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."

and straightforward words

Bella, Rory went back to the table he earlier shared with Annabel and held a glass of red wine tightly.He looked at the

blue and

Annabel too! What was so good about Annabel that so many men wanted her? Resentment and

scanned the hall

Annie standing before the buffet, Bella strode to her and pretended

Annabel?" Annie hadn't seen the target anywhere

Bella was a friend of

Bella pointed

saw

"She went out?"

if Annabel would return soon.She was a little

to convince Brett to bring her to the party.She had prepared everything ahead of time.She

left, so you should be able tc catch up

"Okay, thank you."

her plate of food and headed for the

railing and looked

I:'s none of your business that Rupert and Heather are dancing.Why are you

wind suddenly blew, making her shiver.She turned and was about tc walk back tc the banquet hall when she

"There you are!"

blue-eyed blonde appeared; it was

unpleasant encounters she had with Annie in the past, Annabel put on her

me?" she asked with a

"Yes."

over, carrying a tray that had two

apologize to you," she uttered, holding out one of the

"You came to apologize?"

knitted her

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

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

that happened is my

has opened my eyes

forgive me

my apology, let’s toast to

apology, but we don't have to