Chapter 721 The Baby


    Rufus'' POV:


    My heart clenched painfully as I held Sylvia, who was on the verge of breaking down, in my arms.


    The doctor''s words ran through my mind. The good news was that Sylvia was pregnant, but the bad


    news was that the fetus was weak. Keeping this baby might be difficult. She had to be careful.


    I sighed, wrapped my arms around her tightly, and rubbed her back tofort her.


    After a while, she finally calmed down. My body sagged with relief and I dried her face with a


    handkerchief.


    The crying seemed to have exhausted Sylvia. She just let me do what I wanted and stared nkly


    out of the window.


    "Do you want to sleep for a while?" I asked her softly.


    She shook her head.


    "How about you eat something?" I suggested tenderly.


    She shook her head again.


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    I turned her face toward me and looked at her seriously. "Listen, Sylvia. You haven''t eaten anything


    all day. You need to put something in your stomach. You have someone else to take care of now


    too."


    Sylvia had a stunned expression on her face when she registered what I said. She touched her t


    belly in wonder again.


    I ced my hand on top of hers and said, "After Leonard''s death, in a certain sense, this baby is a


    new hope for us. So try to be positive, Sylvia." She nodded, tears welling up in her eyes again.


    I heaved a sigh of relief and asked an attendant to bring over the nutritious soup that was healthy


    for pregnant women.


    I fed this soup to Sylvia patiently.


    She ate robotically like a delicate but soulless puppet. However, after a few sips, tears dripped


    down her cheeks and sshed into the soup.


    I kissed them away and stayed quiet. I knew that she needed my silentpanionship the most


    now. The seconds ticked by slowly...


    Relief coursed through my veins when I saw that she had finished most of her soup. She had got a


    little color in her cheeks after eating.


    I wiped her lips with a tissue and gave her the details about what had urred over the past couple


    of days.


    "Alina has spent day and night beside Leonard''s corpse for the past two days. She doesn''t even


    leave the room."


    Sylvia paused and looked up at me. "She doesn''t eat, drink, or sleep at all?"


    I shook my head. "I don''t know. The servant had left food at the door of the room, but I''ve heard that


    Alina didn''t touch it at all."


    "Why didn''t I see this daughterly affection before Leonard passed away? Why does she pretend to


    love him so much now?" Sylvia sneered, icy disdain dripping from her voice.


    This was the first time I had seen Sylvia be so resentful toward anyone. It looked like this time''s


    events had truly made her despise Alina deeply.


    After all, Alina was the one who had colluded with Noreen to kidnap her. Perhaps Alina only wanted


    to hurt Sylvia. But she didn''t expect that all the pack members would go to save Sylvia, leaving an


    opening for Noreen to kill Leonard.


    "Leonard''s funeral is going to be held tomorrow." I sighed.


    Sylvia''s eyes fell to the floor and she remained quiet.


    I knew what was making her unhappy. I cupped her face and gave her an earnest look. "Do you


    want to pay your respects to Leonard and say goodbye to him?"


    She nodded and said softly, "Yes, I want to see him. I want to talk to him alone. But Alina won''t let


    me see him. She knows who I am now."


    "How did she find out?" I was a little taken aback. This was supposed to be a secret. If I hadn''t


    discovered Edwin''s deception, I was certain I wouldn''t know the truth about Sylvia''s paternal


    connection right now.


    Leonard and Edwin shouldn''t have revealed the truth to Alina first.


    "I don''t know. Maybe she has spies in the pack." Sylvia looked confused. After pondering about it for


    a while, she said in an uneasy voice, "Alina said that Leonard didn''t want to recognize me as his


    daughter at all." "That''s impossible," I retorted without hesitation.


    I was seething that Alina had cooked up a lie. "When Leonard discovered that you''re his biological


    daughter, he nearly went crazy with joy. There is zero doubt that he loves you. He wanted to tell you


    the truth after Alina''s wedding, but now he doesn''t have the chance anymore."


    I sighed helplessly. No one could predict what would happen in life. Life itself was so much more


    fragile than we could imagine.


    Sylvia pursed her lips, her tears threatening to spill over.


    I hurried tofort her. "I''ll take you to see Leonard tonight."


    Sylvia gulped hard and asked, "What about Alina? She will stop us." "Don''t worry. I''ll take care of it."