Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 321

As she was lost in thought, Naomi hefted her purse and broke the silence.

"Sylvia, why don't you go say hi to Chris? He's really gone out of his way to help you these past few days."

"Sure," Sylvia replied, tugging on her coat and heading down the hallway toward the doctors' offices.

She pushed open the door. "Dr. Chris, I-"

But instead of just Chris, there was another man sitting across from him—a guy in a lab coat, sporting a cartoonish baseball cap. He turned when he heard her voice, his gaze cold and snake-like but with a hint of a smirk curling at the edge of his mouth.

Sylvia froze, her hand still on the doorknob, feeling like her legs had been bolted to the floor.

The man slipped his hands into the pockets of his lab coat, raising an eyebrow. "Do I know you?"

The tone was eerily familiar. Same words, same inflection. Last time, though, he'd been holding a garden hose and threatening her.

Snapping back to the present, Sylvia gripped the door tighter, her eyes darting between the two men, startled.

"You guys... You look so much alike! Jeez, you scared me," she blurted out, forcing a laugh.

Chris jumped up, realizing the confusion. "Oh, right! I forgot to introduce you. This is my younger brother, Caleb. He's just started his residency here-must've missed him before."

previous life, Sylvia had been married to Rupert by this time and

little shaky. "Wow, you really are twins. If nobody told me, I'd totally

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Lloyd. I swear, you look familiar.

line at least ten times

at his brother and pulled him back. "Caleb, knock

“Just kidding," he said, but Sylvia could feel

Caleb was testing her. Both he and Bridget suspected her of something, but neither had any

kid nel

his watch, putting on a show of impatience. "I've gotta get back to my department, Chris. Got a

replied,

watch-nothing-so he turned and left, closing the door

he was gone, Sylvia's body started trembling

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