The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 1045

Crystal's POV:

Learning why Beryl said it was her birthday, I agreed to have dinner with Rufus to celebrate such an important day.

Rufus' expression softened considerably, and he said, "Then, I'll wait for you. It's seven o'clock tonight."

I nodded. "Okay. I'll head back first to get changed and prepare a present for Beryl."

After that, Rufus and I went our separate ways.

I hurried back to prepare a gift for Beryl. I thought I could get it done in half an hour, but it turned out I overestimated myself. Now, I was going to be late. I put the gift into a small bag I had prepared, quickly changed into a dress, groomed my hair, chose a lovely mask, and then rushed to the lycan king's palace.

When I eventually got there, dinner had already begun. Both Rufus and Laura were there, but Beryl didn't have any reaction to my arrival. She was eating with her head down while Laura sat next to her and helped wipe her mouth from time to time.

I set the gift down and took a seat next to Rufus.

Rufus looked sideways at me and praised, "This mask looks more beautiful than the one before."

"Thank you." I couldn't think of anything to say, so I just let out an awkward laugh. Maybe I had quarreled with Rufus too much recently, that when I heard him praise me, I got the weird feeling that perhaps he was actually mocking me. If things kept going like this, I would probably suffer a nervous breakdown anytime soon.

Laura seemed to notice my discomfort, so she perked up a conversation with me. "So how's your life in the imperial palace? If you need anything, just let us know."

"Everything is nice here. I'm just a little worried about my pack." I settled my gift next to Beryl as I talked to Laura.

Laura replied with a smile, "I'm sure you can go back soon."