This was the first time I smoked again after quitting and I took to it with renewed vigor. I smoked a lot today, much worse than how I used to before.
Omar kept nagging in my mind, “Aren’t you busy? Why are you sitting here? Why don’t you go upstairs to see Sylvia?”
I put out the cigarette, which was about to burn to my finger, and lit another one.
Omar sighed and uttered, “Stop smoking, Rufus. I’m almost suffocated by the stinky smell. If you smoke again, I won’t talk to you anymore.”
At this time, the phone rang again. I glanced at it and hung up directly.
“Answer it, Rufus. This is the tenth call.” Omar felt some worry creeping in. In a loud voice, he demanded, “What the hell is wrong with you?”
I was utterly silent. I stood up and stubbed out the cigarette. Then I reached for my phone to deal with a few pressing matters. After that, I asked a trusted subordinate to go to the city hall to deal with the problem on my behalf.
Then I made my way toward the hospital’s administrative building.
The staff on duty received me in a fit of panic. “What can I do for you, Prince Rufus?”
“There are intruders in the palace. We need to check the in-patient building. Get me all the surveillance footage today,” I ordered coldly with a sharp gaze.
Rufus’ POV
I sent the others away and watched the surveillance footage in the corridor outside Sylvia’s ward as I sat alone in the control room.
After hesitating for some time, I finally managed to click on the video.
The video showed Blair knocking on the door and entering the ward not long after I left. About ten seconds later, he closed the door and stayed inside for 25 minutes before leaving.
Omar’s eyes widened in realization. He finally knew why I was so gloomy. “W-What the hell… What was Blair doing?”
I didn’t say anything.
“Maybe it’s just a coincidence,” Omar added, trying to defend Blair. “Maybe Sylvia woke up as soon as you left and Blair happened to come and see her during that time. He used to be Sylvia’s mentor. They were probably just talking inside the ward.”
What Omar said made sense. His theories dispelled some of my suspicions.
When Sylvia was still in military school, Blair had been her teacher and personally trained her, and nothing had happened between them at that time.
Maybe it really was a coincidence.
Blair treated Sylvia as his own sister, and they usually had a lot to talk about.
But no matter how hard I tried to persuade myself not to overthink, I still couldn’t help but imagine things.
Although Blair had given Sylvia special training before, Flora and Harry had been with her.
They seemed so close-almost as if they were siblings-but I knew Sylvia wouldn’t cross the line. She wasn’t exactly introverted, but she wasn’t the kind of person who would be willing to talk to other guys for a long time either because she knew I would be jealous.
“Why don’t you just ask her directly? Communication is the most effective way to solve problems like these, you know?” Omar suggested.
I didn’t say anything. I silently watched the computer screen for a few minutes before moving the mouse to delete the relevant surveillance footage.
As soon as I walked out of the control room, the staff immediately surrounded me and bowed in respect.
I narrowed my eyes at them and sternly said, “The investigation of the intruders is confidential. I hope you guys can keep this a secret, or else all of you will have to move away from the capital city forever if it gets leaked.”
After that, I strode away from the control center.
I went back to the inpatient building and went straight to the top floor because I wanted to see Sylvia.
But just when I was about to turn the doorknob, I hesitated again.
Even though I seemed calm and composed, I knew that I was getting even more impulsive. I wished I could catch Blair right now so I could interrogate him.
I stopped in my tracks and took a deep breath to calm myself down. Then, I sat on a bench not too far away.
The royal family had exclusive rights to the wards on the top floor. Since it wasn’t open to the public, I was the only one quietly sitting by the benches while some of the nurses and doctors occasionally passed by.
They became frightened by my presence. Most of them would come and greet me, but when they talked to me, I practically felt how nervous they were.
Eventually, it came to a point where no one passed by the corridor anymore. They were probably scared of me.
I chuckled at the thought of them being terrified by my presence for no plausible reason. It wasn’t like I was going to eat them. Sylvia was probably the only one who wasn’t afraid of me.
Thinking of that, I felt like smoking again. I reached for my pocket, but I didn’t take out the cigarette.
I heaved a sigh and stood up, wanting to leave.
Just then, the door to a ward suddenly opened, and when I shifted my gaze at the door, I saw Sylvia anxiously trotting toward me with her bare feet.
She was wearing a simple white nightdress that reached below her knees, and I couldn’t help but admire her. She looked beautiful-like an angel who fell into the mortal world by accident.
At that moment, the restlessness I felt in my body subsided, and I felt much calmer than before.
Sylvia’s POV
When I had made it halfway through my run, Rufus strode over to me and picked me up, carrying me back to my ward. “Why didn’t you put on any shoes before going out of the ward? You’re pregnant. You should be taking care of yourself.”
I wrapped my arms around Rufus’ neck and murmured, “I forgot because I rushed out in a hurry. I just wanted to see you.”
When I was in the ward just now, there was an uneasy feeling in me all of a sudden. I felt as if I was going to lose something very dearly to me. That was why I hurried out of the ward to see Rufus.
Rufus stopped in his tracks. He looked down at me intently and then kissed me on the forehead. “You don’t need to be so anxious next time. I’m not going to run away.”
I pursed my lips and my hold on him became even tighter. “I felt you at the door just now. Why didn’t you come in? I’ve been waiting for you.”
“When did you wake up? Do you still feel uncomfortable? Are you hungry? I’ll call for someone to bring you some food here,” Rufus gently asked me these questions as he walked towards the ward with me still in his arms.
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