Chapter 1537

Chapter 1537:

Lowell froze, his body stiffening as if bracing for a blow. After a moment, he lowered his head, his voice subdued. “Why bring up Tracy? She’s been gone for months.”

Jayden’s expression hardened. “Just because no one mentions her doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten. Have you?”

Lowell’s jaw tightened, anger flashing in his eyes.

After a long, tense silence, he finally spoke. “Anyway, I’ve said what I needed to. I’m leaving.” Without waiting for a reply, he turned and walked off.

Jayden watched him go, the satisfaction of unsettling Lowell fading. He soon lost the desire to linger and headed home.

Back at home, Jayden recounted his exchange with Lowell to Elyse.

Elyse was livid when she discovered the Ruiz family planned to profit from the commotion. “What’s the matter with Dolores? Why does she thrive on scheming? And seriously—does she have to marry Shaun?”

lounging comfortably on the bed, replied with a trace of amusement,

to stay in their life isn’t love; it’s control, plain and simple,” Elyse fumed, folding her arms tightly. “Why does she have this obsessive grip

almost tied the knot with Tracy. That near-miss has burrowed into Dolores’s mind, turning into an unhealthy

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on the hardwood floor. After a moment, she stopped and declared, “No way—we can’t let Dolores have her way. You’ve got to

nod. “Relax, I’ve

tilted her head with curiosity. “Wait—you really brought up Tracy in front of

had this cocktail of emotions written all over his face, but guilt wasn’t one of them.” After a beat, he added, “Oh, and he’s

her disbelief evident. “Lowell’s seeing someone? I once thought he’d end

exactly what I told him. You

car, a cigarette dangling from his lips. Though he didn’t take a single drag, the ash crumbled to

his phone. After a brief

still awake, picked up quickly. Her voice carried a hint of surprise. “Lowell? Shouldn’t you be working?

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