Every time our paths crossed, something unexpected would happen.
“Your Majesty, do you want us to continue the investigation? If we want to know more about her, we might have to try something else. Maybe we can start from late Alpha Leonard,” the subordinate said.
I kept silent for a long time. When I looked up at the monitor in the corner, a thought occurred to me. “Go and get pictures of Crystal from the footage then send someone to search for any relevant information on the Internet.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Crystal’s POV
After leaving the lounge, I didn’t return to the ball. Instead, I went back to my current accommodations cradling Arron in my arms.
I tried my best to avoid the crowd. Rufus had broken my mask, so I couldn’t take a more conspicuous route. It would be disastrous to bump into an acquaintance.
The whole palace was quieter than usual. Almost everyone was at the ball.
I shut the door and walked into the kitchen to cook some soup for my little guy. Arron felt much better after having the warm soup. He was not as weak as before.
I wiped his face with a towel and said in a comforting voice, “I’m sorry that you had to bandage yourself these past few days. I’m so sorry you had to go through this and were the target of other people’s gossip.”
“It doesn’t matter, Mommy. I don’t know why you asked me to do it, but I will listen to you,” Arron replied obediently.
My heart softened and my guilt increased. “If you want to go out to play, you can tell me. I will take you for a fun outing. Just a few more days, and we can go home!”
Arron nodded. “Okay. It’s my fault that I sneaked out today. I won’t worry you in the future.”
I was so happy that I gathered him in my arms and hugged him tightly.
“But Beryl hasn’t recovered her memory yet. Will she agree to go with us?” Arron’s little face was scrunched up in worry.
I considered it for a while and hesitatingly said, “We have to take her with us, whether she likes it or not. I can’t let her stay here. I believe that once we’re home, Beryl will recover her memory sooner or later.”
Arron frowned. “Don’t knock my sister out. It will hurt.” My lips quirked up in amusement. “Of course, I won’t. I’ll come up with an excuse to trick her into coming home with us.”
Although I had assured Arron, I wasn’t so sure myself. Beryl was sharp. It would be difficult to fool her with a simple reason.
If necessary, my only choice would be to inject her with sleep-inducing drugs that were not harmful to her.
Trying to keep Arron from worrying, I decided not to discuss the details with him for now.
“Mommy, don’t worry. Beryl will come home with us. Last time she came here, we played for a long time together. Although she has lost her memory, she still cares about you and likes you very much. She also asked many questions about you.”
“I know. Although Beryl didn’t say the words, I could sense it and understand her feelings. This is a difficult time for all of us. We’ll be fine once we get through it,” I said softly.
“Okay, Mommy. I’m glad you’re not sad anymore.” Arron picked up a biscuit and stuffed it into my mouth. “Mommy, your mood will improve after eating these sweet biscuits.”
I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry. Children were so sensitive to the feelings of those around them. I guessed he thought I was in a bad mood because I was silent the entire walk back.
I quickly chewed and swallowed the biscuit in my mouth, and then I said, “I’m not sad. Stop worrying. If we get the chance tomorrow, let’s go to see Beryl and bring her some of the desserts we baked.”
I would go meet my daughter only if Rufus wasn’t there. This time, my mask had fallen off my face and he was furious. I didn’t know what would happen in our next encounter. I couldn’t afford the scenario where Arron’s bandages came off and Rufus saw his face!
Suddenly, my subordinate walked in and reported that I had a visitor.
I was nervous it could be Rufus, so I instructed Arron to go to his room and lock the door.
He hastily grabbed two biscuits and rushed upstairs obediently.
After contemplating a while, I selected a silver mask from the bunch of masks Laura had given me. Although Rufus had already seen my face, wearing my mask gave me sense of security.
Crystal’s POV
When I opened the door and saw that it was Flora, I heaved a sigh of relief. I pulled her inside and promptly took off my mask.
“What’re you doing here?”
Flora was still wearing a gown, as if she had rushed straight here from the ball.
“Did something happen between you and Rufus just now? People have been saying that you two were in the same room for a long time…” Flora held my hands, her eyes darting around nervously.
I had a bad feeling about this. “What’s going on?”
Flora immediately fished out her phone from her handbag and showed me a photo. “Look, someone took a photo of you running out of Rufus’ lounge.”
Hearing this, my heart leaped to my throat. I took Flora’s phone to get a better look at the photo. Luckily, it didn’t capture my face, which was blocked by Arron in my arms.
But it would’ve been easy to recognize me by my side profile. Years ago, I often posted photos on social media. It would be bad if someone recognized me. After all, in the eyes of the public, Sylvia had already been executed.
“Don’t worry. As soon as we found out about it, Warren immediately gave the order to have the photos taken down. Hopefully, it won’t cause too big of an impact,”
Flora comforted me and patted the back of my hand.
I closed my eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. We both sank into the sofa tiredly and I told her about my plan. “I’m leaving the capital in three days.”
“Is Beryl going with you? Doesn’t she think that Rufus is her father?” Flora asked with a frown.
“If Beryl still doesn’t regain her memories by then, I’ll have to take her away by f0rce.” I sighed helplessly.
Flora sighed. “Life can be really cruel sometimes. If only it wasn’t Rufus who saved Beryl.”
“Well, now that things have come to this, I have to accept it. If it wasn’t Rufus who saved her, I might not have found Beryl so easily.”
After all, it was simple cause and effect. Since things turned out like this, I had no choice but to go with the flow.
“Can I visit you in the border pack?” Pouting, Flora threw her arms around me tightly.
“Of course, but you’ll have to do it discreetly. I’m sure Rufus will send his people to the border pack to keep an eye on me. We’d better be careful.”
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