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

table he earlier shared with Annabel and held a glass of red wine

face turned blue and pale.She

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

impatiently scanned the hall

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

Annie hadn't seen

of Heather's, she couldn't help asking about

Bella pointed

saw her go

"She went out?"

Annabel would

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

tell Annabel? She just left, so you should be

"Okay, thank you."

ditched her plate of food and

leaned against the railing and looked at the

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 into

turned and was about tc walk back tc the banquet hall when she

"There you are!"

blue-eyed blonde appeared; it was

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

looking for me?" she

"Yes."

tray that had two glasses of

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

"You came to apologize?"

knitted her eyebrows in

came to apologize? Imposs:ble! There must be something fishy going

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

happened is my

my

forgive me

toast to

your apology, but we don't have