Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 241

On the other side of town.

Chris glanced at Rupert, frowning, "She's lying."

"Yeah."

"Is she up to something again? The whole Carmen Group incident already got you into a fight. What if something else happens? What then?" Chris voiced his

concerns.

"I'll handle it," Rupert replied with a calm demeanor.

"Sure, she's gorgeous, but don't let that cloud your judgment. Besides, her situation is complicated," Chris reminded him again.

Rupert's expression changed slightly, "You're observant."

Chris clicked his tongue, "You're not mad about that too, are you?"

Rupert didn't respond, and together they headed towards the office.

Unbeknownst to them, a pair of eyes, as shifty as a sewer rat's, watched their every move.

It was Freya.

She had seen Rupert helping Sylvia out of the car and watched as Rupert's friend knelt to examine Sylvia's injury.

It all brought her back to when she first met Sylvia.

helped Sylvia, who was suffering from low blood sugar, but ever since

been the cute,

she was quite the popular one, and

meeting Sylvia, she became

and even after Sylvia rejected them,

in front of Freya, but weren't

Sylvia, yet she couldn't break away

sticking around

gifts from those

received a thousand dollars from Bridget, she

above and crush Sylvia

her feet.

going according to plan until Sylvia suddenly changed,

the renowned Mr. Rupert was at her

of a nearby tree, her face

deep breath, she

was wheeled into Chris's office by Orson, her injuries had been

and Sylvia hadn't

her foot had subsided a bit on

wheelchair by Chris's

with Rupert, took the scans and instinctively held them up

squinted, his facial

contact lenses are acting

held one eye open while fiddling with the lens,

end, he just took them out and