Chapter 1055 The Vampires'' Plot


    Crystal''s POV:


    My daughter couldn''t seem to ept that fact that Rufus had suddenly left. She was so distraught that she even refused to eat her favorite cookie.


    She kept looking out the window in morose silence, her chin resting on her tented hands


    Since she had lost her memory, Beryl and Rufus had seldom been separated from each other. They were attached to the hip, no matter where Rufus


    went.


    The worst part of this predicament was the fact that Rufus’ date of return was uncertain. It was understandable that Beryl was upset.


    I lovingly caressed my daughter''s cheek and said, "Don''t be sad. I''m sure Daddy will be back in a few days.”Material ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Beryl pursed her lips, her eyes filling with tears. "Daddy didn''t even say goodbye to me."


    "It''s probably only because he was in such a hurry,” I immediately reassured her. "He didn’t have time to say goodbye."


    Beryl lowered her head, looking none the less dejected. "I know that Daddy didn’t do it on purpose. I don''t me him. I''m sad because I won''t be able


    to see Daddy for so many days."


    After a moment''s thought, I retrieved a piece of wood the size of my palm and a small carving knife from my purse. Then I started to work.


    As expected, Beryl''s attention was drawn to what I was doing


    I had learned a bit of wood carving from Warren, back when he was making the walking stick for Leonard. Later, when I took over the border pack, I


    would make some carvings with my children in my spare time.


    It would take a lot of time to carve out a human figure with fine details, so I settled for a rough outline of Rufus'' face, taking care to make his


    expression more defined.


    "Mommy!" Beryl eximed. "Did you carve Daddy''s face?”


    "Just a rough version. I''ll make you a better one when I have the time." I blew the wood chippings from the block and took out a handkerchief to wipe


    the carving clean. Soon enough, we were staring at Rufus'' wooden likeness.


    I couldn’t help but frown, though. It didn''t really resemble Rufus that much. The hairstyle was somewhat the same, but the rest of his features were


    quite... different.


    Even so, my daughter was pleased with it. She held the wood carving in her hands andughed with joy. "Now, Daddy can be with me all the time!"


    As long as she was happy, I was happy as well. I patted Beryl''s head and asked, “Are you still sad?”


    She shook her head and gave me a toothy grin. "I''m not sad anymore."


    "Then let''s go home to your Grandma.” I made quick work of packing up my belongings. By the time I was done, my daughter was already waiting for


    me with her small backpack.


    She liked to be carried on the backtely, so I obliged and carried her all the way back to the Laura''s pce.


    When we arrived, Laura had already prepared dinner. Beryl tossed her schoolbag on the sofa and rushed into the dining room.


    Just then, Laura emerged from a


    side hall withtwo exquisite masks in


    her hands." ‘You came just in time".


    she greeted me. ‘I''ve asked x


    someone to prepare these gorgeous


    masks Tor you. You should stop


    wearing the weird ones that\you


    have, or Beryl might rejecttyou in the


    future.”


    I thanked her before asking about Rufus’ sudden departure.


    When Laura replied, her tone was


    serious. "There was an attack. No


    one could exin what happened,


    exactly, bu&many werewolves died,


    Rufus inidally sent soldiers to loo a


    into it, but hey eventually lost ~>


    contact. That, in itself, was tming.


    Thest night, ir told hine''tha


    tbey have caught some spiés. Rufus


    began to suspect that allthese


    things were rted to the vampires.


    He thought it was best that he went


    there and see the matter for


    himself.”


    "Did he take his men with him?" I asked, a little worried.


    "Don''t worry about it. There


    shouldn''t be amy problem. Rufus is


    powerful, and he will be within the


    werewolyes’ turf. Even if the <


    vampires did have something todo


    with this, they aren''t stupid enough


    to.act brash in the enemy ''s territory.”


    Laura patted my arm in a-gesture of


    comfort.


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    I took some relief in her words. She was right—at the moment, no one else couldpete with Rufus in terms of strength. I knew he would prevail


    Unless, perhaps, if the vampires and the ck witches banded together toy siege on the werewolves.