Chapter 142: The Key Witness

Sylvia's POV:

I was shocked for a few seconds, then it was replaced by excitement.

"Really? What did you find?"

"Come on, calm down and listen to me first."

Rufus patted my head to comfort me.

"I found a key witness.”

"Key witness? How did you do it? It had been so many years, so I thought it was like looking for a
needle in a haystack,"

I said, looking at him in surprise.

"It's actually a long story.The reason why I didn't come to see you these past few days before the ball
was that I was dealing with this matter,"

Rufus answered.

"I want to see that witness.Take me to that person."

I held his hand anxiously as I spoke.

As long as I saw the witness, my mother’s unjust case would be corrected soon.

I endured so many years of humiliation.

The day I had been waiting for finally came.



"Sylvia, I'm sorry but you have to wait for a while longer."

Rufus pulled me back.

"The witness is in a very dangerous situation right now.We can't alert the enemy yet."

"I'm sorry, I..."

I held his hand helplessly with tears in my eyes.

"It's just that every time I think of my mother, I can't control my emotions."

"I understand because I know how you feel."

I knew that Rufus felt sorry for me.He gently held me in his arms and added, "But now, the enemy is in
the dark, and we are in the light.Many things still need to be carefully arranged.So be more patient and
endure for a little more while, okay?"

I nodded my head slightly and asked, "What do you mean the witness is in a dangerous situation?"

"I found that aside from me, two other forces were looking for the same witness.One of them found her
before I did and almost killed her,"

Rufus explained to me patiently.

"Then what happened?" I asked, looking at him nervously.

"Fortunately, I arrived in time to save her.Now, she is in somewhere safe with my people.Since you
don't have class this weekend, I'll take you to see her."

Upon hearing Rufus’ words, I managed to calm down and stopped trembling.



"But we have one other thing to deal with before that."

As he spoke, Rufus took out his phone from his pocket, swiped the screen, and handed it to me.

What he showed me was a photo of a she-wolf wearing the same dress and mask I was supposed to
wear at the ball.

I zoomed in on the woman's face in shock.

"Who is she? Why is she wearing the dress and mask similar to mine?"

"She's actually wearing your dress." Rufus snorted coldly.

I looked up at him in surprise.

"How did it happen? I thought Maya took the gift box back that day."

"On the day of the ball, Maya tried to call you, but your phone was turned off, so she went straight to
your dormitory to look for you.But she also didn't see you there, so she went back with the gift
box.However, someone unexpectedly knocked her out and threw her in a warehouse.When she woke
up, the gift box was already gone,"

Rufus recounted in a bad tone.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have backed out," I said guiltily.

If I didn't run away, so many things wouldn't have happened.

"Sylvia, I'm not blaming you.I was only worried when I couldn't get in touch with you that day."

Rufus frowned helplessly.



"So you don't have to apologize."

His words made me feel even guiltier.

I pouted dejectedly and said, "I won't do it again."

"There was only one dress of the same style.It was found in a trash can in the corner of the palace
later,"

Rufus continued.

"The mastermind behind this must have planned it a long time." I raised my head in anger.

I couldn't believe that someone pretended to be me to seduce Rufus.

What if Rufus didn't find out and fell into the trap? The more I thought about it, the more I felt alarmed.

"Have you found out who she is?"

If I knew who it was, I would stay with Rufus all the time to guard him.

I wouldn't allow that she-wolf to get close to him again.

I didn't know whether he needed bodyguards or not, but I was trapped in the distress of love.

Sometimes having an excellent mate was really troublesome because too many rivals in love were
coveting him.

"Yes." I heard Rufus sneer.


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