Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert) novel Chapter 231

Dr. Lennon was busy preparing for his afternoon appointments, but there was a noticeable tension in his demeanor.

Dr. Harper, another physician, passed by and gave him a curious glance.

"Dr. Lennon, why didn't you join us for lunch? I didn't see you taking a break in your office either. Where were you?"

Dr. Lennon was visibly startled, dropping the papers he was holding and offering an awkward smile. "I was prepping for a procedure."

"A simple procedure needs that much prep time?"

In today's world, a routine outpatient procedure was hardly considered a major operation.

"The patient was feeling a bit anxious, so I took some time to talk with her," Dr. Lennon replied, maintaining his smile, though a bead of sweat trickled down his forehead.

Dr. Harper didn't press further, nodding as he walked away.

Sylvia, who had overheard the exchange, quickly slipped out of the gathering crowd, making her way in the direction Bridget had gone.

Bridget wasn't feeling well, and her pace was slow; by now, she had only just left the clinic building.

To confirm her suspicions, Sylvia quickened her step.

But before she could reach Bridget, a man suddenly appeared, grabbing Bridget's arm and pulling her aside.

The man was dressed distinctively in a leather jacket and pants, like a biker ready to hit the open road, and his tall frame gave him an air of rugged elegance.

Unfortunately, the man had his back to Sylvia, obscuring his face.

Yet something about his stature seemed familiar to her.

Sylvia dared not linger her gaze, slipping behind a nearby hedge, almost blending into the greenery, separated from the pair by just a thin wall of leaves.

She could vaguely make out their overlapping silhouettes.

The man's voice was laced with anger: "Did you really get rid of my child?"

Bridget struggled to free herself from the man's grip. "What else was I supposed to do? Your child would have ruined me!"

"You lied to me? You once said if you were carrying my child, you'd go abroad with me!"