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.

the other end

best side? In what

...

check-up, Rupert was escorting

got into the car, Fiona said with a smile, "Rupert, thanks

politely, "Of course, anything you need, just

expression faltered, but she quickly smiled it

down, Fiona asked, "Sylvia, Rupert mentioned you

shook her head, "I'm fine, probably just didn't sleep well last night and then got up early to grab some breakfast."

out some

pork sandwiches,

around bacon, something Edwin craved from

a closer look and laughed,

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

the breakfast items back into her bag, changing the

serious. I

Warren. Otherwise, at his age, he should've had a girlfriend by

he'll find the right person..." Sylvia's voice caught in her

don't ask for much. If Warren could find someone as considerate and caring as you,

"Heh."

a forced laugh, feeling as though she'd been

against