Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 166

As Bridget hinted at something underhanded, all eyes around the conference table turned towards Sylvia, some clearly eager to witness a spectacle. Sylvia steadied herself on the table as she slowly stood. "Sorry, my legs are a bit numb."

"Thank you for your concern, Ms. Simpson," Sylvia continued, her voice steady and composed, "like you, I've prepared a digital copy of my work."

With that, the atmosphere shifted. Sylvia pulled out a USB drive, leaving Bridget momentarily stiff, her gaze snapping to Sylvia in surprise.

More intriguing, though, was Christine's expression-calm and collected.

After all, Christine had seen Sylvia's designs. Unless Sylvia had a sudden burst of inspiration in the past hour, there was no way she could come up with anything impressive. However, as the screen displayed Sylvia's design, Christine's eyes widened in disbelief.

"My theme is...water," Sylvia confidently began her presentation.

"Everyone knows of Bailey's thunderous methods, but it was a rainstorm at the manor that showed me Bailey's gentler side.

So, inspired by the falling raindrops, I designed this necklace set. The necklace features an asymmetric design, with pearls of varying sizes that exude gentle elegance and depth.

The brooch complements it, crafted with a platinum framework. Its smooth, flowing lines mimic a ribbon, adorned with gradually fading pink and blue gems, culminating in a Sunny Pearl at its heart. The colors soften toward the edges, ending with a teardrop-shaped diamond at the ribbon's tip.

dew under a misty mountain haze, versatile enough to be worn separately or

ended her presentation with a faint smile, casting a glance

her fists, her knuckles whitening as confusion clouded her face- clearly unable to pinpoint where

in front of Sylvia, while on the other, she pointed out Bridget's targeted behavior towards Sylvia with pinpoint accuracy. Such contradictory behavior was bound to raise

mistake was being

all, Sylvia had actually been 'reborn from the ashes' once before; she wasn't going to take sudden kindness at face

Bailey even

who dines with businessmen like

other hand,

her jewelry designs - relying on a set of pretty words and appearances that would please anyone. Especially since she had always been moderate in her

to dazzle.

performance was bounds

theme, Sylvia's designs would have been special But Christine's eagerness to impress only served

concluded, Bailey and Eloise

nodded graciously.

across from Christine and Bridget,

Bailey stood. "Let's discuss this further. We'll take a ten-minute break," Eloise announced before leading Bailey to