Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 3

She's back! She actually came back!

Ignoring people's astonished expressions around her, Sylvia pinched herself hard. Pain swept through her body, instantly filling her eyes with tears.-

"Stop your crying! It's not like we have wronged you!" a commanding voice echoed from the head of the table.

Snapping back to reality, Sylvia looked up, meeting the old Mr. Garcia, Tristan Garcia's displeased gaze. She quickly lowered her head, seemingly humble as ever, yet her body couldn't stop trembling with excitement. Whispers and snickers filled the air around her.

"Such a young age, and instead of learning good, she dares to drug Rupert and sneak into his bed, causing a scandal. Clearly, she's trying to force Rupert to take responsibility for her, and now she can't even own up to it. I don't know who raised her." "She's obviously not one of us. We could never raise such a shameless person. Her online diary, obsessing over Rupert, was exposed, blushing at every word! We spent money to send her to college, and this is what she learns, acting like a siren."

"I always said, don't just bring anyone home. Clearly, she's a wolf in sheep's clothing, clinging to Rupert. I wonder if it's learned behavior or...inherited."

With that, their gazes slid toward Sylvia's mother, Naomi, standing at the end of the room.

biting her inner lip raw, yet not daring to utter a word

too peculiar. She had entered the Garcia Manor through

by relation, she should call Rupert

never did. Because she didn't have the

also accused by these people, apologizing fearfully, indirectly admitting to drugging Rupert and forcing him

did Rupert hate her, but the whole town despised her, thinking she was a woman who would do anything to

she was determined to

around, seeing the Garcias sitting upright, less timid

as she was about to speak, a man's steady footsteps approached from

The butler took his coat, nodding, "Mr.

responded indifferently, nodding to Tristan at the head of the table before taking his seat

to end, as if she was insignificant to

Until he felt her gaze