EuropeNovelChapter 187: Bryce hadn't intended to step inside the house. His plan was to simply say goodbye and leave this damned place. "I won't stay for dinner. I'd rather starve outside than enter your house!” he exclaimed loudly.
Jayden, with a blank expression, turned to Driscoll. "Send him home," he commanded.
Driscoll nodded, understanding Jayden's intention, and ushered Bryce towards a car. As Bryce settled into his car, a peculiar sensation washed over him. Hadn't he chosen to leave on his own? Why then did it feel as if he had been thrown out? Confusion clouded his thoughts as he sat in the car, trying to piece it all together.
Once Bryce was gone, Elyse observed a subtle lift in Jayden's mood. She recalled a conversation from a few days prior where Jayden had mentioned his plan to make Bryce leave of his own accord. It dawned on her that Jayden had something to do with the ghost. However, she lacked any proof to confirm her suspicions.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"You failed the competition and couldn't becthe concertmaster, right?" Jayden suddenly said, turning to face Elyse with an intense gaze.
She bowed her head, her voice tinged with sadness. "Yes, I failed." Jayden offered comfort. "I can arrange a personal concert for you if you want." Driscoll, returning just in time, overheard Jayden's words and smiled warmly. It was clear Jayden had figured out how to bring joy to Elyse.
Feeling embarrassed, Elyse responded, "I don't think I'm ready for a solo performance yet.' Jayden withdrew his gaze and started toward the dining room. "Really? But I think you play the violin very well." Find more content at G☐☐☐☐☐☐☐Elyse paused, taken aback, and her cheeks flushed with color. She felt Driscoll watching and hurried to catch up with Jayden.
Later that evening while Elyse was practicing her violin, her phone vibrated. Glenda was calling.
She stared at the screen, hesitating for a moment before answering.
"Theo has let Mabel go home," Glenda burst out immediately.
Elyse was taken aback. She had been messaging Theo, pleading for Mabel's release, but there had been no reply. Now his sudden decision made her uneasy.
"Did he just let her go without saying anything?" Elyse asked cautiously.
Glenda's voice, once filled with excitement, now wavered. "Yes..." Elyse asked, her anger rising, "What were his conditions?" Glenda responded, a note of guilt in her voice...
Elyse was stunned. "Did you agree to this?" "Yes. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to bring your sister back," Glenda admitted, trying to maintain her composure.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Mom, have you forgotten I'm married? Why would you promise him that? Have you thought about my situation at all? Aren't you worried that Jayden will be furious?" Elyse's anger surged.
Growing frustrated with Elyse's barrage of questions, Glenda retorted, "I've found out that Jayden is just a cripple and holds no sway in the Owen family. Besides, I only want to save Mabel. All you need to do is meet with Theo once. I'm not asking for anything more." Infuriated by Glenda's dismissive tone, Elyse wanted to respond, but Glenda ended the call abruptly. Fuming, Elyse soon cto a decision and blacklisted Theo's number. Now that Mabel was safe and Glenda had agreed to Theo's demand, Elyse questioned why she should comply. It was Glenda who had agreed to the meeting, not her.
After that, Elyse exhaled deeply, picked up her violin, and resumed her practice.
Glenda, having hung up the phone, sighed deeply and muttered to herself, "She is so narrow-minded. She won't do even the smallest thing for me."
Mabel, who had been lying on the bed, opened her eyes, looking tired and pale. In truth, she wasn't sick. Though Theo had confined her in the basement, he had provided her meals regularly. Yet, the fear had overwhelmed her. She was terrified that he might harm her severely. "Mom, who were you talking about?" Mabel asked weakly.
"Your elder sister, of course," Glenda responded, her voice tinged with anger. "Theo wouldn't let you gd until I agreed to arrange a meeting with her. But I can't believe she's unwilling e to help. She just gavean earful over the phone." Glenda continued bitterly, "What an ingrate. She doesn't care about you at all."
Mabel remained silent, her thoughts drifting to what Kaelyn had told her in the basement. She- She clenched her fists in silence. She doesn't deserve to be my sister. She has always been selfish," she said bitterly, her teeth gritted. Nobody knew the extent of the mental strain she had endured in the basement. Yet, despite her plight, Elyse had refused to help.
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