Chapter 972 Try Hard To Recall
Laura''s POV:
Faced with Rufus'' inquiring eyes, I took the stance of a mother again and said in a nagging voice,
"It''s only because you won''t find a mate and have a child. All my friends already have grandchildren.
And you? You don''t even have a girlfriend. At such an old age, I still have to worry about this matter
for you every day."
Rufus was at a loss for words and he colored a little.
I scoffed and continued, "Of course we''ll have to invite Crystal to the ball, since we extend the
invitation all the Alphas. But I''m not certain if she wille or not. That''s her choice then. We can''t
force anyone to attend this ball."
In fact, I was sure Crystal would not attend the ball. She was doing everything in her power to avoid
Rufus. Why would shee to the party thrown by him?
Rufus didn''t continue the topic. In an indifferent voice, he said, "I''ll leave this matter to you, mother."
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I nodded and calmly picked up my phone, asking my subordinate toe and n the ball with me.
Soon, he arrived bearing a stack of delicate invitation letters in his hands. I gave him the guest list
and asked him to start addressing the invitations.
Then I handed a few nk invitations to Rufus, in case he required them.
After we were done with the invitations, I instructed my people to deliver them to the representatives
of all the packs. That concluded the ball arrangements.
"I''ve also ordered someone to create a mask for you. You can try it onter." After deciding on the
food menu, I turned around and looked at Rufus, who had been quietly sitting on the sofa. He was
just as obedient as Arron. The scene was simr to one from Rufus'' childhood. He always sat in
one ce quietly and waited for me when I was upied.
My heart softened. I asked him, "Do you have any other pending work tonight? Would you like to
have dinner with me?"
"Sure," he instantly agreed and came closer to me to go over the ball arrangements with me.
He suddenly shot me a nce andmented, "You seem to be familiar with the process of
nning such a ball?"
Without thinking, I automatically said, "It''s not my first time. I''d thought of many things just to get you
married, and I also held a simr ball. You were not willing..."
I suddenly realized that I''d said something I shouldn''t have halfway through my exnation.
I inwardly screamed, and was instantly filled with regret and anxiety. Crystal was also at that ball,
and Rufus'' wasn''t supposed to remember any of that! Gosh, I was stupid!
I looked up and scrutinized him. As expected, he was scowling as he struggled to recall the ball I
had just mentioned.
"You held a simr ball for me before? I can''t recall such a thing at all."
"Don''t dwell on it if you can''t recall it," I hastily interrupted him. I was afraid that he would actually
remember something.
He ignored me and asked, "When was it?"
"Several years ago. It''s natural for you to have forgotten about it." In an effort to distract him, I
quickly spread out the thick pce blueprint and asked him to pick a banquet hall for the ball.
He didn''t even give it any consideration. He just randomly pointed at one banquet hall, which turned
out to be the same one where I had held the ball for him before.
I numbly rolled up the blueprint and pretended that I didn''t see where he had pointed. I would
decide on the venueter, and this time without him.
"So why I don''t remember anything?" Rufus seemed to be trying hard to recall the past, and his face
was slightly contorted in pain.
"Don''t dwell on it now. It was just a small ball. You have attended numerous parties over the years.
Do you remember each and every one of them?" I was a little agitated and did my best to stop
Rufus from remembering anything.
He pursed his lips tightly, still sifting through his memories, and said, "But even if I can''t remember
any details, it''s impossible that I have zero memory of it."