Chapter 53


    Chapter 53 Bruce’s Arrangement


    Sylvia had been nailing it at worktely, despite the fact that her efforts to outdo Cyril in business


    were making her workload skyrocket. Yet, she couldn’t help but revel in the whole affair; giving Cyril


    a taste of his difort after years of her own was oddly satisfying.


    –


    Stepping out of a meeting, Sylvia received a call from Bulk – she hadn’t spoken to him since her


    chat with Bruce about attending Bulk’s concert. It seemed neither had reached out since since their


    last encounter, and considering they hadn’tmunicated in over three years Sylvia decided to get


    married it felt odd receiving a sudden call from her brother. Sylvia’s heart raced with anxiety, unsure


    whether to answer or ignore the call.


    Juliet strolled by just then, finding Sylvia’s panic–straight face. “What’s up? You look so tense.


    Something wrong?”


    Sylvia handed Juliet her phone,pletely at a loss, “What should I do? Should I answer or not?


    What if he yells at me?”


    “Isn’t that kind of normal for your older brother, especially about your marriage? You know how


    much he disapproved,” Juliet countered.


    Sylvia opened her mouth but had noeback. 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.


    Bulk’s voice came through,ced with sarcasm: “Whoa, ying hard to get? Someone might


    mistake you for some high and mighty heiress.”


    Knowing her brother was still peeved, probably at her for answeringte, Sylvia scrambled, ” I’m


    sorry, okay? I messed up. Just tell me what you need.”


    Taking a deep breath and lowering her guard, Sylvia went into apology mode. Push–back was not


    an option unless she wanted to suffer the fallout.


    “All right, let’s cut to the chase. I heard about the divorce. Now that you’ve improved your


    judgment, I’ve set you up on a blind date. He’s already on his way, and you better not stand him up


    or I’ll deal with you. Remember the mess from three years back? That’s still not settled,” Bulk’s


    ultimatum left Sylvia’s head spinning.


    “Bro, can we talk this through? That was my bad, but you can’t keep hanging it over my head,”


    Sylvia tried to reason. She had just escaped one matrimonial disaster only to be ushered towards


    another blind date by her brother?


    “I don’t think your n is appropriate,” she finally mustered the courage to say, practically


    risking her life by defying him.


    Bulk’s voice gained a yful edge, “Too bad, I’ve already invited him over, and if you bail, Dad will


    find out. He’ll make you go anyway. Your move.”


    “You’re serious?” Sylvia stared wide–eyed at her phone. Inviting the guy homeplicated


    things – 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.


    Bulkughed. “So, are you in or out? If you’re not going, be my guest and exin to Dad yourself.”


    Sylvia clenched her teeth, “Fine, I’ll go. But can you at least call him off? If Dad‘ up because of you,


    that’s on you to fix.”


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    “I was just bluffing! He’s not at the house. The location’s set; I’ll text you the address. Go and have


    a decent chat, got it?”


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    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 – none other than


    Mike, Bulk’s right–hand man, looking as awkward as ever. She knew precisely why – Bulk was


    ying matchmaker with his own motives in mind.


    Sylvia could hardly contain her annoyance. “Really? He sends his own right–hand man to meet with


    me? This is too much. And does your being here mean he’ll be showing up too?”


    Mike didn’t y coy, “Yeah, he’s on his way. Maybe even home already. As for why I’m here… I’m


    sure you can guess.”


    KR


    Sylvia exhaled in resignation. It was just like Bulk to pull something like this a ssic


    revenge move.


    “I’m so mad. What’s he trying to pull now? What’s next on his agenda?” Sylvia demanded, knowing


    full well her brother had more than just this meet–up nned.


    Sometimes, big brother’s arrangements were more troublesome than the problems they


    were meant to solve.