Chapter 1178:

Louise, looking weary, slumped beside her on the sofa, sighing, “I don’t want lunch; I want snacks.”

Elyse reassured her, “Garret mentioned a supply truck will arrive later today, and he asked me to take you to pick out some snacks.”

Louise responded with little interest, a glimmer of listlessness remaining as she leaned against the sofa.

With neither speaking, Elyse turned her gaze to the window, staring into the forest, her eyes filled with a distant longing.

“Are you thinking about Jayden?” Louise’s voice cut through her thoughts.

Elyse’s gaze remained fixed on the trees as she replied,

“Sort of. There’s something else weighing on me—a question that’s been on my mind for ages.”

“What question?” Louise asked, sipping from a glass of water.

a man of good character. He lies and keeps secrets. In any real relationship, isn’t trust supposed to be the foundation? But he doesn’t trust anyone. He’s controlling, demanding, and expects nothing but my compliance. Whenever I push back,

saying, he seems

second nature, but none of those things really matter to me,”

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then smiled gently, asking, “So, can you live

“Even though being with him

treated me like this, and still, I accept it. There must be something wrong with me. It’s as if I’ve fractured into pieces. I despise who

glass down, her lips curving into a wry smile. “But you know, love is

bewildered look on Elyse’s face and, with a playful smile, asked, “Why do you look like that? You do know what love is,

away when I was very young. My uncle and aunt-in-law raised me,

for a moment, as if putting the puzzle pieces together. “Ah, no

her, Elyse quickly lowered her head, trying to escape that

entire body stiffened, a shiver running through

love Jayden, you need to understand if you love yourself,” Louise said earnestly. “When you love yourself, you’ll know if you love someone

told her to love herself. The words hit her as both

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