Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 29

Sylvia found herself reluctantly following Rupert to Bridget's apartment.

As they stepped out of the elevator, the sight that greeted them was sporadic drops of blood on the floor and red spray paint splattered across the door. The scene was downright horrifying.

Before Sylvia could even process the situation, Rupert had already stormed into the apartment, accompanied by the sounds of a man's screams and Bridget's sobs. "Rupert! I'm so scared! I..."

Bridget's cries snapped Sylvia back to reality, and she hurried into the apartment.

Lying on the floor was a man with a menacing look in his eyes, spitting out blood and clutching a switchblade in his hand.

Across from him, Bridget was holding her bleeding arm, weakly leaning into Rupert's embrace with her beautiful face marred by sadness.

The man on the floor hurled insults at Bridget, "Slut! Since you're so good at sleeping with men, what's wrong with giving me some good time, huh? You're just that kind of woman!" Bridget protested through tears, "No, that's not true. I'm not..."

The man scoffed, "Save it! The internet is buzzing with rumors about you! Someone told me you're easy! Plus, there's always men coming and going from your place, quit playing the innocent!"

who visits is Rupert. Why are you slinging mud at me? My place has security cameras; everything

pinning the man to the ground before

""Who sent you?"

out blood but

shake off a feeling that the man glanced

was her past experiences making her overly cautious.

purse tighter, instinctively

as if she were a

in the past, as she met Bridget and her son, his first instinct was to protect Bridget, leaving Sylvia with nothing but a stern

at the man with

fear, eyes dripping with dread, attempted to escape. But Rupert stepped on his

"Ah! Let

Rupert demanded, his gaze

She gave me Bridget's address, and she told me I could do whatever I

Sylvia was stunned.

on the verge of collapsing, accused, "Sylvia, how...how could you? Just because I exposed your fertility drug scandal in the Garcia family? If he had