Obviously, she was terrified. She kept sobbing. I looked at her coldly and reached out to take off her mask. I wanted to see who on earth was bold enough to pretend to be Sylvia.
The she-wolf seemed to be shocked by what I did. She screamed, shook off my hand, and ran away.
She seemed afraid that I would recognize her. Was she someone I knew? I pulled a long face. The coldness in my heart deepened. I was about to chase after her, but Richard stopped me.
“Rufus, just forget about it.” He stood in front of me leisurely with a gloating smile on his face. “Mom has been shocked by what happened.”
As he spoke, he glanced at my mother, who was surrounded by the servants and guards.
My mother pulled her fox fur shawl and glanced at Richard and me coldly. But she didn’t say anything.
“Get out of my way. I’m in a bad mood right now, so don’t mess with me.” I pushed Richard away impatiently.
But he was still blocking my way with no intention of stepping back. “Rufus, today is your birthday. It’s not good to make a bloody scene.”
“Mind your own business. You have no right to interfere in my affairs.” I snorted coldly. Richard’s hypocritical style had never changed since he was a child.
He was embarrassed by me, so he no longer pretended to be nice in front of the guests. He sneered, “Rufus, shouldn’t you pay more attention to maintaining the dignity of the royal family? Don’t put the entire royal family on a negative label because of your own cruelty.”
“Oh, really?” I chuckled, walked two steps forward, and whispered in his ear, “Then you shouldn’t mind me revealing the things you have done, right?”
Then I took a step back and said in a voice that everyone could hear, “I think everyone will be interested in those things.”
After saying this, I took a few more steps back. I saw that the expression on his face drastically changed, and his lips trembled.
For the werewolf race, strength was of paramount importance. Richard only knew how to play dirty tricks in secret, so I never took him seriously. I knew that he had been sending people to assassinate me. But I never said a word about it because I didn’t want to make things difficult for our father. After all, Richard was the only possible healthy heir for him.
“What are you talking about?” Richard gave me a venomous glance. Shamed into anger, he grabbed my tie with one hand and balled his other hand into a fist, intending to punch me.
When the guests saw that a fight was about to break out, they all screamed, turning the whole scene into chaos.
I caught his fist and twisted his hand. As soon as I heard a crack, I knew that his joints were dislocated.
“Fuck you! How can you really hurt me?” Richard exclaimed in disbelief. He didn’t seem to expect that I could be merciless even when our father was right there.
“I warned you, but you still insisted on coming to me,” I said coldly. Then I kicked his ass away. He covered his wrist with the other hand and staggered forward.
“Rufus! Do you still respect me as your father?” my father roared angrily.
He immediately stood in front of Richard to protect him. He looked at me with sharp eyes and asked, “What the hell are you trying to do?”
Then he walked to me and added, “Is it the curse again?” His voice was very low. It was as if he was afraid that others would hear him.
I didn’t answer. I just stood at the side indifferently, feeling annoyed.
My father got even angrier. “I am talking to you, Rufus!”
He was so angry and anxious that he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and coughed violently. His body was slightly trembling. When I looked at him, my heart softened for a moment.
“Don’t be angry. The doctor said that you can’t be stressed out anymore.” My mother hurriedly walked to his side and gently patted him on the back. “Besides, Rufus is just defending himself.”
My father shook off my mother’s hand rudely. He then turned around and stared at me with his bloodshot eyes. “He almost cripples Richard’s hand, and you say he is only defending himself?”
I saw the disappointment and defensiveness in his eyes. He seemed to be afraid that I would hurt his only normal son. I was so disappointed that I just turned my head away without saying anything more. At this moment, I saw Maya suddenly appear at the door of the hall. She looked very anxious and seemed to have something to say to me.
I directly left, ignoring everyone present.
Sylvia’s POV
I was in a fret the whole afternoon, and I couldn’t focus on Blair’s teaching at all.
Worse was, I saw apparitions from time to time, always seeing Rufus standing on the podium instead of Blair.
After class, I refused to have dinner with Flora. I went to the training ground alone and stayed there to practice more.
I hit the punching bag crazily, trying to distract myself and drive Rufus out of my mind. But it was in vain. Not only did his image appear in my mind, but I also heard his voice from time to time. He was like an all-pervasive air, occupying every part of my body.
After a few hundred punches, I finally stopped. I went to get some water but then I realized I still couldn’t help thinking about Rufus.
I wondered what his reaction would be when he knew that I wouldn’t attend the ball. He must be very angry. Maybe he would invite Alina, who was a noble lady, to be his date tonight. She was so beautiful, and she had a noble background. She was a perfect match for him.
I sighed slightly and crouched down. I hugged my knees and buried my head in my arms in low spirits. Every time I thought of Rufus and Alina being together, I felt very irritated, but I didn’t know why. It was what I wanted, right? It would be best if I let go of my obsession with Rufus.
I stood up in despair and continued to vent my depression on the punching bag.
“Rather than venting your emotions alone, don’t you think it’s better to ask me to practice with you? You are getting distracted and missing your target, Sylvia.”
Warren’s voice suddenly sounded behind me.
Judging from his words, he seemed to have been watching me in the dark for a long time. But I was not in the mood to respond to him. I just focused on the punching bag in front of me, sweat streaming down my forehead to my eyes.
“Sylvia, I know you are very upset now. I can help you. Come and fight with me. It’s time for us to have a fight,” Warren babbled.
I slammed the punching bag irritably, and it wobbled from side to side. I tightened my loose bandage, turning a deaf ear to him.
“I know you’re upset. But there are some things you can’t solve in this way. Come on, let’s talk.”
“Fuck off! You are so annoying,” I suddenly turned around and snapped at him.
Didn’t he know that he was annoying? Obviously, he was on Alina’s side. And now, he even deliberately appeared in front of me to mock me.
I pursed my lips and took off my gloves and the bandage, intending to go somewhere else.
“Come on, let’s have a good fight.” Warren didn’t seem to care about my cold attitude at all. He just jumped into the battle ring as if he was eager to be a werewolf punching bag.
I didn’t want to talk to him, but he suddenly punched me. As the wind brushed my face, I got angry and punched him back.
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