“How can the daughter of a traitor deserve to stand here with us?”
“A slave will always be a slave. Even if she wears fancy clothes, she can’t hide the stench in her body.”
“If you didn’t tell us, we won’t even notice it. Damn! What’s that smell? It’s so disgusting.”
“She’s rotten on the inside, and her blood stinks. Nothing can ever take off that stench.”
I crossed my arms over my chest and looked at Sylvia smugly. I saw that she clenched her fists tightly and lowered her head. She never said a word. It seemed that she was really good at enduring pain and humiliation.
At this time, several she-wolves close to me surrounded Sylvia and began grabbing her clothes, and shoved her away.
“Stop it!” The plump servant beside Sylvia reached out to stop them.
However, one of the she-wolves slapped her on the face and pushed her away.
I watched the scene leisurely. My heart was so happy seeing Sylvia being humiliated. Well, a lowly slave like her only deserved this.
While watching Sylvia being besieged, I suddenly heard Allen’s voice.
“Cherry, are you tired? You might be thirsty. Drink some water first.” As he spoke, he took out a gold-plated thermos flask from his bag and handed it to me.
I knew that he was doing everything to please me, but I just felt annoyed. He liked me a lot, but I wasn’t interested in him. He was just a son of a Beta from a remote pack. He didn’t deserve me.
“That’s enough!” I really lost my patience this time. His silly behavior irked me so much that I glared at him and threw the expensive thermos flask into the trash can. “If you keep talking, you will end up like that thermos flask. I will fucking throw you into the trash can!”
He flinched back in fear and did not dare to say a word anymore. He looked at me from time to time. Fright was evident in his eyes.
Then I turned my head and continued appreciating the catfight not far away.
I didn’t want to come to this useless royal academy, but my father forced me. He never really cared about me. The only thing that mattered to him was his ambitions.
Actually, he ordered me to come here just to make sure that everyone in the imperial city knew that Sylvia was the daughter of a traitor, and they would chuck her out.
But it wasn’t only that. What was even more ridiculous was that my father wanted me to destroy the relationship between Sylvia and Prince Rufus and seduce him, so he would abandon Sylvia and choose me. How could I waste my time doing stupid things like this?
I didn’t even care about Sylvia, who was a weakling and a crybaby. Besides, how could Prince Rufus like her? She was just a plaything to him. Perhaps he would only kill when he got bored of her.
I had always been confident about my beauty. Seducing a werewolf was just a piece of cake. But Prince Rufus was not my type. His barbaric nature frightened me. Although he was the most handsome and charming lycan, his erratic mood swings were bothersome. What if I accidentally angered him? He might lose his mind for a second and kill me.
I preferred Prince Richard. I heard that he was a real gentleman. It would be nice if I could get a chance to meet him.
Although I didn’t want to come here at first, I still felt that my trip was worthwhile if I saw Sylvia being despised by everyone.
Rufus’ POV
The queen’s hall was brightly lit. The servants were on their knees, fearing that they would be implicated.
I casually walked in.
Just then, a teacup shattered at my feet.
“What’s making you angry, mother?” I smiled at her.
“How dare you question me?” My mother dramatically slumped on the sofa with a grumpy look on her face.
I walked over and sat beside her, ignoring her tone.
Like my father, my mother, too, liked smashing things when she got angry.
“You can leave now.” I waved my hand, gesturing for the servants to leave.
My mother glanced at me and waved the fan in her hand to get some air. “Get rid of that she-wolf.”
“She has a name. It’s Sylvia.” I stretched back and cracked my knuckles without taking her words seriously.
“I don’t care what her name is. She is a slave, after all.” My mother snorted and threw her fan aside. “You are a prince of the royal family. Protecting a lowly she-wolf like this will only ruin the dignity and reputation of our family.”
“Sylvia is my mate. I’ve accepted her,” I said frankly.
My mother’s face darkened even more.
I arched an eyebrow and examined her face. She was seething with rage. I poured her a cup of warm tea and slid it toward her. “Mother, I hope you understand.”
Laura threw the cup onto the floor. “Ridiculous!”
She sprang to her feet and scowled at me. The corner of her mouth sank, revealing the wrinkles. “I will never allow a she-wolf of humble status to be your mate. My daughter-in-law must be a she-wolf from a noble bloodline.”
I sneered at her. I had never expected my parents to accept Sylvia like I do. After all, bloodline and status were more important to them than anything else. But it didn’t matter because I didn’t need their approval.
“You are the heir to the lycan king. Do you want such a she-wolf to lead all the werewolves with you in the future? Everyone will laugh at you!” My mother’s chest was heaving with rage. She took deep breaths and turned to look at me. “Richard has become more arrogant and aggressive off late. He has even begun to interfere in political affairs. If you don’t marry a mate from a powerful background, he will trample you!”
My heart sank at her words. I felt sorry for my mother because she didn’t know the truth. She didn’t know that I was cursed, nor did she know that my father had decided to give up on me and let Richard inherit the throne. But I didn’t intend to explain anything to my mother because it would only make things worse.
“Alina is a good choice. I want you to marry her. Her father is an Alpha and belongs to the lycan bloodline as well. Only such a she-wolf deserves you,” my mother tried persuading me to marry Alina yet again.
“Mother, stop it! Don’t try persuading me. I only want Sylvia in my life,” I said, staring into my mother’s eyes. When I said that, my thoughts instantly wandered to Sylvia. If she heard what I said, she would panic like a little rabbit.
“But don’t worry. I’ve promised father that I won’t make our mate bond public until we prove that Sylvia’s mother is innocent,” I continued, ignoring my mother’s reaction.
“You’ve already made up your mind, haven’t you?” Her face turned livid, and her lips trembled. I could tell that she was trying her best to control her emotions.
“Yes. So please quit persuading me and send Alina back.”
“You!” My mother shook her head fiercely.
“Prince Rufus!”
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