Chapter 684:

Thea approached Elyse, her arms crossed, her tone laced with mockery. “Look at you, out of trouble in just a few hours thanks to your hero.”

A playful smirk appeared on Elyse’s face as she met Thea’s eyes. “Feeling angry? Or are you just eager to drag me back to that dark basement?”

Thea scoffed. “Wrongdoers deserve punishment. Otherwise, they’ll never recognize their mistakes.”

“In that case, you should be in that place more than I should,” Elyse retorted, her smile cold. “You can’t keep bending the rules forever. Eventually, your luck will run out.”

“You’re just a smart mouth!” Thea hissed.

Elyse shrugged, her laughter tinged with mockery. “I’ll take that as a compliment.”

standing next to Thea asked, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looked

hesitated, considering her words carefully. “She’s… the daughter of the man who left the Benson family years

Forrest Bentley examined her more

scrutiny, Elyse instinctively stepped back, putting some distance

hand to Elyse. “It’s a pleasure to meet you,” he said,

long enough to accept Forrest’s handshake, then briefly shook it. “I must be going,” she announced. “I have

“Is she really Rickey’s

“Yes. Are you interested in

“A bit,” Forrest confessed.

a surge of jealousy. Forrest had only just met Elyse, yet he seemed already intrigued by her. Thea had been trying to get close to the Bentley

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