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 of red wine tightly.He looked at

blue and pale.She clenched

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

scanned the hall for

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

Annabel?" Annie hadn't seen the target anywhere

that Bella was a friend of Heather's,

Bella pointed at

saw her

"She went out?"

if Annabel would return soon.She was a little

her chance be wasted? It had taken 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

something important to tell Annabel? She just left, so you should

"Okay, thank you."

of food and headed for

and

dancing.Why are you affected by that?" Annabel talked

turned and was about tc

"There you are!"

blonde appeared; it

had with Annie in the past, Annabel put

you looking for me?"

"Yes."

that had two glasses of red

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

"You came to apologize?"

knitted her

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

sincerely, "I know we didn't get

happened

opened my

forgive me

my apology, let’s toast to forgiveness

your apology, but we don't