Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 498

Sylvia wandered back into the house, feeling completely out of it. She crashed onto the living room couch and drifted off for a bit.

Just before lunchtime, her phone buzzed. It was Naomi, calling to tell her to come eat.

She hung up, got to her feet, and straightened her clothes. For some reason, she grabbed a bright red lipstick-one she'd never used before-and put it on, hoping it would bring a little color to her pale face.

As she stepped outside, she didn't get far before she spotted Edwin hurrying toward the rock garden at the edge of the yard.

She almost called out to him, but then noticed he wasn't alone. Kay was right behind him.

Sylvia had always suspected from their conversations that Edwin and Kay knew each other pretty well.

Curious, she crept quietly closer, just in time to see Kay reach out and grab Edwin's arm.

With a bitter little laugh, Kay said, "So, this is the kind of woman you left me for, huh?"

Edwin frowned, but kept his composure. "Kay, you've got it all wrong. We broke up first. I didn't even meet Naomi until after."

slapped a hand over her mouth in shock. Edwin and Kay used to be

was struck by how much

oddball Rupert, the whole Garcia family looked like they'd stepped out

Edwin had that classic, ageless charm-handsome,

right, in her past life, when Kay married that mysterious guy, Edwin

deaths had something to do with her, after

was brought back by

cheating," Kay scoffed. "But honestly? Seeing you get pushed aside by the

after Patrick Garcia died, you could've had the whole

guest here. I'm going to let

her off and turned

I wrong? We were about to get engaged, and you dumped me for a woman with a kid. You have any

and looked back at her, deadly serious. "Kay, you agreed to the breakup too. Naomi knows nothing about any of this

voice cracking. But he didn't look

figure, her

uneasy, hurried to catch up

warm smile.