Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 139

Why could Sylvia catch his eye?

The next moment, Freya lifted her damp eyes to look at the man sitting next to her. Her body swayed as she fell into his arms, hiding her face.

"Oops, sorry, I get a bit carsick sitting in the back."

Men, being men, rarely resist an embrace, and he quickly wrapped his arm around her with a smile.

"No worries, I've got you."

"Thanks, you're so kind."

Freya fought back her discomfort to thank him, all while plotting to tarnish Sylvia's image in Rupert's eyes.

...

In the taxi, Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief. "Christine, thank you."

Christine patted her chest, explaining, "No problem, but you should watch out for your friend. She's been parading around the office since this morning, emphasizing that she's your BFF. A lot of the guys seem to think she's their way in to get close to you." "I'll keep that in mind."

remained unchanged; Freya's

the way, I saw Freya talking to that guy from work, and Ms. Simpson went up to them, said something, and then got into that fancy car up front. That's Rupert's car, right?" Christine gestured outside the

to see a man's hand sticking out of the

glowing ominously in the fading sunlight, sending a

in

everyone else, but she's always picking on you. Could she be jealous of

slightly at this and glanced

each other for a couple of days, with just a brief encounter at a competition before

a bit

always a sensitive

she brushed it off with a smile. "You might be overthinking it." Christine

the school gates, waved goodbye, and transferred her share of the taxi fare to Christine. However, upon reaching her dormitory, she realized she'd left her keys back at the Garcia household. With a sigh, she decided to look for her roommates, only to find on Twitter that

to the Garcias,

to be found. She ended up waiting at the door for over an hour

regular supervisor had

the drawer keys with her. All the spare dorm keys are locked inside. Maybe you could call a teacher, and they

had no idea when she'd get back in. Besides, she wasn't on the best terms with the dean, and contacting him this late was

the hassle, so she decided to spend the