Sylvia's POV:
An anxious look appeared on Harry's face as he gritted his teeth.
"Bastard! You are absolutely despicable! Your father will hear of what you've done!"
Richard chuckled as if he were amused by this.
"Really? And who would ever believe you? Who the hell do you think you are?"
"Just let go of Flora.I'll go with you," I said coldly.
A fight had already broken out, so I was certain Richard would not let the three of us go unscathed.
For Flora's sake, I was left with no choice but to compromise for now.
"Huh.You should've just said that earlier."
Snorting, Richard put the knife away from Flora's neck.He then ordered his guards to seize me and
Harry.
As the guards approached us with handcuffs, we suddenly heard the cold and familiar voice of a man.
"I'll go with you.This has nothing to do with any of them.Let them go."
It was Rufus.I quickly looked up and saw Rufus, walking in our direction.
As usual, there was no expression on his handsome face.
But when he looked at me, I saw his eyes soften.
Without hesitation, I ran to him with conflicting feelings.
Of course, I was happy he had finally woken up, but I was also angry that he showed up here
recklessly.
"You...You shouldn't have..."
My voice trailed off.
It was my eyes that communicated instead and my heart melted as I looked at him.
In that instance, I no longer had the heart to blame him anymore.
As long as he was safe, it was fine.
Rufus seemed to see my worries through my eyes.He took my hand and gently squeezed it.
"It's okay.Don't worry."
"You have no idea what had happened.A child is dead, and so the public is--"
"I know." Rufus interrupted me although gently. He looked at me with intent.
"I did not do any of those things.One day, I believe that the truth will come to light, but running away
from the problem will never solve it."
Still, I was afraid and no longer trusted his father.
The support of the public was more important to Ethan than anything.
But to me, Rufus meant everything.I would not stand for Rufus getting hurt again, not even a bit.
On top of all that, Richard was also too cunning of a man.
Somehow, he was always pestering us.It was difficult to get rid of him no matter how hard we tried.
And every time he was around, he would play dirty tricks.
With one look, Rufus understood what was running through my mind and sighed.
"I still have you.If nothing else, then I believe you can save me, just like today."
This made me feel angry but also helpless.I squeezed his hand.
"Are you really that confident in me?"
"Yes, I am," Rufus replied affectionately.
"Please, just trust me this time.Okay?"
"Enough!"
Impatient, Richard interrupted our conversation and kicked the tree nearby.
"Even before your death, you are still showing off that stupid love!"
"What do you mean? Only jealous people with no mates get upset over people showing off their love."
Harry's tone was cold and of mockery.He was aware of what happened between Richard and Lucy.He
was simply adding salt to the wound.
"Exactly."
With her hands protecting her neck, Flora darted over to Harry.
"If you're so jealous, then you can try again with Lucy.But I guess she would still prefer Kyle over you."
Lucy's little affair was basically general knowledge to everyone.
Richard's face turned dark and sour.
This was all obviously pissing him off.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath before ordering in a low voice, "Guards, seize Rufus and
take him away."
Immediately, I stood in front of Rufus.
"How dare you?"
"What? There's nothing wrong with what I'm doing! In fact, I worried about Rufus.What if he goes crazy
again? If he's not properly contained, he could hurt more people."
Richard chuckled to himself and then ordered his men to hand him the handcuffs instead.
"Look, I'll even put these on him myself.I'm going to take my dear brother back to the palace, but I'll
also parade him on the streets of the city first.I'm sure the civilians would love to see that Prince Rufus
is back again."
My blood boiled all over my body.I took a courageous step forward and snatched up Richard's wrist.
"Do not touch Rufus."
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