Beryl didn’t show any signs of recollecting her memory. At the ball, I had thought that she was finally warming up to me and willing to accept me, but it turned out that it was only a flash in the pan. Beryl’s head stayed down as she tinkered with the origami bunny’s ears, keeping silent for a long time. At this time, a teacher came to take Beryl for nap time. I quickly tidied up Beryl’s clothes and braided her hair before sending her away.
Beryl stuck out her lower lip and kept stealing glances at me, seemingly a little unhappy.
I smiled at her and said gently, “It’s nap time. Go on.” Beryl held the teacher’s hand. She kept turning around to look at me as they walked away. I waved at her unwillingly.
Unexpectedly, Beryl shrugged off the teacher’s hand and ran back to me. With a straight face, she grabbed my hand and said in a baby-like voice, “Baby Beryl doesn’t hate Mommy.”
All of a sudden, my heart exploded with joy. I quickly squatted down and threw my arms around her. “Of course, Baby Beryl.”
Beryl squirmed slightly, muttering, “And remember to bring Arron next time. I miss him.” Then she quickly slipped out of my embrace and raced back to the teacher. When they were about to step inside the elevator, she turned around and made a face at me.
I burst into laughter and waved at her goodbye.
I didn’t need to take care of the children on my first work day. Under the guidance of the instructor, I soon grew familiar with the teaching system there and how to manage the children’s play area. The kids usually went to the kindergarten at half past eight in the morning and went home at half past four in the afternoon. There were three different courses a day. Most of the time, the teachers would make the children learn by playing games that encouraged them to think independently.
The kindergarten grounds occupied a very large area. Then, across a long bridge was the royal primary school. After graduation from the royal kindergarten, most of the children would move on to study at the royal primary school.
I toured around the grounds for a while until I came across another exit that lead to a bustling street. Upon checking the map on my phone, I saw that it was around two miles away from the imperial palace.
I went to buy some snacks for Arron and Beryl and then retraced my steps to pick Beryl up from the school.
Beryl was a little prideful, so I knew she just wanted me to work hard to win her over.
However, on my way back, I received a call from my pack. It turned out that Ian had run away from home.
Crystal’s POV
I was in utter shock. I couldn’t believe it that Ian would run away from home. That was so unexpected. Would such a good wolf really be that rebellious?
“When did it happen?” I asked anxiously.
Sighing, the elder replied, “He has been missing since after the day you left the pack. At first, we assumed that wild wolves has always been completely free. In the past, Ian would often disappear and go to the forest to play for a few days before coming back, so we didn’t pay much attention at first. It was not until such a long time had passed that everyone began to worry. We went to the forest to look for him, but found not even a single sign of him. When we checked the surveillance footage, we found that Ian had already left our territory. He deliberately avoided the surveillance cameras and passed through their blind spots before completely disappearing.”
Hearing that, I gasped in shock. Knowing Ian, he would definitely not leave the pack for no reason, unless something happened. Was he chasing Beryl and Arron?
At the thought of that now, I believed it was actually possible. Beryl and Ian were childhood friends. Wherever Beryl would go, Ian would always be there, tailing her. They were rarely apart.
Nonetheless, I sensed that something wasn’t right. If Ian really was chasing Beryl and Arron, he wouldn’t have waited and left the following day. He would chase after them right away.
“You search the surrounding areas of the pack and look for him. If you still can’t track him down, try taking the route to the capital city.” I ordered more people to look for Ian, but the elder was a little hesitant. He was worried because of Blair’s presence in the pack, so he didn’t dare to leave easily.
“Don’t mind him. He’ll stay in the pack while I am away. You can just go and find Ian.” After thinking for a while, I asked the elder to give Blair my private number.
When the elder heard that I was willing to give Blair that, he breathed a sigh of relief and finally agreed to send more people to look for Ian.
Not long after I hung up the phone, Blair called me, still in a familiar voice and tone.
“I was afraid you’d keep pretending as if you don’t me,” Blair mocked me from the other end of the line. With half a smile, I responded, “There is a reason for that and I can’t explain it all in just a few words. We will talk about it in person later on.”
Being the considerate person that he was, Blair replied in a soft tone, “I know. You don’t have to tell me.” Then, he stopped chuckling and asked seriously, “You gave me your private number because you need my help, right?”
“Yes, you’re right.” I heaved a deep sigh, feeling slightly embarrassed. The first thing I did after not speaking with each other for five years was call him and ask for his help. But I had to do this as it was crucial to find Ian.
“Tell me, what’s the matter?” Blair asked patiently. “A lone wolf from our pack has wandered off, and I’m hoping you can help us track him down. His name is Ian; he is Rin’s child. He came to the border pack with me.”
“I remember that wolf. I ran across him once while searching for Rufus. Don’t worry. I will send more people to find Ian later.”
“Thank you.”
After hanging up the phone, I grabbed the bag of snacks and rushed to pick up Beryl. However, by the time I got to the kindergarten, it was already empty and Beryl wasn’t there anymore.
I had no choice but to go back. My thoughts were all over the place, realizing that things were a mess right now.
If Ian was really lost, how sad Beryl would be after she regained her memory and learned about it.
I walked dejectedly and called the people of the pack to make sure that they had gone to find Ian. After the reassurance, I somehow felt a little relieved.
Right then, I felt a tug on the back of my collar. The next second, I heard Rufus’ voice from behind.
“Finally got you.”
Crystal’s POV
Startled, I quickly hung up the phone, spun around, and yanked Rufus’ hand away before quickly retreating a few steps away from him.
Rufus stood still, with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He kept his cold gazer at me and asked, “Why is it that every time you see me, you act as though you bumped into a ghost?”
“It is because you always appear behind me without making any sound.” I curled my lips as I said those words.
Rufus chuckled and eyed me from head to toe. Then, he asked, “Why do you look so guilty? What have you done?”
I turned my head away from him and said in an unnecessarily loud voice to hide my nervousness, “If I actually did something wrong, I’d be very careful to hide it from others. How could I just wait here to be busted? Tell me. What do you want from me this time? Make it quick because I’m very busy.” Every time this guy showed up, he would pick on me. I had a hunch that he had made this his bad habit.
“Are you busy looking for someone right now?” Rufus asked casually.
I paused for a moment. Then I frowned and asked, “What did you hear?”
“Nothing. I just heard that you were looking for someone.”
After saying that, he paused before suddenly bending over and closing the distance between us. With his eyes pierced on mine, he asked, “What? Are you afraid that I will hear something I shouldn’t?” I violently shoved him away and growled, “It’s nothing. A child in my pack went missing. I’m arranging people to look for him.”
“Well, if you need help, I can ask Blair to arrange the royal army to search for him,” Rufus muttered disapprovingly while standing straight.
I frowned and refused his kindness. “Don’t bother. I’ve sent my men to look for him. If we really can’t find him, only then will I ask for help.”
I didn’t want to bring up Blair in front of Rufus too much. I should keep pretending to not know Blair until the very end so that Rufus wouldn’t become suspicious again. The last time we had a video call with Blair, Rufus came dangerously close to uncovering something. I should therefore avoid running into my old friends in front of Rufus in the future.
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