After Divorce She Becomes the Billionaire Heiress ( Sylvia and Cyril ) Chapter 53
After Divorce, She Becomes the Billionaire Heiress ( Sylvia and Cyril )
Chapter 53 Bruceâs Arrangement
Sylvia had been nailing it at work lately, despite the fact that her efforts to outdo Cyril in business were making her workload skyrocket. Yet, she couldnât help but revel in the whole affair; giving Cyril a taste of his discomfort after years of her own was oddly satisfying.
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Stepping out of a meeting, Sylvia received a call from Bulk â she hadnât spoken to him since her chat with Bruce about attending Bulkâs concert. It seemed neither had reached out since since their last encounter, and considering they hadnât communicated in over three years Sylvia decided to get married it felt odd receiving a sudden call from her brother. Sylviaâs heart raced with anxiety, unsure whether to answer or ignore the call.
Juliet strolled by just then, finding Sylviaâs panicâstraight face. âWhatâs up? You look so tense. Something wrong?â
Sylvia handed Juliet her phone, completely at a loss, âWhat should I do? Should I answer or not? What if he yells at me?â
âIsnât that kind of normal for your older brother, especially about your marriage? You know how much he disapproved,â Juliet countered.
Sylvia opened her mouth but had no comeback. What Juliet said was kind of like a punch in the gut, but not entirely incorrect. With a heavy sigh, Sylvia answered just before it went to voicemail.
Bulkâs voice came through, laced with sarcasm: âWhoa, playing hard to get? Someone might mistake you for some high and mighty heiress.â
Knowing her brother was still peeved, probably at her for answering late, Sylvia scrambled, â Iâm sorry, okay? I messed up. Just tell me what you need.â
Taking a deep breath and lowering her guard, Sylvia went into apology mode. Pushâback was not an option unless she wanted to suffer the fallout.
âAll right, letâs cut to the chase. I heard about the divorce. Now that youâve improved your judgment, Iâve set you up on a blind date. Heâs already on his way, and you better not stand him up or Iâll deal with you. Remember the mess from three years back? Thatâs still not settled,â Bulkâs ultimatum left Sylviaâs head spinning.
âBro, can we talk this through? That was my bad, but you canât keep hanging it over my head,â Sylvia tried to reason. She had just escaped one matrimonial disaster only to be ushered towards another blind date by her brother?
âI donât think your plan is appropriate,â she finally mustered the courage to say, practically
risking her life by defying him.
Bulkâs voice gained a playful edge, âToo bad, Iâve already invited him over, and if you bail, Dad will find out. Heâll make you go anyway. Your move.â
âYouâre serious?â Sylvia stared wideâeyed at her phone. Inviting the guy home complicated
things â implications? It would practically hand her father just what
did Bulk not realize the he wanted, someone to marry her off to at the earliest.
Bulk laughed. âSo, are you in or out? If youâre not going, be my guest and explain to Dad yourself.â
Sylvia clenched her teeth, âFine, Iâll go. But can you at least call him off? If Dadâ up because of you, thatâs on you to fix.â
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âI was just bluffing! Heâs not at the house. The locationâs set; Iâll text you the address. Go and have a decent chat, got it?â
What choice did Sylvia have? Bulk had spoken, and he was clearly out for a little sibling revenge for past grievances.
Reluctantly, Sylvia agreed. But shock hit her when she saw who she was meeting â none other than Mike, Bulkâs rightâhand man, looking as awkward as ever. She knew precisely why â Bulk was playing matchmaker with his own motives in mind.
Sylvia could hardly contain her annoyance. âReally? He sends his own rightâhand man to meet with me? This is too much. And does your being here mean heâll be showing up too?â
Mike didnât play coy, âYeah, heâs on his way. Maybe even home already. As for why Iâm here⦠Iâm sure you can guess.â
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Sylvia exhaled in resignation. It was just like Bulk to pull something like this a classic
revenge move.
âIâm so mad. Whatâs he trying to pull now? Whatâs next on his agenda?â Sylvia demanded, knowing full well her brother had more than just this meetâup planned.
Sometimes, big brotherâs arrangements were more troublesome than the problems they
were meant to solve.