I clenched my jaw tightly and glared at him again, saying, “Let’s go. I’m tired and want to sleep.”
After all that happened, I was both mentally and physically exhausted.
Rufus’ car was just outside. After sitting inside, Arron and I dozed off, resting our heads against each other.
Soon we went back to the capital. After I got off the car with Arron at the new place Rufus had arranged for us, he took Beryl back to the lycan king’s palace.
As for me, I took Arron inside to rest. While I was removing his bandages, I realized that I wouldn’t be able to leave the imperial city for the time being and it was indeed a bad idea to keep Arron’s face covered all the time. As this thought crossed my mind, I felt helpless and annoyed.
Crystal’s POV
The more I noticed how similar Arron’s face was to Rufus’, the more helpless I felt. And while I was immersed in that thought, there was a sudden soft knock at the door.
With my brows slightly furrowed, I went to open the door, wondering who would come.
As soon as I opened the door, I caught Flora outside, looking around vigilantly.
In a delighted surprise, I quickly pulled her inside and asked, “How did you know I’m here?”
Flora removed the scarf covering her face and said in a low voice, “I noticed Rufus’ car and followed it here.” Not long after you left the palace, I learned that Rufus knew you had escaped and went to catch you. We were freaked out at that time. So we took turns to keep an eye on the palace gate, in hopes of getting some updates. Coincidentally, I saw Rufus’ car, so I followed it here.”
I felt guilty and said, “Sorry for making your efforts in vain.”
Flora glared at me and pulled me to sit on the sofa, “Don’t say that. Tell me what happened? Why did Rufus change your residence?”
I pursed my lips and said with a little grievance, “He accused me of illegally possessing arms and stopped me at the airport for investigation. He won’t allow me to go back to the border pack until he is done with the investigation.”
Flora’s eyes widened in disbelief as she exclaimed, “Wow! He deliberately set you up?! How shameless he was!”
I sniffed and felt extremely indignant, “Exactly! What’s worse is that I couldn’t defeat him in a fight! After five years, I thought I’d be past the rookie stage. But I didn’t expect I’d still be so powerless and no match against Rufus.”
With her mouth wide open in surprise, Flora asked, “Did… Did you two fight?”
“Yes, we fought. It was a fierce fight.” I clenched my fist and pounded on the couch cushion. I would beat this bastard up one day.
“That… That’s just too weird. Rufus’ behavior was completely out of the ordinary. Does he still love you?” Flora began to fantasize again.
I gave her a sharp squeeze on the mouth and warned her, “Don’t say that. He treats me as an enemy now!”
Flora whimpered to show that she understood.
I let go of my hand and shifted the topic to Arron, “I can’t keep Arron bandaged up forever. Rufus has started to doubt. He’s now very suspicious of me and my son. We have to find another effective way to keep him from seeing Arron’s face.”
Flora ruffled her hair in slight frustration and asked, “Do you have any photos of Rufus when he was a kid? Let me have a look.”
I took out my phone and started searching through my gallery. I came upon an old photo of Rufus when he was only four years old. Even down to his dimples, the boy in the photo looked exactly the same as Arron. The only difference between them was the color of their eyes.
Why don’t we try something new with Arron’s hair? Maybe that’ll help,” Flora pondered.
I thought for a while and thought it might work.
Flora was in high spirits, knowing that she was about to give a haircut for Arron herself. She claimed to have cut Lucas’ hair in the past.
When Arron heard that Flora was going to give him a haircut, he was very excited. He sat down obediently and put on a small barber’s cape himself.
An hour later, Arron’s new hairstyle was done. Half of his face was covered by the jagged side-swept bangs.
I looked at my son and wasn’t sure if I should be glad or upset. He no longer resembled Rufus at all, at least not at first glance.
Arron stared at himself in the mirror for what seemed like forever, until his eyes began to turn a dull red. Then, he hid himself in the room and refused to come out.
Flora said with a nervous grin, “Well… at least no one would see him now that he doesn’t want to go out.”
Rufus’ POV
After sending Crystal back to her new residence, I went to my mother with Beryl who was sleeping in my arms. At this time, my subordinate came to me and informed me in a whisper. “Flora seemed to have followed our car to Crystal’s new residence.”
Hearing this, I stopped and said lightly, “Let her be. As long as she doesn’t cause any trouble.”
My subordinate nodded. “Got it.”
As soon as I stepped into the hall, my mother came out to welcome me. Based on her expression, she must have gotten some information from others since she didn’t show any panic. Instead, she quickly came towards me and took Beryl in her arms, pretending to be very grateful that I had found her back. She even pretended to be angry as she cursed, “Didn’t expect someone would dare take Beryl away from my room! Who is the culprit? We must severely punish him!”
Her acting was so poor but I didn’t even bother to expose her lie. “It was Crystal.”
My mother seemed to be stunned for a moment because of my frankness before she lightly said in a guilty tone, “Well, Beryl is her child after all. We can’t really blame her, can we? I guess she did that because she missed her daughter very much.”
I didn’t want to watch her poor acting any longer. So, I went straight to the bar counter in the living room and poured myself a glass of water.
My mother followed behind me with Beryl in her arms. She made a question casually though I could sense the cautiousness in her tone. “Did Crystal say anything when you brought Beryl back?”
I sneered and replied, “What could she say? She sees me now like a mouse sees a cat.”
“What does that mean? Did you two quarrel with each other?” she asked curiously.
“It’s not just a quarrel. We also had a fight,” I responded lightly.
My mother was very surprised as she gasped. “How come you had a fight? Did either of you get hurt? You are not a kid anymore. Why would you use that method to solve a problem? Besides, Crystal is just a she-wolf. How can you fight against her?”
“Why are you sounding so nervous, mom? It was just a spar. Besides, she won in the end.” I couldn’t help but feel a little angry when I thought of what Crystal did to defeat me. She tickled me! How dare she do such a thing to her king?
My mother looked even more confused as she looked at me in bewilderment without a word. After a while, she said, “Well done.”
I questioned her in confusion, “What?”
“Well, I just think that you are a true gentleman after all.” My mother gave me a meaningful smile and continued, “So, do you plan to continue to keep Beryl?”
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