I sighed helplessly. Truth be told, I was planning to invite Crystal, but the headache Rufus had just now put me on high alert. It’d be best if Rufus and Crystal didn’t see each other.
Although I knew that Crystal wouldn’t be coming to the ball, I still wanted to reduce the unnecessary contact between the two.
I then went to the kitchen to discuss the menu for the ball with the chef.
Half an hour later, I returned to the dining room, only to find that Beryl was no longer at the table. The pizza, the milk, and the pudding were gone.
I looked around but couldn’t find her. I asked the servants on duty, but they also didn’t know where Beryl was.
“I guess she went to play somewhere,” a maid suggested respectfully.
I didn’t continue to look for her, thinking that Beryl had gone out to play. The palace was very safe and there were guards everywhere, so I didn’t think too much of it. I even asked some craftsmen to make a swing in the garden for Beryl. Besides, she also liked slides. Beryl had been talking about it in the past few days, so I also needed to have one made for her.
Even if Beryl wasn’t going to stay here forever, I would do everything in my power to make her the happiest little girl on earth.
Beryl’s POV
I followed Grandma’s subordinate discreetly.
While I was eating a few minutes ago, I heard the mention of a ball. I was curious about what Grandma had asked him to do.
I followed him to the study. He came out holding a pile of invitations. After he left, I quickly slipped into the study and spotted a few blank invitation letters on the desk. They had no names.
Grandma must have instructed her subordinate to deliver the invitation letters.
I stood on the chair and studied the invitation. It was decorated with beautiful flowers.
My Mask Mommy, that was the lady in the mask, was definitely not invited, because this ball was being held to choose a wife for Daddy, meaning he would choose a new Mommy for me. So, old Mommy definitely couldn’t attend it.
I pouted and muttered unhappily to myself. Although Mask Mommy always wore a mask and looked weird, I liked her very much. I even enjoyed the feeling when she only paid attention to me. That was why I was deliberately being lukewarm toward her, because I wanted her to look at me all the time.
She was better. I didn’t want a new Mommy.
I climbed onto the table and picked up a pen from the pen stand. I pulled out the cap and tried to recall her name. Then I leaned forward and wrote the crooked letters ‘Cr’ on the invitation… How was her name spelled? Crital! That must be it!
I analyzed the name on the invitation with satisfaction, and then my eyes fell on a big seal box on the table. Daddy usually pressed it down on the documents. I took a small square seal and patted it on the ink pad. Then, I used all my strength to press it down on the invitation. Done! Mommy could attend the ball!
Although the handwriting was a little crooked, no one would figure out it was fake! After all, it was stamped with Daddy’s seal. The maids said that Daddy could do anything in the imperial palace. His seal was as good as himself, which was also authoritative.
I was so happy that I clutched the invitation to my chest and imagined the scene where Daddy held Mask Mommy’s hand and they twirled on the dance floor together. It would be wonderful.
Humming a song, I jumped off the chair and took my self-made invitation to give to Mask Mommy.
I ran all the way out of the palace before I bumped into a problem. I didn’t know where she lived.
I vaguely remembered that she was residing in an Alpha palace, but there were many palaces for Alphas. Which one was she living in?
I murmured to myself and walked around, following my instincts.
After walking around in this way for a long time, I still couldn’t locate the Alpha palace. I sat on a low boulder, holding my chin up with my hand. I wanted to ask some passers-by.
But I waited in vain for a long time, not seeing anyone, not even a maid. I pouted, my eyes drooping with sleep. Fortunately, I had some candies in my pocket. I took one out and popped it into my mouth, after which my head stopped throbbing.
I rested for a long while before setting out again. I believed that I would have to deliver the invitation to Mask Mommy today, or I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night.
But even after walking around for a long time, I couldn’t find the Alpha palace. Eventually, I got lost.
Darkness was setting in. The streetlights had come on. In a daze, I walked in the direction of a garden with several stairs.
I could make someone out at the end of these stairs. I ran up the stairs, panting for breath. A short kid with a heavily bandaged face abruptly jumped out of nowhere. He looked like a monster in a fairytale, and I was so terrified that I fell.
Beryl’s POV
I was so terrified that I didn’t dare to take in a full breath. I just hoped the lights were dim enough that the monster wouldn’t spot me.
However, the monster not only saw me, but excitedly came running toward me with wide eyes.
I was so frightened that I spun on my heel and ran away. However, the monster anxiously called my name, and called me his sister.
Although I was scared, I stopped in my tracks and turned around to face him. “How do you know my name? And why did you say I’m your sister?”
“Don’t be afraid. I’m your twin brother. My name is Arron.” The monster cautiously approached me.
I watched the monster nervously and considered the credibility of his words. He was shorter and thinner than me. We had no similarities besides the same candy scent that hung around us. How could we be twins?
The monster seemed to sense that I didn’t believe him. He took out a fistful of candies from his pocket and said, “These are your favorite candies. Take them.”
I grabbed them from him without hesitation. These candies were indeed my favorite. I had the same kind in my pocket, and Mask Mommy had given them to me.
But I still wasn’t convinced that this monster was my twin brother, because he was very ugly and his entire face was covered in bandages.
“Our Mommy’s name is Crystal. Both our heads were injured. But yours is more serious than mine, so you don’t remember us.” The monster tried his best to persuade me and gain my trust.
I pouted and murmured, “Then, can you take me to Mommy?”
“Of course!” The monster was ecstatic and chuckled like a hen. His laugh was similar to mine, I’d give him that.
I curled my lips to one side and stuffed the candies back into the monster’s hand as I said, “Accept these as your conveyance fee. Take me to Mommy now.”
I raised my chin and walked past him nobly like Grandma usually did.
“Beryl, wait. You’re going in the wrong direction.” The monster grasped my hand and led me to another well- lit place.
Soon, the monster and I arrived at a quiet elegant palace. There was a large fountain at the gate that was decorated with crystal lights. It was gorgeous.
For a few seconds, I was standing still outside gazing at the fountain. The monster shouted enthusiastically and pulled my hand. “Beryl, come here!” A moment later, we entered a warm and cozy room.
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