Book TRK
Chapter 1044 An Important Day
Chapter 1044 An Important Day
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?”
"Itis 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 mhuch. I should keep pretending tonot know Blair until the very end sathat Rufus wouldn't => become suspicious again. The last time we had a video call with Blair, Rufus came dangerously clase to unéovering something. I should therefore avoid running ifto my old friends in front of Rufus in the future.
Rufus clicked his tongue and didn't insist anymore. Instead, he changed the topic and said, “Let's have dinner together tonight." "No, thanks. I'm busy." I refused without hesitation.
I just wanted to stay away from this guy who was everywhere, and calmed myself down
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Rufus looked very calm, as if he had expected my answer. He said, "It won't take much of your time. Beryl will also be there."
Hearing this, I started to contemplate my initial decision. My baby Beryl wouldn't also be there. I would miss the chance to bond with her if I didn'taccept his dinner NN invitatiar_ It took me a long time to make-Béryl slowly accept me again. I shauid keep working on it. But I was afraid that Rufus woulé-ask me attout my past. I couldn'tfool him with my excuses all the time. It might work for the first few times, but I was pretty sure he would catch on to something sooner or later. If that happened, he would be even more suspicious of me.
“Beryl said today is her birthday. You even forgot that?" Rufus scowled and cast an intent glance my way. "What? Today is not her..." Before I could finish my words, I suddenly remembered something. Tears then began welling up in my eyes. Today was lan's birthday.
We had made the day I met lan for the first time as his birthday since we didn’t know the exact date that he was born. Every year on this day, Beryl would throw a lavish celebration for lan
Even when Beryl had lost her memory, she still remembered the most important thing in her heart.