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.”

her bag, she slipped

the door shut behind her, she exhaled shakily, lifting a hand to her forehead as

she had regained some semblance of composure, she called the driver, climbed into the back seat, and let the darkness of the car wrap around

His voice was gentle as he called out, “Honey, try the soup I just

delicate movement stirred. Then, a beautiful blonde

smiled brightly, looped her arms around

were about to brush against his skin, Waylon’s expression suddenly shifted.

only

“Miss Klein, we’ve arrived.”

eyelids fluttered open. She was momentarily disoriented, until she recognized the familiar facade of her villa outside the window. Only then did it dawn on her that Waylon

“Okay, thank you.”

the car, she went

water envelop her, holding her breath beneath the

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