Chapter 365 The Dead Key Figure


    Sylvia''s POV:


    Rufus'' expression darkened. After a moment of silence, he murmured, "That''s what I''m afraid of."


    Moreover, ording to what Rufus had been telling me, dark witches were unpredictable and the


    clues they left behind might not be part of their tricks.


    "The spies we sent out found traces of Noreen in the border area. I''ve sent more men to join the


    search. There''s really nothing we can do but wait. I''m hoping our efforts will be met with good


    news." Rufus let out a long sigh. "As for the ck market, I''ll ask witches who have been known to


    cooperate with the royal family if they can help."


    "Yes, I suppose that''s all we can do." I lowered my head, feeling a little powerless.


    Just then, some doctors came in to conduct another round of exams on ir, hoping that there''d be


    a medical miracle.


    Rufus and I stood aside and watched as the doctors drew ir''s blood. Looking at ir''s lifeless


    face, both Rufus and I couldn''t help but feel bad. After all, he was fine just a few days ago. "Rufus,


    don''t you think it''s strange?" Staring at the wound on ir''s face, I had a gut feeling that something


    was off.


    "What do you mean?"


    "How could someone who disappeared years ago suddenly show up and left her traces? If Noreen


    is such a powerful dark witch, how could she make such a stupid mistake?" I turned to look at Rufus


    seriously. "Don''t you think it''s too big of a coincidence?"


    Rufus frowned slightly and lowered his voice. "Truth be told, I''ve also found it a bit strange. But my


    priority is to save ir, so I haven''t been able to give it too much thought. Any clue, even if it might


    be a trap, should be investigated."


    "It just doesn''t feel right, Rufus," I said worriedly, squeezing Rufus''s hand.


    Noreen''s sudden appearance was too out of the blue. Rufus and Ethan had been looking for her for


    years but couldn''t find a single trace. Why would she show up and leave a clue at this moment? It


    was just too strange.


    It must''ve been premeditated.


    Rufus sighed once more. "I have a feeling that Mateo had something to do with Noreen. You know,


    taking about the drug that made me go mad previously."


    "You mean Mateo knew Noreen ten years ago?" I asked, a little taken aback.


    Over a decade ago, Mateo had used the same drug to make my mother crazy. But when he was


    confronted about it, Mateo didn''t seem to have known about the existence of the hidden


    compartment in his room. If it was true that he had no idea, then how could he have kept the


    mechanism in the hiddenpartment?


    The only possibility was that the mechanism was not set up by Mateo himself, but...


    As this thought crossed my mind, a chill ran down my spine.


    "There probably was some connection between Mateo and Noreen, but it''s toote now." Rufus


    pursed his lips and shook his head angrily.


    "I know..." I knew how he felt. I felt the same way—helpless and powerless.


    Even though we now knew that Mateo had something to do with Noreen, it was useless, because


    Mateo had been executed justst night.


    "Why did they have to kill Mateo so soon?" I closed my eyes and pressed my fingers against my


    aching temple. "If only they executed him just one dayter."


    Last night, when Rufus called me and told me about the execution, I''m not going to lie; I felt


    relieved. Little did I know that things would develop like this.


    The dead Mateo had be a key figure.


    God made fools out of us.


    Rufus tucked my hair behind my ear andforted me. "Don''t be angry. These things are outside


    our control. I think my father had Mateo killed so quickly was because he wanted to protect Richard.


    Only by silencing Mateo forever could he rest easy. No one could''ve expected that Mateo''s


    execution would make things even more difficult for us."


    I sighed sadly. "I just hope that the doctors can give us some good news."


    Speaking of which, the doctors had just finished conducting the examinations and were about to


    leave with the blood they had just drawn.


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    Rufus nced at his watch and turned to leave to discuss countermeasures with the doctors.


    "Wait a second," I said, grabbing Rufus'' hand.


    "What''s the matter?" Rufus turned to look at me questioningly.


    After hesitating for a bit, I looked at Rufus with fierce determination. "If my blood can soothe your


    curse, do you think it could also help ir?"