Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 376

Chapter 376

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Esther stood frozen, staring at Lindsey’s back took de well do my est Xerent tha

‘Was she warning me just now? Esther thought to dieself.

Her fists clenched tightly. She couldn’t understand du the past six was days for sur Satlying ding the Sider bor why everything changed when Lindsey came back doow abad

Back then, no matter how much Ashley, kút or yelled at daubry, nesmy card the side veggenes are Best tonight, Lindsey had said all those awful things, and it did do the more

Esther couldn’t figure it out, but Jim knew exactly what was going on

Lindsey used to be an easy target. Anyone could push be around and she conlities do arding or r

But now, things were different. While she was abroad, Laudbey had gone alonger the Hard Built a fost ten of ant gained some status. She wasn’t that helpless little girl anymore

Jim was hoping Lindsey would help him get some glory. There was no way the was sing to make her mat

The next morning, Elysia woke up to noises coming from downstars. She linked tying to shake of her deepines Looking around the room, she remembered. She had fallen asleep on Evelyn’s fed her night Karely aware of anorking happening.

She glanced down at the blanket covering her and then at the door, which was still guty sun it wasn’t hard gues someone must’ve come in and tucked her in after she passed out

Rubbing her eyes, she sat up. That was when she noticed one of the drawers wasn’t fully dosed Without thinking, the reached for it to shut it. But as soon as her hand touched the drawer, she frome

She pulled it open all the way. Inside, there were just a few books–nothing else.

Curious, she picked up one of the books and flipped through a few pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the book and landed in her lap. It was a cufflink. It looked custom–made, with intricate designs carved into it

Elysia stared at it, her eyebrows knitting together. If the wasn’t mistaken, this was a cufflink for men. Why would Evelyn have one in her room?” she wondered.

As Elysia was lost in thought, there came a knock at the door Quickly, she tucked the cuffinks away and slid the book into the drawer before calling out, “Come in.”

The door creaked open, and Yehoshua stepped inside. A soft smile appeared on his face as he said in a gentle tone. “Elysia you’re awake?”

Elysia blinked in surprise. “Yehoshua, when did you get back? Her eyes widened slightly as she remembered that she hadn’t seen him at dinner the night before. And when she came back, he wasn’t around, either.

morning. Yehoshua

and she smiled as she looked at him. “Yehoshua, you didn’t come all the

been a while since I’ve seen you,

be pretty lucky, Elysia teased,

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is hopes. Me dark out externy shoes. “Grandma and 1 indsey are here.

extemex Shudh both her shoes. She jumped to

only a couple of steps, she paused, her hands brushing tightly arose her der Wandes

this?

Elyse Let’s go

standing frozen in place. “Wait, Yehoshua. I need to way for

bathroom. The waved her ineeding gene e expression softening,

Kively’s death rates in her mother’s

seemed they were

going ray so syst’s rooms as we

for Evelyn wasn’t any less

a word about

the closest people in the world–born of the

never even had the chance

and stepped out, she saw Yehoshua standing there, staring off into space. She called ins name a couple of times, but

hand in front of

out of it. “Are you done getting

while, but you didn’t hear me. What

Yehoshua muttered, still a

Elysia said, suddenly getting closer to him. Her eyes were filled

lightly tapped her on the head with a smile. “What are you talking about?

wrist and led her toward the door.

you shy or

Yehoshua said

Elysia said, her eyes sparkling with mischief as she stepped closer

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