Chapter 993:

Louise’s face briefly flickered with emotion, but she quickly pulled herself together, bowing her head slightly. “I understand, Chesney,” she replied, her voice low.

Chesney scowled, setting his pen down with a huff. “Elyse is unbearable these days. She’s become a thorn in my side. Edward dotes on her so much; she’s a hindrance.” He paused for a moment, his frown deepening.

“Sometimes, I wish she’d just vanish—like be kidnapped or something. Maybe then Edward would finally cut her loose.”

Louise held her tongue, her face an unreadable mask.

Irritated by her silence, Chesney waved his hand dismissively. “Alright, enough standing around. Go on! Handle what you need to.”

collapsed onto her bed, covering her face with her hand, her lips pressed into a thin line. An unsettling

Louise and Elyse arrived at the concert hall. Elyse, noticing the tightness in Louise’s face, asked softly, “Didn’t sleep well, did

catching the concern in Elyse’s eyes. She shook her

sensing there was more but choosing not

hand and lugged a large bag of clothes in the other, while Louise followed

drag. She

days—when everyone around her was obsessed with clubbing, drinking, and smoking. Giving in to peer pressure, she had bought her first cigarette,

aside, scolding her fiercely and forbidding her from smoking ever again.

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