Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 98

At the Garcia Manor.

The moment Sylvia returned, she crashed into a sleep so deep it felt like the world had faded away. Hunger, however, proved to be a harsh alarm clock. With mobility limited, she called out towards the door. "Mom?"

"Edwin?"

But no one responded. Thinking her voice might've been too soft for Naomi and Edwin to hear, she reached for her phone, only to notice a note left on the bedside table.

[I'm out with Edwin for a dinner party. Left you some snacks, eat if you're hungry.]

On the plate were three little snacks.

Naomi really underestimated her appetite. The snacks barely touched the sides, and her stomach continued to protest loudly.

Left with no choice, she picked up the house phone and dialed the kitchen.

"Hello, is there anything else to eat?"

"The chef's off duty," the maid's voice floated back, punctuated by a yawn, hinting it was time for bed.

"Okay."

help

family's staff never took her seriously, so why would they

kitchen. A sharp pain in her foot from just a few steps sent her tumbling to the ground. Her

pain, she pressed on. Hunger had given her a mission. Blowing on

interspersed with Western-style gardens and walkways. Even under the cloak of night, lit by

enough to take only

the egg, the lights flickered and died, plunging the kitchen into darkness. The wind

voices from the

about what you've done. I'll have

been with me since birth, she can't be without

a child needs her mother. Why then

do I have to say

Rufus is in a coma at the hospital,

door locked, sealing the

It was like

the silence.

mommy! I