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.

softened as she gestured toward an empty

dear, come

intuition, Melany didn’t need confirmation to guess what had transpired between

steaming bowl of soup, and Melany gestured toward

in front

an old family recipe, perfect for

blinked, momentarily at a loss for

implication wasn’t lost on

already

self-satisfied smirk, Elizabeth calmly ladled another bowl and

you should

your energy is

for the bowl, but Elizabeth leaned closer, her voice

can’t depend on shortcuts

Proper nourishment is key.”

his abilities, she’d now

Elijah said, his smile

in everything he attempted, Elijah now found himself

exchanged amused glances, mistaking their charged exchange for tender

ate in silence, each lost

turned to

don’t you stay another

shook her

Melany, but I have

mouth with his napkin, his tone

got work to attend to as

under my direct oversight, and I need to

undermining left Elijah craving a moment of

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