Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 144

The sound of a resounding slap echoed, leaving Freya with a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth.

Bridget gripped Freya by the neck and spatted, "You can't even handle this simple task. All these years, I've wasted so many opportunities on you! Without me, do you think you could even step foot in this building? Freya, if you've chosen to be a lapdog, then do your job well!

With that, Bridget hurled Freya across the room in a fit of rage.

Having just been reprimanded by that woman, Freya was already weak. She crashed against the wall and crumpled to the floor like a rag doll.

Striding over in her stiletto heels, Bridget pressed the sharp tip of her shoe onto Freya's face.

"This afternoon, we're going to Camellia Manor to meet Bailey. I'll find an excuse to bring you along. Figure out a way to make Bailey despise her, got it?"

"Understood."

Freya clenched her teeth and nodded.

Bridget pulled out her phone and transferred 5,000 to Freya.

"Don't say I never treat you well. Use this money to fix your face; it's repulsive."

turned and left with rhythmic

transaction on her phone. Her

would trample

that thought, she limped into the

a pair of eyes watched the scene unfold with

...

the afternoon, Sylvia was suddenly notified to head to Camellia Manor, leaving her somewhat bewildered. Fortunately, she had brainstormed the basic concepts the night before. Her impression of Bailey

in her past life, she had married Rupert right after graduation and, like a caged canary, been confined to a

information came through the internet and snippets of conversations she overheard.

she couldn't

dominate her adversaries like some sort of superheroine. Being

well to protect

chosen a different path, the unfolding events diverged

thought, Sylvia was brought back to

are you ready?" Christine

caught off guard by the sudden notice

her lip slightly. "You know I only came in third, so I have to

to come in

worry,

she arranged