Chapter 266 The night stretched on, its silence broken only by the soft glow of the moon, casting intricate shadows across the room.

Elizabeth stirred, her eyes fluttering open to find the bed empty.

Elijah was gone.

She hadnt expected him to stay anyway.

She stretched, her body languid after hours of undisturbed rest.

Her fingers reached for her phone on the nightstand, and the screen illuminated her faceit was already past eleven.

A small yawn escaped her lips as she swung her legs off the bed, the carpets plush fibers cushioning her bare feet.

She reached for her robe, slipping it on with a practiced ease, and made her way to the door.

The hallway greeted her with silence, save for the faint tap of her steps on the hardwood floor.

Willow stood a few feet away, her attention fixed on the glow of her phone screen.

Her thumbs moved swiftly, typing out a message.

Elizabeths brows knitted together.

Willow, what are you doing here? The question startled Willow, and she jerked her hand, nearly dropping the device.

She turned, her face painted with a forced smile.

Oh, Mrs.

James, she stammered, tucking the phone into her apron pocket.

Its nothing.

My son just sent me a message.

I thought Id check if you needed anything.

267 Elizabeths eyes narrowed slightly but shifted focus.

What do we have to eat? she asked, her tone casual.

We had fresh prawns delivered today.

face, as she had accidentally

Prawns will do.

when theyre ready, she

returned, though it barely reached

Of course, Mrs.

bowing

respond, simply closing

for unnecessary pleasantries, especially not with someone she instinctively

the door clicked

the door, her

under her breath, her voice

warm steam from her shower clung to her skin, soothing away the fatigue

soft robe, Elizabeth sat

curiosity, she

trending topics that had once

have stepped in to clean

headlines, her

accusing her

him to stay away from

a thin line, her temples

tap and turned her attention to WhatsApp

her

disappearance to

features

reaching out to her

message stood out among the

for a week before returning to set!

Ill dock two hundred thousand

though the mention

exchanges, they agreed she would rest for three days, no more,

her laptop from her bag and opened the script shed

nearing completion, with only a

at the

Mrs.

ready, Willow called from

Elizabeth said,

door creaked open, and Willow entered, carrying

gently on the table beside Elizabeth, her

made these,

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