In order not to make things difficult for them anymore, I had to give up offering help.
After waiting for quite a while, Rufus finally came back.
As soon as he arrived, he whisked me away into the walk-in closet and dressed me up like a doll.
Hair pins, necklaces, bracelets, brooches and rings were all stacked onto my body. When I started to feel like a Christmas tree, I held up my hand and stopped him. “Enough jewelries. This is just a meal.”
Rufus frowned at my remark and thought for a second. Finally, he put down the jewelry and obeyed.
I didn’t know whether to cry or to laugh. I shed most of the shining things on me and then put a simple but elegant diamond bracelet on my wrist.
That evening, Rufus and I headed to the banquet hall and welcomed the guests-Leonard and Edwin. Edwin looked like he had shaved his hair.
Seeing him bald almost made me break down. Rufus gently squeezed my hand for support.
I took a deep breath, hoping to calm my mind.
What a coincidence! Just when Rufus and I agreed on the plan of getting a piece of Edwin’s hair for the DNA test, he decided to get a buzz cut. I couldn’t do anything about it now.
Leonard and Rufus talked to each other. Edwin was seated opposite me. He quietly cut into his steak.
I chewed on my food absent-mindedly. My eyes then wandered onto his glass.
His saliva would also do! However, Edwin hadn’t touched his glass. I had to find a way to make him drink somehow.
I raised my glass and attempted to toast with him. “Mr. Edwin, it really is nice to meet you.”
Edwin placed his knife down and smiled gently, bringing out his own bottle. “Sorry, but I’m actually allergic to alcohol. Do you mind if I toast with tea?”
I felt my insides turn numb. How could I have not noticed he had a bottle with him all along?
Edwin brought out his own small glass and filled it with the tea from his bottle. He then raised his glass and nodded at me. “Miss Todd, you are as beautiful as they say.”
I forced a smile and clinked glasses with him. “Thank you for coming to dinner today.”
Edwin smiled and didn’t reply anymore. He resumed to eating his dinner.
Throughout the night, I tried everything I could think of to get something from Edwin that could be used as a sample for the DNA test. Leonard must have noticed this. He looked at me strangely. There was a complicated mix of emotions in his eyes.
I didn’t mind it. Instead, I clutched the brooch in my hand, trying to come up with a way to stab Edwin’s finger.
But before I could figure out a way, Leonard announced that they were leaving already. Apparently, there was an urgent meeting in his pack that needed to be dealt with.
There was nothing I could do but bid them goodbye.
Our plan had failed.
When Leonard and Edwin had gotten far enough, I couldn’t help but slump into Rufus’ arms. “What am I going to do, Rufus? How can I confirm if Edwin really is my father now?”
Stroking my hair, Rufus gently said, “Be patient, good girl. There will be more chances in the future.”
Sylvia’s POV
Early the next day, I came back to the team with a sore body, feeling a little depressed. The sex with Rufus last night was so rough that I almost couldn’t pull myself out of bed today.
When I got to the training ground, I spotted Harry waving me over. I hadn’t seen him that excited in a long time.
I walked to him and asked, “What’s with all this energy?”
“Not telling you.” Harry blinked and averted my gaze by adjusting his military cap.
Not long after, I figured out why Harry was happy. Warren was back.
I was quite surprised. Since Warren was still injured the last time I talked to him, and now this mission was moved earlier, I didn’t think Warren could make it.
Jerome didn’t seem to expect to see Warren today either. He made sure that Warren was cleared by the doctors and that all his injuries were fine before allowing him to return to the team.
Compared to the obvious excitement on Harry’s face, Flora actually looked sad.
“He’s back too soon…” Flora muttered. She didn’t seem to be happy about Warren’s return.
It made sense she was this way, since the two of them had just broken up. The unease between the two would be inevitable.
Warren voluntarily stood beside Flora. When Jerome saw this, he frowned. “What are you doing? Flora is much shorter than you. Why are you standing beside her?”
Harry burst into laughter.
Harry’s laugh was exaggerated, which was warranted. Flora was the shortest, while Warren was the tallest. With the two of them beside each other, the team looked like a valley between mountains.
Embarrassed, Warren stood in his place. It seemed that he didn’t want to leave anyway.
“What are you doing still standing there? Go to the other side!” Jerome yelled, attracting the attention of other soldiers on the training ground.
It was only then that Warren obeyed, although rather reluctantly.
While Jerome talked about the do’s and don’ts, I noticed Warren’s head frequently poking out of the line to look at us. His eyes seemed glued to Flora and he wasn’t being discreet about it at all.
I tugged on Flora’s sleeve. “Are you sure you broke up with Warren?”
“Yes, I’m sure.” Flora nodded and turned back to listen to Jerome. I had never seen her so attentive like this. She was clearly acting weird.
Warren poked his head out once again and I had to ask Flora again, “Are you sure the break up was mutual? I don’t think Warren wants to break up with you at all.”
Flora scoffed in disgust, not even glancing at Warren. “Don’t worry. It’s been settled already. Besides, Warren isn’t the type to obnoxiously pester an ex-girlfriend.”
She was right about that, at least. With Warren’s pride, he wouldn’t risk his dignity just to pester her.
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