I said, “Well, yes. Crystal is too ambitious to be let off lightly. If she keeps staying at the border pack, I can tell that sooner or later, she will be a headache. This is why she needs to stay here for investigation. Since we have her daughter now, she dares not run away. Moreover, according to the move she pulled this time, it could be seen that she is not only powerful but also does not have a sense of reverence for the royal family. We have to be vigilant against such kind of people. Don’t worry, I am already being lenient with her. I didn’t even ask any guards to watch over or ground her.”
My mother brushed my words off with a light chuckle before complaining. “Even though you said you didn’t send anyone to watch over her, I know you secretly instructed your men to spy on her.”
I pretended to be surprised and asked, “Mom, how did you know that?”
My mother seemed to be caught off guard by my question as she froze for a while, but she quickly found an excuse to fool me. “You are my son. Of course, I know you very well.”
I smiled and went along with her. “Maybe you are right, mom. Anyway, my plan now is to find an excuse so that I can detain Crystal in the palace lawfully. Once my men find evidence that proves her conspiracy crime, I’ll get rid of her.”
After saying this, I paused on purpose to observe my mother’s expression. Unsurprisingly, her face was pale and she looked horrified.
I continued to say while keeping my eye on her face, “So, mom, you must keep an eye on Beryl well. After all, she is an important hostage now. As long as we use her against Crystal, she won’t think about running away. If she dares to escape, I will make sure that she can never see Beryl again.”
My mother couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Then, she seemed to want to say something but stopped on a second thought.
Rufus’ POV
As for the matter with Crystal, I didn’t want to argue with my mother anymore. Taking a glance at Beryl, who was sleeping soundly, I asked, “Mom, what do you think is the matter with Beryl? She has been sleeping for so long, but she still hasn’t woken up yet.”
Hearing my words, she immediately panicked and she looked at me nervously. “Right, why is she still sleeping? Do we need to call the doctor?”
“I’ve called the doctor just now. He said that there is nothing serious. She is probably just asleep.” As I spoke, I was a little surprised to see the evident change of expression on her face. As far as I could remember, my mother, who was always calm and composed, rarely revealed such rich facial expressions.
Judging from the signs this whole time, I was sure that there must be some secrets between her and Crystal.
Ever since my father’s death, it had been rare for my mother to be so emotional or so willful like this. Since Crystal came, she no longer lived in seclusion in her palace. The arrival of Beryl seemed to have brought a lot of joy to her.
Besides, since Beryl had lost her memory and argue with my mother anymore. Taking a glance at Beryl, who was sleeping soundly, I asked, “Mom, what do you think is the matter with Beryl? She has been sleeping for so long, but she still hasn’t woken up yet.”
Hearing my words, she immediately panicked and she looked at me nervously. “Right, why is she still sleeping? Do we need to call the doctor?”
“I’ve called the doctor just now. He said that there is nothing serious. She is probably just asleep.” As I spoke, I was a little surprised to see the evident change of expression on her face. As far as I could remember, my mother, who was always calm and composed, rarely revealed such rich facial expressions.
Judging from the signs this whole time, I was sure that there must be some secrets between her and Crystal.
Ever since my father’s death, it had been rare for my mother to be so emotional or so willful like this. Since Crystal came, she no longer lived in seclusion in her palace. The arrival of Beryl seemed to have brought a lot of joy to her.
Besides, since Beryl had lost her memory and thought I was her Daddy, I could understand why she called my mother Grandma. What I couldn’t understand was why Arron called her Grandma as well.
Not to mention that they seemed to be strangely close to each other. In fact, just as my mother said, I was her son and she knew me well. In return, I also knew what kind of person my mother was.
She was never hospitable or enthusiastic about dealing with people before. At most, she would show a considerate amount of respect in regard of other people’s feelings.
So, when I first saw her being so enthusiastic about Arron and Beryl, I was surprised and suspicious at the same time.
I decided to take actions against Crystal only after what happened at the ball.
I had thought Arron’s bandage was just to cover his wounds, but when I noticed the guilty and scared expression on her face when I was about to check his wounds, I guessed that things were not that simple.
It was as if she was afraid that I might see something, but I didn’t understand why. Arron was just a kid. Why was she so defensive about showing me his face?
Could it be that there was anything wrong with his face?
But Arron and Beryl were twins. Seeing that everything was normal with Beryl, it couldn’t be the case. Although they had different tempers, they should look fairly the same.
Of course, I couldn’t rule out the possibility that they might look different. It was possible that Beryl looked like Crystal, while Arron’s gene took after their father.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind.
However, before I could think about it carefully, my mother’s voice interrupted my train of thoughts. “Did the doctor tell you when Beryl is likely to wake up?” my mother asked as she looked at me worriedly.
I shook my head. “No, he didn’t.”
Before I came to see my mother, I asked the doctor to do a check-up for Beryl just in case. Although I knew that Crystal wouldn’t hurt Beryl, I wanted to know how she managed to make her fall asleep.
However, the result was that there was nothing wrong with Beryl, nor was there any trace of medicine in her system.
So, there was only one possibility left, which was witchcraft.
This conjecture undoubtedly made me more wary of Crystal.
Holding Beryl’s hand, my mother turned and said to me, “Although her mother did something impulsive, I hope you won’t get angry with Beryl.”
I looked at her in confusion and retorted, “Of course not. Beryl didn’t do anything. How could I blame her for her mother’s mistake? No matter what, Beryl is a good girl. Since she believes that I’m her father, I should treat her well.”
In fact, if Crystal could agree, I could even become Beryl’s godfather. In this way, there would be more reasons for Beryl to stay with me.
It was a pity that that she-wolf was a tough nut to crack. I was sure that she would never agree for something like this.
My mother felt relieved to hear his answer and nodded. “It’s good then.”
Rufus’ POV
The conversation between me and my mother sounded each other out, but neither of us got the information we wanted.
My wolf, Omar, couldn’t help but ask, “Why don’t you just question your mother about the real relationship between her and Crystal? Instinct tells me that she has the answers to your questions. You two should just talk about it frankly.”
“There’s no need to rush. They’re hiding something from me, and they’ll keep fabricating lies the more questions I ask them. It’s better to pretend not to know anything and just wait for them to expose themselves,” I countered.
After a short pause, Omar mused, “When I saw Crystal’s wolf today, I felt a sense of familiarity, but I can’t tell why I had that feeling.”
Hearing this, I didn’t say anything. Truth be told, I felt the same way as Omar did. I even had the inexplicable urge to stay close to Crystal. Fortunately, logic overpowered my emotions.
The more I learned about Crystal, the more unsolved puzzles kept me up. It would take some time to solve them all, but I had plenty of patience and time.
I sent Blair to the border so that he could look deeper into Crystal’s background. I doubted an elusive she-wolf like her would have a clean past.
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