Chapter 235

The driver glanced at his phone. "I can take a shortcut through the neighborhood.

It might save us a few stoplights, but I can't promise we'll get there in half an hour."

"Let's give it a shot."

There wasn't much else to do.

The driver was surprisingly efficient, managing to drop Sylvia off at the corner near her studio right around the half-hour mark.

But as Sylvia stepped out of the car, she glanced down at her swollen ankle with a frown.

She couldn't risk Bridget seeing her ankle and jumping to conclusions, so she needed an excuse for her injury.

Thinking quickly, she noticed a nearby concrete planter.

Taking a deep breath, she scraped her swollen ankle against it. The sharp pain

was so intense that she collapsed against it, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Clenching her fists to fight through the pain, she dialed Freya's number. Right now, she needed a witness.

Freya.

off Bridget, so having her

"Sylvia? Where are you? Ms. Simpson brought in a bunch

your help. I fell and can't

fell? Okay, I'm on my

in no time. Instead of checking on Sylvia

until she noticed the bloodstain on the planter's edge that

Sylvia up. "How did you manage to

I didn't see the step when I got out and

back to the studio. "But... was the Bailey Company

busy it gets near Bailey Company around this

tone, let

studio, Bridget was already

thinking how tough

gaze landed on Sylvia's ankle. "What

Sylvia replied

usually kept things straightforward; going into detail now would only raise

glanced at Freya, who nodded slightly, and that seemed to settle

Just

@coworker approached

you

a hospital

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