Chapter 1289:

“If you’re tired, don’t push yourself. Let the driver take you home to rest,” he said, his voice calm but firm.

If they hadn’t spoken up, Evie would have simply buried the sadness within her, letting it fester in silence. But their concern only made the emotions she had tried so hard to suppress feel even more fragile.

A lump formed in her throat, and an aching heaviness settled in her chest. Her nose stung, and she was moments away from tears. Yet, in the shifting lights of the room, neither Madisyn nor Andrew noticed the moisture glistening in her eyes.

Evie knew she couldn’t sit there any longer. This was her brother’s birthday, a night meant for joy, and she refused to be the one to dampen the mood.

Pushing herself up, she forced her voice to remain steady.

“I’ll head back first.”

“Okay.”

slipped out of the private

lifting a hand to her forehead as if to steady herself—when in reality, she was wiping away the tears

let the darkness of the car wrap around her. She

of soup into the bedroom. His voice was gentle as he called out, “Honey, try

delicate movement stirred. Then,

with the bowl in hand, she smiled brightly, looped her arms around his neck, and leaned in to press a kiss to

expression suddenly shifted. His sharp gaze flickered past her, his eyes turning distant

only on

“Miss Klein, we’ve arrived.”

of her villa outside the window. Only then did it dawn on her that Waylon and the blonde

“Okay, thank you.”

the car, she went straight to the

she let the water envelop her, holding her breath beneath the surface until the pressure in her lungs forced her

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