Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 196

"Wait, what... she's pregnant? Man, I even got her a psychiatric certificate!"

Chris was on the verge of screaming. Sylvia had totally duped him!

"Spill it," Rupert said, pulling the phone away, his patience thinning.

"Look, with a threatened miscarriage, rest is crucial, same with diet. Definitely no overworking," Chris advised.

"Hmm."

"What's your plan? With her... situation. If this had come out when those rumors were flying, and she'd admitted to a night with you, you could've played the media into marrying her. Even your old man couldn't have said a thing. But she refused. Tell me, you were really hoping she'd cave under pressure from your dad, weren't you?"

Chris snickered mischievously.

Rupert's eyes dropped slightly, "I'm hanging up."

"Wait, you can't just leave things unsaid, man. You've got to show your best side!"

"I did."

"What...?"

Beep beep beep.

left baffled on the other end

best side? In what

...

Rupert was escorting Fiona out of the

Fiona said with

politely, "Of course, anything you

moment, Fiona's expression faltered, but she quickly smiled

bit down, Fiona asked, "Sylvia, Rupert mentioned you weren't

fine, probably just didn't sleep well last

some takeout

pulled pork sandwiches, Naomi's

something Edwin

closer look

she said that, Sylvia felt a chill run down her spine as a

bag, changing the subject, "Mrs. Fiona, what

good, nothing serious. I just

My health has always been a burden to Warren. Otherwise, at his age, he should've

find the right person..." Sylvia's voice caught

don't ask for much. If Warren could

"Heh."

laugh, feeling as

wasn't Fiona usually against