Chapter 54 The Mystery Of Her Origin


    Rufus'' POV:


    Amused with ir, I couldn''t help smiling. To be fair, he did help me a lot this time and I felt


    sincerely grateful.


    "Seriously, thank you. You can have anything you want."


    "Really?" The yful expression on ir''s face disappeared and he looked serious. Casually, he


    put his hands behind his head and leaned back. "So, who on earth is this little Sylvia? What did she


    do to make the most elusive Prince Rufus care about her so much? She''s not just any ve, is


    she?"


    "It''s Sylvia''s potential that caught my eye." I gave a blunt remark. In respect of the agreement


    between me and my father, I couldn''t tell ir that Sylvia and I were mates.


    "You noticed it too?" ir nodded seriously. "Yes, indeed. Let me tell you, when Sylvia broke that


    test rock, I knew that outburst of power was something else. Although she couldn''t exin it herself


    afterward, it was still very strange."


    "The only exnation the doctor could give was that Sylvia is very malnourished and weak. Her


    body could not take such a wild burst of strength. She''s going to need time to recover," I said lightly.


    I looked up at the door, my heart aching. Sylvia really used to live such a hard life.


    "It does make me very curious as to what kind life she used to live," ir said, as if he had read


    exactly what was on my mind.


    The corners of my mouth twitched. "Sylvia''s mother was the Beta of her pack. Unfortunately, she


    was framed and used of murdering their Alpha and Luna. The pack had punished her by


    execution. Right now, I''m helping Sylvia with her mother''s case. There was a witness during the trial


    who has since disappeared and I have already sent out some men to reinvestigate the whole thing,


    but I haven''t gotten any news about it yet."


    This mastermind seemed to be smart and closed all loose ends. The same could probably be said


    about how premeditated the n was to frame Sylvia''s mother in the first ce. Originally, I was


    just nning to wait until hopefully the mastermind slipped up and showed themselves. But having


    this matter out in the open was putting Sylvia in grave danger. Anyone could use this as a reason to


    kill her at any time. I never wanted to see Sylvia hurt again. I didn''t even want her to have any


    reason to cry anymore.


    Stressed, I brought out my cigarette box, handing one over to ir as well. "That''s why I was


    hoping I could use your manpower as well."


    "No problem at all," ir agreed almost instantaneously. He took out a lighter from his pocket and lit


    up our cigarettes. "I can arrange it by tonight."


    I nodded, puffing out smoke rings. ir might have seemed like azy smooth-talker in normal


    situations, but he was straight up serious whenever it came down to doing business.


    "We have to conduct a deeper investigation on Sylvia''s parents as well. Something tells me there''s


    more to Sylvia''s origin than just being the daughter of a Beta." Nibbling on the cigarette in my


    mouth, I allowed myself to get lost in my thoughts. ir smoked silently as well, but I couldn''t quite


    tell what he could be thinking about right now.


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    It wasn''t until I could feel the heat of the cigarette on my fingers that I came back to my sense.


    I took twost drags before stubbing the butt on the ashtray. "Make sure to keep a low profile about


    this. I don''t want anyone else knowing."


    ir replied confidently, "I know. You shouldn''t worry about how I execute my projects."


    "By the way, have you given it some thought already?" I gave ir a knowing nce.


    "Well, I really wanted to refuse. But since I got to meet Sylvia already, I think I''ve changed my mind."


    ir smiled cheekily, switching back to his sweet-talking self.


    I tried not to give him a warning look. Although his tone sounded like he could be teasing, I had a


    feeling he was serious about what he just said.


    Just when I was about to say something to subtly mark Sylvia as mine, we heard Maya''s voice from


    inside the room. "Miss Todd! You''re finally awake!"


    Hearing that took away any desire left to talk to ir. I turned around and went to open the door.


    "Wait, I also want to see Sylvia." ir smoothed out his clothes, wanting to follow me inside.


    I frowned and asked rather rudely, "Does she have anything to do with you?"


    "What? Can''t I visit my future student?" ir retorted and tried to push past me. "Be careful of how


    you talk to me. I could ruin Sylvia''s image of you."


    "All I''m saying is that she''s not your student... yet." I blocked the door. "Just go back already. I don''t


    want Sylvia to know right now that I had any part in helping her get admitted to school."


    Sylvia was a smart and proud she-wolf. If she found out that I sent someone to secretly protect her,


    she would be angry and think that I didn''t have confidence in her. When I thought of this, I got


    scared, which was something I hadn''t felt in a long time.