NovelFastRupert flicked his lighter, feeling the heat from the tiny flame.
Hearing that kind of talk from another man was pretty ironic.
He let out a short, cold laugh, his expression hardening.
Lester didn't seem to care. He went on, "The Garcia family's power web is a mess. Sure, you've taken over a
good chunk, but Tristan still holds the rest. If you want to control the whole Garcia family, it's gonna take time.
But, let's be honest, Tristan only needs one move to have you dancing in his palm."
Like, say, Sylvia.
At that, the lighter in Rupert's hand snapped shut. The metal was burning hot against his palm, like he'd just
grabbed a handful of needles.
Lester didn't linger on the Garcia mess. He just clapped Rupert on the shoulder.
"Look, I'm only here because of my sister. | don't want her getting herself in trouble. If she does, you won't just
owe her your life-things'll get a whole lot messier."
Everyone knew that what Reese had said earlier wasn't just her losing her cool-it was a bunch of pent-up feelings
finally bursting out.
With that, Lester left the balcony.
Rupert lit a cigarette, but didn't smoke it-just let it burn out between his fingers.
Kitchen.
Sylvia waited for the kettle to boil, washing fresh veggies in the sink.
Just as the kettle started to whistle, she was about to make stea when she heard a familiar voice.
“I'l get it."
It was Reese.
Sylvia just hummed and kept her head down, focused on the veg ies.
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Behind her, Reese scooped sloose-leaf tea into mugs.
"Sylvia, am | just... the worst?"
"No, don't overthink it." Sylvia didn't even pause her chopping, like she hadn't really registered the question.
"Sorry, | don't even know what's gotten into me," Reese mumbled, sounding defeated.
Sylvia, distracted, tore off a whole handful of lettuce.
"Reese, you're seriously overthinking this." She brushed the moment off with a smile.
Reese turned and stared at her for a long second. "Got it."
Neither of them said what they were really thinking-maybe that's just how grown- ups keep their dignity.
Reese finished making tea and called out toward the door.
"Hey, Lester, can you bring these out? I'll help Sylvia with the food."
"Sure."
Lester stepped in, took the tray, and glanced around the kitchen. Seeing everything calm, he finally relaxed.
With Reese helping, Sylvia's meal prep sped up a lot.
She was about to ladle out ssoup when Reese suddenly leaned in.
"Sylvia, the real reason I'm here is to bring you a gift."
"A gift?"
"Yeah. Mr. Rupert and | wanted to
thank you for designing such
beautiful wedding rings for us.
Rupert said they're perfect for
usand it means a lot, since we'll be wearing them forever." s
Reese held up her hand, showing off the sparkling diamond ring.
Sylvia's hand froze. Soup spilled onto the back of her hand, the sting numbing her for a second.
Not wanting Reese to notice, she quickly turned to the sink and pretended to wash her hands.
"No need, really. If you guys like them, that's all that matters. Just doing my job."
"Nope, you have to accept it. Hang on, I'll go grab it."
Reese hurried out, grabbed her purse, and cback in.
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Hearing the crash, Sylvia forgot about her sore hand and knelt to help pick things up.
That's when she realized the floor was scattered with all kinds of pills.
Honestly, Sylvia had been in and out of the hospital a lot lately, but she'd never seen so much medication in her
life.
"These are all yours?" she blurted out, shocked.
Reese gave a wry smile. "Yeah,
that's a week's worth. About a dozen
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"Sorry, | shouldn't have asked," Sylvia said quietly, feeling guilty for bringing up bad memories.
"It's fine, really. It's all in the past.
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