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

hand to her forehead as if to steady herself—when in

the back seat, and let

Waylon carried a steaming bowl of soup into the bedroom. His voice was gentle as he called out, “Honey, try the soup I just

a delicate movement stirred. Then, a beautiful

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

skin, Waylon’s expression suddenly shifted. His

only

“Miss Klein, we’ve arrived.”

back to reality. Her 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 and the blonde

“Okay, thank you.”

the car, she went

let the water envelop her, holding her breath beneath the surface until the

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