Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 6

Sylvia blurted out, "Then go tell Rupert to marry me off to him! Do it now!"

Naomi choked on her words, unable to muster a response.

No one dared to cross Rupert. Could she?

After a moment of silence, Sylvia suddenly grabbed Naomi's arm.

"Mom, do you...do you have any pills?"

"What kind of pills?"

"Morning-after pills," Sylvia said with a tone of resignation.

"You...At my age, why would I possibly have those? Even if it came to that, your stepfather has always been considerate of me."

"Mom, the Garcias must be watching me. Can you go get the pill for me? I was ovulating yesterday."

Sylvia opened her period tracker app, her gaze lingering the day marked in red, a wave of fear washing over her.

Stella deserved to be born into a happy family, not suffer alongside

furrowed her

care of

"Okay."

Sylvia exhaled in relief.

then left. She didn't take it seriously, assuming right now, everyone's attention was centered on the living room.

Naomi entered the room, holding an opaque pharmacy

the pill quickly, or it'll be too late for it to

the box that read "48-hour

immediately, she instinctively touched her stomach. Her beloved daughter had

let Stella experience an unwelcome birth again, only to

mom." She thought, "In this life, you must find parents who

as she pushed the pill into her mouth, but

and gulp down water, forcing herself not to change her mind. Even though the

she swallowed, tears

finally gotten

Her and Stella.

the moment of sorrow, Sylvia took a deep breath, quickly getting up to dispose of

force it banged against the wall, shaking the room. Before Sylvia and Naomi could react, they were seized by