Chapter 242 Elizabeth forced a confident smirk, her tone sharp.

“You’re not as skilled as you think.

I wasn’t feeling well.”

Elijah let out a dry laugh, his voice laced with sarcasm.

“Your actions last night said otherwise.”

Refusing to back down, Elizabeth shot back, “That was just the drug talking.”

Elijah’s smirk faltered.

His expression turned cold as his mind sifted through the fragments of the previous night.

With his razor-sharp memory and knack for analysis, he was rarely left questioning details.

Yet in this uncharted territory, his confidence wavered, unsure if her words held any truth.

For the first time, doubt clouded his certainty.

Taking advantage of his hesitation, Elizabeth limped toward the bathroom.

As she closed the door behind her, the memory of last night flickered in her mind, stirring a pang of guilt over their argument.

Thirty minutes later, they descended the staircase in strained silence, one following the other.

Shawn sat at the dining table, reading the news, while Melany greeted them with a warm smile.

Freddie was conspicuously absent.

gaze softened as she gestured toward an empty

come sit

her sharp intuition, Melany didn’t need confirmation to guess

servant appeared with a steaming bowl of soup,

it in

perfect for restoring strength and

at a loss for

implication wasn’t

already anticipating

Elijah’s self-satisfied smirk, Elizabeth calmly ladled another bowl and slid it toward

should

your energy is

Elizabeth leaned

can’t depend on

Proper nourishment is key.”

denying his abilities, she’d now gone

love,” Elijah said, his smile

attempted, Elijah now found himself repeatedly undermined by his wife in the most

glances, mistaking their charged exchange for tender

ate in silence, each

down, Melany turned to them with a hopeful

you stay

her

but I have

dabbed at his mouth with his napkin,

got work to

planning is under my direct oversight, and I need to

Elijah craving a

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