. “Prince Rufus doesn’t know the existence of this letter. Only your father had read it. And now you.”
“That’s good.” When I heard this, relief flowed through me. If Rufus found out about this, matters would become tricky. He wouldn’t let me erase his memories. And if I couldn’t figure out a way to remove the curse, he would certainly die.
I couldn’t let that happen. The thought itself was more painful than my own death.
“I hope you will keep this secret for me. I don’t want Rufus to know about it.” I looked at Edwin earnestly and beseeched him.
Edwin took pity on me and asked, “Are you going to experience the same thing Olivia and Leonard did?”
“No, I will find a way to change my fate.” I didn’t believe that there was no way out. Even though the black witch bloodline was strong, a natural enemy to restrain it must have existed.
The priority right now was to find this natural enemy and conquer it.
Edwin didn’t add anything more. With a sigh, he said, “I will keep this secret for you. And I hope that one day, I will be lucky enough to attend your wedding to Rufus.”
“Of course you will.” I gave him a bright smile. Although reality was cruel, I believed that there was always hope.
Everyone should have a dream. Mine was to build a home with Rufus.
After this conversation, Edwin didn’t stay with me any longer. He sent me downstairs and went to work.
I returned to the mourning hall in search of Rufus, but I couldn’t find him anywhere.
Owen and Warren were chatting at the door. They greeted me when they spotted me.
They both looked miserable, and Flora only looked slightly better. But she was also depressed and haggard. With their heads bowed down, they looked like listless plants who hadn’t received any sunlight for a while.
“Where is Rufus?” I swept my eyes around the room but didn’t see his familiar figure.
“Didn’t he come to meet you?” Owen asked curiously.
“No.” I hadn’t bumped into him on my way here.
After pondering for a while, I bid them goodbye and decided to go back to my living quarters to look for Rufus.
Sylvia’s POV
When I arrived at my residence, I happened to see Rufus walk out of the room.
He looked anxious. He probably thought I got kidnapped by Noreen again.
“I saw you talking to the guests just now, so I went out to get some fresh air. I didn’t see you when I came back,” I said as I guiltily scratched my nose.
I didn’t tell him that I had talked to Edwin because I rarely ever talked to that man. Telling Rufus the truth would only arouse his suspicion, especially when I came to Edwin all of a sudden. I didn’t want Rufus to go and talk to him as well. Edwin had always been respectful toward Rufus. Even though Edwin wasn’t aware of the curse, he might say something that might arouse Rufus’ suspicion.
Rufus breathed a sigh of relief when I explained myself. He didn’t doubt my words. He just took me inside the room and told me the investigation results.
“A hint of Noreen’s scent was found on Chet’s body. At that same time, two witnesses saw Chet rushing inside Leonard’s room. If we’re not mistaken, Noreen probably controlled him.”
“Hold on…” I furrowed my eyebrows. “There were witnesses?”
Alina told me that no one saw what happened except for her. Where exactly did those witnesses come from?
Rufus nodded. “But the witnesses died in an accident this morning.”
I gasped. “They died in an accident? Right after giving their testimony?”
If Noreen was the one behind this, she wouldn’t go as far as to conceal the truth by killing the witnesses. After all, a dagger laced with her scent had already given her away.
“I think there’s someone else behind it. Leonard’s death probably isn’t entirely attributed to Noreen.” Rufus frowned.
I couldn’t figure it out. Noreen probably killed Leonard because of what happened that year. My mother’s choice to be with Leonard made Noreen feel betrayed, so it only made sense that she would take revenge on Leonard.
Who else would want to hurt him?
Edwin and Owen wouldn’t do something like that. I highly doubted that Warren and Flora would do that either.
Was it Alina?
But how could that be possible? No matter how selfish and vicious she was, I knew she didn’t have it in her to kill her own father. Not to mention, Leonard said that he and Alina didn’t have any problems with each other anymore. That their relationship was getting strong.
I mentally shook that thought away. I didn’t want to overthink things too much.
“Do you think the culprit is one of Leonard’s confidants?” I asked Rufus.
“Probably, but we can’t just assume things. We need to investigate further.” Rufus sighed as he went to the bar counter to get me a glass of juice.
As I drank the juice, I was lost in thought. In my mind, I ran through the list of people who were close to Leonard, but none of them seemed to have the motive to commit the crime.
“I’ve thought about it for a long time now. I really can’t figure out who else would harm Leonard aside from Noreen. I don’t know why they would harm him either. Leonard was such a good person.” I anxiously bit my lip. I was depressed, and really frustrated.
I’d have no reason to stay in this pack anymore after the funeral. I needed to find another opportunity to come back if I wanted to further investigate Leonard’s death.
Rufus placed a hand on my head and stroked my hair in an attempt to comfort me. “Don’t worry. I’ll look into it. I won’t give up until I find the culprit-just like how I investigated your mother’s case.”
“Thank you,” I said as I looked at Rufus, teary-eyed. I reached out for his hand and pressed it against my cheek. “What about Chet?”
“Chet is a victim too. I ordered my subordinates to send his corpse back to his pack. His and Alina’s wedding is canceled now,” Rufus briefly stated. I nodded in response, and we went silent for a moment. His eyes seemed to widen a bit when he suddenly remembered something. “Speaking of which, you should stay here for a few more days.”
I gave him a bewildered look. “Why? Is there anything else I need to do here?”
“Well, Alina is going to hold the Alpha Ceremony to take over the position as the new Alpha next month. Do you want to stay and attend the ceremony?” He asked.
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