Chapter 1765:

Sensing something amiss, Tracy leaned in, her voice edged with concern. “What happened?”

Elyse exhaled sharply, shaking her head. “I don’t know. Jennie just called, sounding rattled, and said she did something bad.”

Tracy’s eyes widened. “Wait—could she have followed Corrie’s orders? Didn’t you say Corrie had her wrapped around her finger?”

A wave of realization crashed over Elyse. “That’s right. How could I have overlooked that?” She sprang to her feet. “I need to find Brook. Maybe he knows what’s going on.”

Meanwhile, Jennie slipped her phone into her pocket with a sigh, frustration weighing heavy on her shoulders. She sat in a quiet café nestled within the shopping mall, the usual buzz of patrons strangely absent.

later, Camille returned, practically bouncing into her seat across from Jennie. She took a sip of her coffee and beamed. “Jennie, the coffee here is amazing! But isn’t

forced a small, feigned look of surprise, sweeping her gaze around

knew full well that Corrie had booked the

anxiety brewing behind Jennie’s eyes. Her brows knit together. “Jennie, you look exhausted. If you’re not feeling well, we can head

parted her lips, as if about to say something, but the words withered on her tongue. Instead, she mustered a bitter smile and shook her head. “No… I can’t

weight of her own words settled, she buried her face in her hands, anguish rolling

pry any further. Seeing Jennie in so much pain made her heart

her. Pressing her fingertips to her temples, she murmured, “Jennie, don’t beat yourself up. I’m not as fragile or clueless as you think. Don’t carry all this guilt—I trust you. And when I wake up, we’ll still be friends…” Her voice trailed off as

her stomach twisting. She couldn’t bring

now

up to Camille, gripping a handful of her hair and tilting her head this way and that, inspecting her like a prize on display. Once she was convinced Camille was truly out cold, Corrie smirked and turned to Jennie. “See? I told you you’d pull it off. Good

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