Laura covered her mouth and gasped in shock. “Oh, my God! What is this? What is this horrible pattern on my son’s back?”
“This is the curse I was talking about. Do you see the tips of the thorns? They’ve almost pierced through Rufus’ neck.”
As I spoke, I couldn’t stop my voice from trembling. The black thorns were like living, breathing monsters, attacking Rufus from the inside. They greedily drank his blood, ate his flesh, and now, they finally wanted to take his life.
I gingerly touched Rufus’ neck and felt the thumping of the artery beneath his skin. It was thumping to the beat of my heart. If his heart stopped beating one day, my heart would probably stop, too.
“God! Is Noreen behind this? Only she can think of such a cruel curse!” Laura was furious.
At this point, I couldn’t stop my tears any longer. They rolled down my cheeks slowly as I spoke. “I’m really sorry, but I’m the one who caused this curse.”
Sylvia’s POV
Laura was stunned for a brief moment. Then, she slowly stood up and narrowed her eyes at me. “What do you mean? Are you the cause of this horrible curse on my son?”
I nodded and told Laura everything-including my identity.
“My biological father is actually Leonard, and my mother is a hybrid black witch, so I’m also a hybrid. I have half of the werewolf bloodline and half… no, actually a quarter of the black witch bloodline. Black witches are doomed to not have the right to love or be loved. Anyone who falls in love with black witches are cursed with black thorns. Their love will become nutrients for the black witch’s power, and the deeper their feelings are, the faster they will die.”
“So what you mean to say is… You’re a black witch, and Rufus got cursed and is on the verge of death because he loved you?” Laura asked. Tears threatened to stream down her cheeks while her lips trembled.
Upon hearing that, I slowly nodded, tears already staining my cheeks. “I’m so sorry.”
Noticing that I went silent after I explained everything, Laura raised her hand and was about to slap me in the face.
I didn’t bother dodging. I simply looked at her with endless tears streaming down my face. “I’m sorry. This is all my fault. I’ll accept whatever punishment you want to give me.”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” Laura asked as she slammed her hand on the table.
The table violently shook as the sound of the impact echoed throughout the area.
I bit my lip and remained silent. I didn’t want to irritate her even more.
Laura raised her head, took a deep breath, and sighed. She probably couldn’t bear the overwhelming emotions that she was feeling at that moment.
After some time, she managed to suppress her anger and asked, “So how do we save Rufus? I know you must have a way.”
“As long as he forgets me and doesn’t remember his love for me, he’ll be saved.” I took out the bug that I raised and showed it to Laura. “This is the bug that I refined by myself. It can eat away all the memories that Rufus has of me.”
I was afraid of the possibility that she wouldn’t believe me, so I continued. “Leonard was cursed too-just like Rufus. But Olivia, my mother, erased Leonard’s memories with this memory-eating bug. He managed to survive and he didn’t remember anything about me and my mother.”
Laura looked at the bug for a few seconds before she glanced back at me. “What do you need me to do? Since you asked me to come here alone, I think there’s something only I can do for you. You have to make sure that the bug is absolutely safe for Rufus.”
It was no wonder Laura was the Queen. She could see right through me at a glance.
Knowing that Laura still trusted me even after knowing the truth, I heaved a sigh of relief.
“If Rufus forgets about me and no longer has feelings for me, the curse will disappear. I refined the bug myself, so It’s safe,” I replied seriously.
It wasn’t difficult to erase Rufus’ memories. The problem was how to deal with the problems after his memory loss so he could completely forget about me.
“Will there be any consequences?” Laura worriedly asked.
I shook my head. “No. You just need to cooperate with me and put up an act.”
“What do you mean?” Laura asked as she turned around and sat on a chair. The expression on her face looked much better than before. It seemed like she had calmed down a little.
I sat across from her and explained, “You have to erase my existence from the whole world and announce my death. If you do that, I’ll no longer exist in Rufus’ world anymore.”
Sylvia’s POV
Laura frowned. “And then?”
“Then, no one is allowed to remind Rufus of my existence.” I told Laura about my plan. It was a bit of a challenge to put into action, but I was out of options.
However, Laura didn’t think it would work. “It’s too difficult. It’s hard to keep their mouths shut. Although you and Rufus haven’t held a wedding, your relationship with him is known to the public, and now you are pregnant with his child. Besides, you’ve made significant contributions to the royal military. You’re well-known and well-liked by many. If you take your death, people will still talk about you.”
I had already come up with a solution. “That’s why you should convict me. For instance, tell everyone that I was guilty of treason. That’s a state crime, and it should work.”
“Please give this some serious consideration, Sylvia. Being convicted of treason is not a joke. You might never be able to step into the imperial capital and see Rufus again,” Laura said to me in evident surprise.
“I know that.” I lowered my eyelids and felt a slight tinge of pain in my heart. When I made this decision, I already knew the consequences.
In the end, all I could do was retreat into the shadows and watch Rufus from a distance. Maybe he’ll meet someone new and start a family with her. Everything would be well for the rest of his life, and he would be respected and loved by everyone. Everything he knew about me, including my identity, would become a part of his history. I was never going to be part of his future. It just wasn’t meant to be.
As I thought of a future without any connection to him, tears began to well up in my eyes.
“Sylvia, is there really no other option?” Laura sighed helplessly.
“No. I’ve been trying to find a way to break the curse for quite some time now. This is the only way to completely remove it without hurting him.” I sniffed back my tears, tried my best to calm down before lifting my gaze up to Laura.
After remaining silent for a few seconds, she finally said, “If that’s the case, then we have no choice. As for the conviction, I still need time to consider it. I don’t want to destroy your life. You are still so young, and I want you to live a good life.”
When I heard this, my tears finally burst out profusely. Even with the baby inside me as my main source of comfort and joy, my life would still be incomplete without Rufus.
So it didn’t matter whatever the future had in store for me.
I steadied myself with a long breath and a stern gaze at Laura. “Please don’t hesitate anymore. Rufus can’t wait any longer.”
For a few long seconds, Laura stared at me with her lips pinched together before finally asking, “Do you already have an idea on how we should do this?”
I nodded, wiped my tears, and said calmly, “Noreen originally arranged for the two people in the dungeon to frame me for murdering the lycan king. All you need to do is put the blame on me.”
“This is high treason, and you would be put on the pillar of humiliation for good. You would be ostracized and despised by everyone for the rest of your life.” I can feel Laura’s sympathy towards me.
“But this is also the most reasonable and fastest way. You don’t have to find other ways to convict me. Right now, Rufus doesn’t have much time left. If I delay any longer, I’m afraid he would be in danger. Aside from that, Noreen is a ticking time bomb. No one knows what tricks she has up her sleeve. That woman is despicable and cunning,” I said with sheer hatred.
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