Chapter 124
Chapter 124:
He slid into the driver’s seat, his expression withdrawn and unreadable. For several days now, his mood had been noticeably sour — Elyse could feel it clearly. Had she not been leaving for Eyling tomorrow, she would never have risked asking him to come here with her.
Breaking the oppressive quiet, Colton finally spoke. “Everything has already been arranged. Bobby will take you to the airport tomorrow and see you onto the plane. Once you arrive in Eyling, there will be people there to look after you p>
Emotion welled up at once, and Elyse’s eyes filled with tears. “Colton… are you really pushing me away like this p>
“Kristine and I are getting married soon. I cannot allow any further complications p>
Her teeth sank into her lower lip as she struggled to hold herself together. Why had that woman still not appeared?
“I will take you home now,” Colton added, his voice carrying the same chill as the night outside.
𝘛𝗵𝗲 𝘣𝖾ѕ𝘁 r𝘦а𝘥𝗂ng е𝗑𝘱еr𝗂en𝖼𝖾 𝗼𝘯
Unable to hold back any longer, Elyse stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him. “Please do not make me go. I swear I will never interfere again. I will stay far away and just watch from a distance. Do not send me away. You are the only person I can rely on p>
Something tightened in Colton’s gaze. After a long pause, he carefully loosened her grip and stepped back. “Elyse, you’ve recovered. You finally have the chance to live the life you choose p>
“I do not want anything else. All I want is to stay close to you. Even if you see me as a younger sister, I’m fine with it. Just let me remain here p>
Colton’s expression set into something firm. “I’ve put Kristine through a lot these past years. I will not continue causing her pain p>
Slowly, Elyse looked up at the side of his face — calm, distant, and impossible to sway. A cold numbness crept through her chest.
Had every possible path truly closed? Was this really the moment she was being pushed away for good?
A wave of regret crashed over her. Had her illness never been cured, Colton would never have decided to send her away.
The following morning, Claire noticed Kristine preparing to leave while carrying a box and felt compelled to ask, “Ms. Green, are you going out p>
Kristine set the vase gently inside the box, then looked back at her. “Yes,” she replied. “I will not be back in time for lunch p>
Soon after, she stepped into a taxi and left the estate behind. Rather than using Colton’s private driver, she made a deliberate choice to leave on her own. That driver answered directly to Colton, and she was unwilling to surrender the last trace of independence she still had.
As the car moved through the streets, Kristine kept the box close and stared out the window. Her wedding to Colton was only a week away, and there had been no discussion about postponing it. Was Elyse going to watch and do nothing?
After a moment, she pressed her fingers against her temples. How was she supposed to make Colton agree to cancel the wedding?
“We have arrived p>