NovelEnglishIn a daze, Sylvia suddenly noticed a napkin appear in front of her.
She was about to refuse, but then a tear rolled down her hand.
"Thanks," she said quietly, her voice barely above a whisper.
"He's alright. Let's head out," Chris reassured her.
Sylvia nodded, quickly turning away and dabbing her cheeks as she hurried out of the bedroom.
Orson followed them out too.
He looked a little pale, but he kept his composure, the mark of a true professional.
He stepped up to Sylvia and said apologetically, "Ms. Lloyd, I'm sorry. | shouldn't have lost my cool."
Sylvia shook her head and asked, "Have | always had people like that around me?"
"Yeah," Orson explained. "It's easy to get in, hard to get out. In this world, only the dead stop being a threat."
Sylvia's face went white.
She'd thought if she just stayed away from Rupert, everything would finally calm down.
Turns out her life was worth way more than she'd ever imagined—almost laughable, if it didn't feel so cruel.
They'd scorn her one minute, then pay big money to get rid of her the next.
The living room went quiet.
Chris nudged Orson, trying to lighten the mood. "Alright, man, stop scaring her. After tonight, it should be
peaceful here for a while."
Orson nodded, checked his watch, and said, "I need to step out for a bit. You two hold down the fort."
Sylvia looked at him, confused. Rupert was still lying in bed; Orson would never just leave under normal
circumstances.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Orson, where are you going?"
"Got something to drop off."
He didn't elaborate, just walked right out the door.
Sylvia frowned, and Chris gently sat her down on the couch.
"Why don't you take a breather? I'll make us stea."
"Okay," Sylvia murmured, rubbing her temples, her mind a mess.
Chris must have noticed her tension. As he rummaged through the kitchen, he
tried to distract her.
"Don't overthink it. Didn't Mr. Rupert
say you wanted to go back to
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from all this. They can't mess with you there s
Sylvia stayed quiet.
For sreason, the idea of going back to school made her chest tighten, though she couldn't say why.
Just then, Chris suddenly exclaimed, "Huh. Why is there a sealed tin of Earl Grey here? I've never seen him drink
this kind before."
Sylvia walked over to look. When she saw the tea tin in Chris's hand, ske remembered the stash of identical tins
she kept in her own
cupboard-even the seal looked the same.
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Chris inspected the label. “This is from that fancy tea shop, right? The limited release batch they sent this year.
thought he liked to store his teajthose old ceramte jars not leave them sealed 's
Sylvia looked around at the shelf lined with vintage jars. This was the only tea tin that hadn't been opened.
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Sylvia took a few sips, finally feeling her nerves settle.
"Feeling any better?" Chris asked.
Sylvia gripped her mug, her voice low. "What are you trying to say?"
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"A misunderstanding? You think what I've been through is just a
misunderstanding?" Sylvia scoffed.
"Sylvia, you can't have it all—at least, not easily. And frankly, you need to survive
first before you can worry about having it all."
Sylvia understood exactly what Chris meant.
But how could she ever explain the hurt she'd carried, in this life and the last?
In the end, all she managed was a bitter, faint smile.
"Chris, even if | keep enduring, | probably won't make it out alive."
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