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

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

turned blue and pale.She

of Annabel! Rory loved Annabel too! 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

impatiently scanned the hall for

Bella strode to her and

Annie hadn't seen the

of

Bella pointed at the

saw

"She went out?"

if Annabel would

had taken her great effort to convince Brett to bring

so you should be able tc catch up

"Okay, thank you."

Annie ditched her plate of food and headed for the door.It was quiet

the balcony of the second floor, Annabel leaned against the railing and looked

I:'s none of your business that Rupert and Heather are dancing.Why are you affected by that?" Annabel talked some senses into her head as she

making her shiver.She turned and was about tc walk

"There you are!"

blonde appeared; it was

Annie in the

for me?" she asked with a

"Yes."

that

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

"You came to apologize?"

knitted her eyebrows

to apologize? Imposs:ble! There must

we didn't get along,

happened

has opened my eyes to

forgive me for

toast

accept your apology, but we