The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia)
Chapter 1168 Her Ex

Crystal's POV:

I was distracted by my ice cream, which I ate with gusto, when I suddenly felt a tug at my wrist. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Rufus was already standing beside me, my hand still firmly in his. "We should go and look around, dear. We finally got the chance to get out of the house. We shouldn't spend the entire day on this bench." No sooner had I nodded than I was being dragged forward by the man.

A booth caught my eye as we passed, and I stopped in my tracks, pulling Rufus to a halt as well. I gestured at the booth. "What do you suppose is going on over there? Why are there so many people?" Rufus took one glance at the booth and wordlessly led me there.

As we got closer, I realized that the people were crowding around a ring toss game. The booth keeper stood beside a mound of plushies, countless thin hoops adorning one of his arms. He bent over to retrieve the ring that had been successfully looped around one of the toys' head, and then handed the plushie to the eager customer.

It was a pretty simple and straightforward game, but everyone was inexplicable drawn to it.

My greedy eyes fell upon the two giant teddy bears sitting in the middle of the toy stash. Obviously, the booth keeper had put them on full display in order to attract more customers.

Both Arron and Beryl were fond of huge toys like these, and they would be thrilled if I gave them one each.

The other park goers seemed interested in the huge

bears as well, seeing as how they repeatedly tossed their hoops at them. Although several people just barely missed the bears' ears, no one was lucky enough to secure the toys.

I pursed my lips and grinned to myself, excitement already bubbling up inside me.

Before I could speak to the booth keeper, however, I heard Rufus speak beside me. "Here, give me a few hoops. Keep the change."

I turned just in time to see him give some money to the booth keeper. Seemingly noticing my gaze, he flashed me a smile. "I'll help you with this. Arron and Beryl will definitely love them." Warmth blossomed in my heart. He was actually thinking the same thing as me.

The booth keeper happily pocketed the cash before pulling a tall stack of hoops out of his arm to give to Rufus. "Here you go, sir."

I cocked my head to the side and eyed Rufus. His shooting skills were excellent, and his sight had always been accurate. I wondered if that applied to a game of ring toss as well.

I had barely finished the thought when he suddenly threw a couple of hoops at once. He didn't even blink.

Rufus seemed so blase about it that I smirked. I was just about to make fun of him for his overconfidence when I heard an exclamation from the crowd.

I looked forward and saw a hoop spinning around the largest bear's ear, twirling twice before coming to a full stop.

My eyes instinctively darted around in search of the second hoop, and sure enough, it rested on the ear of the other giant bear.

"You're amazing!" I blurted out, hugging Rufus without thinking.

I felt him stiffen in my embrace, and it felt like a bucket of cold water splashing over my head.

Snapping back to my senses, I hastily stepped away and acted like nothing happened.

Thankfully, the blase keeper chose that moment to come up to us with the carefully wrapped toys.

They were about half a meter tall each. Rufus put down his remaining hoops and gathered the plushies in his arms.

Then he glanced at me and asked, "Would you like more?"

I took one of the bears and nuzzled against its furry face. When I looked up, I noticed the blase keeper's worried expression when he heard Rufus, so I just shook my head "No, thanks. This is plenty enough. Thank you."

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Rufus chuckled lightly, and then out of the blue, he asked, "How did you meet your ex, anyway? Did you two go to an amusement park, too?"

To say that was completely caught off-guard by his question would be a gross understatement. I paused as the realization hit me-I had never gone to an amusement park with Rufus before.

I blinked at him in a daze and shook my head. "Why are you suddenly asking me that?"

Instead of answering, however, Rufus pressed his palm over my eyes. "Stop looking at me like that."

I bristled at the unexpected darkness. I opened my mouth to protest, but as I was just about to utter a word, I felt his warm breath brush against my ear.

"Stop looking at me as though we are lovers," he whispered, his voice deep and thick with temptation.

It sent a delicious shiver down my spine.

I had a vague thought then, about

love could never be truly concealed, no matter how hard one tried. Feeling a bit disheartened by this knowledge, I pushed him away and mustered a feeble smile. "You're overthinking things. Weren't we supposed to act like lovers? I was

just doing my part."

"I see." Rufus straightened and cast a somber glance at me.

I bobbed my head and tried to affirm my words, only to find that I didn't know what else to say.

Thankfully, he changed the subject, saving us both from the awkwardness of the situation. "Come on, the freak show is about to start. Follow me, and make sure you don't get lost."

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