Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 148

Watching the figure standing beside the flowerbed, Bailey raised an eyebrow, her understanding clear.

Just as she was about to speak, Bridget walked straight up to Bailey and extended her hand.

"Bailey, pleasure to meet you. I'm Rupert's fiancée, Bridget."

Bailey glanced at Bridget, then at her outstretched hand, offering a light, breezy smile. "I'm sorry, Ms. Simpson, I've just been pruning the flowers, and my hands are quite dirty." Bridget's hand stiffened for a moment before she awkwardly lowered it.

No sooner had she dropped her hand than Bailey took a towel from a servant, cleaned her hands, and made her way directly to Rupert, effectively treating his fiancée as if she were invisible.

Bailey sat down next to Rupert, poured him a cup of coffee, and addressed the others, "Please, take a seat. Eloise has already shared your details with me, so there's no need for any painstaking introductions. I prefer to keep things casual." The underlying message was clear.

Bridget clenched her purse, a fleeting look of malice flashing in her eyes.

This old lady, putting on airs?

If not for her remaining usefulness, when would she ever get the chance to strut around like this?

But outwardly, Bridget maintained her image of gentle grace flawlessly.

slightly towards Rupert, pushing the cup away from him as

I'm afraid Rupert doesn't fancy this type

Doesn't fancy?

her confidence growing as the rich, aromatic flavor confirmed it was, in

even her own favored coffee, rare and costly. It was the same kind Edwin always included as a thoughtful addition

Yet Bridget, Rupert's deeply cherished

expensive coffee that Rupert competes with me for annually end up? Ms. Simpson,

before?"

cup, wishing she could disappear. Her expression betrayed

coffee, stating flatly, "Fed

enough to make her heart skip a

What was he implying?

further, she felt Bailey's gaze on her,

roamed before she raised her hand, displaying it

"What do you think?"

her finger were

the central stone around thirty carats, surrounded by colorless pink diamonds. In the

other was a

blue sapphire

intricately layered