The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 1032

Rufus' POV:

After sending Crystal back to her new residence, I went to my mother with Beryl who was sleeping in my arms.

At this time, my subordinate came to me and informed me in a whisper. "Flora seemed to have followed our car to Crystal's new residence."

Hearing this, I stopped and said lightly, "Let her be. As long as she doesn't cause any trouble."

My subordinate nodded. "Got it."

As soon as I stepped into the hall, my mother came out to welcome me. Based on her expression, she must have gotten some information from others since she didn't show any panic. Instead, she quickly came towards me and took Beryl in her arms, pretending to be very grateful that I had found her back. She even pretended to be angry as she cursed, "Didn't expect someone would dare take Beryl away from my room! Who is the culprit? We must severely punish him!"

Her acting was so poor but I didn't even bother to expose her lie. "It was Crystal."

My mother seemed to be stunned for a moment because of my frankness before she lightly said in a guilty tone, "Well, Beryl is her child after all. We can't really blame her, can we? I guess she did that because she missed her daughter very much."

I didn't want to watch her poor acting any longer. So, I went straight to the bar counter in the living room and poured myself a glass of water.

My mother followed behind me with Beryl in her arms. She made a question casually though I could sense the cautiousness in her tone. "Did Crystal say anything when you brought Beryl back?"

I sneered and replied, "What could she say? She sees me now like a mouse sees a cat."

"What does that mean? Did you two quarrel with each other?" she asked curiously.

"It's not just a quarrel. We also had a fight," I responded lightly.

I pretended to be surprised and asked, "Mom, how did you know that?"

My mother seemed to be caught off guard by my question as she froze for a while, but she quickly found an excuse to fool me. "You are my son. Of course, I know you very well."

I smiled and went along with her. "Maybe you are right, mom. Anyway, my plan now is to find an excuse so that I can detain Crystal in the palace lawfully. Once my men find evidence that proves her conspiracy crime, I'll get rid of her."

After saying this, I paused on purpose to observe my mother's expression. Unsurprisingly, her face was pale and she looked horrified.

I continued to say while keeping my eye on her face, "So, mom, you must keep an eye on Beryl well. After all, she is an important hostage now. As long as we use her against Crystal, she won't think about running away. If she dares to escape, I will make sure that she can never see Beryl again."

My mother couldn't help but roll her eyes. Then, she seemed to want to say something but stopped on a second thought.