I drove a military car back to the imperial palace alone. The moment I turned off the engine, a sense of loneliness surged in my aching heart.
With a cigarette in my mouth, I sat inside the car and looked at the palace in the distance. The small garden had already been lit up, and I couldn’t help but notice that the swing under the tree was with swaying with the wind.
Sylvia would usually sit there and read books or drink tea after dinner.
With that thought in mind, I took out my phone and made a call.
Rufus’ POV
I ordered my private soldiers to secretly investigate what Sylvia had done after she left the palace today.
In less than an hour, one of my subordinates came back to report the result of the investigation.
“Miss Todd went to the black market to see Murray during the day. We don’t know exactly what they had talked about because when we went there, Murray wasn’t in the cottage. However, our people have taken photos of Miss Todd in the black market,” my subordinate said before handing me a sealed envelope.
I took the envelope and put it on the table. Then, I ordered my subordinate to leave.
I stood up and poured myself a glass of whiskey. I didn’t open the sealed envelope immediately and just looked at it for some time.
While I was lost in thought, I heard someone knock on the door before saying, “Prince Rufus, it’s me, Maya. I’m here to bring you something to eat.”
“Come in.” I tiredly rubbed the bridge of my nose. My mind was a mess.
When Maya went inside, she carefully put a tray on the table. There was a bowl of soup and a few side dishes on the tray.
“Prince Rufus, you haven’t eaten anything for today. Please at least have some soup,” Maya persuaded in a low voice.
“I’m okay. Just leave it there,” I replied, tapping the cup with my index finger from time to time. I tried to calm myself down, but I couldn’t bring myself to do so. I became agitated ever since I had seen the surveillance footage.
Maya didn’t immediately leave even after she put down the tray. She just stood in front of the table, looking quite conflicted.
I glanced at her. “Is there anything else you need to tell me?”
“Are you doing alright, sir? You look really troubled. Is it because of Miss Todd?” Maya tentatively asked.
I pressed my lips into a thin line and went silent for a while. “Is there anything strange about Sylvia recently?”
“Not really. Miss Todd is in a good mood. She’s been having a good appetite recently. One thing she enjoys the most right now is talking to the baby. She always rubs her belly and says things like, ‘Mommy loves you, and daddy does too. You’re going to be the happiest baby in the world!’”
Maya laughed, and I subconsciously smiled.
“By the way, Miss Todd has been knitting a scarf for you. She told me that it was almost autumn and that she should prepare some thick clothes for you to wear. I know things like these should be done by the servants, but Miss Todd always likes to do this for you. I think she really loves you,” Maya added. Somehow, her words made me feel a bit better.
“But now that I think about it, there is indeed something that seems very strange…” Maya trailed off as she gave me a hesitant look.
“What is it?” I frowned.
“I-It just seems like Mr. Joshua keeps coming to see Miss Todd recently. They would often talk for a long time and seem to be discussing something.” Maya stammered before guiltily looking down.
After hearing that, I calmly nodded. “I see, thank you for telling me. You can go now, Maya.”
After she left, I drank the whiskey in one gulp and opened the envelope on the table. There was only one photo inside it.
In the photo, two people were standing at the entrance of the black market, and Blair could be seen whispering something in Sylvia’s ear. From the tricky angle, Sylvia and Blair were so close that it almost looked like they were kissing.
“Fuck! That son of a bitch!” Omar cursed.
I simply put down the photo and began looking for my lighter. I wanted to smoke, but when I couldn’t find it anywhere, the emotions I was trying to suppress suddenly ignited, and I couldn’t take it anymore.
Immediately after, I pushed away the things that were placed on the table.
The sound of porcelain colliding with spoon and fork echoed throughout the room as they scattered on the floor.
Sylvia’s POV
The doctor gave me another general check-up during the night, and the results showed that I was fine.
I didn’t want to stay in the hospital anymore, so I insisted on leaving that night.
When I went back to my dormitory, my eyes widened in shock. It was empty, and all my belongings were gone!
I looked around in shock. Did someone steal all my stuff while I was in the hospital?
My bed sheet and blanket were gone, too. Who in the right mind would steal some random stranger’s blanket? They could’ve just left everything be and taken all the stuff that might’ve been important.
Oddly enough, Flora’s belongings were untouched, and none of them seemed out of place.
I ran to the administrator’s room and angrily knocked on the door. The dorm administrator was an old lady, and when I arrived there, she was sitting on a rocking chair, reading a horror novel.
“Excuse me, I wanna report a burglary! All my things are gone,” I asked as I worriedly knocked on her rocking chair.
The old lady took off her reading glasses and looked at me for a moment. It took her some time before she recognized me. “Are you Sylvia Todd?”
“Yes.” I nodded.
“Didn’t Prince Rufus order someone to carry your things out of the dormitory?” she asked in surprise. “He even told me that you won’t be living in the dormitory anymore and that he has already gone through the relative formalities for you. Don’t you know that?”
“Wait… Rufus ordered someone to move my belongings out of the dorm? Why did he do that all of a sudden?”
Rufus had never made decisions for me without telling me, and he had always respected my opinions. Did something happen?
I tried calling him, but no one answered.
I couldn’t get a hold of him, so I began feeling anxious and worried. I started to wonder if something happened to him while I was at the hospital.
After thinking for a while, I called Maya. She was quick to answer the call, so it didn’t take long before I heard her joyful voice from the other end of the line.
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