Edwin turned around without saying a word and walked towards the bookshelf. Then, he took out a dark red wooden box from a compartment and handed it to me. “Olivia left this to you. See for yourself.”
After saying that, he left the room to give me some privacy.
My hands were shaking when I opened the box. Inside it, there was a letter and a man’s ring.
I put the ring aside and opened the letter and a beautiful handwriting came into the view.
On the letter, it read, “Dear Leonard, If you are reading this letter, it means Edwin couldn’t hide the truth from you anymore.
Please don’t blame him because I am the one who begged him to do so. Forgive me for erasing your memories and leaving you like that. You might blame me and hate me, but it doesn’t matter anymore. We didn’t have other choice. I’m sure all of our pain and helplessness will be worth it in the end. I couldn’t stop thinking what you would look like when you read this letter. I guess you are still the same uptight Leonard who is always serious.
I can still remember the first time I saw you. You were standing in the crowd in your military uniform. Everyone was in a good mood and laughing, but you were the only one who looked out of place with a long face.
At that time, the only thought in my mind was to make you laugh no matter what.
So, I challenge you to spar with me because that was the only way I could think of to make you talk to me. I couldn’t help but think how you would look like when you burst into laughter.
To be honest, it was really funny when you first fought with me. You let me win deliberately in front of everyone. I believed you’d tried to make it subtle, but I must say it really didn’t work out as expected.
That was when I saw your gentleman side.
We were destined to meet and fall in love with each other. The Moon Goddess made us mates, but we didn’t end up together in the end. But I think it’s also fate.
When I found out that I was pregnant with your child, I was ecstatic. The baby was the most beautiful thing that had happened to us.
I knew you would love our child very much. But at that time, I found out that I had inherited that damn bloodline of the evil black witch. Your life would be in danger if I stayed with you.
So, I had no choice but to leave.
I love you, Leonard. Even though we have been apart for so many years, I still love you. Believe me.
After I left you, I came back to my pack. And later, I found out that you married a noble lady arranged by your family and had a daughter with her.
I am really happy for you and I wish you all the happiness. I have nothing to ask for as long as you are safe and sound.
I named our daughter Sylvia. She has your beautiful dark green eyes. I can see your face in her which makes me miss you more.
I really hope you can meet her one day. I owe two people in my life. One is you and the other one is Sylvia. Trust me, I didn’t want to leave you, but I have to accept my fate. Because of my choices, Sylvia grew up fatherless. For that, she was looked down upon by others.
I’m worried that no one will take care of Sylvia after I die. I know that I shouldn’t disturb your now peaceful and happy life, but try understand me as a mother. So, I selfishly wrote this letter and gave it to Edwin.
If you can take care of our daughter when I’m gone, I will no longer have any regrets.
I love you for infinity.
Olivia Todd.”
Rufus’ POV
The next morning, Sylvia and I went shopping in the city, and I bumped into Leonard on the way. He seemed tired, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Sylvia became a little worried when she saw him like that. When she went up to him, she asked, “Are you alright? You don’t look too well.”
Leonard’s body stiffened. He didn’t push away Sylvia’s hand when she reached out to him. “I’m fine, I just didn’t sleep well last night. I’ll be alright after I take a nap later.”
I quietly observed Leonard as I stood aside. He wasn’t looking into Sylvia’s eyes when she was talking to him. It almost seemed like he was avoiding her.
But when Sylvia wasn’t looking at him, a complex look flashed in his eyes as he glanced at her. It only proves what Edwin said last night was probably true.
“Let me walk you back so you can rest,” Sylvia said.
Leonard shook his head. “I just got a letter. There is an emergency in the capital city, and I want to have a word with Prince Rufus.” His gaze shifted to me. “Alone.” Sylvia looked back at me in confusion.
I helplessly sighed before dotingly smoothing my hand over her head. “You can go to the coffee shop nearby. I’ll be there soon.”
Sylvia obediently nodded. “Of course. Take your time.”
After Sylvia left, Leonard looked down. He no longer concealed his gloomy look, and he also seemed quite dispirited.
“Sylvia really is my biological daughter,” he told me, his voice somewhat hoarse. His gaze was still glued to Sylvia’s back as she walked away. “I feel guilty that I failed her.”
“You have to say that to her in person,” I calmly stated. That was the first time a tough, male werewolf like Leonard had shown such a helpless expression.
Leonard parted his lips before he slowly said, “I-I’m scared. I know I was wrong. No matter what caused this mistake, I owe Sylvia a lot. She has lived her life without a father for all these years. After her mother passed away, she became even more helpless and grew up alone. If she hadn’t been lucky enough to meet you, she probably would still be wandering around the streets.”
I felt a pang in my chest upon hearing what he said. When I first met Sylvia, she looked vulnerable yet vigilant. I couldn’t imagine how many difficulties she had to go through.
“Since you’ve made a mistake, you should make up for it. You can’t change the past, but you can start making it right from now on,” I told him.
Leonard heaved a sigh. “I’m not afraid of anything else. I’m just scared that Sylvia might not want to recognize me.”
I went silent for a while. “That will mostly depend on your attitude, Leonard.”
He laughed bitterly. “Of course, I’m willing to accept her. Before I found out the truth, I had already treated her as my own daughter. Sylvia is such an excellent, sweet, delightful girl. But the more I think about it, the more terrified I become. I’m afraid that she will hate me if she finds out the truth. Especially because I have Alina as my daughter.”
Alina was indeed a tough problem. From what happened yesterday, it seemed like she hated Sylvia so much.
Even if Sylvia could recognize Leonard as her biological father, it would most likely irritate Alina. She might even hurt Sylvia again because of it.
Now that Leonard reminded me about it, I became alert. Whether or not they could recognize each other as family, I had to be on guard against Alina before the wedding ended.
The more I thought about it, the more I couldn’t help but feel like Alina behaved strangely yesterday. I just didn’t know why that was the case. Nonetheless, I tried to reassure Leonard by looking at him and saying, “You don’t need to worry too much about Sylvia. If you want her to recognize you as her father, you have to talk to Alina first. I don’t think she’ll be willing to be Sylvia’s sister.”
Rufus’ POV
Leonard’s face was downcast as he said in a helpless tone, “I think Alina probably won’t accept it, but I couldn’t care less. I can’t delay this task anymore. Otherwise when the truth comes to light, Sylvia will hate me.”
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