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."

cold and straightforward words

to the table he earlier shared with Annabel and held a glass of red wine tightly.He looked

turned blue and pale.She

so good about Annabel that so many men wanted her? Resentment and malice flashed through Bella's eyes.She couldn't wait

scanned the

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

Annabel?" Annie hadn't

Bella was a friend of Heather's, she

Bella pointed at the

saw her go

"She went out?"

if Annabel would return soon.She was a little

taken her great effort to convince Brett to bring her to the party.She

should be able tc catch up with her

"Okay, thank you."

her plate of food and headed for the door.It

on the balcony of the second floor, Annabel leaned against the railing and looked at the stars in the dark right sky.Her mind was somewhere

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

and was about tc walk back tc the banquet

"There you are!"

blonde appeared;

she had with Annie in the past,

looking for me?" she asked with a

"Yes."

that had

she uttered, holding

"You came to apologize?"

knitted her eyebrows

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

know we didn't get along,

happened is my

opened my eyes

me for

toast to

but we