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.

baffled on the

side? In what

...

the check-up, Rupert was escorting

into the car, Fiona said with

anything you

Fiona's expression faltered,

a bit down, Fiona asked, "Sylvia, Rupert mentioned

glanced at Rupert and shook her head, "I'm fine, probably just didn't sleep well last night and then got up early to grab some breakfast." "Breakfast?" Fiona seemed

pulled out some takeout

pulled pork sandwiches,

rolls wrapped around bacon, something Edwin craved

leaned in for a closer look and laughed,

Sylvia felt a chill run down her spine as a cold gaze

the breakfast items back into her bag, changing the subject, "Mrs. Fiona, what did

nothing serious.

always been a burden to Warren. Otherwise, at his

not true. Warren's such a great guy, he'll find the right person..." Sylvia's

warmly, don't ask for much. If Warren could find someone as

"Heh."

feeling as though she'd been pierced with two

Fiona usually against her being alone with