Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert) novel Chapter 482

Her body started to shake, wracked with sobs she couldn’t control.

It felt like every breath she took was heavy with pain and despair.

Lester patted her blanket gently. “Sylvia, don’t worry. I’ll get to the bottom of this, I promise.”

Sylvia was grateful, but this was Kingstoria—here, the Garcia family basically ran the place.

Sure, the Sanford family had plenty of power back in Sea Town, but their influence stopped at the city limits.

And with Tristan making his position so clear, there was no way he hadn’t covered all his bases.

She forced herself upright, sitting at the edge of the bed, and glanced at Edwin and Lester.

“Edwin, Mr. Sanford… could I have a moment alone with my mom?”

The two men exchanged a look, then nodded and quietly left the hospital room.

Sylvia took Naomi’s hand, tracing the scar on her mother’s index finger.

She remembered—it was from when she was a kid, and someone at school called her a bastard. Naomi had rolled up her sleeves and gotten into a fight for her.

When it was clear she was losing, the other kid bit Naomi’s hand so hard she almost lost her finger. Naomi just gritted her teeth and warned the kid, “She doesn’t have a dad, but she’s still my daughter. She’s mine!”

The police finally showed up, and Naomi managed to keep her finger.

Afterward, it was Naomi who hugged Sylvia and comforted her, even though she was the one hurt.

Naomi had no family—her own parents favored her brothers and dumped her on her elderly grandma. When her grandma died, Naomi scraped together enough grit to get into a third-rate college in Kingstoria.

She was young, naive, got taken advantage of, and that’s how Sylvia came into the world.

But Naomi never once said she regretted it.

She’d always say, “Sylvia, you’re my family. You’re all I need.”

Sure, Naomi had her flaws—she could be a little vain, a little greedy, and sometimes she was just plain scared of trouble. But to Sylvia, Naomi was the best and only family she had.

How could she possibly turn her back on her?

She kissed Naomi’s hand, tears streaming down her face. “Mom, I won’t let anything happen to you.”

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