Chapter 155

"Ms. Lloyd, it's me, Orson."

"What's up?" Sylvia asked, trying to suppress the pain.

"My boss wants to see you."

To see her? For what? To witness the aftermath of his rendezvous with Bridget?

Sylvia couldn't hold back her anger, blurting out, "I'm already off the clock, tell him to visit me when he's free. Maybe he should focus on keeping his own house in order, maybe have a couple more of those energy-boosting smoothies." With that, she flopped back onto her bed.

Outside, Orson stood confused by the rejection and had no choice but to head to the makeshift study Bailey had arranged for Rupert.

"Mr. Garcia, Ms. Lloyd says she's gone to sleep."

"And you believe that hogwash?"

Rupert sat by the window on a solid oak armchair, legs crossed, one hand propping his chin, the other flipping through a contract. "Well...she might be genuinely tired, but she still seems to care about you," Orson ventured.

"Oh?"

That was a surprise. She cared about him?

about was Warren. She'd already held a grudge against him for sending Warren for a business trip. Orson stepped forward, reporting faithfully, "She advised you to drink more of those

eyes gleamed with

"Energy-boosting smoothies...huh."

...

to her

to know she was hurt, so she pretended to have a bit of a cold and cough, asking the servants to bring some

her burns, the pain was a constant

food; she barely managed a few bites before sitting by the window to

mountains were

door, all was quiet, or she couldn't have

lost in the beauty when suddenly, the lights flickered

glued to her chair, unsure of what to do next, before the fear of the dark could fully set in, Bridget's scream from

snapped Sylvia back

the city's. Here, it was pitch black, as if a heavy curtain had fallen,

way in the dark

opened it, Christine and Freya were already

me, Sylvia?" Christine reached out, touching

What happened?" Sylvia emerged from

idea, the power just went out suddenly," Christine said, her

dripping with coquettish fear, came from

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