Chapter 790 - 778: The Little Detective (8)

Chapter 790: Chapter 778: The Little Detective (8)

「The next day.」

Archie Lockwood had to take Shirley Lockwood to register at her new school, so he left with her before Eleanor Bishop woke up.

Eleanor Bishop didn’t wake up until a little after 10:00 AM.

The moment she woke, she saw a woman standing by her bed. Startled, she scrambled to sit up, pulling the blanket over herself. Her face was pale as she asked, displeased, "What are you doing here?"

Hearing this, Shannon Vance smiled faintly. "Miss Bishop, you’re finally awake."

"Miss Vance, what are you doing here?" Eleanor Bishop was deeply displeased. This woman had entered while she was asleep and had been standing by her bed for who knows how long. As a result, her tone was anything but polite.

"You seem surprised to see me, Miss Bishop," Shannon Vance said with a slow, cold smile, turning to carefully inspect the room’s decor.

Eleanor Bishop gave a sarcastic smile, her tone sharp and matter-of-fact. "Of course I’m surprised. I woke up to a stranger’s face."

"..." Shannon Vance’s expression faltered for a moment.

She clearly hadn’t expected the woman to be so blunt.

"How long have you been here, Miss Vance?" Eleanor Bishop picked up her clothes from the pillow beside her and started getting dressed, unconcerned by the other woman’s presence as she asked the question casually.

Shannon Vance turned back, glanced at her watch, and replied coolly, "Oh, probably a little over an hour."

"A little over an hour??" ’So, this woman has been watching me sleep for over an hour?’

’How creepy is that?’

The thought of a strange woman staring at her while she slept for over an hour made Eleanor Bishop’s skin crawl.

Seeing the look on Eleanor Bishop’s face, Shannon Vance realized how her words must have sounded. She coughed awkwardly a few times and explained, "AHEM... Don’t get the wrong idea. I waited downstairs for nearly an hour. I got tired of waiting, so I came up to see for myself."

"Oh." ’Okay, so not quite that creepy,’ she thought.

Still, it didn’t mean she had any interest in or goodwill toward this woman.

’Setting everything else aside, the mere fact that this woman likes Archie Lockwood is enough to make me dislike her. I know there’s no future for Archie and me, and I know that in my current state, I’m in no position to compete with anyone for anything. But I’m not so magnanimous that I can welcome Archie’s other women with a smile and open arms.’

’Just looking at her, I can tell there’s nothing good about her, from head to toe.’

’Any woman Archie Lockwood takes an interest in must be just as bad as he is.’

’What’s that saying? Birds of a feather flock together... no, that’s not quite right. More like partners in crime! Yes, that’s more fitting.’

Eleanor Bishop looked at Shannon Vance, her gaze openly hostile.

Shannon Vance was a smart woman; of course she sensed the hostility directed at her.

Her lips curled into a faint smile. She walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, raising an eyebrow slightly as she asked softly, "Miss Bishop, I was wondering, what is your relationship with Archie?"

’From the looks of it, she and Archie Lockwood really did sleep together.’

"Didn’t he tell you what our relationship is?" Eleanor Bishop was rather surprised by Shannon Vance’s question.

’Just yesterday, this woman acted as if she knew all about me. It seemed like Archie must have told her plenty.’