“Key witness? How did you do it? It had been so many years, so I thought it was like looking for a needle in a haystack,” I said, looking at him in surprise.
“It’s actually a long story. The reason why I didn’t come to see you these past few days before the ball was that I was dealing with this matter,” Rufus answered.
“I want to see that witness. Take me to that person.” I held his hand anxiously as I spoke. As long as I saw the witness, my mother’s unjust case would be corrected soon. I endured so many years of humiliation. The day I had been waiting for finally came.
“Sylvia, I’m sorry but you have to wait for a while longer.” Rufus pulled me back. “The witness is in a very dangerous situation right now. We can’t alert the enemy yet.”
“I’m sorry, I…” I held his hand helplessly with tears in my eyes. “It’s just that every time I think of my mother, I can’t control my emotions.”
“I understand because I know how you feel.” I knew that Rufus felt sorry for me. He gently held me in his arms and added, “But now, the enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light. Many things still need to be carefully arranged. So be more patient and endure for a little more while, okay?”
Sylvia’s POV
I was shocked for a few seconds, then it was replaced by excitement. “Really? What did you find?”
I nodded my head slightly and asked, “What do you mean the witness is in a dangerous situation?”
“I found that aside from me, two other forces were looking for the same witness. One of them found her before I did and almost killed her,” Rufus explained to me patiently.
“Then what happened?” I asked, looking at him nervously.
“Fortunately, I arrived in time to save her. Now, she is in somewhere safe with my people. Since you don’t have class this weekend, I’ll take you to see her.”
Upon hearing Rufus’ words, I managed to calm down and stopped trembling.
“But we have one other thing to deal with before that.” As he spoke, Rufus took out his phone from his pocket, swiped the screen, and handed it to me.
What he showed me was a photo of a she-wolf wearing the same dress and mask I was supposed to wear at the ball.
I zoomed in on the woman’s face in shock. “Who is she? Why is she wearing the dress and mask similar to mine?”
“She’s actually wearing your dress.” Rufus snorted coldly.
I looked up at him in surprise. “How did it happen? I thought Maya took the gift box back that day.”
“On the day of the ball, Maya tried to call you, but your phone was turned off, so she went straight to your dormitory to look for you. But she also didn’t see you there, so she went back with the gift box. However, someone unexpectedly knocked her out and threw her in a warehouse. When she woke up, the gift box was already gone,” Rufus recounted in a bad tone.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have backed out,” I said guiltily. If I didn’t run away, so many things wouldn’t have happened.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have backed out,” I said guiltily. If I didn’t run away, so many things wouldn’t have happened.
“Sylvia, I’m not blaming you. I was only worried when I couldn’t get in touch with you that day.” Rufus frowned helplessly. “So you don’t have to apologize.”
His words made me feel even guiltier. I pouted dejectedly and said, “I won’t do it again.”
“There was only one dress of the same style. It was found in a trash can in the corner of the palace later,” Rufus continued. “The mastermind behind this must have planned it a long time.”
I raised my head in anger. I couldn’t believe that someone pretended to be me to seduce Rufus. What if Rufus didn’t find out and fell into the trap? The more I thought about it, the more I felt alarmed.
“Have you found out who she is?” If I knew who it was, I would stay with Rufus all the time to guard him. I wouldn’t allow that she-wolf to get close to him again. I didn’t know whether he needed bodyguards or not, but I was trapped in the distress of love. Sometimes having an excellent mate was really troublesome because too many rivals in love were coveting him.
“Yes.”
I heard Rufus sneer.
Cherry’s POV
My phone on the table buzzed.
I got out of bed barefoot, picked up my phone, and checked it. It was a message from my suitor, Allen. He was asking me to see the hottest post on the forum. I took a drag on my cigarette, shook it, and let the ash fall on the bed.
At this moment, I heard the sound of the door being unlocked from the outside. Then my roommate, Sasha, came in with a pile of documents in her arms. She was choked by the smoke and coughed. “How can you smoke inside our room again?” she complained.
I ignored her, logged in to the forum, and clicked on the post with the highest number of comments.
“Cherry, do you hear me? Don’t smoke in our room.” Sasha grabbed the cigarette from my hand and threw it into the trash can. “Look, you’re not the only one who lives here, alright?”
I was so angry that I dropped my phone and slapped her face. “How dare you tell me what to do! Get out of here!”
She was just an Omega from a small pack. How dare she bully me! If it weren’t for the mandatory allocation of rooms in the dormitory, I would never share a room with her. I didn’t even want to take a look at such a low-level she-wolf.
Sasha was stunned by my slap. She covered her face and froze for a moment. Then she rushed out of our room and slammed the door. I snorted coldly, rolled my eyes, and continued to check the forum on my mobile phone. The hottest post was a video that seemed to be taken from the ball. I clicked it curiously.
In the video, Rufus was dancing with a she-wolf, who wore the dress that really shocked me.
Wasn’t it that mysterious person?
It turned out that she asked me to steal Sylvia’s dress, so she could be Rufus’ date for the ball.
It meant that the she-wolf who was supposed to be his date was Sylvia. I was so angry that I kicked away the cigarette butts on the floor. Sylvia was a bitch! She didn’t deserve the prince at all.
In the second half of the video, Rufus had suddenly lost his temper. I must admit that although he had a bad temper, he was still very handsome even when he was angry. It was just a pity that such a lycan actually had a liking for that bitch, Sylvia. He was definitely blind.
The bottom of the post was full of negative comments about Rufus. I read them casually and liked them one by one.
“Is he suffering from manic disorder? He is handsome, but his temper is really bad.”
“The future heir of the empire is so arrogant. How can he qualify as the new king? This is really worrying.”
“Prince Richard is better. He is so gentle. Prince Rufus is too cruel. He doesn’t care about life at all.”
“You’d better stop commenting. You don’t even know why Prince Rufus lost his temper. You’ve only watched a short video, and you already jumped to conclusions.”
I sneered and reported the last comment I saw. Of course, I knew that Rufus became agitated because he discovered that the she-wolf was pretending to be Sylvia. But this made me even angrier. He seemed to care about Sylvia so much.
“Prince Rufus is not only cruel but also has a fetish. He likes to abuse small animals, especially those ugly ones.”
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