Even a tough-ish man like Harry couldn’t help but try to cheer up the poor kid.
“Little one, don’t cry. We’ll find your sister soon. You should focus on recovering so that when your sister’s back, this young and handsome man will take you two to the amusement park!” Harry pointed at himself shamelessly when he said “this young and handsome man”, winking at Arron to make him agree.
Arron nodded and smiled at the strange man politely. “Thank you, sir.”
The smile showed his lovely little teeth. He looked just like an angel that he was. Harry’s heart melted, and then this so-called young and handsome man couldn’t help but scoop Arron up into his arms.
It was amusing to see Arron and Harry get along. I sighed wistfully and watched them play.
Just then, Joanna’s phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and then went out to answer it. After a while, I heard her cry out in surprise. A split second later, she rushed back into the ward and asked us to check our phones.
Confused, Harry craned his neck to get a look at Joanna’s phone. Arron, who was in his arms, also tilted his head to look at the screen. “Beryl!” he shouted in surprise.
Confused, Harry craned his neck to get a look at Joanna’s phone. Arron, who was in his arms, also tilted his head to look at the screen. “Beryl!” he shouted in surprise.
I immediately took out my phone and checked the news. A notice about a missing girl popped up on the screen. A sleeping Beryl was in the picture.
“That little girl looks a lot like Arron. It has to be Beryl, right?”
Tears of joy welled up in my eyes. “Yes, yes!” I read the notice carefully. It turned out that Beryl was now in the royal palace, under Rufus’ care!
“So Prince Rufus saved Beryl? Oops, I meant ‘King’ Rufus.” Harry was confused. Then he suddenly understood and slapped his thigh. “So that’s why so many royal guards were in the area that afternoon. Rufus might’ve been out on patrol that day!”
I was shocked and scared. I wanted to go to the palace as soon as possible to see Beryl, but I couldn’t leave Arron alone in the hospital.
Harry and Joanna also needed to go there. In fact, they were already incredibly late.
I didn’t know what to do. Looking at Arron’s face, I was in a dilemma. After all, my son looked almost identical to his father-Rufus.
If I took Arron with me to the palace, everyone would find out that he was Rufus’ son.
Rufus’ POV
Early this morning, I received news that Crystal had taken Warren’s permit and managed to leave the palace last night.
Expressionless, I straightened my tie. While listening to the report on the phone, my mood grew gloomier by the second. The arrogant she-wolf from the border pack really didn’t take me seriously at all.
“After leaving the palace, Alpha Crystal acted very strangely. She seemed to be looking for someone and checked every bus station in the city. Then she went to the suburbs. In the end, she went to the hospital just after dawn. Because Alpha Crystal was quite sharp, our people didn’t dare to get too close to her in case she noticed we were following her. We don’t know who or what she was looking for.”
Hearing this, I frowned even more tightly, and the uneasiness in my heart kept growing. My instinct about her was right; there really was something wrong with that she-wolf. It had only been a few hours since she arrived at the imperial palace, yet she was so impatient to leave that she didn’t even bother with the usual niceties.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I felt. There were not many people who could easily provoke my emotions now, but that she-wolf had truly tested my patience.
I had to think about how to punish her. I couldn’t let her continue to be so arrogant or she would never take me seriously.
“Your Majesty, do you still want us to keep an eye on her?” my subordinate asked cautiously.
“No, I’ll go talk to her myself,” I replied coldly. Without waiting for a response, I hung up the phone.
As soon as I left my quarters to go downstairs, I saw the doctor running toward me from the other end of the corridor.
“Your Majesty! The little girl is awake!”
“Then take good care of her,” I said coldly, before continuing downstairs.
By the time I reached the car, the driver was already waiting for me. Feeling somewhat irritable, I closed my eyes in an effort to calm down. However, the masked she-wolf appeared in my mind, along with the little girl’s sleeping face. I couldn’t think straight. What the hell!
The driver hadn’t started the car yet. After a long moment, I opened my eyes and asked impatiently, “What are you waiting for?”
“Your Majesty, you. . you haven’t told me where to go. . . ” the driver stammered fretfully.
I glowered at him from the rearview mirror. “Have your years with me taught you nothing?”
The driver lowered his head and didn’t dare to make a sound.
“The children’s hospital,” I said coldly.
“Yes, Sir.”
When the car started, the little girl’s face popped up in my mind again. For some inexplicable reason, the mere thought of her made my heart ache, making it difficult to breathe.
“Stop the car,” I said with difficulty.
The car stopped immediately. The driver gingerly glanced at me from the rearview mirror, trembling in fear.
I didn’t say anything, just got out of the car and trudged back to the second floor.
The doctor was surprised to see me. “Your Majesty, you’re back! Did you forget something?”
“I came back to check on her,” I walked past the doctor and opened the door to the room.
The little girl was sitting on the edge of the bed, her eyes clear and bright. She looked very serious when she looked at me, which made me feel a bit better for reasons I couldn’t explain.
I walked over to the bed and observed her quietly.
She didn’t cry or make any noise. She just looked at me blankly, with gauze wrapped around her forehead. She looked very cute, if not a bit dull.
“Does your head still hurt?” I asked cautiously.
The little girl thought for a while and then shook her head. Her chubby cheeks bounced as she moved. I couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Get some rest then. ” I didn’t know what else to say. I turned around and was about to call a servant to bring her some food, but then the little girl jumped out of bed quickly, rushed to me, and clung to my legs.
“Daddy!”
Rufus’ POV
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