Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert) novel Chapter 355

“I mean—how should I know? Anyway, they’ve got all the evidence. No one’s getting out of this,” Naomi muttered, slicing off a piece of apple and popping it into Sylvia’s mouth.

Sylvia chewed, but her mind was elsewhere. If they’d managed to get their hands on the evidence, someone had to have helped. And besides Rupert, she couldn’t think of anyone else with that kind of pull.

With a sigh, Sylvia nibbled on her apple, the taste bland on her tongue. “Mom, where’s Uncle Rupert?”

“Dead—oops!” Naomi yelped as the paring knife nearly slipped. “Jeez, are you trying to kill your own mother?”

“Dead? He can’t be dead,” Sylvia’s voice trembled. “At worst, he’d break a leg or something.”

“I said he’s not dead!” Naomi snapped.

“Could you maybe be a little clearer?” Sylvia frowned.

“What are you so jumpy about? On the way back, if I hadn’t clamped a hand over your mouth, you’d have been shouting ‘Uncle Rupert’ the whole way…”

“Mom! I’m starving. Can you grab me something to eat?” Sylvia cut her off, her voice loud and desperate.

Naomi rolled her eyes. “Fine, fine,” she said, heading out the door to go find some food.

Sylvia waited a bit, but curiosity got the best of her. She slipped off the bed and went to ask about Rupert’s room.

When she reached his door, though, she hesitated. Just then, Orson stepped out, nearly bumping into her.

Their eyes met. Sylvia barely had time to signal him to keep quiet before Orson bellowed, “Ms. Lloyd! You’re here!”

Even the nurses at the station poked their heads out to see what was going on.

A deep voice came from inside the room. “Aren’t you coming in to see if I’m dead or just broken in half?”

Sylvia felt her cheeks flush and hurried into the room. “You had someone eavesdropping, didn’t you?”

Rupert was propped up against his pillows, looking pale but somehow even more intense, his sharp eyes cutting straight through her.

He flipped a file lying on his blanket and said, “Eavesdropping? You mean all the times you kept asking for me on the way here?”

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