Sylvia watched Maya’s receding back with her big eyes. It was as if she was reluctant to give up the bracelet.
I turned her head back jealously. “I’m here. Don’t look at anyone else.”
“She’s Maya, not anyone else,” Sylvia retorted and pouted helplessly.
“It doesn’t matter who it is. Your eyes can only look at me.” After saying this, I kissed her beautiful eyebrows and eyes. Then I pecked her lips again. The possessiveness and paranoia in my heart surged up crazily, and there were faint signs of losing control. I really wanted to lock her by my side, so I could see and touch her all the time. She only belonged to me.
“Do you know that you’re so bossy?” Sylvia complained, looking dissatisfied. But still, she allowed me to kiss her, which made my heart swell and burn.
After holding her in my arms and kissing her for a while, I finally let go of her contentedly. Then I took out a velvet box from my suit pocket and handed it to her. “Open it.”
“What is this?” She took the box but didn’t open it immediately. Instead, she looked at me with burning eyes. Her red lips were slightly swollen and watery. Obviously, it was the trace left by the lingering kiss just now.
I swallowed my saliva, suppressed the urge inside my body, and forced myself to look away.
“A present for you. Open it.”
Sylvia smiled sweetly and opened the box.
“Wow, it’s so beautiful!” she exclaimed as she took the necklace out of the box. “Is this really for me?”
“I was supposed to give it to you on the day of the ball. But it doesn’t matter. You have it now.” I took the necklace from Sylvia’s hands, walked behind her, and put it on her.
“It’s so precious. I…”
“No more refusal,” I interrupted her, knowing that she was about to refuse my gift. “You have to wear it all the time. Never take it off.”
“But what if I lose it?” Sylvia couldn’t turn around, so she turned her head slightly to look at me out of the corner of her eye.
“It doesn’t matter if you lose the necklace as long as you are here. It’s you I don’t want to lose.” I chuckled to make her feel relaxed and accept my gift.
After putting the necklace on her, I turned her around and asked, “Do you like it?”
Sylvia nodded shyly. “Yes. Thank you, Rufus.”
I rubbed her head and teased her, “You’re just saying thank you verbally. You’re not being sincere at all.”
She blushed at once. “What kind of sincerity do you want then?”
I pretended to think for a while. Then I said, “Think about it yourself.”
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt warm in my mouth. A fragrant kiss pressed against my lips without warning.
I took the initiative and deepened the kiss with satisfaction. I thought this gift was a better one.
After the kiss, I tidied up her hair and whispered to her, “Let’s meet at the side entrance of the royal palace this Saturday morning. I’ll take you to see her.”
Sylvia was stunned for a moment. Then her expression gradually became solemn. She nodded her head and said, “Okay.”
Alina’s POV
The magnificent palace was as cold as ice, and I felt it was freezing me to the bones. I lay on the bed and turned over in pain. A thick layer of gauze was wrapped around my neck. Rufus had strangled me so hard that my windpipe and gullet were both injured. So now, I could only eat some liquid food.
Queen Laura had sent her servants to call me many times, but I lied that I had a headache. I couldn’t show myself to her. If she saw the bruises on my neck, she would definitely know that I was the one who danced with Rufus at the ball.
Although I knew that she was on my side, I wouldn’t dare to gamble. It would be so embarrassing if she knew.
I didn’t want Queen Laura to think that I was an idiot. I was afraid that she would throw me away. Besides, she just stood aside that day and didn’t even defend or save me.
Thinking of this made me angry.
I heard the heavy door being pushed open, and Coco came in with the food cart.
I propped against the headboard. “What is today’s food?”
“Pumpkin porridge.” After saying this, Coco lowered her head, carefully took the porridge out, and put it in front of me.
“What? Pumpkin porridge again?” I took the spoon from Coco’s hand and stirred the porridge in the bowl vigorously. “How many times have I eaten this thing?”
I was lying in the palace every day now, and I could not see anyone. My only hope was to eat something good. I didn’t expect Coco to send me this cheap pumpkin porridge every day.
“But the doctor said that you can only have porridge for now.”
“I know! But can’t you change it into another kind of porridge? Red bean porridge is also fine!” I was so angry that I couldn’t help rolling my eyes. Coco was such an idiot!
Coco agreed in a low voice. Then she leaned over to me with a cunning smile and whispered, “I heard that Cherry was expelled from the school for stealing. The guards had already thrown all her luggage away.”
“Is that true?” I put down the spoon, pleasantly surprised. Such news had really lightened up my mood. “Tell me the details. What happened?”
“Yes, it’s true. Our spy saw it. Cherry was miserable. Prince Rufus’ men directly threw her out of the academy, and she could no longer step into the capital again. She was screaming outside the gate that she wanted to see Prince Richard. But Prince Richard didn’t show up at all. She was embarrassing herself, right?”
I snorted coldly and felt that Coco was no longer annoying. “Fortunately, you have prepared a dashcam in every dead angle of the academy in advance. From now on, you should do things more cautiously, and this matter will be over soon.”
“I know. But it’s all because you are so thoughtful, Miss Quinn. Cherry thought she would be fine if she dodged the surveillance cameras, but she didn’t know that she had already fallen into our trap.” Coco’s eyes narrowed as she smiled complacently. “And she even stole the bracelet. For me, a she-wolf like her is only qualified to serve you as a slave. She is far inferior to you.”
I just snorted coldly and said nothing.
Although I used Cherry as my scapegoat, I was still a loser. I lost to Sylvia. I lost to her miserably.
The failure at the ball made me angry, but I had nowhere to vent my anger. I could only swallow it hard. And I didn’t expect Rufus to be so terrifying. I thought he would at least restrain himself in public. But he didn’t even take King Ethan seriously.
Such an unfathomable and ruthless man doted on Sylvia so much. How lucky she was! As long as I experienced the feeling of being cherished by such a terrible man, I would never be able to escape. I would keep thinking about him all the time, and I would do everything to be the only light in his eyes. It was as if I was addicted to him. This feeling made me even more unable to give up on Rufus.
But fortunately, I wasn’t exposed this time. After the wound on my neck healed, I must find an opportunity to drug him again.
At this moment, Coco handed the phone to me. “Miss Quinn, look! The comments about Prince Rufus on the Internet have all changed.”
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