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.”

without another word. But once in the privacy of her bedroom, she collapsed onto her bed, covering her face with her hand, her lips pressed into a thin line. An unsettling mix of emotions churned inside

at the concert hall. Elyse, noticing the tightness in Louise’s face,

Elyse’s eyes. She shook her head. “No, I’ve just got a lot on my

was more but choosing

hall entrance, Elyse balanced her violin case in one hand and lugged a large bag of clothes in the other, while Louise followed beside her. Neither

with a cigarette dangling between her slender fingers, lazily replied to a message on her phone before taking a deep drag. She had never been one for smoking, but ever since Elyse had torn her family apart, stress clung to her like a

mind drifted back to her high school days—when everyone around her was obsessed with clubbing, drinking, and smoking.

it aside, scolding her fiercely and forbidding her from smoking

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