Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 434

Sylvia washed her hands, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to help Naomi with the dinner prep when Edwin strolled in, shrugging off his jacket.

"All right, you two go grab a bite and relax. I've got this covered," he said, rolling up his own sleeves.

"Thanks, honey." Naomi's eyes crinkled up with her smile.

"Thanks." Sylvia grabbed two bowls of soup and plopped down at the little table, sipping away.

You could really taste the difference when soup was made from good, fresh ingredients.

Naomi and Edwin shared a sweet moment before finally joining Sylvia at the table. Naomi barely sat down before she snatched Sylvia's soup and downed it in

one go.

"Ugh, I was dying of thirst. By the way, I found out everything you wanted to know."

"Found out? Mom, what did I ask you to investigate?" Sylvia looked at her, surprised.

"Reese, of course."

Maybe it was curiosity, but Sylvia didn't interrupt.

Naomi leaned in, lowering her voice. "Reese is the eldest daughter of the prestigious Sanford family from Sea Town. She went to college overseas-same university as Rupert. When Rupert had that car accident abroad, it was Reese who pulled him out right before the explosion. She got seriously hurt herself and ended up losing her leg."

"When she was rushed to the hospital, Bridget-who was also out of the country -happened to see her. Bridget swapped their IDs, so Rupert thought it was Bridget who saved his life."

"All these years, Reese was in rehab overseas. Rupert got engaged to Bridget for reasons nobody could figure out, and people just thought he'd finally found someone he liked, so Reese didn't come back."

Bridget's little scandal blew up in their social circle that Reese found out the truth. She rushed back

disabled now, there's something about her confidence and class—she's just on another

couldn't help but gush

Reese was nothing like Bridget, with all her

her lips together, her face

a housekeeper hurried

almost done eating up front. Should I

"They're done already?"

stunned as

two empty bowls

made it to the main table at the family dinner she'd planned So

and patted her hand. "Mom, I'll

You go rest your back for

Naomi didn't argue.

small plates of sliced fruit,

and

out with another housekeeper

toward the dining room.

at the doorway, they

looked nothing like his usual stern self. He

the picture of a

gaze, Sylvia

Reese. After making sure there were no shells left, he

at him with