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.”

the young boy standing next to Thea asked, his eyes filled

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

Elyse’s background, Forrest Bentley examined her more closely, his gaze

of his scrutiny, Elyse instinctively stepped

a moment, Forrest ended his observation and offered his hand to Elyse. “It’s a pleasure to meet you,” he said, smiling. “I

“I must be going,” she announced. “I

watched Elyse as she departed. “Is

Are

“A bit,” Forrest confessed.

already intrigued by her. Thea had been trying

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returned to the Benson family only to claim the

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