The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 717

Sylvia's POV:

Resentment accumulated in my heart. I couldn't control my emotions as I held the dagger tightly. I didn't want to jump into conclusions yet, but I couldn't shake off the possibility.

Rufus put his cold hand over mine and carefully chose his words. "We haven't seen his corpse yet. We still don't know anything for sure."

He then took the dagger from my hand and threw it on the tray.

"Leave it to me," Rufus whispered to clear away my fog of thoughts.

His voice unknotted my tense nerves. I looked up at him, and then slowly I nodded. "Okay."

Rufus gave my little finger a light squeeze, as if comforting me in silence. That was a brief gesture, but it mattered a lot for me.

"That's enough. The truth is right before your eyes. What else do you want?" Alina cut in angrily.

A low chuckle broke free from Rufus' throat. When he turned to look at Alina, his cold and indifferent look dominated his face once again. "We just saw the assailant and the weapon. We can't definitely assume that the same person killed Leonard. Leonard is an esteemed senior official of the empire, yet he's strangely claimed to have been killed, and without a solid motive at that. As the prince, I have the right to dig into this matter more and find out the truth." "There's no way that's going to happen." There was no trace of hesitation in Alina's tone as she refused, and then sneered. "I'm his biological daughter, so I'm the one who has the right to deal with his funeral. I've handed over the murderer to you. But if you don't believe me, then there's nothing I can do. Insisting on doing the autopsy will be an outright disrespect! My father has fought countless battles for the empire. Don't you want to give him the peaceful rest he rightfully deserves, even in his death?"

Her remark made my blood boil. "I'm fed up with your nonsense. How can we believe that Chet is the murderer just by your mere words? Alina, I'm guessing you're just feeling guilty."

Upon hearing what I said, Alina's eyes were glaring at me as she spat, "Who do you think you are? How dare you say something like that?"

Rufus pulled a long face and stood in front of me to protect me. "Alina, don't be so unreasonable."

Rufus emitted a domineering and imposing aura, forcing Alina to lower her head instinctively and not daring to raise her voice in his presence anymore. She was, after all, under Rufus ' command.

"Anyway, just let my father rest in peace!" Even so, Alina refused the autopsy.

At this time, a voice laced with grief and indignation resonated from the door. We turned our heads to see who it was.

"Alina, are you going to stop me too?"