Fated to the Cursed Lycan Prince Chapter 434

Rufus’ POV:

After ordering everyone to leave, only Geoffrey and I were left in the banquet hall.

Geoffrey seemed to be frightened of me. He kept dabbing the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.

I looked at him indifferently, tinkering with my cuff links idly.

Geoffrey grew more and more flustered under my watchful eye. Finally, he couldn’t help but blurt, “Your Highness, what did you want to talk to me about?”

“Do you think the army came here just for the post-earthquake reconstruction?” I asked lightly.

Geoffrey dabbed at his forehead with a trembling hand. “I don’t understand what you mean.”

I sneered coldly. “If it weren’t for the data we retrieved after the disaster, I wouldn’t have known that there were so many werewolves that went missing in the Red Maple Pack.”

Geoffrey averted his gaze but continued to play dumb with me. “What’re you trying to say? No werewolf has gone missing. Maybe you’re just talking about the pack’s normal coming and going of werewolves.”

“‘Normal coming and going’, huh?” I was so close to losing my patience with this man.

Geoffrey nodded and then sighed dramatically. “Over the past few years, more than a few natural disasters took place at the border, so more and more residents have moved out of the Red Maple Pack.”

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to suppress my anger. “What’s with the huge wall?”

“Red Maple Pack has applied classified management. I believe those who have made great contributions to the pack and those who come from noble clans should enjoy better treatment, so as to motivate ordinary werewolves to work harder.” Geoffrey’s tone was unusually firm, as though he didn’t think there was anything wrong with the existence of the huge wall.

I finally tore my gaze away, too disgusted to look at him any longer.

The problems of the Red Maple Pack were definitely not as simple as what Geoffrey had just described.

Geoffrey was a cunning old fox. He was by no means as compliant as he put on. Since he wanted to play dumb with me, I decided to play along with him.

But I knew that Geoffrey would have his guard up against me now. Although he’d be respectful to me on the surface, he’d definitely send his men to keep an eye on me. So I couldn’t take any action. I could only hope that Sylvia would investigate the matter in secret for me.

At the beginning of the banquet, I had given Sylvia some hints. She was a smart girl. Hopefully, she’d understand my cryptic messages.

There was nothing more I could glean from Geoffrey. I could only wait until after I met with Sylvia tomorrow to know what she had found and discuss our next move.

Not wanting to waste another second with this old scumbag, I stood up from my seat and walked out of the banquet hall.

But Geoffrey and a group of werewolves followed me. Geoffrey even said he’d escort me back to my room.

I sneered internally. Was he planning to monitor me himself?

Geoffrey didn’t leave until he saw me enter my room with his own eyes.

There was no light on in the room. Sitting on the sofa in the dark, I mulled over what I had seen in the Red Maple Pack, and my mind gradually became clear.

My wolf, Omar, suddenly burst into laughter. “Rufus, I’m relieved.”

I didn’t say a word. I closed my eyes and just listened to Omar’s nagging.

“I can’t believe that you’ve finally learned how to use tactics. You’re getting wiser and wiser, my friend. Before, you used to deal with things through sheer brute force. You’re gradually becoming more qualified to be a king. I’m proud of you, Rufus.”

I opened my eyes, Omar’s words echoing in my mind. With a bitter smile, I replied, “I’ve known how to use tactics before, but I just felt that life was hopeless and I didn’t want to fight for anything. But since I talked with my father, I have decided to take responsibility. No matter who takes control of the empire in the future, I won’t let this country go down a path of destruction.”

Just then, there was a knock on the door. I could smell Sylvia’s scent from outside.

Frowning slightly, I was confused. Why was Sylvia still here? Didn’t she get my hints?