Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert) novel Chapter 284

Sylvia never expected Fiona to suddenly lunge at her, causing her to lose her balance and crash onto the floor.

Her hands instinctively reached out to break her fall, landing right on the shards of a coffee mug that Tristan had shattered earlier.

Pain shot through her body, rendering her defenseless as Fiona yanked her around.

Naomi quickly snapped out of her shock and rushed to pull Fiona away.

"Let go of my daughter!"

But Fiona, consumed by her obsession to defend Warren, had a grip like an iron vice.

She clung to Sylvia’s scarf with a shrill cry, "Dad, look! I have proof! I’ll show you she’s been flirting with Rupert all along!"

The scarf tightened around Sylvia’s neck, cutting off her breath until she felt it might snap. Just in time, Edwin managed to wrestle the frenzied Fiona away.

The scarf was wrenched from Sylvia in the process.

Naomi immediately shielded Sylvia, her voice fraught with concern, "Sylvia, are you alright?"

Sylvia wanted to answer, but the effort made her throat sting, and she coughed painfully.

"Ugh, I’m—cough—fine."

Naomi shot a furious look at Fiona, "Mrs. Fiona, have you lost your mind?"

Fiona sneered, "Before you lecture me, maybe you should ask your precious daughter how she plans to explain this to Tristan! If she’s really cut ties with Rupert, why does she have something of his?"

She triumphantly brandished Sylvia’s scarf.

Sylvia's heart skipped a beat, and she reached out for the scarf, "No! Give it back!"

But with her head still spinning from the near suffocation, she couldn’t muster the strength to fight.

Fiona scoffed, "If it’s nothing, why are you so scared?"