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Elyse’s smirk was tinged with scorn. Her reply came swift and sharp, laced with venomous glee. “Oh, absolutely. Seeing you fall from grace would be the cherry on my sundae.”

Shaun felt a chill creep up his spine, a silent witness to Elyse’s malicious satisfaction at his downfall.

With little appetite for further verbal sparring, Elyse took a careful sip of the water handed to her by Driscoll. Setting down the cup, she quizzed, “So, what wind blew you here? What dire need drives you to seek me out?”

Shaun’s lips were dry, and he licked them nervously, his expression darkening. “I saw Tracy.”

The water went down the wrong pipe, and Elyse erupted in a fit of coughing.

Driscoll was at her side in a heartbeat, offering tissues with a worried frown. “Are you all right?”

Elyse dismissed him with a wave, still coughing, as she wiped her mouth.

raspy as she

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a moment, his hands rubbing his weary face before he looked up, his eyes earnest and

a man with her.” His voice cracked as he continued, “They looked… happy. She was holding his arm, laughing

brewing. She hesitated, then asked, “Are you absolutely sure? You know, Tracy was

must be some mistake. Maybe he hid her away only to release

almost too much for Elyse. It

darkened and her tone grew icy. “What makes you think Lowell would let Tracy go?

countered passionately, “I’ve known them my whole life. You think I don’t

the couch, lifting her gaze to the ceiling as if searching for patience. “All of you are the same. The only true victim here was Tracy,

expression tightened, his eyes a mirror of the pain

in Cedarvale — did you actually talk to her? Did she

across his face. “Yes, I approached her right away, trying to reconnect. But she

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