NovelGoldChapter 444
After using the restroom, Sylvia didn't go straight back to the private lounge.
She couldn't shake the feeling that she just didn't belong there. Especially with the way Tristan kept throwing her
those meaningful glances, as if he was silently urging her to leave.
Instead, Sylvia headed down the hallway toward the lounge area. Pushing open the glass door, she was hit with a
gust of chilly air. She shivered, hugging herself as she leaned against the railing and gazed out at the distant city
lights.
Only when her nerves had finally settled did she remember her unfinished responsibilities. Sighing, she turned to
head back.
But the moment she spun around, she collided headlong into a man's hard chest.
Her eyes flicked upward, meeting Rupert's cold, piercing gaze. The icy air seemed to fill her lungs, making her
teeth chatter slightly.
Sylvia took a step back, forcing herself to stay calm. "Uncle Rupert. Is there something you need?"
Rupert didn't answer right away. Instead, he closed the distance between them, step by step, until her back
pressed against the railing and she had nowhere left
to go.
He braced his arm on either side of her, trapping her there, his dark eyes glinting with something both
dangerous and amused.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis voice, when he finally spoke, was laced with mockery. "Wearing the dress | bought you, and showing up here
with another man. You sure know how to play, Sylvia."
"How much do you want for it? I'll pay you back, cash," Sylvia shot back.
Rupert's lips curled into a cold half-smile. "Payback? No need to go through the hassle. I'll collect-with
interest."
Her heart skipped a beat. Instinctively, she tried to push him away, but he caught her wrist and yanked her
closer.
"This is the principal," Rupert snarled.
"Wait, what-?" Sylvia barely got the words out before he crushed his lips to hers.
He tugged her coat's belt loose, his big hands sliding past the lapels to grip her waist-right where Lester had
steadied her earlier. He squeezed hard, almost painfully, like he wanted to erase any trace of another man.
Sylvia's face twisted in discomfort; it actually hurt.
Finally, right as she was struggling to breathe, Rupert's lips left hers for just a moment.
"Stay away from him," he ordered coldly.
Sylvia stared up at his chiseled face, her lips tingling. She realized it
wasn't about her and Lester alet
Rupert was just that kind of man-dangerous, domineering unwilling to share anything that
belonged to him.
He didn't care about her, not really. If he did, she'd be sitting proudly at his family's Thanksgiving table, not
skulking around in the shadows.
She let out a bitter laugh. "Uncle Rupert, don't | deserve to spend a little twith someone who actually wants
to stand byfor once?"
"Sylvia!" Rupert's whole body radiated a fierce, icy anger, like he wanted to swallow her whole.
But she didn't back down. "And who are you to give orders? My uncle? A one- night stand? Or just sguy who
can't make up his mind?"
“Sylvia, I'm serious. He's not what you think," Rupert warned, his voice low.
She heard the deflection in his tone and couldn't help but let out another sarcastic
little laugh. "Oh, and you are? At least he doesn't humiliate me."
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"And I'm telling you, | don't care what you think!"
Sylvia felt like a wild mustang, finally breaking free from Rupert's reins. She
refused to be tied down anymore.
Rupert's eyes flashed. "You still oweinterest."
Chapter 444
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