Who Is The Real Boss?

"I know you have feelings for me, Rupert."

Heather lost her cool and leaned on Rupert, rubbing her bosom on him.

Rupert ignored her, and the corner of his eye was fixed on Annabel.

The sight of Rupert and Heather embracing each other on the dance floor made Annabel sick to her stomach.

Rolling her eyes, she stood up and walked to the door.

"Annabel, where are you off to?" Rory followed her in a hurry.

Annabel halted in her tracks and reluctantly turned to look at him.

"I'm not feeling well.I want to be alone."

With that, she walked out of the hall.

Rory's heart sank as he stared at her receding figure.

Was her sudden ill health because of Rupert? Rory saw the way Annabel's face changed when Rupert and Heather went to the dance floor together.

Although Annabel never admitted it, Rory had a hunch that she had feelings for Rupert.

Annabel always said she disliked Rupert and couldn't wait to break off the engagement, but why was she upset upon seeing him dancing with Heather? The realization made Rory sad.

As he stood there, feeling dejected, Bella walked up to him and greeted him with feigned surprise.

"What a coincidence!"

Bella had been staring at him for ages.She couldn't take her eyes off him all evening.She had been calculating how to strike up a conversation with him, so she took the chance as soon as she saw him standing alone.

Rory glanced at her coldly.

"Oh, it’s you!"

"Yes, it's me.Do you remember me?" Bella reached out her hand.

"May I have this dance?"

"No, you can't."

straightforward words shattered Bella's

Bella, Rory went back to the table he earlier shared with Annabel and held a glass

face turned blue and pale.She clenched her

What was so good about Annabel that so many men wanted her? Resentment and malice flashed through Bella's eyes.She couldn't wait to see both Rupert and Rory so

impatiently scanned the hall for

she saw Annie standing before the buffet, Bella strode to her and pretended to serve herself some food

Annie hadn't seen the target anywhere

was a friend of Heather's, she couldn't

pointed

just saw her go

"She went out?"

deeply, wondering if Annabel would return soon.She was a little

her great effort to convince Brett to bring her to the party.She had prepared everything ahead of time.She just couldn't let all her efforts go down

She just left, so you should be able tc catch up with her if you ‘eave now," Bella

"Okay, thank you."

ditched her plate of food and

balcony of the second floor, Annabel leaned against the railing and looked at the stars in the dark right

out of it, Annabel! I:'s none of your business that Rupert and Heather are dancing.Why are you affected by that?" Annabel talked some senses

suddenly blew, making her shiver.She turned and was about tc walk back

"There you are!"

blonde appeared; it was

she had with Annie in the past, Annabel put

looking for me?" she asked with a

"Yes."

walked over, carrying a tray that

to you," she uttered, holding out

"You came to apologize?"

her eyebrows in

people, came to apologize? Imposs:ble! There must be

we didn't get along, but I want to make

that happened is

has opened my eyes

me

you accept my apology, let’s toast to forgiveness and

but we