Chapter 934 An Exception
Crystal''s POV:
Sure enough, Laura pretended to feel helpless and said, "Beryl doesn''t remember her mother right
now, so it''s best to keep her here until she gets better. Otherwise, she will be scared."
Quickly, I butt in and said, "I''m afraid King Rufus is too busy to take care of my daughter."
If Beryl did stay here with him, I would be expected to make frequent visits. And knowing how sharp
Rufus was, he would soon find out about the truth of our past if I made even the smallest mistake.
"You don''t need to worry about that. I will help take care of her. There haven''t been any children
here in a long time. It''s strange, but I somehow feel a connection with this kid. So please just agree
to leave her here with me, okay?" Laura looked at Beryl with a gentle smile.
It had been five years and Laura had now finally seen her grandchild in person. Naturally, she was
filled with joy and affection.
Ethan''s death had been devastating for Laura. If Beryl could make her feel better, that would make
me happy too.
I just hoped that Beryl could warm up to me soon so that I could take her back to the border pack as
soon as possible. Otherwise, things might spiral out of my control.
After giving it some thought, I agreed to leave
Beryl here until her memory returned.
"But Beryl seems to be hostile to all strangers except the King," I pointed out. Realizing this truth,
my face grimaced into a frown.
Laura was a little surprised, but she reached out a hand anyhow and gently patted Beryl''s tiny head.
"Beryl, I''m your Grandma. Don''t be afraid, okay?"
The little girl didn''t answer and just stared at Laura with her big, round eyes. She was visibly
nervous, as seen by the way she was holding her breath.
I also felt nervous, worried that Beryl would cry the next second.
Beryl shrank her head, and her messy pony tail came loose and the strawberry hair band on her
head fell.
Laura picked it up and gave Rufus a suggestive look.
Rufus'' expression stayed the same. As he held the child in his arms, he looked down at her and
murmured, "She''s Grandma."
Beryl nced at Laura again and asked in a childish tone, "Is Grandma Daddy''s mother?"
"Yes!" Laura replied in a hurry and then gave Rufus a kiss on his cheek to prove that she was
indeed his mother.
Beryl immediately cheered up and reached out to Laura. "Grandma, hug."
Laura was ecstatic that she no longer cared whether her smile brought out her wrinkles. She swept
Beryl up in her arms and nted a loving kiss on her cheek.
When I saw that, I was almost stunned. Wasn''t Beryl only close to Rufus just a while ago? But now,
she had epted Laura too. Thetter could even hug and kiss her.
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So now, I had to kiss Rufus first if I wanted to get close to my daughter?
I nced at his undeniably attractive side profile. In fact, I could be just fine with that idea if it meant
having my daughter warm up to me again. But Rufus might not agree. He might throw me out
before I could even touch his sleeves.
Rufus was no longer the same needy boyfriend of mine he was five years ago. He had turned into
this ruthless man who was not interested in women at all. But most of all, he was now the King, the
ruler of the empire, and he had the right to decide the life and death of all the werewolves. If I did
something wrong in his presence, perhaps he would kill me without a second thought.
I lowered my head in frustration, feeling terrible at everything.
But soon, I straightened out my emotions and made another attempt to hug Beryl again.
"Sweetheart, I''myour Mommy. Canlhugyoutoo?" Beryl pouted and said unhappily, "But you are not
Daddy''s wife."
I froze for a while, and I had to bite the bullet and answer, "Well... It''s true, but..."
"Then you can''t hug me. You are not Daddy''s wife, so you are not my Mommy." Beryl didn''t listen to
me. She covered her ears with both hands and looked at me angrily.
I was taken aback, but Rufus just sat there leisurely and smiled.
He was obviously enjoying it and it was really annoying!