Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 279

"What? You thought Bridget would save you? Freya, let me tell you something. You actually had a chance to escape yesterday."

"What... what do you mean? Explain it to me!" Freya grabbed Sylvia's arm and shook it violently.

Sylvia yanked her arm free and said coldly, "First chance, I refused to let you take the key card, but you were too eager for a shortcut, so you sneaked it away."

"Second, Bridget was right in front of me, and she didn't even notice you were gone. If she cared about you even a little bit, she would have noticed something was wrong and had time to stop you."

"Third, my room wasn't isolated. There were guests on either side. All you had to do was shout, and someone would come to your rescue. But you were too scared of being discovered as not me, so you kept quiet."

"Freya, isn't this the bed you made for yourself?"

Hearing this, Freya's eyes, once red with anger, turned ashen, and she collapsed onto the ground like a fallen autumn leaf.

Sylvia turned her back.

"I used to think we were the same. I was the one my parents didn't love, and you were the stepchild. But when your mom

help her with her bags at the end of

anyone gossiping about

school knew about her connection to Edwin; they only

felt sorry for her when they saw her

was wrong with

mom may complain, but she

brings snacks and buys you new clothes. I

who remarried, still care so much about you? Why does your stepdad, who isn't even your real dad, buy you all these

me a burden? I've grown up wearing hand-me- downs from relatives and eating leftover snacks

a crush and Bridget gave me money, I immediately bought new

that felt like? It was freeing, but also not

much, why couldn't

if she might leap at Sylvia's

shivered and signaled to the