NovelEnglishChapter 319 A soft, almost imperceptible chuckle sounded from behind her.
Sylvia gritted her teeth and kept her eyes shut tight.
The man slid closer, wrapping his arms around her over the comforter, his cheek pressing into the side of her neck.
His warm breath made her clutch the covers even tighter.
"Just go to sleep," he murmured.
Busted.
But Sylvia didn't dare react. All she could do was keep up the act.
She honestly had no idea what she'd say if she opened her eyes-let alone how she'd face him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBefore she knew it, she'd drifted off.
When she woke, Naomi cbarreling in, juggling a bag of takeout breakfast and looking like a storm.
"Karma finally caught up with them!" she announced.
Sylvia barely registered it, too hungry to care. She popped open the breakfast box and shovelled in a spoonful of oatmeal. She was starving.
"Who's karma coming for?" she managed between bites.
That question was all Naomi needed her inner gossip hound was unleashed.
Waving her phone, Naomi tapped a video. "Someone uploaded footage this morning-Fanny losing it and attacking a bouncer at O'Malley's! She acted like she owned the place, totally trashing the guy in front of everyone. The inteis going nuts." "Then, not even an hour later, someone leaked a whole treasure trove of dirt on Aaron-bribery, corruption, you nit. His entire career's in the toilet. We're talking millions in dirty money, nine mistresses, ten kids stashed all over the place! And Fanny? Ha! She's nothing." "The Lances are finished-three generations going down the drain. Everyone from the family's been suspended and thrown under investigation." "And get this-Fanny's mom finally pulled out that old divorce agreement she'd stashed away years ago. Perfect timing, right?" "And the funniest part? Bridget. She's been glued to her phone all morning, frantically deleting every post or selfie she ever took with Fanny. Her thumbs must be about to fall off." Naomi laughed, clapping her hands, looking at Sylvia with a mix of relief and amusement.
"Thank God you backed out yesterday. Now this whole dumpster fire has nothing to do with you." If Sylvia hadn't dropped the lawsuit, not only would Fanny have dragged her into the mess, but the Garcias would've been caught in the crossfire too.
And then Tristan would have blamed Sylvia for everything-again.
At that, Sylvia froze, her spoon clattering into the bowl.
A weird mix of emotions twisted in her chest.
"Mom, who do you think leaked all that stuff on the Lances?" she asked quietly.
Naomi shrugged. "No clue. But whoever did it, I gotta say, I'm impressed Decades of dirt on the Lances, all neatly laid out? That's not something you dig up on a lazy Sunday. If it were folks like us, we'd need ten years just to find the front door." Sylvia knew those words by heart. In her last life, when the Lances had gone down, Bridget and Freya had said the sthing.
Bridget had thought having Fanny as her bestie would keep her safe. Instead, she nearly went down with the ship.
Whoever had that much power...
Sylvia's mind landed on one name. Rupert.
But she away.
Wockly shook the thought the pert was still trying to s for his own gain. et he sink them now? belongs to ? Co det An old, abandoned swimming pool.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmA figure was dangling upside down, swinging over the stagnant water.
Fanny.
She wasn't so lucky tonight. The old diving board had been torn down, so instead she'd been tossed off the roof. Higher. Scarier.
"Ahhh!" "I'm sorry! Please-I swear, I'm sorry! Glub... glub... I really am! Ahhh!" Fanny was yanked up again, hanging by her ankles.
The sudden drop and rise had her so terrified, she wet herself.
She screamed, desperate, "Mr.
Rupert, please! Letgo! it again! was Bridget! Sheinto it! I was set up! Ahhh!" Without warning, she was dropped into the cold, filthy water.
A man stood by the edge, cloaked in shadow, the tip of his cigarette m glowing in the dark-dangerous and unreadable. He stepped closer, his eyes cold as he watched Fanny thrash in the dirty pool.
"Then go ask her for mercy," he said contes flatly, giving her words right back to her. Chapter 319 Tip: You can use left, right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.
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